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Annual Report

Year Ended: October 31, 2023

 

 

DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

 

 

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

Dimensional International Value ETF

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF


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December 2023

Dear Shareholder,

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Gerard O’Reilly

CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER    CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and
   CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

  

Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes

     3  

Performance Charts

     4  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

     8  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     12  

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

     14  

Summary Schedules of Investments

     16  

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

     16  

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

     19  

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

     22  

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

     25  

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

     28  

Dimensional International Value ETF

     31  

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

     34  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     40  

Statements of Operations

     43  

Statements of Changes In Net Assets

     46  

Financial Highlights

     50  

Notes to Financial Statements

     57  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     73  

Fund Management

     74  

Tax Notice to Shareholders

     88  

Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities

     90  

This prospective report is investors submitted unless for the preceded information or accompanied of each Fund’s by shareholders an effective prospectus . It is not authorized . for distribution to

 

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DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS AND FOOTNOTES

(Unaudited)

 

Summary Schedules of Investments
Investment Abbreviations   

ADR

   American Depositary Receipt

GDR

   Global Depositary Receipt

PLC

   Public Limited Company

SA

   Special Assessment
Investment Footnotes   

   See Note B to Financial Statements.

   Calculated as a percentage of total net assets. Percentages shown parenthetically next to the category headings have been calculated as a percentage of total investments. “Other Securities” are those securities that are not among the top 50 holdings in unaffiliated issuers of the Fund or do not represent more than 1.0% of the net assets of the Fund. Some of the individual securities within this category may include Total or Partial Securities on Loan and/or Non-Income Producing Securities

*

   Non-Income Producing Securities

#

   Total or Partial Securities on Loan

§

   Affiliated Fund

@

   Security purchased with cash collateral received from Securities on Loan
Financial Highlights   

(a)

   Computed using average shares outstanding

(b)

   Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund

(c)

   Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, if any, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by the composite closing price. Composite closing security price is defined as the last reported sale price from any primary listing market (e.g., NYSE Arca) or participating regional exchanges or markets. The composite closing price is the last reported sale price from any of the eligible sources, regardless of volume and not an average price and may have occurred on a date prior to the close of the reporting period. Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the listing market

(d)

   Excludes impact of in-kind transactions
All Statements, Schedules and Notes to Financial Statements

   Amounts designated as — are either zero or rounded to zero

SEC

   Securities and Exchange Commission

 

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PERFORMANCE CHARTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF vs.

Russell 3000 Index

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

FTSERussell data © FTSERussell 2023, all rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF vs.

Russell 2000 Index

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

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Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

FTSERussell data © FTSERussell 2023, all rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

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PERFORMANCE CHARTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF vs.

Russell 2000 Value Index

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

FTSERussell data © FTSERussell 2023, all rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF vs.

Russell 3000 Index

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

FTSERussell data © FTSERussell 2023, all rights reserved

 

 

 

 

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PERFORMANCE CHARTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF vs.

Russell 3000 Value Index

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

FTSERussell data © FTSERussell 2023, all rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensional International Value ETF vs.

MSCI World ex USA Value Index (net dividends)

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

MSCI data © MSCI 2023, all rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

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PERFORMANCE CHARTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF vs.

MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (net dividends)

October 31, 2013-October 31, 2023

 

LOGO      

 

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

 

The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Fund Market Price”) is the market closing price as determined by the fund’s listing exchange.

 

The inception date is the date the fund commenced operations. Shares of the fund began trading in the secondary market on November 1, 2013

 

MSCI data © MSCI 2023, all rights reserved

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

U.S. Equity Market Review   12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

U.S. equities had positive returns for the period. The broad U.S. equity market, as measured by the Russell 3000® Index, gained 8.38%. As measured by Russell indices, small-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks, and mid-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks but outperformed small-cap stocks. Value stocks underperformed growth stocks as measured by the Russell indices.

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 

Russell 3000® Index

     8.38

Russell 1000® Index (large-cap stocks)

     9.48

Russell Midcap® Index (mid-cap stocks, a subset of the large cap universe)

     -1.01

Russell 2000® Index (small-cap stocks)

     -8.56

Russell Microcap® Index (micro-cap stocks)

     -16.40

Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT IndexSM

     -6.25

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 

Russell 1000® Value Index (large-cap value stocks)

     0.13

Russell 1000® Growth Index (large-cap growth stocks)

     18.95

Russell 2000® Value Index (small-cap value stocks)

     -9.93

Russell 2000® Growth Index (small cap growth stocks)

     -7.63

Source: Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of U.S. securities while considering the federal tax implications of investment decisions. The ETF generally excludes stocks with the lowest profitability and highest relative price, certain companies with high asset growth, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 2,390 securities. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were 9.34% for the ETF and 8.38% for the Russell 3000® Index, the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s exclusion of small cap stocks with the lowest profitability and highest relative price contributed positively to relative performance, as those stocks generally underperformed. Additionally, the ETF’s exclusion of REITs also contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs generally underperformed.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of U.S. small-cap stocks while considering the federal tax implications of investment decisions. The ETF generally excludes stocks with the lowest profitability and highest relative price, certain companies with high asset growth, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 2,070 securities. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were -3.94% for the ETF and -8.56% for the Russell 2000® Index, the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s exclusion of stocks with the lowest profitability and highest relative price contributed positively to performance relative to the benchmark, as those stocks generally underperformed. The ETF’s exclusion of REITs also contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs generally underperformed.

 

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CONTINUED

 

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of U.S. small- and mid-cap value stocks with higher profitability, while considering the federal tax implications of investment decisions. The ETF generally excludes certain companies with high asset growth, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and highly regulated utilities. The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 1,600 securities. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were -0.93% for the ETF and -9.93% for the Russell 2000® Value Index, the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s emphasis on higher-profitability stocks within the small- and mid-cap value segment of the U.S. market contributed positively to relative performance, as these stocks generally outperformed. The ETF’s inclusion of mid-cap stocks also contributed positively to relative performance, as these stocks generally outperformed. Additionally, the ETF’s exclusion of REITs and highly regulated utilities contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs and utilities generally underperformed.

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of U.S. securities with increased exposure to smaller market capitalization stocks, lower relative price (value) stocks, and higher-profitability stocks relative to the market while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions. Additionally, the ETF generally excludes real estate investment trusts (REITs). The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 2,690 securities. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were 5.21% for the ETF and 8.38% for the Russell 3000® Index, the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s emphasis on stocks with smaller market capitalizations detracted from relative performance, as these stocks generally underperformed. With value stocks underperforming growth stocks, the ETF’s greater emphasis on value stocks also detracted from performance relative to the benchmark. Conversely, the ETF’s exclusion of REITs contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs generally underperformed.

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

The Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of U.S. low relative price (value) stocks while considering the federal tax implications of investment decisions. The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification with increased exposure to stocks with smaller market capitalizations, lower relative price (value), and higher profitability within the value segment of the U.S. market. Additionally, the ETF generally excludes real estate investment trusts (REITs) and highly regulated utilities. As of October 31, 2023, the Portfolio held approximately 1,320 securities. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the Portfolio’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were -1.13% for the ETF and -0.48% for the Russell 3000® Value Index, the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s emphasis on stocks with smaller market capitalizations detracted from relative performance, as these stocks underperformed. Conversely, the ETF’s exclusion of REITs and highly regulated utilities contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs and utilities generally underperformed.

 

International Equity Market Review    12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

Performance of non-U.S. developed markets was positive for the period outperforming the US and emerging markets. As measured by the MSCI World ex USA indices, small-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks, and mid-cap stocks underperformed large-cap stocks but outperformed small-cap stocks. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks as measured by the MSCI World ex USA indices.

 

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CONTINUED

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 
     Return in U.S. Dollars  

MSCI World ex USA Index

     12.56

MSCI World ex USA Mid Cap Index (a subset of the large-cap universe)

     9.62

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index

     5.66

MSCI World ex USA Value Index

     15.70

MSCI World ex USA Growth Index

     9.49

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, the U.S. dollar appreciated against more than half of non-U.S. developed markets currencies. Overall, currency movements had a positive impact on the U.S. dollar-denominated returns of developed markets.

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 
     Local Return     Return in
U.S. Dollars
 

Japan

     19.00     16.79

United Kingdom

     7.11     12.88

Canada

     0.51     -1.24

France

     10.52     18.19

Switzerland

     -2.37     7.36

Australia

     4.89     3.85

Germany

     10.73     18.42

Netherlands

     11.07     18.56

Sweden

     7.32     6.14

Denmark

     31.92     40.72

Source: Returns are of MSCI standard indices net of foreign withholding taxes on dividends. Copyright MSCI 2023, all rights reserved.

Emerging markets had positive performance for the period and outperformed U.S. markets while underperforming non-U.S. developed markets. As measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets indices, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks and mid-cap stocks. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets indices.

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 
     Return in U.S. Dollars  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     10.80

MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Index (a subset of the large-cap universe)

     10.42

MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index

     17.20

MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index

     13.43

MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index

     8.33

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, the U.S. dollar appreciated against more than half of emerging markets currencies. Overall, currency movements had a positive impact on the U.S. dollar denominated returns of emerging markets.

 

Total Return for 12 Months Ended October 31, 2023

 
     Local Return     Return in
U.S. Dollars
 

China

     20.83     21.12

India

     4.76     4.16

Taiwan

     27.06     26.22

Korea

     2.72     8.34

Brazil

     -1.84     2.14

 

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CONTINUED

 

Saudi Arabia

     -11.52     -11.38

South Africa

     3.73     1.69

Mexico

     0.13     10.10

Indonesia

     -5.51     -7.22

Thailand

     -9.60     -4.28

Source: Returns are of MSCI standard indices net of foreign withholding taxes on dividends. Copyright MSCI 2023, all rights reserved.

For Portfolios investing in non-U.S. equities traded outside of the U.S. market time zone, differences in the valuation timing and methodology between a Portfolio and its benchmark index may impact relative performance over the referenced period. The Portfolios price foreign exchange rates at the closing of the U.S. market, while their benchmark indices use rates at 4 p.m. London time. The Portfolios also may use fair value pricing to price certain portfolio securities at the closing of the U.S. market, while benchmark indices may use local market closing prices. For the one-year period ended October 31, 2023, these differences generally contributed positively to non-US developed markets Portfolios’ relative performance and were not material to emerging markets Portfolios’ relative performance.

Dimensional International Value ETF

The Dimensional International Value ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of developed ex U.S. large company value stocks while considering the federal tax implications of investment decisions. The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification, with increased exposure to stocks with smaller total market capitalizations, lower relative price (value), and higher-profitability within the large-cap value segment of developed ex U.S. markets. Additionally, the ETF generally excludes real estate investment trusts (REITs) and highly regulated utilities. Additionally, the ETF generally excludes real estate investment trusts (REITs) and highly regulated utilities. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 540 securities in 22 eligible developed markets. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were 16.29% for the ETF and 15.70% for the MSCI World ex USA Value Index, the ETF’s benchmark. With value stocks outperforming growth stocks, the ETF’s focus on value stocks contributed positively to performance relative to the benchmark. The ETF’s exclusion of REITs also contributed positively to relative performance, as REITs generally underperformed.

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

The Dimensional World ex U.S. Core 2 Equity ETF invests in a broadly diversified group of stocks in developed ex U.S. and emerging markets, with increased exposure to stocks with smaller market capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability, while considering potential federal tax implications of investment decisions. Additionally, the ETF generally excludes real estate investment trusts (REITs). The investment strategy is process driven, emphasizing broad diversification. As of October 31, 2023, the ETF held approximately 9,610 securities in 46 eligible developed and emerging markets. Average cash exposure throughout the year was less than 1% of the ETF’s assets.

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023, total returns were 13.76% for the ETF and 12.07% for the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (net dividends), the ETF’s benchmark. The ETF’s emphasis on low relative price (value) stocks contributed positively to performance relative to the benchmark, as value stocks outperformed high relative price (growth) stocks in developed ex U.S. and emerging markets.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

The following Expense Tables are shown so that you can understand the impact of fees on your investment. All funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports, among others. Operating expenses and legal and audit services, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund. A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs, in dollars, of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The Expense Tables below illustrate your fund’s costs in two ways.

Actual Fund Return

This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return and “Expenses Paid During Period” reflects the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, a $7,500 account value divided by $1,000 = 7.5), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other funds. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” and “Expenses Paid During Period” are derived from the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% annual return before expenses. In this case, because the return used is not the fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% annual return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions, if applicable. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the six-month period indicated.

 

EXPENSE TABLES    For the period ended October 31, 2023

 

     Beginning
Account Value
5/1/2023
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/2023
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During
Period(a)
 

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,014.90        0.09   $ 0.46  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.75        0.09   $ 0.46  

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 963.90        0.27   $ 1.34  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.84        0.27   $ 1.38  

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.60        0.28   $ 1.41  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.79        0.28   $ 1.43  

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

CONTINUED

 

     Beginning
Account Value
5/1/2023
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/2023
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During
Period(a)
 

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 995.40        0.18   $ 0.91  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.30        0.18   $ 0.92  

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 972.60        0.21   $ 1.04  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.15        0.21   $ 1.07  

Dimensional International Value ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 956.50        0.27   $ 1.33  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.84        0.27   $ 1.38  

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

          

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 945.40        0.27   $ 1.32  

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.84        0.27   $ 1.38  

(a)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six-month period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184), then divided by the number of days in the year (365) to reflect the six-month period.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

(Unaudited)

The SEC requires that all funds file a complete Schedule of Investments with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. For Dimensional ETF Trust, this would be for the fiscal quarters ending January 31 and July 31. Such Form N-PORT filing must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. Dimensional ETF Trust filed its most recent Form N-PORT with the SEC on September 27, 2023. It is available upon request, without charge, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400; by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746; or by visiting the SEC’s website at http:// www.sec.gov.

SEC regulations permit a fund to include in its reports to shareholders a “Summary Schedule of Investments” in lieu of a full Schedule of Investments. The Summary Schedule of Investments reports the fund’s 50 largest holdings in unaffiliated issuers and any investments that exceed one percent of the fund’s net assets at the end of the reporting period. The regulations also require that the Summary Schedule of Investments identifies each category of investments that are held.

A fund is required to file a complete Schedule of Investments with the SEC on Form N-CSR within ten days after mailing the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. It is available upon request, without charge, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400; by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746; or by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The SEC requires that all funds present their categories of portfolio holdings in a table, chart, or graph format in their annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, whether or not a Schedule of Investments is used. The following table, which presents portfolio holdings as a percentage of total investments before short-term investments and collateral for loaned securities, is provided in compliance with this requirement. The categories shown below represent broad industry sectors. Each industry sector consists of one or more specific industry classifications.

 

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF       

Communication Services

     8.5

Consumer Discretionary

     10.9

Consumer Staples

     6.5

Energy

     4.9

Financials

     13.5

Health Care

     12.9

Industrials

     9.9

Information Technology

     27.5

Materials

     2.7

Real Estate

     0.2

Utilities

     2.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0
Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF  

Communication Services

     6.6

Consumer Discretionary

     10.2

Consumer Staples

     6.2

Energy

     7.3

Financials

     15.1

Health Care

     12.2

Industrials

     13.6

Information Technology

     22.3

Materials

     4.3

Real Estate

     0.3

Utilities

     1.9
  

 

 

 
     100.0

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF       

Communication Services

     2.6

Consumer Discretionary

     14.2

Consumer Staples

     4.2

Energy

     7.7

Financials

     18.9

Health Care

     10.2

Industrials

     20.8

Information Technology

     11.8

Materials

     6.2

Real Estate

     0.7

Utilities

     2.7
     100.0
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF  

Communication Services

     8.5

Consumer Discretionary

     6.2

Consumer Staples

     4.3

Energy

     15.0

Financials

     22.2

Health Care

     13.6

Industrials

     14.6

Information Technology

     8.6

Materials

     6.4

Real Estate

     0.3

Utilities

     0.3
  

 

 

 
     100.0
Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF  

Communication Services

     3.0

Consumer Discretionary

     16.0

Consumer Staples

     4.4

Energy

     11.0

Financials

     26.0

Health Care

     5.4

Industrials

     17.8

Information Technology

     7.8

Materials

     7.2

Real Estate

     1.0

Utilities

     0.4
  

 

 

 
     100.0
Dimensional International Value ETF  

Communication Services

     3.4

Consumer Discretionary

     12.6

Consumer Staples

     4.5

Energy

     15.5

Financials

     27.6

Health Care

     7.1

Industrials

     10.2

Information Technology

     1.8

Materials

     13.6

Real Estate

     2.2

Utilities

     1.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0

 

14


DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

CONTINUED

 

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF  

Communication Services

     4.9

Consumer Discretionary

     12.3

Consumer Staples

     7.2

Energy

     8.4

Financials

     16.4

Health Care

     6.5

Industrials

     15.8

Information Technology

     11.4

Materials

     12.0

Real Estate

     2.2

Utilities

     2.9
  

 

 

 
     100.0

 

15


DIMENSIONAL U.S. EQUITY ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (97.3%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (8.3%)

        

*

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     958,777      $ 118,965,050        1.8

*

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     929,182        116,426,505        1.8
 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     692,864        28,608,355        0.5

*

 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     370,490        111,617,522        1.7

*

 

Netflix, Inc.

     73,927        30,435,007        0.5
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     702,450        24,677,068        0.4

*

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     307,347        25,076,442        0.4
 

Other Securities

        100,856,564        1.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

        556,662,513        8.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (10.6%)

        

*

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1,544,878        205,607,813        3.2
 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     168,055        47,843,578        0.8
 

McDonald’s Corp.

     122,358        32,078,597        0.5

*

 

Tesla, Inc.

     472,241        94,844,882        1.5
 

Other Securities

        336,829,181        4.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        717,204,051        10.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — (6.3%)

        
 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     684,467        38,665,541        0.6
 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     73,882        40,815,372        0.6
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

     230,456        37,628,856        0.6
 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     256,809        22,897,090        0.4
 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     395,449        59,329,213        0.9
 

Walmart, Inc.

     245,877        40,178,761        0.6
 

Other Securities

        184,869,860        2.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        424,384,693        6.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (4.7%)

        

#

 

Chevron Corp.

     298,436        43,491,078        0.7
 

ConocoPhillips

     202,984        24,114,499        0.4
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     674,471        71,392,755        1.1
 

Other Securities

        180,766,092        2.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        319,764,424        4.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — (13.1%)

        
 

Bank of America Corp.

     1,188,324        31,300,454        0.5

*

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     306,283        104,543,576        1.6
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     485,876        67,565,917        1.0
 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     142,710        53,708,909        0.8

#

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

     271,025        63,717,977        1.0
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     604,133        24,026,369        0.4
 

Other Securities

        538,064,755        8.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        882,927,957        13.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (12.6%)

        
 

Abbott Laboratories

     291,629        27,573,522        0.4
 

AbbVie, Inc.

     294,259        41,543,486        0.6
 

Amgen, Inc.

     88,686        22,677,010        0.4
 

Danaher Corp.

     116,365        22,344,407        0.4
 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     136,571        75,650,774        1.2
 

Johnson & Johnson

     397,858        59,018,266        0.9
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

     425,641        43,713,331        0.7
 

Pfizer, Inc.

     949,360        29,012,442        0.5
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     64,831        28,834,884        0.5

 

16


DIMENSIONAL U.S. EQUITY ETF

CONTINUED

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

HEALTH CARE — (Continued)

        
  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     155,230      $ 83,134,979        1.3
  

Other Securities

        413,405,383        6.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        846,908,484        12.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (9.6%)

        
  

Other Securities

        645,911,219        9.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — (26.8%)

        
  

Accenture PLC, Class A

     110,488        32,824,880        0.5

*

  

Adobe, Inc.

     75,284        40,055,605        0.6

*

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     272,465        26,837,802        0.4
  

Apple, Inc.

     2,620,142        447,441,649        6.8
  

Broadcom, Inc.

     69,014        58,066,309        0.9
  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     682,141        35,560,010        0.5
  

Intel Corp.

     704,137        25,701,000        0.4
  

International Business Machines Corp.

     151,999        21,985,135        0.3
  

Intuit, Inc.

     46,710        23,119,114        0.4
  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,171,664        396,151,315        6.0
  

NVIDIA Corp.

     409,915        167,163,337        2.6
  

Oracle Corp.

     291,400        30,130,760        0.5

*

  

Salesforce, Inc.

     162,873        32,709,785        0.5
  

Other Securities

        466,821,073        7.1
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        1,804,567,774        27.5
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

MATERIALS — (2.7%)

        
  

Linde PLC

     83,086        31,752,146        0.5
  

Other Securities

        148,257,260        2.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        180,009,406        2.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — (0.2%)

        
  

Other Securities

        12,874,853        0.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (2.4%)

        
  

Other Securities

        163,643,422        2.5
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        6,554,858,796        99.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK — (0.0%)

        

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        82,512        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

        82,512        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

ENERGY — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        4,185        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        122,946        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        556        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        127,687        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (97.3%)

        
  

(Cost $2,899,876,011)

        6,555,068,995     
        

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (2.7%)

        

  

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

     15,945,664        184,443,567        2.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)

        
  

(Cost $3,084,319,578)

      $ 6,739,512,562        102.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

17


DIMENSIONAL U.S. EQUITY ETF

CONTINUED

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation

Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 556,662,513      $ —        $ —        $ 556,662,513  

Consumer Discretionary

     717,204,051        —          —          717,204,051  

Consumer Staples

     424,384,693        —          —          424,384,693  

Energy

     319,764,424        —          —          319,764,424  

Financials

     882,927,957        —          —          882,927,957  

Health Care

     846,881,152        —          27,332        846,908,484  

Industrials

     645,911,219        —          —          645,911,219  

Information Technology

     1,804,567,774        —          —          1,804,567,774  

Materials

     180,009,406        —          —          180,009,406  

Real Estate

     12,874,853        —          —          12,874,853  

Utilities

     163,643,422        —          —          163,643,422  

Preferred Stock

           

Industrials

     82,512        —          —          82,512  

Rights/Warrants

           

Energy

     —          4,185        —          4,185  

Health Care

     —          119,178        3,768        122,946  

Industrials

     —          556        —          556  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          184,443,567        —          184,443,567  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,554,913,976      $ 184,567,486      $ 31,100      $ 6,739,512,562  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18


DIMENSIONAL U.S. SMALL CAP ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (92.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (2.4%)

        
  

Other Securities

      $ 146,074,312        2.6
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (13.0%)

        
  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     48,111        12,139,849        0.2
  

Murphy USA, Inc.

     65,829        23,875,520        0.4

*

  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.

     301,535        11,554,821        0.2
  

Other Securities

        745,631,713        13.3
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        793,201,903        14.1
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — (3.9%)

        
  

Other Securities

        236,084,993        4.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (7.1%)

        

#*

  

CNX Resources Corp.

     527,561        11,458,625        0.2

#

  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     1,047,625        13,304,838        0.2
  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

     280,274        13,321,423        0.2
  

SM Energy Co.

     290,705        11,721,226        0.2
  

TechnipFMC PLC

     878,373        18,902,587        0.3
  

Other Securities

        361,630,407        6.6
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        430,339,106        7.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — (17.4%)

        
  

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     191,615        11,956,776        0.2

#

  

Cadence Bank

     635,405        13,457,878        0.2
  

Essent Group, Ltd.

     250,828        11,849,115        0.2
  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

     112,656        12,270,492        0.2
  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     112,880        13,230,665        0.2
  

RLI Corp.

     127,893        17,040,463        0.3
  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     195,036        20,305,198        0.4

#

  

SouthState Corp.

     188,572        12,464,609        0.2
  

United Bankshares, Inc.

     425,583        12,103,581        0.2
  

Other Securities

        936,192,755        16.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        1,060,871,532        18.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (9.4%)

        
  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     183,223        17,699,342        0.3

*

  

Exelixis, Inc.

     636,960        13,115,006        0.2

*

  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

     189,514        13,027,192        0.2

*

  

Option Care Health, Inc.

     520,566        14,435,295        0.3
  

Other Securities

        515,054,778        9.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        573,331,613        10.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (19.2%)

        
  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     130,833        20,084,174        0.4

*

  

ASGN, Inc.

     169,528        14,148,807        0.3

*

  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

     178,684        12,716,940        0.2

#

  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

     171,668        12,751,499        0.2
  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     124,942        22,720,703        0.4

*

  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.

     452,096        11,804,227        0.2
  

Federal Signal Corp.

     197,428        11,458,721        0.2

#*

  

FTI Consulting, Inc.

     86,494        18,359,216        0.3
  

GATX Corp.

     118,481        12,390,743        0.2
  

Insperity, Inc.

     116,675        12,348,882        0.2
  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     107,251        16,932,788        0.3
  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     86,653        11,540,447        0.2
  

Timken Co. (The)

     233,157        16,115,812        0.3

 

19


DIMENSIONAL U.S. SMALL CAP ETF

CONTINUED

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

INDUSTRIALS — (Continued)

        
  

UFP Industries, Inc.

     211,706      $ 20,148,060        0.4
  

Other Securities

        953,885,658        17.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        1,167,406,677        20.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — (10.8%)

        
  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

     560,306        11,687,983        0.2

*

  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

     100,074        12,759,435        0.2

*

  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

     186,342        12,471,870        0.2

*

  

Fabrinet

     122,951        19,057,405        0.3

*

  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

     107,733        15,438,139        0.3

*

  

Novanta, Inc.

     119,038        15,720,158        0.3

#*

  

Onto Innovation, Inc.

     174,342        19,590,811        0.4
  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     174,987        12,131,849        0.2

#*

  

Rambus, Inc.

     376,115        20,434,328        0.4

*

  

SPS Commerce, Inc.

     95,920        15,379,813        0.3
  

Other Securities

        504,387,060        8.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        659,058,851        11.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

MATERIALS — (5.7%)

        
  

Commercial Metals Co.

     390,567        16,517,078        0.3
  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     86,602        13,328,914        0.2
  

Element Solutions, Inc.

     750,349        13,678,862        0.3
  

HB Fuller Co.

     195,040        12,901,896        0.2
  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     240,593        12,337,609        0.2
  

Other Securities

        277,504,759        5.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        346,269,118        6.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — (0.6%)

        
  

Other Securities

        38,214,812        0.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (2.5%)

        
  

Other Securities

        152,158,210        2.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        5,603,011,127        99.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — (0.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        188,876        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        1,079,490        0.1
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        1,268,366        0.1
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        —          0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        176,425        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        365,526        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        541,951        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (92.0%)

        
  

(Cost $4,693,203,744)

        5,604,821,444     
        

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (8.0%)

        

  

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

     42,413,906        490,601,860        8.7
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)

        
  

(Cost $5,183,805,604)

      $ 6,095,423,304        108.6
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

20


DIMENSIONAL U.S. SMALL CAP ETF

CONTINUED

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation

Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 146,074,312      $ —        $ —        $ 146,074,312  

Consumer Discretionary

     793,201,903        —          —          793,201,903  

Consumer Staples

     236,084,993        —          —          236,084,993  

Energy

     430,339,106        —          —          430,339,106  

Financials

     1,060,871,456        76        —          1,060,871,532  

Health Care

     572,732,568        —          599,045        573,331,613  

Industrials

     1,167,406,677        —          —          1,167,406,677  

Information Technology

     659,058,851        —          —          659,058,851  

Materials

     346,269,118        —          —          346,269,118  

Real Estate

     38,214,812        —          —          38,214,812  

Utilities

     152,158,210        —          —          152,158,210  

Preferred Stocks

           

Communication Services

     188,876        —          —          188,876  

Industrials

     1,079,490        —          —          1,079,490  

Rights/Warrants

           

Consumer Discretionary

     —          —          —          —    

Energy

     —          176,425        —          176,425  

Health Care

     —          192,319        173,207        365,526  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          490,601,860        —          490,601,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,603,680,372      $ 490,970,680      $ 772,252      $ 6,095,423,304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

21


DIMENSIONAL U.S. TARGETED VALUE ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (94.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (2.8%)

        
  

News Corp., Class A

     1,330,983      $ 27,524,728        0.4
  

Other Securities

        205,278,616        2.6
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

        232,803,344        3.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (15.0%)

        
  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     1,423,849        24,874,642        0.3
  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     1,122,448        41,418,331        0.5

#

  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

     86,482        26,848,337        0.4

#*

  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     2,204,098        26,228,766        0.3
  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     114,046        28,777,227        0.4

#

  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

     134,634        32,609,701        0.4

#

  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     365,602        52,310,334        0.7
  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     510,336        37,555,626        0.5
  

PVH Corp.

     362,135        26,924,737        0.4

*

  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.

     832,802        31,912,973        0.4
  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

     678,748        47,994,271        0.6

*

  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

     713,240        24,692,369        0.3
  

Other Securities

        843,601,210        10.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        1,245,748,524        16.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — (4.2%)

        

*

  

Hostess Brands, Inc.

     901,351        30,105,123        0.4

#*

  

Post Holdings, Inc.

     336,300        26,998,164        0.4
  

Other Securities

        287,508,028        3.6
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        344,611,315        4.4
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (10.3%)

        

#*

  

CNX Resources Corp.

     1,290,590        28,031,615        0.4
  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     262,244        24,097,601        0.3
  

HF Sinclair Corp.

     957,358        53,018,486        0.7
  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     816,152        36,620,740        0.5
  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

     904,872        43,008,566        0.6

#

  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     1,047,153        24,702,339        0.3
  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

     448,816        25,201,018        0.3
  

TechnipFMC PLC

     1,837,414        39,541,149        0.5

#*

  

Transocean, Ltd.

     4,958,851        32,827,594        0.4
  

Other Securities

        549,043,722        7.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        856,092,830        11.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — (24.3%)

        
  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     490,947        26,000,553        0.3
  

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     519,053        32,388,907        0.4
  

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     522,474        29,833,265        0.4

#

  

Bank OZK

     751,986        26,928,619        0.4
  

Invesco, Ltd.

     2,127,405        27,592,443        0.4
  

New York Community BanCorp, Inc.

     3,471,063        32,905,677        0.4
  

Old Republic International Corp.

     1,325,385        36,289,041        0.5
  

Popular, Inc.

     460,923        29,978,432        0.4
  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     492,699        26,871,803        0.4
  

SouthState Corp.

     382,246        25,266,461        0.3

#

  

Unum Group

     705,320        34,490,148        0.5
  

Webster Financial Corp.

     665,155        25,255,935        0.3
  

Other Securities

        1,659,740,393        21.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        2,013,541,677        25.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

22


DIMENSIONAL U.S. TARGETED VALUE ETF

CONTINUED

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

HEALTH CARE — (5.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

      $ 417,904,431        5.4

INDUSTRIALS — (16.8%)

        
  

AGCO Corp.

     390,167        44,736,548        0.6
  

Arcosa, Inc.

     367,686        25,396,072        0.3

*

  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

     418,352        29,774,112        0.4
  

Boise Cascade Co.

     256,444        24,041,625        0.3
  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     943,166        46,111,386        0.6

#

  

Owens Corning

     370,331        41,984,425        0.5
  

UFP Industries, Inc.

     298,070        28,367,322        0.4
  

WESCO International, Inc.

     250,057        32,057,307        0.4
  

Other Securities

        1,115,018,361        14.3
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        1,387,487,158        17.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — (7.4%)

        

*

  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     460,745        52,253,090        0.7
  

Avnet, Inc.

     682,019        31,597,940        0.4
  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

     341,595        31,317,430        0.4
  

Other Securities

        493,558,529        6.3
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        608,726,989        7.8
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

MATERIALS — (6.8%)

        
  

Commercial Metals Co.

     781,019        33,029,294        0.4
  

Huntsman Corp.

     1,182,267        27,582,289        0.4

#

  

United States Steel Corp.

     1,201,986        40,735,306        0.5
  

Other Securities

        461,841,877        5.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        563,188,766        7.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — (1.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        78,449,593        1.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (0.4%)

        
  

Other Securities

        32,664,647        0.4
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        7,781,219,274        99.9
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — (0.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        206,133        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        1,750,069        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        1,956,202        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        —          0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        29,681        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        29,681        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (94.0%)

        
  

(Cost $6,681,606,601)

        7,783,205,157     
        

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (6.0%)

        

  

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

     42,943,264        496,724,945        6.4
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)

        
  

(Cost $7,178,331,546)

      $ 8,279,930,102        106.3
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

23


DIMENSIONAL U.S. TARGETED VALUE ETF

CONTINUED

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 232,803,344      $ —        $ —        $ 232,803,344  

Consumer Discretionary

     1,245,748,524        —          —          1,245,748,524  

Consumer Staples

     344,611,315        —          —          344,611,315  

Energy

     856,092,830        —          —          856,092,830  

Financials

     2,013,541,216        461        —          2,013,541,677  

Health Care

     417,037,839        —          866,592        417,904,431  

Industrials

     1,387,487,158        —          —          1,387,487,158  

Information Technology

     608,726,989        —          —          608,726,989  

Materials

     563,188,766        —          —          563,188,766  

Real Estate

     78,449,593        —          —          78,449,593  

Utilities

     32,664,647        —          —          32,664,647  

Preferred Stocks

           

Communication Services

     206,133        —          —          206,133  

Industrials

     1,750,069        —          —          1,750,069  

Rights/Warrants

           

Consumer Discretionary

     —          —          —          —    

Health Care

     —          2,781        26,900        29,681  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          496,724,945        —          496,724,945  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 7,782,308,423      $ 496,728,187      $ 893,492      $ 8,279,930,102  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24


DIMENSIONAL U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (96.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (6.3%)

        

*

  Alphabet, Inc., Class A      1,698,312      $ 210,726,553        1.1

*

  Alphabet, Inc., Class C      1,467,733        183,906,945        0.9
  Comcast Corp., Class A      2,269,270        93,698,158        0.5

*

  Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A      992,376        298,973,117        1.5
  Verizon Communications, Inc.      2,295,970        80,657,426        0.4
  Other Securities         472,313,558        2.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

        1,340,275,757        6.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (9.8%)

        

*

  Amazon.com, Inc.      2,355,840        313,538,746        1.5
  Home Depot, Inc. (The)      425,318        121,083,781        0.6

*

  Tesla, Inc.      476,192        95,638,401        0.5
  Other Securities         1,556,059,135        7.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        2,086,320,063        10.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — (6.0%)

        
  Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,681,867        95,008,667        0.5
  Costco Wholesale Corp.      140,850        77,811,174        0.4
  PepsiCo, Inc.      735,304        120,060,437        0.6
  Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1,042,670        156,431,780        0.8
  Walmart, Inc.      559,586        91,441,948        0.5
  Other Securities         735,722,325        3.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        1,276,476,331        6.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (7.1%)

        
  Chevron Corp.      893,480        130,206,840        0.6
  ConocoPhillips      798,874        94,906,231        0.5
  Exxon Mobil Corp.      2,291,871        242,594,545        1.2
  Other Securities         1,032,540,202        5.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        1,500,247,818        7.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — (14.4%)

        
  American Express Co.      423,841        61,893,501        0.3
  Bank of America Corp.      2,557,783        67,372,004        0.3

*

  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      583,974        199,327,845        1.0
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,302,151        181,077,118        0.9
  Mastercard, Inc., Class A      381,975        143,756,291        0.7

#

  Visa, Inc., Class A      705,744        165,920,414        0.8
  Other Securities         2,255,620,858        11.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        3,074,968,031        15.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (11.7%)

        
  AbbVie, Inc.      783,371        110,596,318        0.6
  Amgen, Inc.      217,768        55,683,278        0.3
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,217,308        62,727,881        0.3
  Eli Lilly & Co.      354,489        196,362,092        1.0
  Gilead Sciences, Inc.      706,597        55,496,128        0.3
  Johnson & Johnson      1,257,073        186,474,243        0.9
  Merck & Co., Inc.      662,983        68,088,354        0.3
  Pfizer, Inc.      2,556,443        78,124,898        0.4
  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      134,278        59,722,826        0.3
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      327,189        175,229,341        0.9
  Other Securities         1,440,940,959        6.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        2,489,446,318        12.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

25


DIMENSIONAL U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

INDUSTRIALS — (13.0%)

        
  Caterpillar, Inc.      301,383      $ 68,127,627        0.3
  Deere & Co.      158,589        57,942,077        0.3
  Honeywell International, Inc.      317,854        58,249,924        0.3
  Union Pacific Corp.      395,391        82,087,126        0.4
  United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      404,400        57,121,500        0.3
  Other Securities         2,450,972,180        12.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        2,774,500,434        13.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — (21.4%)

        
  Accenture PLC, Class A      319,179        94,824,889        0.5

*

  Adobe, Inc.      177,159        94,259,218        0.5
  Apple, Inc.      6,006,779        1,025,777,650        5.0
  Broadcom, Inc.      218,387        183,744,270        0.9
  Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,683,433        87,757,362        0.4
  Intel Corp.      1,688,313        61,623,424        0.3
  International Business Machines Corp.      514,839        74,466,313        0.4
  Microsoft Corp.      3,125,543        1,056,776,494        5.2
  NVIDIA Corp.      425,630        173,571,914        0.9
  Oracle Corp.      695,800        71,945,720        0.4
  QUALCOMM, Inc.      600,754        65,476,178        0.3
  Texas Instruments, Inc.      427,124        60,655,879        0.3
  Other Securities         1,496,159,020        7.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        4,547,038,331        22.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

MATERIALS — (4.2%)

        
  Linde PLC      170,759        65,257,259        0.3
  Other Securities         820,609,864        4.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        885,867,123        4.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         71,182,564        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (1.8%)

        
  Other Securities         390,098,397        1.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        20,436,421,167        99.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — (0.0%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         204,876        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         696,093        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        900,969        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

ENERGY — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         102,242        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         302,937        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         3,972        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        409,151        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (96.0%)

        
  (Cost $14,144,281,084)         20,437,731,287     
       

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (4.0%)

        

  The DFA Short Term Investment Fund      74,178,355        858,021,384        4.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)

        
  (Cost $15,002,302,468)       $ 21,295,752,671        104.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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DIMENSIONAL U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

CONTINUED

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 1,340,275,757      $ —        $ —        $ 1,340,275,757  

Consumer Discretionary

     2,086,320,063        —          —          2,086,320,063  

Consumer Staples

     1,276,476,331        —          —          1,276,476,331  

Energy

     1,500,247,818        —          —          1,500,247,818  

Financials

     3,074,968,031        —          —          3,074,968,031  

Health Care

     2,489,170,321        —          275,997        2,489,446,318  

Industrials

     2,774,500,434        —          —          2,774,500,434  

Information Technology

     4,547,038,331        —          —          4,547,038,331  

Materials

     885,867,123        —          —          885,867,123  

Real Estate

     71,182,564        —          —          71,182,564  

Utilities

     390,098,397        —          —          390,098,397  

Preferred Stocks

           

Communication Services

     204,876        —          —          204,876  

Industrials

     696,093        —          —          696,093  

Rights/Warrants

           

Energy

     —          102,242        —          102,242  

Health Care

     —          201,482        101,455        302,937  

Industrials

     —          3,972        —          3,972  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          858,021,384        —          858,021,384  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 20,437,046,139      $ 858,329,080      $ 377,452      $ 21,295,752,671  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL US MARKETWIDE VALUE ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    

October 31, 2023

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (97.5%)

        

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — (8.3%)

        
  AT&T, Inc.      5,343,359      $ 82,287,729        1.0
  Comcast Corp., Class A      4,100,967        169,328,927        2.1

*

  Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A      387,927        116,870,767        1.4

*

  T-Mobile US, Inc.      423,829        60,972,040        0.7
  Verizon Communications, Inc.      2,773,616        97,437,130        1.2

*

  Walt Disney Co. (The)      677,077        55,242,712        0.7
  Other Securities         120,596,992        1.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

        702,736,297        8.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (6.0%)

        
  DR Horton, Inc.      304,876        31,829,054        0.4
  General Motors Co.      1,162,062        32,770,148        0.4
  Other Securities         442,805,289        5.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        507,404,491        6.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — (4.2%)

        
  Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      1,110,502        73,526,338        0.9
  Other Securities         281,547,740        3.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        355,074,078        4.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (14.6%)

        
  Chevron Corp.      1,431,018        208,542,253        2.5
  ConocoPhillips      1,182,197        140,445,004        1.7
  EOG Resources, Inc.      320,860        40,508,575        0.5

#

  Exxon Mobil Corp.      3,154,339        333,886,783        4.1
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.      545,901        82,567,526        1.0
  Phillips 66      577,475        65,872,573        0.8
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      147,374        35,222,386        0.4
  Valero Energy Corp.      475,593        60,400,311        0.7
  Other Securities         268,205,185        3.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        1,235,650,596        15.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — (21.6%)

        
  American International Group, Inc.      500,843        30,706,684        0.4
  Bank of America Corp.      4,560,556        120,125,045        1.5

*

  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      660,731        225,527,312        2.7
  Capital One Financial Corp.      339,173        34,354,833        0.4
  Chubb, Ltd.      185,806        39,877,684        0.5
  Citigroup, Inc.      1,270,721        50,180,772        0.6

#

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      207,114        62,881,882        0.8

#

  JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2,052,331        285,397,149        3.5
  Morgan Stanley      912,191        64,601,367        0.8
  Wells Fargo & Co.      1,808,468        71,922,772        0.9
  Other Securities         839,288,374        10.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        1,824,863,874        22.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — (13.3%)

        
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      885,302        45,619,612        0.6
  Cigna Group (The)      292,870        90,555,404        1.1
  CVS Health Corp.      1,309,023        90,335,677        1.1
  Danaher Corp.      380,283        73,021,942        0.9
  Elevance Health, Inc.      231,018        103,978,892        1.3
  Humana, Inc.      83,063        43,499,262        0.5
  Medtronic PLC      832,140        58,715,798        0.7
  Pfizer, Inc.      4,322,143        132,084,690        1.6

 

28


DIMENSIONAL US MARKETWIDE VALUE ETF

CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

HEALTH CARE — (Continued)

        

*

  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      51,641      $ 40,274,299        0.5
  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      207,720        92,387,624        1.1
  Other Securities         348,970,574        4.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        1,119,443,774        13.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — (14.3%)

        
  Eaton Corp. PLC      182,880        38,022,581        0.5
  FedEx Corp.      201,327        48,338,613        0.6
  General Dynamics Corp.      130,012        31,373,196        0.4
  General Electric Co.      478,884        52,021,169        0.6
  Norfolk Southern Corp.      318,102        60,690,681        0.7

#

  RTX Corp.      522,057        42,490,219        0.5
  Other Securities         929,999,759        11.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        1,202,936,218        14.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — (8.4%)

        

*

  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.      552,155        54,387,267        0.7
  Analog Devices, Inc.      270,291        42,524,883        0.5
  Intel Corp.      2,901,590        105,908,035        1.3
  Micron Technology, Inc.      617,951        41,322,383        0.5

*

  Salesforce, Inc.      304,489        61,150,526        0.8
  Other Securities         403,142,607        4.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        708,435,701        8.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

MATERIALS — (6.2%)

        
  Linde PLC      171,797        65,653,942        0.8
  Nucor Corp.      226,464        33,469,115        0.4
  Other Securities         425,376,682        5.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        524,499,739        6.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         26,455,946        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         21,182,637        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        8,228,683,351        99.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK — (0.0%)

        

INDUSTRIALS — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         301,631        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

        301,631        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

HEALTH CARE — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (97.5%)

        
  (Cost $5,756,648,669)         8,228,984,982     
       

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (2.5%)

        

  The DFA Short Term Investment Fund      18,456,799        213,489,886        2.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)

        
  (Cost $5,970,138,555)       $ 8,442,474,868        102.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

29


DIMENSIONAL US MARKETWIDE VALUE ETF

CONTINUED

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 702,736,297      $ —        $ —        $ 702,736,297  

Consumer Discretionary

     507,404,491        —          —          507,404,491  

Consumer Staples

     355,074,078        —          —          355,074,078  

Energy

     1,235,650,596        —          —          1,235,650,596  

Financials

     1,824,863,874        —          —          1,824,863,874  

Health Care

     1,119,443,774        —          —          1,119,443,774  

Industrials

     1,202,936,218        —          —          1,202,936,218  

Information Technology

     708,435,701        —          —          708,435,701  

Materials

     524,499,739        —          —          524,499,739  

Real Estate

     26,455,946        —          —          26,455,946  

Utilities

     21,182,637        —          —          21,182,637  

Preferred Stock

           

Industrials

     301,631        —          —          301,631  

Rights/Warrants

           

Health Care

     —          —          —          —    

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          213,489,886        —          213,489,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,228,984,982      $ 213,489,886      $ —        $ 8,442,474,868  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL INTERNATIONAL VALUE ETF

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (97.8%)

        

AUSTRALIA — (6.3%)

        
  ANZ Group Holdings, Ltd.      2,046,023      $ 32,010,402        0.6
  National Australia Bank, Ltd.      2,579,534        45,812,289        0.8
  Santos, Ltd.      6,475,521        31,446,908        0.6
  Westpac Banking Corp.      2,486,818        32,435,387        0.6
  Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.      1,862,470        40,400,293        0.7
  Other Securities         168,624,202        3.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

        350,729,481        6.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

AUSTRIA — (0.2%)

        
  Other Securities         9,132,491        0.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

BELGIUM — (0.6%)

        
  Other Securities         34,737,702        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CANADA — (9.5%)

        

#

  Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.      610,402        28,633,958        0.5
  Bank of Montreal      485,800        36,702,190        0.7
  Bank of Nova Scotia (The)      1,109,858        44,915,953        0.8
  Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.      35,874        29,821,482        0.5

#

  Manulife Financial Corp.      1,772,584        30,878,413        0.6
  Nutrien, Ltd.      583,577        31,338,085        0.6
  Suncor Energy, Inc.      1,171,083        37,943,089        0.7
  Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B      1,009,670        35,681,738        0.6
  Other Securities         253,533,979        4.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

        529,448,887        9.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

DENMARK — (2.6%)

        
  Other Securities         145,701,010        2.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINLAND — (0.9%)

        
  Other Securities         47,975,502        0.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FRANCE — (11.3%)

        
  AXA SA      1,117,180        33,011,053        0.6
  BNP Paribas SA      658,533        37,789,758        0.7
  Cie de Saint-Gobain SA      967,745        52,577,603        1.0
  Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA      1,364,857        40,423,323        0.8
  Engie SA      1,848,046        29,308,700        0.5
  Orange SA      3,739,995        43,919,947        0.8
  Sanofi SA      441,000        39,948,101        0.7
  TotalEnergies SE      3,164,825        211,418,753        3.8
  Other Securities         143,619,151        2.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

        632,016,389        11.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

GERMANY — (6.2%)

        
  BASF SE      624,677        28,745,561        0.5
  Bayer AG, Registered      1,116,637        47,990,593        0.8
  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG      419,716        38,876,313        0.7
  Mercedes-Benz Group AG      1,131,342        66,285,039        1.2
  Other Securities         166,144,091        3.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL GERMANY

        348,041,597        6.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HONG KONG — (1.6%)

        
  Other Securities         91,121,212        1.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

IRELAND — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         17,193,914        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

31


DIMENSIONAL INTERNATIONAL VALUE ETF

CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

ISRAEL — (0.5%)

        
  Other Securities       $ 27,294,367        0.5

ITALY — (2.5%)

        
  Stellantis NV      1,733,007        32,372,571        0.6
  UniCredit SpA      1,844,194        46,052,706        0.8
  Other Securities         63,306,942        1.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ITALY

        141,732,219        2.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

JAPAN — (21.1%)

        
  Honda Motor Co., Ltd.      3,075,864        30,597,175        0.6
  Mitsubishi Corp.      1,120,500        51,458,137        0.9
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      4,945,134        41,044,824        0.7
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      619,427        29,530,608        0.5
  Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.      1,349,094        36,193,793        0.7
  Toyota Motor Corp.      3,705,940        63,378,683        1.1
  Other Securities         929,562,657        16.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

        1,181,765,877        21.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS — (3.5%)

        
  ING Groep NV      2,272,198        28,887,923        0.5
  Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      1,750,551        51,809,515        0.9
  Other Securities         113,385,894        2.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

        194,083,332        3.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND — (0.2%)

        
  Other Securities         11,474,378        0.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NORWAY — (1.0%)

        
  Other Securities         55,971,735        1.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PORTUGAL — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         5,886,169        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SINGAPORE — (1.2%)

        
  Other Securities         66,633,851        1.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SPAIN — (2.5%)

        
  Banco Santander SA      12,015,119        44,018,310        0.8
  Repsol SA      2,213,525        32,346,426        0.6
  Other Securities         66,031,179        1.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL SPAIN

        142,395,915        2.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SWEDEN — (2.5%)

        
  Other Securities         140,220,870        2.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — (9.5%)

        
  Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered      366,359        43,034,753        0.8
  Holcim AG      537,247        33,106,765        0.6
  Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR      1,040,186        97,340,606        1.8
  Novartis AG, Registered      352,320        32,729,117        0.6
  UBS Group AG      1,583,959        36,933,806        0.7
  Zurich Insurance Group AG      164,757        77,956,556        1.4
  Other Securities         209,065,739        3.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

        530,167,342        9.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — (13.7%)

        
  BP PLC, Sponsored ADR      1,000,257        36,589,401        0.7
  British American Tobacco PLC      1,169,703        34,831,345        0.6
  Glencore PLC      5,957,425        31,457,025        0.6
  HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR      2,118,233        76,955,405        1.4
  Shell PLC, ADR      3,720,877        242,377,928        4.4
  Shell PLC      1,055,892        33,908,727        0.6
  Vodafone Group PLC      36,940,171        33,932,422        0.6

 

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CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

UNITED KINGDOM — (Continued)

        
  Other Securities       $ 274,233,956        4.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

        764,286,209        13.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        5,468,010,449        98.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — (0.6%)

        

GERMANY — (0.6%)

        
  Other Securities         33,852,313        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        33,852,313        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (98.4%)
(Cost $5,169,162,302)

        5,501,862,762     
       

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (1.6%)

        

  The DFA Short Term Investment Fund      7,694,589        89,003,353        1.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)
(Cost $5,258,165,655)

      $ 5,590,866,115        100.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation

Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 335,897,656      $ 14,831,825      $ —        $ 350,729,481  

Austria

     9,132,491        —          —          9,132,491  

Belgium

     34,737,702        —          —          34,737,702  

Canada

     529,448,887        —          —          529,448,887  

Denmark

     145,701,010        —          —          145,701,010  

Finland

     47,975,502        —          —          47,975,502  

France

     632,016,389        —          —          632,016,389  

Germany

     348,041,597        —          —          348,041,597  

Hong Kong

     91,121,212        —          —          91,121,212  

Ireland

     17,193,914        —          —          17,193,914  

Israel

     27,294,367        —          —          27,294,367  

Italy

     141,732,219        —          —          141,732,219  

Japan

     1,181,765,877        —          —          1,181,765,877  

Netherlands

     194,083,332        —          —          194,083,332  

New Zealand

     11,474,378        —          —          11,474,378  

Norway

     55,971,735        —          —          55,971,735  

Portugal

     5,886,169        —          —          5,886,169  

Singapore

     66,633,851        —          —          66,633,851  

Spain

     142,395,915        —          —          142,395,915  

Sweden

     140,220,870        —          —          140,220,870  

Switzerland

     530,167,342        —          —          530,167,342  

United Kingdom

     764,286,209        —          —          764,286,209  

Preferred Stocks

           

Germany

     33,852,313        —          —          33,852,313  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          89,003,353        —          89,003,353  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,487,030,937      $ 103,835,178      $ —        $ 5,590,866,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

COMMON STOCKS — (97.2%)

        

AUSTRALIA — (4.3%)

        

#

  BHP Group, Ltd., Sponsored ADR      229,149      $ 13,075,242        0.3
  Other Securities         228,723,496        4.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

        241,798,738        4.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

AUSTRIA — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         18,999,323        0.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

BELGIUM — (0.8%)

        
  Other Securities         43,769,652        0.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

BRAZIL — (1.4%)

        
  Other Securities         79,326,074        1.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CANADA — (7.5%)

        

#

  Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.      323,496        20,551,701        0.4
  Royal Bank of Canada      165,456        13,216,625        0.2
  Royal Bank of Canada      118,433        9,449,047        0.2
  Suncor Energy, Inc.      321,115        10,404,126        0.2
  Other Securities         361,545,742        6.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CANADA

        415,167,241        7.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CHILE — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         6,211,366        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CHINA — (7.6%)

        

*

  Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.      1,981,300        20,269,798        0.4
  China Construction Bank Corp., Class H      23,203,200        13,166,450        0.3
  Tencent Holdings, Ltd.      692,500        25,595,046        0.5
  Other Securities         366,221,537        6.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL CHINA

        425,252,831        7.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

COLOMBIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         1,498,866        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CZECHIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         1,885,887        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

DENMARK — (1.8%)

        
  Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      356,858        34,213,410        0.6
  Other Securities         67,113,874        1.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL DENMARK

        101,327,284        1.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

EGYPT — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         145,158        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINLAND — (0.9%)

        
  Other Securities         52,071,481        1.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FRANCE — (5.7%)

        
  LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE      31,665        22,575,541        0.4
  Orange SA      971,816        11,412,343        0.2
  TotalEnergies SE      724,697        48,411,693        0.9
  Vinci SA      95,199        10,513,378        0.2
  Other Securities         223,047,198        4.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FRANCE

        315,960,153        5.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

GERMANY — (4.6%)

        
  Allianz SE, Registered      62,309        14,548,668        0.3
  Bayer AG, Registered      218,750        9,401,392        0.2
  Deutsche Telekom AG      796,844        17,245,427        0.3

 

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CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

GERMANY — (Continued)

        
  E.ON SE      875,704      $ 10,385,488        0.2
  Mercedes-Benz Group AG      245,838        14,403,586        0.3
  Rheinmetall AG      47,085        13,457,550        0.3
  Other Securities         175,642,997        3.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL GERMANY

        255,085,108        4.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

GREECE — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         7,991,168        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HONG KONG — (1.3%)

        
  AIA Group, Ltd.      1,499,800        13,005,320        0.3
  Other Securities         60,053,230        1.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG

        73,058,550        1.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

HUNGARY — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         3,302,269        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDIA — (5.7%)

        
  Other Securities         318,210,872        5.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDONESIA — (0.6%)

        
  Other Securities         35,049,577        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

IRELAND — (0.4%)

        
  Other Securities         21,124,190        0.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ISRAEL — (0.5%)

        
  Other Securities         28,858,506        0.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ITALY — (2.1%)

        
  Banco BPM SpA      1,946,800        9,924,653        0.2
  Eni SpA      648,457        10,574,687        0.2
  UniCredit SpA      497,925        12,434,046        0.2
  Other Securities         83,289,667        1.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ITALY

        116,223,053        2.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

JAPAN — (15.6%)

        
  Hitachi, Ltd.      223,100        13,960,967        0.3

#

  ITOCHU Corp.      321,600        11,409,798        0.2
  KDDI Corp.      392,800        11,637,846        0.2
  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      1,729,100        14,351,604        0.3
  Sony Group Corp.      172,300        14,136,006        0.3
  Toyota Motor Corp.      1,509,000        25,806,795        0.5
  Other Securities         776,897,481        14.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL JAPAN

        868,200,497        15.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF — (4.0%)

        
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      761,320        37,712,271        0.7
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Registered Shares, GDR      10,449        13,019,454        0.3
  SK Hynix, Inc.      135,545        11,672,195        0.2
  Other Securities         160,338,664        2.9
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

        222,742,584        4.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

KUWAIT — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         5,995,931        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

MALAYSIA — (0.5%)

        
  Other Securities         28,278,576        0.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

MEXICO — (0.7%)

        
  Other Securities         39,229,324        0.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS — (2.2%)

        
  ASML Holding NV, Sponsored NYS      36,848        22,064,951        0.4
  Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV      410,579        12,151,545        0.2

 

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CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

NETHERLANDS — (Continued)

        
  Other Securities       $ 86,598,149        1.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

        120,814,645        2.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND — (0.2%)

        
  Other Securities         10,661,031        0.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NORWAY — (0.7%)

        
  Other Securities         36,291,171        0.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PERU — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         510,567        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PHILIPPINES — (0.2%)

        
  Other Securities         11,946,052        0.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

POLAND — (0.4%)

        
  Other Securities         19,331,146        0.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PORTUGAL — (0.2%)

        
  Other Securities         11,731,564        0.2
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

QATAR — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         16,079,317        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SAUDI ARABIA — (1.1%)

        
  Other Securities         61,704,862        1.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SINGAPORE — (0.7%)

        
  Other Securities         39,014,816        0.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA — (1.0%)

        
  Other Securities         57,834,285        1.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SPAIN — (1.6%)

        
  Other Securities         88,898,276        1.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SWEDEN — (1.7%)

        
  Volvo AB, Class B      511,600        10,115,097        0.2
  Other Securities         85,541,636        1.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL SWEDEN

        95,656,733        1.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — (5.3%)

        
  ABB, Ltd., Registered      344,926        11,537,330        0.2
  Nestle SA, Registered      345,186        37,194,593        0.7
  Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR      287,351        26,890,307        0.5
  Roche Holding AG      73,269        18,827,488        0.4
  Other Securities         201,219,027        3.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

        295,668,745        5.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TAIWAN — (5.6%)

        
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR      294,861        25,449,453        0.5
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      1,273,465        20,769,631        0.4
  Other Securities         266,532,060        4.8
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL TAIWAN

        312,751,144        5.7
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

THAILAND — (0.6%)

        
  Other Securities         32,244,647        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TURKEY — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         15,268,884        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — (0.5%)

        
  Other Securities         28,410,995        0.5
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — (7.8%)

        

#

  AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR      206,948        13,085,322        0.3

 

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CONTINUED

 

         Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

UNITED KINGDOM — (Continued)

        
  BP PLC, Sponsored ADR      655,093      $ 23,963,302        0.4
  CRH PLC      255,569        13,690,831        0.3
  Glencore PLC      2,717,173        14,347,504        0.3
  HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR      292,862        10,639,676        0.2

#

  Rio Tinto PLC, Sponsored ADR      155,206        9,985,954        0.2
  Shell PLC, ADR      599,762        39,068,497        0.7
  Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR      240,471        11,386,302        0.2
  Other Securities         301,008,662        5.4
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

        437,176,050        8.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

UNITED STATES — (0.1%)

        
  Other Securities         5,455,704        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        5,424,214,893        98.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — (0.6%)

        

BRAZIL — (0.3%)

        
  Petroleo Brasileiro SA      1,391,908        9,588,515        0.2
  Other Securities         8,852,926        0.1
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL BRAZIL

        18,441,441        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CHILE — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         75,572        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

COLOMBIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         167,027        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

GERMANY — (0.3%)

        
  Other Securities         13,331,070        0.3
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

INDIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         29,153        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

PHILIPPINES — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         33,418        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

THAILAND — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         46,410        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        32,124,091        0.6
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

AUSTRALIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

AUSTRIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

BRAZIL — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         71        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CANADA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINLAND — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         28,629        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

ITALY — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         —          0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         11,955        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

KUWAIT — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         746        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

MALAYSIA — (0.0%)

        
  Other Securities         1,020        0.0
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

37


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CONTINUED

 

          Shares      Value†      Percentage of
Net Assets‡
 

NORWAY — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

      $ —          0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

SPAIN — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        56,663        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TAIWAN — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        7,870        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

THAILAND — (0.0%)

        
  

Other Securities

        2,095        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        109,049        0.0
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — (97.8%)
(Cost $4,835,538,274)

        5,456,448,033     
        

 

 

    

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (2.2%)

        

  

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

     10,465,536        121,054,901        2.2
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)
(Cost $4,956,593,175)

      $  5,577,502,934        101.4
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023, based on their valuation inputs, is as follows (see Security Valuation Note):

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 237,439,662      $ 4,359,076      $ —        $ 241,798,738  

Austria

     18,999,323        —          —          18,999,323  

Belgium

     43,768,546        1,106        —          43,769,652  

Brazil

     79,326,074        —          —          79,326,074  

Canada

     415,167,241        —          —          415,167,241  

Chile

     6,211,366        —          —          6,211,366  

China

     425,039,500        174,351        38,980        425,252,831  

Colombia

     1,475,846        —          23,020        1,498,866  

Czechia

     1,885,887        —          —          1,885,887  

Denmark

     101,327,284        —          —          101,327,284  

Egypt

     145,158        —          —          145,158  

Finland

     52,071,481        —          —          52,071,481  

France

     315,960,153        —          —          315,960,153  

Germany

     255,085,108        —          —          255,085,108  

Greece

     7,991,168        —          —          7,991,168  

Hong Kong

     73,032,648        310        25,592        73,058,550  

Hungary

     3,302,269        —          —          3,302,269  

India

     318,156,087        16,687        38,098        318,210,872  

Indonesia

     34,940,378        100,821        8,378        35,049,577  

Ireland

     21,124,190        —          —          21,124,190  

Israel

     28,858,506        —          —          28,858,506  

Italy

     116,223,053        —          —          116,223,053  

Japan

     868,200,497        —          —          868,200,497  

Korea, Republic of

     222,552,808        189,776        —          222,742,584  

Kuwait

     5,995,931        —          —          5,995,931  

Malaysia

     28,278,576        —          —          28,278,576  

Mexico

     39,229,324        —          —          39,229,324  

Netherlands

     120,814,645        —          —          120,814,645  

New Zealand

     10,661,031        —          —          10,661,031  

Norway

     36,291,171        —          —          36,291,171  

 

38


DIMENSIONAL WORLD EX U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

CONTINUED

 

     Investments in Securities (Market Value)  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Peru

   $ 510,567      $ —        $ —        $ 510,567  

Philippines

     11,901,853        44,199        —          11,946,052  

Poland

     19,331,146        —          —          19,331,146  

Portugal

     11,731,564        —          —          11,731,564  

Qatar

     16,079,317        —          —          16,079,317  

Russian Federation

     —          —          —          —    

Saudi Arabia

     61,704,862        —          —          61,704,862  

Singapore

     39,014,816        —          —          39,014,816  

South Africa

     57,834,285        —          —          57,834,285  

Spain

     88,898,276        —          —          88,898,276  

Sweden

     95,651,524        5,209        —          95,656,733  

Switzerland

     295,664,573        4,172        —          295,668,745  

Taiwan

     312,745,386        5,758        —          312,751,144  

Thailand

     6,764,902        25,479,745        —          32,244,647  

Turkey

     15,268,884        —          —          15,268,884  

United Arab Emirates

     28,410,995        —          —          28,410,995  

United Kingdom

     437,176,050        —          —          437,176,050  

United States

     5,455,704        —          —          5,455,704  

Preferred Stocks

           

Brazil

     18,441,441        —          —          18,441,441  

Chile

     75,572        —          —          75,572  

Colombia

     167,027        —          —          167,027  

Germany

     13,331,070        —          —          13,331,070  

India

     29,124        —          29        29,153  

Philippines

     33,418        —          —          33,418  

Thailand

     —          46,410        —          46,410  

Rights/Warrants

           

Australia

     —          —          —          —    

Austria

     —          —          —          —    

Brazil

     71        —          —          71  

Canada

     —          —          —          —    

Finland

     28,629        —          —          28,629  

Italy

     —          —          —          —    

Korea, Republic of

     —          11,955        —          11,955  

Kuwait

     746        —          —          746  

Malaysia

     1,020        —          —          1,020  

Norway

     —          —          —          —    

Spain

     31,182        25,481        —          56,663  

Taiwan

     —          7,870        —          7,870  

Thailand

     1,386        709        —          2,095  

Securities Lending Collateral

     —          121,054,901        —          121,054,901  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 5,425,840,301      $ 151,528,536      $ 134,097      $ 5,577,502,934  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

39


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Dimensional
U.S. Equity
ETF
     Dimensional
U.S. Small Cap
ETF
     Dimensional
U.S. Targeted
Value ETF
 

ASSETS:

        

Investment Securities at Value (including $180,576, $480,494 and $485,282 of securities on loan, respectively)

   $ 6,555,069      $ 5,604,821      $ 7,783,205  

Collateral from Securities on Loan Invested in Affiliate at Value (Cost of $184,444, $490,602 and $496,725, respectively) (Note G)

     184,444        490,602        496,725  

Cash

     3,670        8,155        7,283  

Receivables:

        

Investment Securities Sold

     5,788        —          —    

Dividends and Interest

     4,512        1,627        3,031  

Receivable for Capital Shares Issued

     211        823        337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     6,753,694        6,106,028        8,290,581  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payables:

        

Investment Securities Purchased

     4,783        —          —    

Upon Return of Securities Loaned

     184,444        490,602        496,725  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities:

        

Advisory Fee

     453        1,208        1,825  

Administration and Accounting

     112        48        144  

Custodian

     7        7        9  

Trustee

     34        30        38  

Other Expenses

     176        220        177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     190,009        492,115        498,918  

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note D)

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,563,685      $ 5,613,913      $ 7,791,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHARES OUTSTANDING, NO PAR VALUE

     144,804,990        113,455,557        180,128,862  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption price per share

   $ 45.33      $ 49.48      $ 43.26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment Securities at Cost

   $ 2,899,876      $ 4,693,204      $ 6,681,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-In Capital

   $ 3,043,505      $ 4,840,866      $ 6,879,969  

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

     3,520,180        773,047        911,694  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,563,685      $ 5,613,913      $ 7,791,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Dimensional
U.S. Core
Equity 2 ETF
     Dimensional
US Marketwide
Value ETF
    Dimensional
International
Value ETF
 

ASSETS:

       

Investment Securities at Value (including $844,090, $210,737 and $100,398 of securities on loan, respectively)

   $ 20,437,732      $ 8,228,985     $ 5,501,863  

Collateral from Securities on Loan Invested in Affiliate at Value (Cost of $858,021, $213,490 and $89,003, respectively) (Note G)

     858,021        213,490       89,003  

Foreign Currencies at Value

     —          —         10,069  

Cash

     46,809        4,347       1,699  

Receivables:

       

Investment Securities Sold

     —          1,276       1,811  

Dividends and Interest

     14,897        8,429       18,107  

Receivable for Capital Shares Issued

     1,104        149       —    

Receivable for Tax Reclaims

     —          —         13,162  

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

     1        263       —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     21,358,564        8,456,939       5,635,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

       

Payables:

       

Investment Securities Purchased

     29,167        4,510       5,035  

Upon Return of Securities Loaned

     858,021        213,490       89,003  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities:

       

Advisory Fee

     2,830        1,431       1,206  

Administration and Accounting

     282        126       102  

Custodian

     1        97       10  

Trustee

     130        53       27  

Other Expenses

     822        205       374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     891,253        219,912       95,757  

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note D)

       
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 20,467,311      $ 8,237,027     $ 5,539,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES OUTSTANDING, NO PAR VALUE

     808,089,243        253,779,505       179,095,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption price per share

   $ 25.33      $ 32.46     $ 30.93  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Securities at Cost

   $ 14,144,281      $ 5,756,649     $ 5,169,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies at Cost

   $ —        $ —       $ 10,122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-In Capital

   $ 14,714,872      $ 9,427,374     $ 5,617,261  

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

     5,752,439        (1,190,347     (77,304
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 20,467,311      $ 8,237,027     $ 5,539,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

41


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Dimensional
World ex U.S.
Core Equity 2
ETF
 

ASSETS:

  

Investment Securities at Value (including $184,917 of securities on loan)

   $ 5,456,448  

Collateral from Securities on Loan Invested in Affiliate at Value (Cost of $121,055) (Note G)

     121,055  

Foreign Currencies at Value

     24,561  

Cash

     1,205  

Receivables:

  

Investment Securities Sold

     6,222  

Dividends and Interest

     12,374  

Receivable for Tax Reclaims

     7,506  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     5,629,371  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

  

Payables:

  

Investment Securities Purchased

     2,297  

Upon Return of Securities Loaned

     121,055  

Accrued Foreign Taxes

     4,725  

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities:

  

Advisory Fee

     1,187  

Administration and Accounting

     109  

Custodian

     272  

Trustee

     24  

Other Expenses

     335  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     130,004  

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note D)

  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,499,367  
  

 

 

 

SHARES OUTSTANDING, NO PAR VALUE

     254,617,896  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption price per share

   $ 21.60  
  

 

 

 

Investment Securities at Cost

   $ 4,835,538  
  

 

 

 

Foreign Currencies at Cost

   $ 24,561  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-In Capital

   $ 5,331,770  

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

     167,597  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,499,367  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional
U.S. Equity
ETF(a)
    Dimensional
U.S. Small
Cap ETF(a)
    Dimensional
U.S. Targeted
Value ETF(a)
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Dividends (Net of Foreign Taxes Withheld of $(26), $(410) and $(608), respectively)

   $ 96,278     $ 80,548     $ 150,902  

Income from Securities Lending, Net

     398       915       1,024  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     96,676       81,463       151,926  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

      

Investment Management Fees (Note D)

     4,963       13,340       21,286  

Administration and Accounting

     142       131       254  

Custodian

     43       43       56  

Filing Fees

     142       235       164  

Transfer Agency

     1       —         4  

Trustees’ Fees & Expenses

     50       51       66  

Other Expenses

     364       327       469  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     5,705       14,127       22,299  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note D)

     (32     (31     (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     5,673       14,096       22,257  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     91,003       67,367       129,669  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

      

Investment Securities Sold

     (48,571     (73,315     (138,025

In-Kind Transactions

     53,511       586,615       1,030,836  

Futures

     (62     1,132       705  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Investment Securities

     419,852       (842,346     (1,136,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     424,730       (327,914     (242,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 515,733     $ (260,547   $ (112,975
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Portion of income is from investment in affiliated fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

43


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional
U.S. Core
Equity 2
ETF(a)
    Dimensional
US
Marketwide
Value ETF(a)
    Dimensional
International
Value ETF(a)
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Dividends (Net of Foreign Taxes Withheld of $(258), $(30) and $(27,181), respectively)

   $ 320,577     $ 190,162     $  235,604  

Income from Securities Lending, Net

     1,592       115       1,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     322,169       190,277       237,018  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

      

Investment Management Fees (Note D)

     30,205       16,829       12,981  

Administration and Accounting

     294       148       58  

Custodian

     120       57       278  

Filing Fees

     934       93       262  

Transfer Agency

     1       5       11  

Trustees’ Fees & Expenses

     190       69       48  

Organization Fees

     —         35       —    

Other Expenses

     892       292       380  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     32,636       17,528       14,018  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note D)

     (91     (44     (134
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     32,545       17,484       13,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     289,624       172,793       223,134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

      

Investment Securities Sold and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (257,261     (52,903     (44,681

In-Kind Transactions

     990,835       1,228,770       10,068  

Futures

     (1,140     (688     (2,862

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency Translations

     (266,596     (1,460,245     415,458  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     465,838       (285,066     377,983  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 755,462     $ (112,273   $ 601,117  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Portion of income is from investment in affiliated fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2023

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional
World ex U.S.
Core Equity 2
ETF(a)
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  

Dividends (Net of Foreign Taxes Withheld of $ (23,242))

   $ 186,352  

Income from Securities Lending, Net

     2,823  
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     189,175  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

  

Investment Management Fees (Note D)

     13,735  

Administration and Accounting

     188  

Custodian

     738  

Filing Fees

     125  

Transfer Agency

     1  

Trustees’ Fees & Expenses

     52  

Other Expenses

     469  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     15,308  
  

 

 

 

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note D)

     (122
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     15,186  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     173,989  
  

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Investment Securities Sold and Foreign Currency Transactions*

     (332,159

Futures

     (2,891

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency Translations

     742,310  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     407,260  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 581,249  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Portion of income is from investment in affiliated fund.

*

Net of foreign capital gain taxes withheld of $138.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

45


DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF     Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF  
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 91,003     $ 78,939     $ 67,367     $ 49,547  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investment Securities Sold

     (48,571     (72,112     (73,315     (71,064

In-Kind Transactions

     53,511       73,834       586,615       213,343  

Futures

     (62     —         1,132       273  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investment Securities

     419,852       (1,021,542     (842,346     (661,303
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     515,733       (940,881     (260,547     (469,204
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

        

Total Distributions

     (88,122     (77,302     (60,543     (138,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions

     (88,122     (77,302     (60,543     (138,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Shares Issued

     728,088       537,391       2,107,564       1,290,719  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (66,277     (86,185     (850,675     (294,832
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

     661,811       451,206       1,256,889       995,887  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets

     1,089,422       (566,977     935,799       387,876  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Period

     5,474,263       6,041,240       4,678,114       4,290,238  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $  6,563,685     $ 5,474,263     $ 5,613,913     $ 4,678,114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

     16,160       12,040       39,660       24,240  

Redeemed

     (1,520     (1,880     (15,990     (5,700
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Shares

     14,640       10,160       23,670       18,540  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value
ETF
    Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2
ETF
 
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 129,669     $ 102,037     $ 289,624     $ 210,383  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investment Securities Sold

     (138,025     (51,299     (257,261     (282,256

In-Kind Transactions

     1,030,836       822,794       990,835       321,057  

Futures

     705       —         (1,140     —    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investment Securities

     (1,136,160     (1,069,427     (266,596     (2,095,906
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (112,975     (195,895     755,462       (1,846,722
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

        

Total Distributions

     (116,840     (107,145     (270,652     (199,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions

     (116,840     (107,145     (270,652     (199,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Shares Issued

     2,469,398       2,280,354       5,821,598       3,421,282  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (1,636,215     (1,238,223     (1,276,830     (394,942
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

  

 

833,183

 

 

 

1,042,131

 

 

 

4,544,768

 

 

 

3,026,340

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets

     603,368       739,091       5,029,578       979,795  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Period

     7,188,295       6,449,204       15,437,733       14,457,938  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 7,791,663     $ 7,188,295     $ 20,467,311     $ 15,437,733  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

     54,450       51,500       224,900       134,100  

Redeemed

     (36,500     (28,050     (48,800     (16,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Shares

     17,950       23,450       176,100       118,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional US Marketwide Value
ETF(a)
    Dimensional International Value
ETF
 
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 172,793     $ 148,207     $ 223,134     $ 162,521  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investment Securities Sold and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (52,903     (56,543     (44,681     33,507  

In-Kind Transactions

     1,228,770       457,312       10,068       —    

Futures

     (688     —         (2,862     2,060  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency Translations

     (1,460,245     (1,068,720     415,458       (777,475
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (112,273     (519,744     601,117       (579,387
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

        

Total Distributions

     (155,053     (137,580     (216,148     (175,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions

     (155,053     (137,580     (216,148     (175,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Shares Issued

     2,229,450       1,137,436       1,421,521       895,407  

Dividends Reinvested

     —         63,135       —         —    

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (1,629,108     (960,008     (24,189     —    

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share

        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions

     600,342       240,563       1,397,332       895,407  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets

     333,016       (416,761     1,782,301       140,687  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Period

     7,904,011       8,320,772       3,757,656       3,616,969  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 8,237,027     $ 7,904,011     $ 5,539,957     $ 3,757,656  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

     65,600       34,127       44,200       28,500  

Issued In-Kind

     —         1,736       —         —    

Redeemed

     (48,150     (28,628     (750     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Shares

     17,450       7,235       43,450       28,500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund converted from a Mutual Fund to an ETF pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. See Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information about the Reorganization.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Dimensional World ex U.S. Core
Equity 2 ETF
 
     Year ended     Year ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

    

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 173,989     $ 153,082  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

    

Investment Securities Sold and Foreign Currency Transactions*,**

     (332,159     (37,397

In-Kind Transactions

     —         10,196  

Futures

     (2,891     974  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

    

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency Translations

     742,310       (1,339,804
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     581,249       (1,212,949
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Total Distributions

     (182,230     (156,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions

     (182,230     (156,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Shares Issued

     788,265       1,043,843  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     —         (26,868
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

     788,265       1,016,975  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Net Assets

     1,187,284       (352,321

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Period

     4,312,083       4,664,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $  5,499,367     $ 4,312,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     34,800       44,000  

Redeemed

     —         (1,400
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Shares

     34,800       42,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Net of foreign capital gain taxes withheld for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 of $138.

**

Net of foreign capital gain taxes withheld for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 of $94.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 42.06     $ 50.34     $ 35.43     $ 32.60     $ 29.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.66       0.63       0.54       0.53       0.52  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     3.25       (8.29     14.91       2.83       3.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.91       (7.66     15.45       3.36       3.77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.64     (0.62     (0.54     (0.53     (0.56

Net Realized Gains

     —         —         —         —         (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.64     (0.62     (0.54     (0.53     (0.61
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 45.33     $ 42.06     $ 50.34     $ 35.43     $ 32.60  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     9.34     (15.30 )%      43.83     10.47     13.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     9.26     (15.19 )%      43.80     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 6,563,685     $ 5,474,263     $ 6,041,240     $ 4,197,993     $ 4,010,197  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.09     0.09     0.17     0.22     0.22

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.09     0.09     0.17     0.22     0.23

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.47     1.39     1.21     1.57     1.71

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     2     4     1     2     2

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 52.10     $ 60.22     $ 38.59     $ 42.03     $ 42.82  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.67       0.62       0.55       0.40       0.41  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     (2.69     (6.88     21.53       (2.74     0.35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (2.02     (6.26     22.08       (2.34     0.76  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.60     (0.57     (0.45     (0.39     (0.38

Net Realized Gains

     —         (1.29     —         (0.71     (1.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.60     (1.86     (0.45     (1.10     (1.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 49.48     $ 52.10     $ 60.22     $ 38.59     $ 42.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     (3.94 )%      (10.58 )%      57.38     (5.68 )%      2.18
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     (4.02 )%      (10.55 )%      57.51     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 5,613,913     $ 4,678,114     $ 4,290,238     $ 2,717,143     $ 3,115,850  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.26     0.28     0.39     0.46     0.50

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.26     0.28     0.39     0.46     0.50

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.26     1.15     1.00     1.04     0.99

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     4     9     11     12     11

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 44.32     $ 46.49     $ 28.37     $ 34.02     $ 35.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.75       0.68       0.64       0.45       0.45  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     (1.14     (2.13     18.00       (5.03     0.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.39     (1.45     18.64       (4.58     0.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.67     (0.69     (0.52     (0.43     (0.43

Net Realized Gains

     —         (0.03     —         (0.64     (1.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.67     (0.72     (0.52     (1.07     (1.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 43.26     $ 44.32     $ 46.49     $ 28.37     $ 34.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     (0.93 )%      (3.07 )%      65.98     (13.70 )%      1.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     (1.09 )%      (3.05 )%      66.13     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 7,791,663     $ 7,188,295     $ 6,449,204     $ 3,868,490     $ 4,743,286  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.28     0.29     0.38     0.45     0.45

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.28     0.29     —       —       —  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.64     1.52     1.53     1.55     1.36

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     3     8     6     14     24

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 24.43     $ 28.13     $ 19.42     $ 19.24     $ 17.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.40       0.37       0.32       0.30       0.30  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     0.87       (3.72     8.67       0.51       1.48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.27       (3.35     8.99       0.81       1.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.37     (0.35     (0.28     (0.28     (0.31

Net Realized Gains

     —         —         —         (0.35     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.37     (0.35     (0.28     (0.63     (0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 25.33     $ 24.43     $ 28.13     $ 19.42     $ 19.24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     5.21     (11.95 )%      46.47     4.31     10.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     5.25     (12.01 )%      46.57     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 20,467,311     $ 15,437,733     $ 14,457,938     $ 9,529,122     $ 10,121,793  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.17     0.17     0.21     0.24     0.25

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.17     0.17     0.21     0.24     0.25

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.53     1.43     1.25     1.59     1.64

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     3     6     2     3     6

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 33.44     $ 36.32     $ 25.06     $ 28.74     $ 28.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.70       0.64       0.54       0.57       0.60  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     (1.05     (2.93     11.26       (3.22     1.66  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.35     (2.29     11.80       (2.65     2.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.63     (0.59     (0.54     (0.55     (0.56

Net Realized Gains

     —         —         —         (0.48     (0.98
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.63     (0.59     (0.54     (1.03     (1.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 32.46     $ 33.44     $ 36.32     $ 25.06     $ 28.74  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     (1.13 )%      (6.28 )%      47.30     (9.41 )%      8.82
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     (1.17 )%      (6.29 )%      —       —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 8,237,027     $ 7,904,011     $ 8,320,772     $ 1,563,787     $ 1,917,021  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.21     0.22     0.23     0.24     0.24

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.21     0.22     0.41     0.44     0.44

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.05     1.86     1.62     2.18     2.18

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     2     3     —       —       —  

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional International Value ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 27.70     $ 33.76     $ 11.67     $ 14.61     $ 14.61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     1.39       1.34       0.78       0.30       0.51  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     3.15       (5.95     22.06       (2.88     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     4.54       (4.61     22.84       (2.58     0.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (1.31     (1.45     (0.75     (0.36     (0.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (1.31     (1.45     (0.75     (0.36     (0.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 30.93     $ 27.70     $ 33.76     $ 11.67     $ 14.61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     16.29     (13.97 )%      48.18     (17.77 )%      3.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     16.85     (14.08 )%      48.68     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 5,539,957     $ 3,757,656     $ 3,616,969     $ 2,392,708     $ 3,821,142  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.27     0.29     0.48     0.52     0.54

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.27     0.29     0.48     0.52     0.55

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.30     4.31     3.34     2.34     3.58

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     12     12     14     16     17

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period.)

 

     Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF  
     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
     October 31, 2023     October 31, 2022     October 31, 2021     October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.62     $ 26.32     $ 9.91     $ 10.64     $ 10.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations (a)

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.72       0.76       0.45       0.22       0.30  

Net Gains (Losses) on Securities (Realized and Unrealized)

     2.00       (6.69     16.41       (0.72     0.53  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     2.72       (5.93     16.86       (0.50     0.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Net Investment Income

     (0.74     (0.77     (0.45     (0.23     (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.74     (0.77     (0.45     (0.23     (0.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 21.60     $ 19.62     $ 26.32     $ 9.91     $ 10.64  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at NAV (b)(c)

     13.76     (22.87 )%      35.23     (4.69 )%      8.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return at Market (c)(d)

     14.03     (22.69 )%      35.23     —       —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (thousands)

   $ 5,499,367     $ 4,312,083     $ 4,664,404     $ 3,194,338     $ 3,957,333  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.28     0.30     0.36     0.36     0.37

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Waived, Expenses Reimbursed, Previously Waived Fees Recovered by Advisor and/or Fees Paid Indirectly)

     0.28     0.30     0.39     0.36     0.38

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.17     3.28     2.39     2.17     2.95

Portfolio Turnover Rate (c)

     7     8     10     8     8

See page 3 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A. ORGANIZATION

The Dimensional ETF Trust (the “Trust”) was organized on June 16, 2020 as a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). As of October 31, 2023, the Trust is comprised of thirty-four operational exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) for each fund representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. The accompanying financial statements are those of the following (individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):

 

Fund

  

Short Name

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF    US Equity ETF
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF    US Small Cap ETF
Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF    US Targeted Value ETF
Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF    US Core Equity 2 ETF
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF    US Marketwide Value ETF
Dimensional International Value ETF    International Value ETF
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF    World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

The assets of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which Shares are held. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

The Fund identified below as the “Acquiring Fund” became a series of the Trust as of the date indicated following a reorganization (the “Reorganization”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as shown below, which resulted in the conversion of the corresponding “Target Fund” organized as a mutual fund to an ETF. The Acquiring Fund was established as a “shell” fund, organized solely in connection with the Reorganization for the purpose of acquiring the assets and liabilities of the corresponding Target Fund and continuing the operations of the Target Fund as an ETF. The Acquiring Fund had no performance history prior to the Reorganization.

 

Acquiring Fund

  

Target Fund

  

Date

US Marketwide Value ETF    Tax-Managed U.S. Marketwide Value Portfolio    May 6, 2022

The Reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of shares (with an exception for fractional mutual fund shares) of the Acquiring Fund for shares of the Target Fund of equivalent aggregate net asset value.

Fees and expenses incurred to effect the Reorganization were borne by the Target Fund. The Reorganization did not result in a material change to the Target Fund’s investment portfolio as compared to the Acquiring Fund. There are no material differences in accounting policies of the Target Fund as compared to the Acquiring Fund.

The Acquiring Fund did not purchase or sell securities following the Reorganization for purposes of realigning its investment portfolio. Accordingly, the acquisition of the Target Fund did not affect the Acquiring Fund’s portfolio turnover ratios for the year ended October 31, 2022.

The Board is responsible for establishing the Trust’s policies and for overseeing the management of the Trust. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnification. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on prior experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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B. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares called “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit. Shares of each Fund may be purchased or redeemed directly only by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem Shares directly from a Fund.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

1. SECURITY VALUATION

The Funds hold investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be expected to be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.

Security values are ordinarily obtained through the use of independent pricing services pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, the Funds may use a pricing service, bank, or broker-dealer experienced in such matters to value the Funds’ securities. When reliable market quotations are not readily available for any security, the fair value of that security will be determined by a committee established by the Advisor, with input from certain third-party pricing services and others, in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The fair valuation process is designed to value the subject security at the price the Funds would reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale. Additional consideration is given to securities that have experienced a decrease in the volume or level of activity or to circumstances that indicate that a transaction is not orderly.

The Trust has a three-tier fair value hierarchy that is dependent upon the various inputs used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. The valuation techniques described below maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (including equity securities, open-end investment companies, and futures contracts)

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable pricing inputs at the measurement date (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

   

Level 3 – Significant unobservable pricing inputs at the measurement date (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

Rights and warrants are valued at the last sales price on a national securities exchange. If these instruments are not scheduled to trade for a certain period they are generally valued intrinsically based on the terms of the issuance and the price of the underlying security. These instruments are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy unless intrinsic value is used and then would be categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Equity securities traded on a securities exchange are valued at the official closing price or the last reported sales price on the principal exchange. Equity securities quoted by Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price. If there is no last reported sale on the principal exchange or official closing price of the day, and in the case of over-the-counter securities, the Funds value the securities at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices. In each of these situations, securities are typically categorized as Level 1 and Level 2, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.

With respect to the World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF and the International Value ETF (the “International Funds”), the prices of securities traded in foreign currencies will be expressed in U.S. dollars by using the mid-rate prices for the U.S. dollar as quoted by generally recognized reliable sources at 4 p.m. London time. The International Funds own securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges which may trade on days when the International Funds do not price their shares, therefore the value of securities held by the International Funds may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.

Derivative Instruments: Forward currency contracts are valued using the sum of the spot rate, the available forward point quotation nearest and prior to settlement date, and the linear interpolation of the available forward point quotations nearest to, before and after the settlement date. Futures contracts are valued using the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded. The value of such futures contracts held by the Fund is determined each day as of such exchange close.

Listed derivatives, such as futures, that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Securities for which no market quotations are readily available (including restricted securities), or for which market quotations have become unreliable, are valued in good faith at fair value in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Fair value pricing may also be used if events that have a significant effect on the value of an investment (as determined in the discretion of the Advisor) occur before the NAV is calculated. When fair value pricing is used, the prices of securities used by the Funds may differ from the quoted or published prices for the same securities on their primary markets or exchanges. These securities are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

2. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INCOME

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than the first calculation of the NAV on the business day following the trade date. For financial reporting purposes, however, security transactions are accounted for on the trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Certain securities gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividends, less foreign tax withholding, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income from non-U.S. sources received by a Fund is generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes at rates ranging up to 30%. Such withholding taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties. Such taxes are accrued on a daily basis and due upon sale of individual securities. Non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received.

3. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS

The accounting records of the International Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities of a Fund denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the date of the transactions. The International Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are disclosed as net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and foreign currency translations on the Statements of Operations. Any realized gains or losses from these fluctuations are disclosed as net realized gains or losses from investment securities sold and foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations.

 

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4. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

A restricted security is a security that cannot be offered for public sale without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) (absent an exemption). Whether a restricted security is illiquid is determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Funds’ liquidity risk management program. Not all restricted securities are considered illiquid.

5. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds intend to distribute to their shareholders net investment income, if any, at least quarterly and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The amount of dividends from net investment income and net realized gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

6. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Each eligible Trustee (each a “Trustee” and collectively, the “Trustees”) of the Trust may elect to participate in the Fee Deferral Plan for Independent Directors and Trustees (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, effective January 1, 2002, such Trustees may defer payment of all or a portion of their total fees earned as a Trustee. These deferred amounts may be treated as though such amounts had been invested in shares of the following funds: the U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio, U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio, U.S. Large Company Portfolio, U.S. Vector Equity Portfolio, U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio, DFA International Value Portfolio, International Core Equity Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio, Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio, DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio, and/or DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio. Contributions made under the Plan and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and income are included in Trustees’ Fees & Expenses.

Each Trustee has the option to receive the distribution of proceeds by one of the following methods: lump sum, annual installments over a period of agreed-upon years, or quarterly installments over a period of agreed-upon years. Each Trustee shall have the right in a notice of election (the “Notice”) to defer the receipt of the Trustee’s deferred compensation until a date specified by such Trustee in the Notice, which date may not be sooner than the earlier of: (i) the first business day of January following the year in which such Trustee ceases to be a member of the Board and (ii) five years following the effective date of the Trustee’s first deferral election. If a Trustee who elects to defer fees fails to designate in the Notice a time or date as of which payment of the Trustee’s deferred fee account shall commence, payment of such amount shall commence as of the first business day of January following the year in which the Trustee ceases to be a member of the Board (unless the Trustee files an amended Notice selecting a different distribution date).

7. OTHER

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly. Common expenses of the Funds are allocated using methods approved by the Board, generally based on average net assets.

The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally based on income earned or repatriated and capital gains realized on the sale of such investments. The Funds accrue such taxes when the related income or capital gains are earned or throughout the holding period. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors. Additionally, if there is a deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad. World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF is subject to tax on short-term and long-term capital gains for investments in India. Such taxes are accrued on a daily basis and due upon sale of individual securities.

 

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C. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

All open derivative positions at year end are reflected on each Fund’s Summary Schedule of Investments. The following is a description of the derivative instruments utilized by the Funds, including the primary underlying risk exposure related to each instrument type.

1. FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

The International Funds 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 decision to hedge a Fund’s currency exposure with respect to a foreign market will be based primarily on the Fund’s existing exposure to a given foreign currency. Each contract is valued daily and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss, which is presented in the Fund’s Statement of Operations as the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of forward currency contracts. When the contract is closed or offset with the same counterparty, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the change in the value of the contract when it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or offset. This is presented in the Statement of Operations as a net realized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

2. FUTURES CONTRACTS

Each Fund may purchase or sell futures and options on futures contracts for equity securities and indices to increase or decrease market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Fund. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Funds are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are made or received each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. The Funds recognize an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Funds may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk (generally equity price risk related to stock futures, interest rate risk related to bond futures, and foreign currency risk related to currency futures) and exposure to loss in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Funds and the prices of futures contracts, the possibility of an illiquid market, and the possibility that the Fund could lose more than the initial margin requirements. The Funds entering into stock index futures are subject to equity price risk from those futures contracts. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures is minimal because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

The average volume (based on the open positions at each fiscal month-end) of derivative activity for the year ended October 31, 2023 was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Futures*  

US Small Cap ETF

   $ 2,894  

US Targeted Value ETF

     5,128  

International Value ETF

     1,982  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     595  

 

*

Average Notional Value of futures contracts.

 

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Summary of Derivative Instruments:

The following is a summary of the realized gains and losses from the Funds’ derivative instrument holdings categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

 

     Realized Gain/
(Loss) from:
 
Equity Risk Exposure:    Futures (1)  

US Equity ETF

   $ (62

US Small Cap ETF

     1,132  

US Targeted Value ETF

     705  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     (1,140

US Marketwide Value ETF

     (688

International Value ETF

     (2,862

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     (2,891

 

(1)

Presented on Statements of Operations as Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: Futures.

Currency Rate Risk Exposure:

The International Funds had limited activity in forward foreign currency contracts during the year ended October 31, 2023 and no such contracts were outstanding as of October 31, 2023. Net realized and changes in unrealized gain or loss on such contracts were minimal during the year ended October 31, 2023, and are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Investment Securities Sold and Foreign Currency Transactions and Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investment Securities and Foreign Currency Translations, respectively, on the accompanying Statements of Operations.

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Derivative Liabilities:

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate counterparty risk, certain Funds have entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or a similar agreement with certain derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives and forward currency contracts and typically contains, among other things, provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event and may also include collateral posting items. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted, if any, and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For financial reporting purposes, a Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

D. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

1. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) serves as the investment advisor to the Funds pursuant to an investment management agreement. Subject at all times to the oversight and approval of the Board, the Advisor is responsible for the overall management of the Funds. Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. and DFA Australia Limited serve as Sub-Advisors for the International Funds.

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2023, each Fund’s investment management fee was accrued daily and paid monthly to the Advisor based on the following effective annual rate of average daily net assets:

 

     Management
Fee
 

US Equity ETF

     0.08

US Small Cap ETF

     0.25

US Targeted Value ETF

     0.27

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     0.16

US Marketwide Value ETF

     0.20

International Value ETF

     0.25

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     0.25

Pursuant to a Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption Agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive certain fees, and in certain instances, assume certain expenses of the US Equity ETF, US Core Equity 2 ETF, US Marketwide Value ETF, and World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF as described in the notes below. The Fee Waiver Agreement will remain in effect through February 28, 2024, may only be terminated by the Trust’s Board of Trustees prior to that date and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter unless terminated by the Trust or the Advisor. During the year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds had expense limits based on a percentage of average net assets on an annualized basis, as listed below. The net amount of waived fees/ expenses assumed during the year ended October 31, 2023 are also reflected below (amounts in thousands). At any time that the ETF Fund Expenses (defined below) of a Fund are less than the applicable Expense Limitation Amount listed below, the Advisor retains the right to recover fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed to the extent that the expense ratio following such recovery would be less than the Expense Limitation Amount that was in place when such prior year fees were waived and/or expenses assumed and less than the current Expense Limitation Amount in place for the Fund. The Trust, on behalf of a Fund, is also not obligated to reimburse the Advisor for fees previously waived or expenses previously assumed by the Advisor more than thirty-six months before the date of recovery.

 

     Expense
Limitation
Amount
    Waived
Fees/
Expenses
Assumed
     Recovery of
Previously Waived
Fees/ Expense
Assumed
     Previous Waived
Fees/ Expense
Assumed
Subject to Future
Recovery
 

US Equity ETF (1)

     0.22   $ —        $ —        $ —    

US Core Equity 2 ETF (2)

     0.30     —          —          —    

US Marketwide Value ETF (2)

     0.24     —          —          —    

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF (3)

     0.39     —          —          —    

 

(1)

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and assume the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (excluding the expenses that the Fund incurs indirectly through its investment in other investment companies) (“ETF Fund Expenses”) to the extent necessary to limit the ETF Fund Expenses of the Fund, on an annualized basis, to the rate listed above as percentage of average net assets (the “Expense Limitation Amount”).

(2)

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and assume the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (excluding the expenses that the Fund incurs indirectly through its investment in other investment companies) (“ETF Fund Expenses”) to the extent necessary to limit the ETF Fund Expenses of the Fund, on an annualized basis, to the rate listed above as percentage of average net assets (the “Expense Limitation Amount”).

(3)

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to assume the expenses of the Fund (including the expenses that the Fund bears as a shareholder of other funds managed by the Advisor but excluding the expenses that the Fund incurs indirectly through investment of its securities lending cash collateral in The DFA Short Term Investment Fund and its investment in unaffiliated investment companies) (“ETF Fund Expenses”) to the extent necessary to limit the ETF Fund Expenses of the Fund, on an annualized basis, to the rate listed above as percentage of average net assets (the “Expense Limitation Amount”).

 

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2. EARNED INCOME CREDIT

Additionally, certain Funds have entered into arrangements with their custodian whereby net interest earned on uninvested cash balances was used to reduce a portion of each Fund’s custody expenses. Custody expense in the accompanying financial statements is presented before reduction for credits. The impact of such credits is generally less than one basis point of each Fund’s net assets. During the year ended October 31, 2023, expenses reduced were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Fees Paid
Indirectly
 

US Equity ETF

   $ 32  

US Small Cap ETF

     31  

US Targeted Value ETF

     42  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     91  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     44  

International Value ETF

     134  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     122  

3. ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING, TRANSFER AGENT, AND CUSTODIAN FEES

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Administrator and Fund Accountant pursuant to a Services Agreement with the Trust. Citibank, N.A. serves as the Funds’ Custodian and Transfer Agent pursuant to a Global Custodial and Agency Services Agreement with the Trust. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC serves as stock transfer agent for the Acquiring Fund listed above. Prior to the Reorganization, State Street Bank and Trust Company provided accounting and administration services, dividend disbursing, and transfer agent services for the Target Fund.

4. DISTRIBUTION

DFA Securities, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Advisor, is the principal underwriter and distributor for the Funds’ Shares. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market in the Funds’ shares. No compensation is paid by the Funds to Distributor under the distribution agreement.

5. FEES PAID TO OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Advisor are also Officers and Trustees of the Trust; however, such Officers and Trustees (with the exception of the CCO, with respect to the Funds) receive no compensation from the Trust. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the total related amounts paid by the Trust to the CCO was $42 (in thousands). The total related amounts paid by each of the Funds are included in Other Expenses on the Statements of Operations.

E. DEFERRED COMPENSATION

As of October 31, 2023, the total liability for deferred compensation to Trustees is included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows (amounts in thousands)

 

US Equity ETF

   $ 9  

US Small Cap ETF

     7  

US Targeted Value ETF

     11  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     25  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     13  

International Value ETF

     7  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     8  

 

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F. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.

Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent that these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital or distributable earnings, undistributed net investment income or accumulated net realized gains or losses, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise. Accordingly, the permanent differences as of October 31, 2023, can occur as a result of realized gains on securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” non-deductible expenses, realized foreign capital gains tax, the use of accumulated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes, net foreign currency gains/losses, distributions received from real estate investment trusts and distribution redesignations, redemption in-kind transactions, and were reclassified to the accounts mentioned above. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared and paid during the years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2023, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Net
Investment
Income and
Short-Term
Capital Gains
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Tax-Exempt
Income
     Total  

US Equity ETF

           

2022

   $ 77,302      $ —        $ —        $ 77,302  

2023

     88,122        —          —          88,122  

US Small Cap ETF

           

2022

     45,954        92,853        —          138,807  

2023

     60,543        —          —          60,543  

US Targeted Value ETF

           

2022

     102,520        4,625        —          107,145  

2023

     116,840        —          —          116,840  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

           

2022

     199,823        —          —          199,823  

2023

     270,652        —          —          270,652  

US Marketwide Value ETF

           

2022

     137,580        —          —          137,580  

2023

     155,053        —          —          155,053  

International Value ETF

           

2022

     175,333        —          —          175,333  

2023

     216,148        —          —          216,148  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

           

2022

     156,347        —          —          156,347  

2023

     182,230        —          —          182,230  

 

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As of October 31, 2023, the following net investment income and short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains distributions designated for federal income tax purposes are due to the use of accumulated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon redemption of shares (amounts in thousands):

 

     Net
Investment
Income and
Short-Term
Capital Gains
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total  

US Equity ETF

   $ 498      $ —        $ 498  

US Small Cap ETF

     6,558        —          6,558  

US Targeted Value ETF

     12,444        —          12,444  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     28,917        —          28,917  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     17,819        —          17,819  

International Value ETF

     207        —          207  

As of October 31, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income and
Short-Term
Capital Gains
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(1)
    Total Net
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)
 

US Equity ETF

   $ 10,744      $ —        $ (144,436   $ 3,653,870     $ 3,520,178  

US Small Cap ETF

     —          —          (142,291     915,336       773,045  

US Targeted Value ETF

     —          —          (186,581     1,098,275       911,694  

US Core Equity 2 ETF.

     3,653        —          (555,203     6,303,988       5,752,438  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     —          —          (113,883     (1,076,464     (1,190,347

International Value ETF

     34,777        —          (440,402     328,319       (77,306

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     25,783        —          (458,042     599,855       167,596  

 

(1)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation are attributable primarily to: tax deferral of losses on wash sales and passive foreign investment company adjustments.

For federal income tax purposes, the Funds measure their capital loss carryforwards annually at October 31, their fiscal year end. Capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains with no expiration date (amounts in thousands):

 

     Unlimited      Total  

US Equity ETF

   $ 144,436      $ 144,436  

US Small Cap ETF

     142,291        142,291  

US Targeted Value ETF

     186,581        186,581  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     555,203        555,203  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     113,883        113,883  

International Value ETF

     440,402        440,402  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     458,042        458,042  

During the year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds did not use capital loss carryforwards to offset realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2023, the total cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes, as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

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     Tax Cost of
Securities
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

US Equity ETF

   $ 3,085,651      $ 3,696,496      $ (42,634    $ 3,653,862  

US Small Cap ETF

     5,180,188        1,353,534        (438,299      915,235  

US Targeted Value ETF

     7,181,669        1,717,778        (619,516      1,098,262  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     14,991,768        6,734,987        (431,002      6,303,985  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     5,967,606        2,900,967        (426,097      2,474,870  

International Value ETF

     5,262,229        729,870        (401,233      328,637  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     4,972,604        1,036,385        (431,486      604,899  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) can occur as a result of wash sales, net mark-to-market gains (losses) on regulated futures contracts, net mark-to-market gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of passive foreign investment company investments or other investments.

ASC 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no additional provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is more likely than not that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

G. SECURITIES LENDING

As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had securities on loan to brokers/dealers for which the Funds received cash collateral. Additionally, the Funds received non-cash collateral consisting of short-and/or long-term U.S. Treasuries and U.S. government agency securities as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Non-Cash
Collateral
Market Value
 

US Small Cap ETF

   $ 365  

International Value ETF

     16,197  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     81,467  

Each Fund with securities on loan invests the cash collateral, as described below, and records a liability for the return of the collateral during the period the securities are on loan. Loans of securities are expected at all times to be secured by collateral in an amount (i) equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, (ii) generally equal to 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to U.S. securities, and (iii) generally equal to 105% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to foreign securities. However, daily market fluctuations could cause the Funds’ collateral to be lower or higher than the expected thresholds. If this were to occur, the collateral would be adjusted the next business day to ensure adequate collateralization. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. If the borrower fails to return loaned securities, cash collateral being maintained by the borrower is insufficient to cover the value of loaned securities, and such collateral insufficiency is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the option of the lending agent, to replace the securities. In the event of the bankruptcy of the borrower, the Fund could experience delay in recovering the loaned securities or only recover cash or a security of equivalent value.

Subject to its stated investment policies, a Fund with securities on loan will generally invest the cash collateral received for the loaned securities in The DFA Short Term Investment Fund (the “Money Market Series”), an affiliated registered money market fund advised by the Advisor for which the Advisor receives a management fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Series. Income received from the Money Market Series is netted

 

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with fees for securities lending and collateral investment expenses and with other payments to and from borrowers of securities. The Funds also may invest the cash collateral received for the loaned securities in securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, repurchase agreements collateralized by securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, and affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds that are registered or unregistered. For purposes of this paragraph, agencies include both agency debentures and agency mortgage-backed securities. Additionally, a Fund will be able to terminate the loan at any time and will receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as amounts equal to any dividends, interest or, other distributions on the loaned securities. However, dividend income received from loaned securities may not be eligible for taxation at qualified dividend income rates.

The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of October 31, 2023 (amounts in thousands):

 

     Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements  
     Overnight
and
Continuous
     <30
days
     Between 30
and 90 days
     >90
days
     Total  

US Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 184,444      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 184,444  

US Small Cap ETF

              

Common Stocks

     490,602        —          —          —          490,602  

US Targeted Value

              

Common Stocks

     496,725        —          —          —          496,725  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

              

Common Stocks

     858,021        —          —          —          858,021  

US Marketwide Value

              

Common Stocks

     213,490        —          —          —          213,490  

International Value ETF

              

Common Stocks

     89,003        —          —          —          89,003  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

              

Common Stocks

     121,055        —          —          —          121,055  

H. AFFILIATED TRADES

Cross trades for the year ended October 31, 2023, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of fund securities between series of investment companies, or between a series of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common Trustees and/or common Officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the CCO certifies to the Board that the 17a-7 transactions entered into by the Funds complied with the Rule 17a-7 Procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

For the year ended October 31, 2023, cross trades by the Funds under Rule 17a-7 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

                   Realized  
     Purchases      Sales      Gain (Loss)  

US Equity ETF

   $ 24,812      $ 8,458      $ (3,451

US Small Cap ETF

     53,496        17,346        (13,508

US Targeted Value ETF

     108,289        33,255        (20,864

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     141,543        44,238        (26,132

US Marketwide Value ETF

     97,590        11,699        (6,624

International Value ETF

     41,750        54,698        (16,420

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     29,333        35,080        (31,319

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2023, transactions related to Affiliated Investment Companies, excluding in-kind redemptions, are presented below.

The amounts presented below may differ from the respective amounts presented in the corresponding Schedules of Investments/Summary Schedule of Investments, Statements of Assets and Liabilities or Statements of Operations due to rounding. The amounts are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Balance at
October 31,
2022
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Sales
     Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation/
Depreciation
     Balance at
October 31,
2023
     Shares as of
October 31,
2023
     Dividend
Income
     Capital Gains
Distributions
 

US Equity ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 99,230      $ 909,453      $ 824,239      $ —        $ —        $ 184,444      $ 15,946      $ 5,625      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 99,230      $ 909,453      $ 824,239      $ —        $ —        $ 184,444      $ 15,946      $ 5,625      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

US Small Cap ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 363,402      $ 1,423,161      $ 1,295,961      $ —        $ —        $ 490,602        42,414      $ 14,942      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 363,402      $ 1,423,161      $ 1,295,961      $ —        $ —        $ 490,602        42,414      $ 14,942      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

US Targeted Value ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 422,070      $ 2,008,684      $ 1,934,028      $ —        $ —        $ 496,725        42,943      $ 20,358      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 422,070      $ 2,008,684      $ 1,934,028      $ —        $ —        $ 496,725        42,943      $ 20,358      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

US Core Equity 2 ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 556,321      $ 2,900,434      $ 2,598,734      $ —        $ —        $ 858,021        74,178      $ 27,365      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 556,321      $ 2,900,434      $ 2,598,734      $ —        $ —        $ 858,021        74,178      $ 27,365      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

US Marketwide Value ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 57,561      $ 667,184      $ 511,255      $ —        $ —        $ 213,490        18,457      $ 2,499      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 57,561      $ 667,184      $ 511,255      $ —        $ —        $ 213,490        18,457      $ 2,499      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Value ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 91,921      $ 1,529,206      $ 1,532,124      $ —        $ —        $ 89,003        7,695      $ 7,319      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 91,921      $ 1,529,206      $ 1,532,124      $ —        $ —        $ 89,003        7,695      $ 7,319      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

                          

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund

   $ 108,679      $ 746,080      $ 733,704      $ —        $ —        $ 121,055        10,466      $ 5,369      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 108,679      $ 746,080      $ 733,704      $ —        $ —        $ 121,055        10,466      $ 5,369      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

I. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments, for the year ended October 31, 2023 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Purchases      Sales  

US Equity ETF

   $ 171,604      $ 140,729  

US Small Cap ETF

     383,942        191,922  

US Targeted Value ETF

     443,868        236,677  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     853,750        562,720  

 

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     Purchases      Sales  

US Marketwide Value ETF

   $ 273,857      $ 207,991  

International Value ETF

     875,613        596,620  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     747,819        391,478  

In-kind transactions for the year ended October 31, 2023 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Purchases      Sales  

US Equity ETF

   $ 702,326      $ 66,145  

US Small Cap ETF

     1,913,933        843,373  

US Targeted Value ETF

     2,261,951        1,620,477  

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     5,518,369        1,249,099  

US Marketwide Value ETF

     2,173,616        1,623,040  

International Value ETF

     1,134,783        23,846  

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     388,061        —    

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government securities during the year ended October 31, 2023.

J. CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS

Shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated basket of securities, which constitutes an optimized representation of the securities of that Fund’s specified universe, and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may be charged a transaction fee to cover the transfer and other transactional costs it incurs to issue or redeem Creation Units. The Advisor may increase, decrease or otherwise modify the creation transaction fee to an amount that, in its judgment, is necessary or appropriate to recoup for the Fund the costs it may incur as a result of such purchases, or to otherwise eliminate or reduce so far as practicable any dilution of the value of the Shares.

Such transactions fees are treated as increases in capital and are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to subscriptions-in-kind or redemptions-in-kind may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities payable related to in-kind transactions” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

K. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In accordance with the Funds’ investment objectives and policies, the Funds may invest in certain financial instruments that have off-balance sheet risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the financial statements and concentrations of credit and market risk. These instruments and their significant corresponding risks are described below:

Foreign Market Risks: Investments in foreign markets may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States of America, including the possibility of future political and economic developments and the level of foreign governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets. These markets are generally smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States of America. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of international securities held by the Funds may be inhibited.

 

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L. LINE OF CREDIT AND INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM

The Trust, together with other Dimensional-advised funds, has entered into a $700 million unsecured line of credit with its custodian bank effective December 28, 2022. A line of credit with similar terms was in effect through December 28, 2022. Each Fund is permitted to borrow, subject to its investment limitations, up to a maximum of the lower of one-quarter of such Fund’s net assets or $500 million, as long as total borrowings under the line of credit do not exceed $700 million in the aggregate. Each Fund is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances under the line of credit. Borrowings under the line of credit are charged interest at rates agreed upon by the parties at the time of borrowing. There is no commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit. The line of credit agreement expires on December 27, 2023.

For the year ended October 31, 2023, borrowings by the Funds under the line of credit were as follows (amounts in thousands, except percentages and days):

 

     Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
    Weighted
Average
Loan
Balance
     Number
of Days
Outstanding*
     Interest
Expense
Incurred
     Maximum
Amount
Borrowed
During
the Year
     Outstanding
Borrowings as
of 10/31/23
 

US Targeted Value ETF

     5.46   $ 895        6      $ 1      $ 2,003      $ —    

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     5.08     1,050        5        1        1,238        —    

International Value ETF

     5.23     532        6        —          765        —    

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     4.66     628        3        —          911        —    

 

*

Number of Days Outstanding represents the total of single or consecutive days during the year ended October 31, 2023, that the Fund’s available line of credit was used.

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC (the “Order”), the Funds may participate in an interfund lending program among certain portfolios managed by the Advisor (funds that operate as feeder funds do not participate in the program). The program allows the participating funds to borrow money from and loan money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the conditions in the Order. A loan can only be made through the program if the interfund loan rate on that day is more favorable to both the borrowing and lending funds as compared to rates available through short-term bank loans or investments in overnight repurchase agreements and money market funds, respectively, as detailed in the Order. Further, a fund may participate in the program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with its investment objectives and limitations. Interfund loans have a maximum duration of seven days and may be called on one business day’s notice.

The Funds did not use the interfund lending program during the year ended October 31, 2023.

M. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, with further amendments to Topic 848. The amendments in the ASUs provide optional temporary accounting recognition and financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021 and 2023. The ASUs were effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occurred during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has reviewed the requirements and determined the adoption of these ASUs will not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In October 2022, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments requiring open-end management investment companies, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, to transmit concise and visually engaging semi-annual and annual reports that highlight key information, including fund expenses, performance, and holdings to shareholders. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the Funds’ shareholder reports but will be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. Accordingly, the rule and form amendments will not impact the Funds until the 2024 annual shareholder reports, and will have no effect on the Funds’ accounting policies or financial statements.

 

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N. OTHER

The Funds are subject to claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business (for example, claw back litigation against former shareholders of fund companies that filed for bankruptcy, such as the now ended litigation involving The Tribune Company and the ongoing litigation involving Nine West). Although management currently believes that resolving claims against the Funds, individually or in aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Funds’ financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

As of October 31, 2023, the following number of shareholders held the following approximate percentages of the Funds’ outstanding shares. The following shareholders are omnibus accounts, which typically hold shares for the benefit of several other underlying investors.

 

     Number of
Shareholders
     Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares
 

US Equity ETF

     1        100

US Small Cap ETF

     1        100

US Targeted Value ETF

     1        100

US Core Equity 2 ETF

     1        100

US Marketwide Value ETF

     1        100

International Value ETF

     1        100

World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF

     1        100

O. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date on which the financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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LOGO

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of the Dimensional ETF Trust and Shareholders of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF, Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF, Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF, Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF, Dimensional International Value ETF, and Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedules of investments, of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF, Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF, Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF, Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF, Dimensional International Value ETF, and Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (seven of the funds constituting the Dimensional ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent of the investee fund; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 21, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. investment company group since 1981.

 

LOGO

 

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FUND MANAGEMENT

Trustees/ Directors

Each Board of Trustees/Directors (each, the “Board” and collectively, the “Boards”) of The DFA Investment Trust Company (“DFAITC”), DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (“DFAIDG”), Dimensional Investment Group Inc. (“DIG”), Dimensional ETF Trust (“ETF Trust”), and Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM”) (each, the “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) is responsible for establishing the Funds’ policies and for overseeing the management of the Funds. The Trustees/ Directors of the Funds, including all of the disinterested Trustees/Directors, have adopted written procedures to monitor potential conflicts of interest that might develop between portfolios of the Funds (the “Feeder Portfolios”) that invest in certain series of DFAITC or DEM (the “Master Funds”).

Each Board has three standing committees, an Audit Committee, a Nominating Committee, and an Investment Strategy Committee (the “Strategy Committee”). The Audit Committee is composed of George M. Constantinides, Roger G. Ibbotson, Abbie J. Smith and Ingrid M. Werner. Each member of the Audit Committee is a disinterested Trustee/Director. The Audit Committee oversees the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, the Fund’s internal controls, the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audits thereof and performs other oversight functions as requested by the Board. The Audit Committee recommends the appointment of each Fund’s independent registered certified public accounting firm and acts as a liaison between the Fund’s independent registered certified public accounting firm and the full Board. There were two Audit Committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

Each Board’s Nominating Committee is composed of George M. Constantinides, Roger G. Ibbotson, Myron S. Scholes, Abbie J. Smith, Douglas W. Diamond, Darrell Duffie and Ingrid M. Werner. Each member of the Nominating Committee is a disinterested Trustee/Director. The Nominating Committee for each Board makes recommendations for nominations of disinterested and interested members on the Board to the disinterested Board members and to the full Board. The Nominating Committee evaluates a candidate’s qualification for Board membership and the independence of such candidate from the Advisor and other principal service providers. There were four Nominating Committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

Each Board’s Strategy Committee is composed of Gerard K. O’Reilly, Douglas W. Diamond, Myron S. Scholes and Darrell Duffie. The Strategy Committee assists the Board in carrying out its fiduciary duties with respect to the oversight of the Fund and its performance. At the request of the Board or the Advisor, the Strategy Committee (i) reviews the design of possible new series of the Fund, (ii) reviews performance of existing portfolios of the Funds and discusses and recommends possible enhancements to the portfolios’ investment strategies, (iii) reviews proposals by the Advisor to modify or enhance the investment strategies or policies of each portfolio, and (iv) considers issues relating to investment services for each portfolio of the Fund. There were three Strategy Committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

Certain biographical information for each disinterested Trustee/Director and interested Trustee/Director of the Funds is set forth in the tables below, including a description of each Trustee/Director’s experience as a Trustee/Director of the Funds and as a Director or Trustee of other funds, as well as other recent professional experience.

The statements of additional information (together, “SAI”) of the Funds include additional information about each Trustee/Director. You may obtain copies of the SAI and prospectus of each Fund advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP by calling collect (512) 306-7400 or by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746. Prospectuses are also available at http://us.dimensional.com.

 

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Disinterested Trustees

 

Name, Address and

Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships of
Public Companies Held
During Past 5 Years

Reena Aggarwal c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 1957    Director/ Trustee    Since 2021    Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance (since 2003) and Professor of Finance (since 2000), McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University and Director, Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Provost of Faculty, Georgetown University (2016-2020).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    Director, Cohen & Steers (asset management firm) (since 2017) and Director, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (private business development company) (since 2019). Formerly, Director, New York Life Investment Management IndexIQ (2008- 2021) (22 funds); formerly, Director, REAN Cloud (technology) (2015-2018); formerly, Director, FBR & Co. (investment banking) (2011- 2017); and formerly, Director, Brightwood Capital Advisors, L.P. (private equity) (2013- 2020).

George M. Constantinides University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637 1947

   Director/ Trustee    DFAIDG – Since 1983; DIG & DEM – Since 1993; DFAITC – Since 1992; ETF Trust – Since 2020    Leo Melamed Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1978).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    None

Douglas W. Diamond

c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 1953

   Director/ Trustee    DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC –   Since 2017; ETF Trust – Since 2020    Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1979). Formerly, Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (1990-2019).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    None

 

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Name, Address and

Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships of
Public Companies Held
During Past 5 Years

Darrell Duffie c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 1954    Director/ Trustee    DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC –   Since 2019; ETF Trust – Since 2020    Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance, Stanford University (since 1984) and Director, TNB Inc. (bank) (since 2020).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    Formerly, Director, Moody’s Corporation (financial information and information technology) (2008-2018).
Francis A. Longstaff c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 1956    Director/ Trustee    Since 2021    Allstate Professor of Insurance and Finance, UCLA, Anderson School of Management (since 1992); Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting (since 2018); Consultant, Charles River Associates (economic consulting firm) (since 2013); Consultant, Simplex Holdings, Inc. (technology firm) (since 1998); and Expert Witness, Analysis Group (economic consulting firm) (since 2012).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    None

Abbie J. Smith University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637 1953

   Director/ Trustee    DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC –   Since 2000; ETF Trust – Since 2020    Boris and Irene Stern Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and James S. Ely, III Faculty Fellow, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1980).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    Director, (since 2000) and formerly, Audit Committee Chair (2019-2022) and Lead Director (2014- 2017), HNI Corporation (office furniture); Director, Ryder System Inc. (transportation, logistics and supply- chain management) (since 2003); and Trustee and Audit Committee member (since 2022), UBS Funds (3 investment companies within the fund complex) (12 portfolios) (since 2009).

 

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Name, Address and

Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships of
Public Companies Held
During Past 5 Years

Heather E. Tookes Yale School of Management

165 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511

1974

   Director/ Trustee    Since 2021    Deputy Dean for Faculty (since 2022) and Professor of Finance (since 2004), Yale School of Management.    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    Director, Payoneer Inc. (digital payments) (since 2021); Director, Ariel Investments LLC (investment adviser) (since 2017); Director, Charles River Associates (economic consulting firm) (since 2022); and Director, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven (community foundation and grant-making) (since 2022). Formerly, Director, KCG Holdings (trading company) (January 2017- July 2017).

 

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Name, Address and

Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships of
Public Companies Held
During Past 5 Years

Ingrid M. Werner c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 1961    Director/ Trustee    DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC – Since 2019; ETF Trust – Since 2020    Martin and Andrew Murrer Professor of Finance, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University (since 1998). Adjunct Member, the Prize Committee for the Swedish Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (annual award for significant scientific research contribution) (since 2018). Member, Scientific Board, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research (institute supporting academic research in finance) (since 2020). Chair, Economic Advisory Committee, FINRA (since 2017). Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Swedish House of Finance (institute supporting academic research in finance) (since 2014). Member, Scientific Board, Danish Finance Institute (institute supporting academic research in finance) (since 2017). Fellow, Center for Analytical Finance (academic research) (since 2015). Formerly, President, Western Finance Association (global association of academic researchers and practitioners in finance) (2018- 2019); formerly, Member, Academic Board, Mistra Financial Systems (organization funding academic research on environment, governance and climate/sustainability in finance) (2016-2021); formerly, Director, American Finance Association (global association of academic researchers and practitioners in finance) (2019-2022); formerly, Associate Editor, Journal of Finance (2016-2022).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    Director, Fourth Swedish AP Fund (pension fund asset management) (since 2017).

 

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Interested Trustees

The following interested Trustees are described as such because each is deemed to be an “interested person,” as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, due to his position with the Advisor.

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships

of Public

Companies Held

During Past 5

Years

David P. Butler c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746 1964

   Director/ Trustee Co-Chief Executive Officer    Director/ Trustee since 2021 Co-Chief Executive Officer since 2017 (DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC); 2020 (ETF Trust)    Co-Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM”), DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (“DFAIDG”), Dimensional Investment Group Inc. (“DIG”), The DFA Investment Trust Company (“DFAITC”), Dimensional Holdings Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Investment LLC, and DFA Securities LLC (collectively with DEM, DFAIDG, DIG and DFAITC, the “DFA Entities”) (since 2017) and Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020), DFA Canada LLC (since 2018), Dimensional Holdings LLC (since 2017), and the Trust (since 2020); Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2018), Director (since 2017) of Dimensional Holdings Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, Dimensional Japan Ltd., Dimensional Advisors Ltd., and DFA Australia Limited; Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer (since 2017) of Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd.; Head of Global Financial Advisor Services for Dimensional Investment LLC (since 2017). Formerly, Director (2017-2021) of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    None

 

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Name, Address and
Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of

Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

  

Portfolios
within the DFA
Fund Complex2
Overseen

  

Other Directorships

of Public

Companies Held

During Past 5

Years

Gerard K. O’Reilly c/o Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746 1976    Chairman and Director/ Trustee Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investmen t Officer    Chairman and Director/ Trustee since 2021 Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer since 2017 (DFAIDG, DIG, DEM & DFAITC); 2020 (ETF Trust)    Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the DFA Entities (since 2017) and Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020); Co-Chief Executive Officer of DFA Canada LLC (since 2018); Chief Investment Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2017); Director and Chief Investment Officer (since 2017) and Vice President (since 2014) of DFA Australia Limited; Chief Investment Officer (since 2018) and Vice President (since 2016) of Dimensional Japan Ltd.; Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Dimensional Holdings, LLC (since 2017); Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (since 2017) of Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd.; Director of Dimensional Funds plc (since 2014), Dimensional Fund II plc (since 2014), Dimensional Holdings Inc. (since 2017), Dimensional Advisors Ltd. (since 2017), and Dimensional Ireland Limited (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (2018-2021).    157 portfolios in 5 investment companies    None

 

1 

Each Director/Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

2 

Each Director/Trustee is a director or trustee of each of the five registered investment companies within the DFA Fund Complex, which include: DFAIDG; DIG; DEM; DFAITC and Dimensional ETF Trust. Each disinterested Director/Trustee also serves on the Independent Review Committee of the Dimensional Funds, mutual funds registered in the provinces of Canada and managed by the Advisor’s affiliate, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC.

 

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Officers

Below is the name, year of birth, information regarding positions with the Funds and the principal occupation for each officer of the Funds. The address of each officer is 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, TX 78746. Each of the officers listed below holds the same office (except as otherwise noted) in the DFA Entities.

 

Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Valerie A. Brown 1967    Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2020   

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of all the DFA Entities (since 2001)

 

•  DFA Australia Limited (since 2002)

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (since 2002)

 

•  Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (since 2010)

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd. (since 2012)

 

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited (since 2012)

 

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

 

Director, Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

Ryan P. Buechner 1982    Vice President and Assistant Secretary    Since 2020   

Vice President and Assistant Secretary of

 

•  DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM (since 2019)

 

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

 

Vice President (since January 2018) of

 

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

 

•  DFA Securities LLC

 

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Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Stephen A. Clark 1972    Executive Vice President    Since 2020    Executive Vice President of all the DFA Entities (since 2017)
        

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

         Director and Vice President (since 2016) of
        

•  Dimensional Japan Ltd.

         Chairman (since 2018) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

         President and Director (since 2016) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

         Vice President (since 2008) and Director (since 2016) of
        

•  DFA Australia Limited

         Director (since 2016) of
        

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd.

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

        

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited

         Vice President of
        

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd. (since 2016)

        

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited (since 2016)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd. (since 2019)

         Formerly, Director (2016 – 2021) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

         Formerly, Vice President (2004 – 2017) of
        

•  all the DFA Entities

         Formerly, Vice President (2010 – 2016) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

         Formerly, Vice President (2016 – 2019) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

         Formerly, Interim Chief Executive Officer (2019 – 2020) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

         Formerly, Head of Institutional, North America (2012 – 2013) and Head of Global Institutional Services (2014- 2018) for
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

         Formerly, Interim Chief Executive Officer (2019 – 2020) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

         Formerly, Head of Institutional, North America (2012 – 2013) and Head of Global Institutional Services (2014- 2018) for
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

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Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Lisa M. Dallmer 1972    Chief Operating Officer    Since June 2021   

Chief Operating Officer (since June 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

 

Executive Vice President (since January 2020) of

 

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

 

•  DFA Securities LLC

 

Chief Operating Officer (since December 2019) of

 

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

 

•  DFA Securities LLC

 

Vice President (since 2020) of

 

•  DFA Australia Limited

 

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

 

•  Dimensional Ireland Limited

 

•  Dimensional Japan Ltd.

 

Formerly, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (June 2020 – June 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

 

Formerly, Senior Vice President, Business Operations (March 2019 – October 2019) at

 

•  Delphix Inc.

 

Formerly, Chief Operating Officer Global Technology & Operations, Managing Director (2014 – 2018) of

 

•  BlackRock Inc.

Bernard J. Grzelak 1971    Vice President    Since June 2021   

Vice President (since June 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since September 2020) of

 

•  DFA Australia Limited

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

 

•  DFA Securities LLC

 

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

 

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

 

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited

 

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

 

Vice President (since March 2021) of

 

•  Dimensional Ireland Limited

 

Formerly, Partner (2008 – 2020), Chief Operating Officer, Global Funds and Risk (2018 – 2020), Chief Operations Officer (2016 – 2018), and Director of Fund Administration (2003 – 2016) of

 

•  Lord Abbett & Co. LLC

 

Formerly, Chief Financial Officer (2017—2020) and Treasurer (2003 – 2017) of

 

•  Lord Abbett Family of Funds

 

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Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Eric Hall 1978    Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since June 2021   

Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (since June 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

 

Formerly, Data Integrity Team Lead (December 2019 – April 2021) of

 

•  Clearwater Analytics

 

Formerly, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (March 2015 – November 2019) at

 

•  INVESCO, U.S. (formerly, OppenheimerFunds, Inc.)

Jeff J. Jeon 1973    Vice President    Since 2020   

Vice President (since 2004) of

 

•  all the DFA Entities

 

Vice President (since 2020) of

 

•  Dimensional ETF Trust

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2010) of

 

•  Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd.

 

Formerly, Assistant Secretary (2017 – 2019) of

 

•  all the DFA Entities

Joy Lopez 1971    Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2020   

Vice President of

 

•  all the DFA Entities (since 2015)

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (since 2015)

 

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

 

•  DFA Australia Limited (since 2020)

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2020)

 

•  Dimensional Ireland Limited (since 2020)

 

Assistant Treasurer of

 

•  DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM (since 2017) the Trust (since 2020)

Kenneth M. Manell 1972    Vice President    Since 2020   

Vice President of

 

•  all the DFA Entities (since 2010)

 

•  Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (since 2010)

 

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

Jan Miller 1963    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer    Since June 2021   

Vice President (since January 2023) of

 

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

•  Dimensional Investments LLC

 

•  DFA Securities LLC

 

Vice President (since April 2022) of

 

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (since June 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

 

Formerly, Director (May 2019 – January 2021) at

 

•  INVESCO, U.S. (formerly, OppenheimerFunds, Inc.)

 

Formerly, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (September 2012 – May 2019) at

 

•  OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

 

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Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Catherine L. Newell 1964    President and General Counsel    Since 2020   

President of

 

•  DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM (since 2017)

        

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

         General Counsel of
        

•  all the DFA Entities (since 2001)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since 2006)

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc. (since 2006)

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC (since 2009)

        

•  DFA Canada LLC (since 2009)

        

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

         Executive Vice President (since 2017) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

        

•  DFA Securities LLC

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

         Secretary of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since 2006)

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc. (since 2006)

        

•  DFA Securities LLC (since 2006)

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC (since 2009)

         Vice President (since 1997) and Secretary (since 2002) of
        

•  DFA Australia Limited

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

         Vice President and Secretary of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2003)

        

•  DFA Canada LLC (since 2009)

        

•  Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (since 2010)

        

•  Dimensional Japan Ltd. (since 2012)

        

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd (since 2014)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd. (since 2012)

         Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2012) of
        

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited

         Director of
        

•  Dimensional Australia Limited (since 2007)

        

•  Dimensional Funds plc (since 2002)

        

•  Dimensional Funds II plc (since 2006)

         Director of
        

•  Dimensional Japan Ltd. (since 2012)

        

•  Dimensional Advisors Ltd. (since 2012)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd. (since 2012)

        

•  Dimensional Hong Kong Limited (since 2012)

        

•  Dimensional Ireland Limited (since 2018)

         Formerly, Vice President and Secretary (2010 – 2014) of
        

•  Dimensional SmartNest (US) LLC

         Formerly, Vice President (1997 – 2017) and Secretary (2000 – 2017) of
        

•  DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM

         Formerly, Vice President of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1997 – 2017)

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc. (2006 – 2017)

        

•  DFA Securities LLC (1997 – 2017)

 

85


Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of

Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

Selwyn J. Notelovitz 1961    Vice President    Since September 2021   

Vice President (since September 2021) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

         Vice President (since December 2012) and Chief Compliance Officer (since July 2020) of
        

•  DFA Securities LLC

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

         Chief Compliance Officer (since July 2020) of:
        

•  DFA Australia Limited

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

         Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (2013 – 2020) of:
        

•  the DFA Fund Complex

        

•  DFA Securities LLC

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

         Formerly, Vice President (2013 – 2020) of:
        

•  the DFA Fund Complex

         Formerly, Director (2019 – 2021) of:
        

•  Dimensional Ireland Limited

Carolyn L. O 1974    Vice President and Secretary    Since 2020   

Vice President and Secretary of

 

•  DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM (since 2010 and 2017, respectively)

        

•  Dimensional ETF Trust (since 2020)

         Vice President (since 2010) and Assistant Secretary (since 2016) of
        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

         Vice President of
        

•  DFA Securities LLC (since 2010)

        

•  Dimensional Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (since 2010)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2016)

         Assistant Secretary (since 2016) of
        

•  DFA Securities LLC

Randy C. Olson 1980    Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2020   

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2020) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

         Vice President (since 2016) of
        

•  DFA Securities LLC

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc.

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC

         Formerly, Vice President – Senior Compliance Officer of
        

•  Dimensional Investment Advisors LP (January 2020 – August 2020 and July 2014 – March 2017)

         Formerly, Vice President – Head of Compliance & Operations Asia Ex-Japan of
        

•  Dimensional Investment Advisors LP (April 2017 – January 2020)

 

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Name and Year of Birth

  

Position

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

  

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years

James J. Taylor 1983    Vice President and Assistant Treasurer    Since 2020   

Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (since 2020) of

 

•  the DFA Fund Complex

         Vice President of
        

•  Dimensional Holdings Inc. (since 2016)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since 2016)

        

•  Dimensional Investment LLC (since 2016)

        

•  DFA Securities LLC (since 2016)

        

•  Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since 2020)

 

1 

Each officer holds office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

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Tax Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

The following information is solely for informational purposes. Each Fund is designating the U.S. federal income tax character of the following items with respect to distributions paid or expected to be paid to shareholders related to the period ended October 31, 2023. All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For each classification below and including “Section 163(j) interest dividends” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.163(j)-1(b)(35) and “Section 199A dividends” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.199A -3(d), it is the intent of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, shareholders generally must report distributions received from a Fund on a calendar-year basis, which therefore may include distributions with respect to portions of two fiscal years of the Fund. Annual statements needed by shareholders concerning the tax status of distributions received for the calendar year 2023 (e.g., IRS Form 1099-DIV) will be provided in early 2024. Shareholders should refer to these statements in preparing their calendar year 2023 tax returns. Please consult your tax advisor for the proper treatment of this information. Unless otherwise noted, the amounts in the table are expressed as a percentage of the distributions paid with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

 

Dimensional ETF Trust

  Net
Investment
Income
Distribution
    Short-term
Capital
Gain
Distribution
    Long-Term
Capital
Gain

Distribution
    Return
of
Capital
    Tax-Exempt
Interest
    Total
Distributions
    Qualifying
For
Corporate
Dividends
Received

Deduction(1)
    Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
    U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
    Foreign
Tax
Credit(4)
    Foreign
Source
Income(5)
    Qualifying
Interest
Income(6)
    Qualifying
Short-Term
Capital
Gain(7)
 

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     100     100     0     0     0     0     0

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     100     100     0     0     0     0     0

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     100     100     0     0     0     0     0

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     100     100     0     0     0     0     0

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     100     100     0     0     0     0     0

Dimensional International Value ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     0     100     0     8     100     0     0

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

    100     0     0     0     0     100     0     89     0     9     100     0     0

 

(1)

Qualified Dividends represents the amount that qualifies for the corporate dividends-received deduction under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code and is reflected as a percentage of estimated ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions) for the calendar year 2023.

(2)

Qualified Dividend Income represents the amount that qualifies for the reduced capital gain tax rate under Section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code and is reflected as a percentage of estimated ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions) for the calendar year 2023.

(3)

U.S. Government Interest represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of total estimated ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions) for the calendar year 2023. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. Please consult your tax advisor for the availability of a state tax exemption based on your individual circumstances.

(4)

Foreign Tax Credit represents the amount of dividends that qualify for the foreign tax credit pass through under Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code and is reflected as a percentage of “investment company taxable income” (as defined in Section 852(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code).

(5)

Foreign Source Income represents the amount of dividends derived from foreign sources and is reflected as a percentage of “investment company taxable income” (as defined in Section 852(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

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(6)

Qualified Net Interest Income represents the amount of interest income available as interest-related dividends generally exempt from withholding taxes for non-U.S. shareholders under Section 871(k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. The information is reflected as a percentage estimated ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions) for the calendar year 2023.

(7)

Qualified Short-Term Capital Gain represents the amount available as short-term capital gain dividends generally exempt from withholding taxes for non-U.S. shareholders under Section 871(k)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The information is reflected as a percentage of estimated ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions) for the calendar year 2023.

 

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VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses in voting proxies relating to securities held in the portfolio is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400; (2) from the Advisor’s Website at www.dimensional.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Advisor votes these proxies is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and from the Advisor’s website at http://us.dimensional.com and reflects the twelve-month period beginning July 1st and ending June 30th.

 

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