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Name

As of 11/01/2024

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

$9.50

$714 M

5.72%

$0.54

0.22%

Vitals

YTD Return

2.2%

1 yr return

9.0%

3 Yr Avg Return

-1.8%

5 Yr Avg Return

-0.1%

Net Assets

$714 M

Holdings in Top 10

18.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$9.5
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.22%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 11.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 11/01/2024

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

$9.50

$714 M

5.72%

$0.54

0.22%

DGSFX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 2.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 1.55%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 5.7%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    DFA Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio
  • Fund Family Name
    Dimensional Funds
  • Inception Date
    Nov 06, 2018
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Instl
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    David Plecha

Fund Description

The Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio invests in a broad portfolio of investment grade debt securities (e.g., rated AAA to BBB- by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Aaa to Baa3 by Moody’s Investor’s Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)) of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate and government issuers, while excluding or underweighting securities of corporate and certain non-sovereign government issuers based upon the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations. At times, the Portfolio may invest a majority of its net assets in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. government issuers. The Advisor expects that the Portfolio will primarily invest in the obligations of issuers that are in developed countries. The Advisor selects the Portfolio's foreign country and currency

compositions based on an evaluation of various factors, including, but not limited to, relative interest rates and exchange rates.

The Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio will be managed with a view to capturing expected credit premiums and expected term premiums. The term “expected credit premium” means the expected incremental return on investment for holding obligations considered to have greater credit risk than direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, and “expected term premium” means the expected relative return on investment for holding securities having longer-term maturities as compared to shorter-term maturities. In managing the Portfolio, the Advisor will increase or decrease investment exposure to intermediate-term securities depending on the expected term premium and also increase or decrease investment exposure to non-government securities depending on the expected credit premium. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will generally maintain a weighted average duration of no more than one half year greater than, and no less than one year below, the weighted average duration of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged to USD), which was approximately 6.70 years as of December 31, 2023. From time to time, the Portfolio may deviate from this duration range when the Advisor determines it to be appropriate under the circumstances. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates.

The Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio intends to invest its assets to gain exposure to at least three different countries, including the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 30% of its net assets in non-U.S. issuers. As of the date of the Prospectus, the Portfolio invests approximately 45% of its net assets in U.S. issuers. This percentage will change due to market conditions. An issuer may be considered to be of a country if it is organized under the laws of, maintains its principal place of business in, has at least 50% of its assets or derives at least 50% of its operating income in, or is a government, government agency, instrumentality or central bank of, that country. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio’s net assets will be invested in fixed income securities considered to be investment grade quality. The Portfolio may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. and foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, bank obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, money market funds, obligations of other domestic and foreign issuers, securities of domestic or foreign issuers denominated in U.S. dollars but not trading in the United States, and obligations of supranational organizations. In addition, the Portfolio is authorized to invest more than 25% of its total assets in U.S. Treasury bonds, bills and notes, and obligations of federal agencies and its instrumentalities.

The Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio’s investments may include foreign securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Portfolio intends to hedge foreign currency exposure to attempt to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency rates. The Portfolio may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or to transfer balances from one currency to another. The Portfolio also may enter into credit default swaps on issuers or indices to buy or sell credit protection to hedge its credit exposure; gain market or issuer exposure without owning the underlying securities; or increase the Portfolio’s total return. The Portfolio also may use derivatives, such as futures contracts and options on futures contracts, for hedging purposes such as hedging its interest rate or currency exposure or for non-hedging purposes as a substitute for direct investment or to increase or decrease market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio.

The Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.

The Advisor intends to take into account the impact that companies may have on the environment and other sustainability considerations when making investment decisions for the Global Sustainability Fixed Income Portfolio. Relative to a portfolio without these considerations, the Portfolio will exclude or underweight securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be less sustainable as compared either to other companies with securities in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. Similarly, relative to a portfolio without sustainability impact considerations, the Portfolio will overweight securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be more sustainable as compared either to other companies with securities in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. In considering sustainability impact and other factors that the Advisor believes may be important to investors, the Advisor will consider greenhouse gas emissions intensity, fossil fuel reserves, coal, land use, water use, factory farming activities, biodiversity, involvement in toxic spills or releases, operational waste, tobacco, palm oil, cluster munitions manufacturing, landmine manufacturing, civilian firearms manufacturing, the ownership or operation of private prisons and/or immigrant detention facilities, child labor, and

severe environmental, social, or governance controversies that indicate operations inconsistent with responsible business conduct standards (such as those defined by the UN Global Compact Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises), among other factors. In particular, the Portfolio will exclude securities of companies the Advisor considers to have high greenhouse gas emissions intensity or fossil fuel reserves relative to other issuers. The Advisor may engage third party service providers to provide research and/or ratings information relating to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations with respect to securities in the Portfolio, where information is available from such providers. In addition to excluding or underweighting securities of corporate issuers based upon the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, the Portfolio also will exclude or underweight securities of supranational organizations and certain non-sovereign governmental agencies (both U.S. and non-U.S.) that may be less sustainable as compared to other similar issuers, based upon the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations. The Portfolio’s investments in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. sovereign issuers are not subject to the sustainability impact considerations identified above. The Advisor, however, considers securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and certain U.S. agencies and instrumentalities that are not subject to the sustainability impact considerations identified above to be consistent with the Portfolio’s strategy of investing in sustainable investments.

The Portfolio may periodically modify, add, or remove certain sustainability impact considerations. (See “Additional Information on Investment Objectives and Policies—Applying the Portfolios’ Sustainability Impact Considerations” in this Prospectus.)

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DGSFX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DGSFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.2% -15.2% -2.4% 86.15%
1 Yr 9.0% -10.4% -2.5% 87.79%
3 Yr -1.8%* -1.2% 4.2% 61.02%
5 Yr -0.1%* -0.1% 3.7% N/A
10 Yr N/A* 0.0% 4.6% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DGSFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 5.2% -9.4% -0.6% 54.03%
2022 -17.2% -1.3% 7.0% 9.73%
2021 -4.0% 0.5% 200.9% 30.28%
2020 6.2% -15.5% 3.1% N/A
2019 6.2% -0.6% 30.6% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DGSFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.2% -15.2% -2.4% 86.15%
1 Yr 9.0% -12.6% -2.5% 72.52%
3 Yr -1.8%* -1.6% 4.2% 54.24%
5 Yr -0.1%* -0.1% 3.7% N/A
10 Yr N/A* 0.0% 4.6% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DGSFX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.6% -9.4% -0.6% 54.03%
2022 -15.6% -1.3% 7.0% 9.73%
2021 -2.6% 0.5% 200.9% 30.28%
2020 8.0% -15.5% 3.3% N/A
2019 9.8% 0.1% 30.6% N/A

NAV & Total Return History


DGSFX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DGSFX Category Low Category High DGSFX % Rank
Net Assets 714 M 21.8 M 93.5 B 48.85%
Number of Holdings 290 5 7040 56.06%
Net Assets in Top 10 135 M -839 M 6.06 B 27.27%
Weighting of Top 10 18.88% 6.1% 100.0% 84.85%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. U.K. Gilts 2.98%
  2. U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes 2.88%
  3. DFA Short Term Investment Fund 2.14%
  4. DFA Investment Trust Co. 2.10%
  5. Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV 1.57%
  6. U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes 1.47%
  7. Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust 1.47%
  8. NIKE, Inc. 1.45%
  9. Treasury Corp. of Victoria 1.42%
  10. International Bank for Reconstruction Development 1.40%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DGSFX % Rank
Bonds
98.29% 36.86% 100.73% 21.21%
Cash
3.46% -2.75% 67.17% 68.94%
Stocks
2.10% 0.00% 0.70% 70.45%
Convertible Bonds
1.85% 0.00% 14.16% 68.18%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 0.73% 65.15%
Other
-0.75% -8.93% 0.72% 57.58%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DGSFX % Rank
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 100.00% N/A
Technology
0.00% 0.00% 48.29% N/A
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A
Industrials
0.00% 0.00% 3.92% N/A
Healthcare
0.00% 0.00% 6.16% N/A
Financial Services
0.00% 0.00% 100.00% N/A
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A
Communication Services
0.00% 0.00% 17.03% N/A
Consumer Defense
0.00% 0.00% 5.49% N/A
Consumer Cyclical
0.00% 0.00% 17.00% N/A
Basic Materials
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DGSFX % Rank
US
2.10% 0.00% 0.70% 58.33%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 65.91%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DGSFX % Rank
Corporate
38.68% 0.00% 70.79% 26.52%
Government
24.03% 1.71% 97.31% 73.48%
Cash & Equivalents
3.46% 0.00% 51.02% 85.61%
Securitized
0.00% 0.00% 29.11% 100.00%
Municipal
0.00% 0.00% 3.10% 100.00%
Derivative
-0.75% 0.00% 50.79% 33.33%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DGSFX % Rank
Non US
52.03% 26.05% 98.85% 62.12%
US
46.26% -11.86% 53.57% 18.18%

DGSFX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DGSFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.22% 0.02% 1.81% 85.94%
Management Fee 0.18% 0.00% 0.83% 14.39%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% 2.22%

Sales Fees

DGSFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 4.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

DGSFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A N/A N/A 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.

DGSFX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 11.00% 2.00% 402.00% 2.70%

DGSFX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DGSFX Category Low Category High DGSFX % Rank
Dividend Yield 5.72% 0.00% 2.20% 42.42%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DGSFX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DGSFX Category Low Category High DGSFX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.55% -0.30% 3.10% 32.82%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DGSFX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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DGSFX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

David Plecha


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 06, 2018

3.57

3.6%

David Plecha is Dimensional’s Global Head of Fixed Income. A member of the Investment Committee and Investment Research Committee, he not only manages US and global portfolios but also maintains much of the fixed income research and client communications. Dave received his Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 1996. Prior to joining Dimensional in 1989, he managed stock index futures and options for Leland O’Brien Rubinstein Associates and was an operations planner for Texas Instruments.

Joseph Kolerich


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 06, 2018

3.57

3.6%

Joseph Kolerich is Head of Fixed Income, Americas, Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Kolerich has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Kolerich joined DFA as a portfolio manager in 2001 and has been responsible for the fixed income portfolios since 2012.

Lacey Huebel


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2021

1.25

1.3%

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.12 31.42 5.43 0.92