DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio (DEMSX)

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7.5 in Diversified Emerging Markets

U.S. News evaluated 170 Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Terms & Conditions

Scorecard
Morningstar	4 / 5 Stars
Lipper	5 5 1 5 3
Zacks Investment Research	3 (Hold)
Standard & Poor's	4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com	B+ (Buy)

Fund Overview

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in the Emerging Markets Small Cap Series. It purchases a broad market coverage of smaller companies associated with each emerging market, which may include frontier markets (emerging market countries in an earlier stage of development), authorized for investment by the Advisor's Investment Committee ("Approved Markets"). The fund may gain exposure to companies associated with Approved Markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuer's domicile country.

Trailing Returns	Updated 03.31.2012
Year to date	17.2%
1 Year	-7.5%
3 Years (Annualized)	33.8%
5 Years (Annualized)	6.6%
10 Years (Annualized)	17.5%

Performance

The fund has returned -7.53 percent over the past year, 33.75 percent over the past three years, 6.63 percent over the past five years, and 17.49 percent over the past decade.

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Holdings

Asset Allocation

	% Long	% Net
Cash	0.26	0.26
Stocks	0.37	0.37
Bonds	0.0	0.0
Other	0.23	0.23
Foreign Bonds	0.0	0.0
Foreign Stocks	99.11	99.11
Convertible	0.0	0.0
Preferred	0.03	0.03