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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
3
5
1
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A-
(Buy)
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#1 in Global Real Estate
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Performance
The fund has returned 30.88 percent over the past year, 17.31 percent over the past three years, and 2.18 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.0% |
| 1 Year | 30.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 17.3% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.2% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse set of securities of non-U.S. companies principally engaged in the real estate industry, including developed and emerging markets, with a particular focus on non-U.S. real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and companies the Advisor considers to be REIT-like entities. It may gain exposure to companies associated with approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuers domicile country.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
DFA International Real Estate Securities has an expense ratio of 0.41 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
