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Dimensional VA International Value Port
Release date as of 2025-04-30. Data on page is subject to change.
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2025-04-30
Out of 337
Foreign Large Value Funds
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As of 2025-03-31
Total Fund Assets ($ Mil)
555.26
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  Investment Objective & Strategy  
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund purchases securities of large non-U.S. companies in countries with developed markets that the Advisor determines to be value stocks. It may gain exposure to companies associated with approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuer's domicile country.
  Morningstar Category: Foreign Large Value
Foreign large-value portfolios invest mainly in big international stocks that are less expensive or growing more slowly than other large-cap stocks. Most of these portfolios divide their assets among a dozen or more developed markets, including Japan, Britain, France, and Germany. These portfolios primarily invest in stocks that have market caps in the top 70% of each economically integrated market (such as Europe or Asia ex-Japan). Value is defined based on low valuations (low price ratios and high dividend yields) and slow growth (low growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow). These portfolios typically will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks. 
  Investment Risks
Foreign Securities Funds/Emerging Market Funds: Risks include, but are not limited to, currency risk, political risk, and risk associated with varying accounting standards. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.
  Portfolio Profile
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Bullet U.S. Stocks U.S. Stocks 0.5
Bullet Non-U.S. Stocks Non-U.S. Stocks 97.5
Bullet Bonds Bonds 0.0
Bullet Cash Cash 2.1
Bullet Other Other 0.0
Asset Allocation Rescaled Graph
Data through 2025-03-31
Morningstar Equity Sectors
% of Stocks
Cyclical 58.78
Basic Materials 11.50
Consumer Cyclical 10.21
Financial Services 34.81
Real Estate 2.26
Sensitive 28.47
Communication Services 3.13
Energy 13.81
Industrials 10.11
Technology 1.42
Defensive 12.76
Consumer Defensive 4.95
Healthcare 5.96
Utilities 1.85
Data through 2025-03-31
Morningstar World Regions
% Fund
Americas 10.6
North America 10.6
Latin America 0.0
Greater Europe 59.5
United Kingdom 13.2
Europe Developed 45.5
Europe Emerging 0.0
Africa/Middle East 0.8
Greater Asia 29.9
Japan 21.1
Australasia 6.0
Asia Developed 2.6
Asia Emerging 0.2
Data through 2025-03-31
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 490
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0
% of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 17.13
Turnover % (as of 2023-10-31) 14.00
30 Day SEC Yield % ---
Top Holdings
Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Shell PLC ADR (Representing - Ordinary Shares) United Kingdom 3.99
TotalEnergies SE France 2.68
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR United Kingdom 1.69
Zurich Insurance Group AG Switzerland 1.59
Banco Santander SA Spain 1.51
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA France 1.25
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada 1.15
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc Japan 1.13
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc Japan 1.07
UBS Group AG Switzerland 1.07
Data through 2025-03-31
  Principal Risks   
Lending, Currency, Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Country or Region, Value Investing, Market/Market Volatility, Equity Securities, Other, Derivatives, Management
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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   (2022-02-28)
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.
Brendan J. McAndrews   (2025-02-28)
Mr. McAndrews is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Advisor. Mr. McAndrews holds an MBA from Columbia University, an MA from Norwich University, and a BS from the United States Naval Academy. Mr. McAndrews joined the Advisor in 2015, has been a portfolio manager since 2015, and has been responsible for the Large Cap International Portfolio, DFA International Value Portfolio, International Small Company Portfolio, Japanese Small Company Portfolio, Asia Pacific Small Company Portfolio, United Kingdom Small Company Portfolio, Continental Small Company Portfolio, DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio, and International High Relative Profitability Portfolio since 2025.
Investment Advisor(s)
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Issuer
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Subadvisor(s)
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd
DFA Australia Limited
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