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DFA VA International Small Portfolio
Release date as of 2024-03-31. Data on page is subject to change.
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Overall Morningstar
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As of 2024-03-31
Out of 89
Foreign Small/Mid Blend Funds
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As of 2024-02-29
Total Fund Assets ($ Mil)
298.84
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  Investment Objective & Strategy  
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases securities of (1) Japanese small companies; (2) United Kingdom small companies; (3) small companies organized under the laws of certain European countries; (4) small companies associated with Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Rim Asian countries; and (5) Canadian small companies. It may have some exposure to small cap equity securities associated with other countries or regions.
  Morningstar Category: Foreign Small/Mid Blend
Foreign small/mid-blend portfolios invest in a variety of international stocks that are smaller. These portfolios primarily invest in stocks that fall in the bottom 30% of each economically integrated market (such as Europe or Asia ex-Japan). The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. These portfolios typically will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks. 
  Investment Risks
There are no additional fund specific investment risks (e.g. liquidity risk, currency risk, foreign investment risk, etc.) associated with this fund beyond the normal risks generally associated with investing in a mutual fund.
  Portfolio Profile
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Bullet U.S. Stocks U.S. Stocks 0.8
Bullet Non-U.S. Stocks Non-U.S. Stocks 98.7
Bullet Bonds Bonds 0.0
Bullet Cash Cash 0.3
Bullet Other Other 0.2
Asset Allocation Rescaled Graph
Data through 2024-02-29
Morningstar Equity Sectors
% of Stocks
Cyclical 42.26
Basic Materials 9.85
Consumer Cyclical 13.97
Financial Services 14.22
Real Estate 4.22
Sensitive 44.50
Communication Services 3.35
Energy 5.23
Industrials 25.16
Technology 10.76
Defensive 13.24
Consumer Defensive 5.38
Healthcare 5.36
Utilities 2.50
Data through 2024-02-29
Morningstar World Regions
% Fund
Americas 11.4
North America 11.4
Latin America 0.1
Greater Europe 53.5
United Kingdom 12.5
Europe Developed 39.5
Europe Emerging 0.1
Africa/Middle East 1.5
Greater Asia 35.1
Japan 24.8
Australasia 7.5
Asia Developed 2.5
Asia Emerging 0.3
Data through 2024-02-29
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 3686
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1
% of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 3.32
Turnover % (as of 2023-10-31) 18.00
30 Day SEC Yield % ---
Top Holdings
Sector Country % of Net
Assets
BE Semiconductor Industries NV Netherlands 0.52
Leonardo SpA Az nom Post raggruppamento Italy 0.41
Banco BPM SpA Italy 0.31
Baloise Holding AG Switzerland 0.31
Banco de Sabadell SA Spain 0.31
Swiss Prime Site AG Switzerland 0.30
Georg Fischer AG Switzerland 0.30
Adecco Group AG Switzerland 0.30
Wartsila Corp Finland 0.28
PSP Swiss Property AG Switzerland 0.28
Data through 2024-02-29
  Principal Risks   
Lending, Currency, Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Value Investing, Market/Market Volatility, Equity Securities, Other, Derivatives, Management, Small Cap
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  Other Information
Inception Date: 1995-10-03
Portfolio Manager(s)
Jed S. Fogdall   (2010-02-28)
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.
Joel P. Schneider   (2020-02-28)
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 C. Keswani   (2015-07-21)
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.
Investment Advisor(s)
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Issuer
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Subadvisor(s)
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd
DFA Australia Limited
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