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Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$27.84

$5.87 B

4.10%

$1.14

0.17%

Vitals

YTD Return

5.7%

1 yr return

18.6%

3 Yr Avg Return

5.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

8.0%

Net Assets

$5.87 B

Holdings in Top 10

18.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$27.7
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.17%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 14.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$27.84

$5.87 B

4.10%

$1.14

0.17%

DFALX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 5.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.0%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 2.65%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    LARGE CAP INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
  • Fund Family Name
    Dimensional Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jan 03, 1994
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Instl
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Jed Fogdall

Fund Description

To achieve the Large Cap International Portfolio’s investment objective, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor’s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.

The Large Cap International Portfolio is designed to purchase securities of large non-U.S. companies in countries or regions designated by the Advisor as an approved market for investment. The Advisor may consider a company’s size, relative price, and/or profitability relative to other eligible companies when making investment decisions for the

Portfolio. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time. The Advisor will seek to set country weights based on the relative adjusted market capitalizations of eligible large companies within each eligible country.

The Large Cap International Portfolio intends to purchase securities of large non-U.S. companies associated with developed market countries that the Advisor has designated as approved markets. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of large cap companies in the particular markets in which the Portfolio invests. The Advisor determines the minimum market capitalization of a large company with respect to each country or region in which the Portfolio invests. Based on market capitalization data as of December 31, 2023, for the Portfolio, the market capitalization of a large company in any country or region in which the Portfolio invests would be $1,457 million or above. This threshold will change due to market conditions.

The Advisor may also increase or reduce the Large Cap International Portfolio’s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company’s price momentum and short-run reversals. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs.

The Large Cap International Portfolio may gain exposure to companies in an approved market by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuer’s domicile country. The Portfolio also may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for foreign or U.S. equity securities and indices to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio. Because many of the Portfolio’s investments may be denominated in foreign currencies, the Portfolio may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, in connection with the settlement of foreign securities or to transfer cash balances from one currency to another currency.

The Large Cap International Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.

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DFALX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFALX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.7% -1.4% 32.0% 50.73%
1 Yr 18.6% 0.7% 28.0% 27.69%
3 Yr 5.0%* -13.5% 48.7% 12.82%
5 Yr 8.0%* -33.8% 76.8% 22.70%
10 Yr 5.1%* -0.1% 16.8% 22.25%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFALX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.9% -7.3% 22.0% 39.23%
2022 -15.6% -43.6% 71.3% 16.79%
2021 9.4% -28.5% 18.9% 11.94%
2020 5.7% -90.1% 992.1% 74.84%
2019 18.4% -2.2% 38.8% 57.07%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFALX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.7% -1.4% 32.0% 50.73%
1 Yr 18.6% 0.7% 28.0% 27.69%
3 Yr 5.0%* -13.5% 48.7% 12.82%
5 Yr 8.0%* -33.8% 76.8% 22.70%
10 Yr 5.1%* -0.1% 16.8% 22.25%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFALX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 17.9% 3.2% 41.4% 28.47%
2022 -13.0% -43.6% 144.8% 15.59%
2021 12.8% -22.6% 56.0% 16.39%
2020 8.1% -89.7% 1010.8% 66.51%
2019 22.0% 4.3% 38.8% 53.41%

NAV & Total Return History


DFALX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DFALX Category Low Category High DFALX % Rank
Net Assets 5.87 B 1.97 M 366 B 14.66%
Number of Holdings 1285 1 10801 6.27%
Net Assets in Top 10 943 M 0 36.8 B 20.55%
Weighting of Top 10 18.42% 2.5% 111.6% 64.56%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. DFA Investment Trust Co. 4.45%
  2. DFA Short Term Investment Fund 4.26%
  3. Novo Nordisk AS 1.74%
  4. Nestle SA 1.48%
  5. Shell PLC 1.33%
  6. TotalEnergies SE 1.22%
  7. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 1.12%
  8. Roche Holding AG 1.03%
  9. ASML Holding NV 0.96%
  10. Toyota Motor Corp. 0.83%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DFALX % Rank
Stocks
102.49% 0.00% 122.60% 1.17%
Cash
4.26% -22.43% 100.00% 13.85%
Preferred Stocks
0.43% -0.01% 7.60% 37.03%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 4.18% 23.68%
Bonds
0.00% -0.68% 71.30% 32.07%
Other
-0.04% -2.97% 43.01% 92.27%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFALX % Rank
Financial Services
17.17% 0.00% 47.75% 59.55%
Industrials
15.68% 5.17% 99.49% 32.84%
Basic Materials
10.94% 0.00% 23.86% 9.40%
Healthcare
10.83% 0.00% 21.01% 65.67%
Consumer Cyclical
10.56% 0.00% 36.36% 41.49%
Consumer Defense
9.55% 0.00% 32.29% 47.76%
Technology
7.72% 0.00% 36.32% 87.16%
Energy
6.39% 0.00% 16.89% 17.76%
Communication Services
6.04% 0.00% 21.69% 47.61%
Utilities
3.48% 0.00% 13.68% 24.18%
Real Estate
1.63% 0.00% 14.59% 55.82%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFALX % Rank
Non US
84.62% 0.00% 121.07% 71.57%
US
17.87% 0.00% 103.55% 12.54%

DFALX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DFALX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.17% 0.01% 18.22% 92.99%
Management Fee 0.14% 0.00% 1.65% 10.80%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 1.00% 2.29%

Sales Fees

DFALX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

DFALX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

DFALX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 14.00% 2.00% 247.00% 19.67%

DFALX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DFALX Category Low Category High DFALX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.10% 0.00% 24.61% 19.59%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DFALX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually SemiAnnual SemiAnnual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DFALX Category Low Category High DFALX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.65% -0.93% 6.38% 9.40%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DFALX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Monthly Annually

Distributions History

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DFALX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jed Fogdall


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2010

12.26

12.3%

Jed S. Fogdall is a Co-Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of Dimensional’s Investment Committee. Mr. Fogdall has an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS from Purdue University. Mr. Fogdall joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2004 and has been responsible for international portfolios since 2010 and domestic portfolios since 2012.

Bhanu Singh


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 21, 2015

6.87

6.9%

Bhanu P. Singh is Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Singh joined Dimensional originally in 2003 and has been a portfolio manager since 2012. Mr. Singh has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Joel Schneider


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2020

2.25

2.3%

Mr. Schneider is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Mr. Schneider holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS from the University of Minnesota, and a BS from Iowa State University. Mr. Schneider joined Dimensional in 2011, has been a portfolio manager since 2013.

Arun Keswani


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2020

2.25

2.3%

Mr. Keswani is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Mr. Keswani joined Dimensional in 2011 and has been a portfolio manager since 2013. Mr. Keswani holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, an MS from Pennsylvania State University, and a BS from Purdue University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 30.35 6.22 3.25