N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKET VALUE FUND, INC. Dimensional Emerging Market Value Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-7440

DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Catherine L. Newell, Esquire, Vice President and Secretary

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund,

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 512-306-7400

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2009

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


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Dimensional Fund Advisors

6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One

Austin, TX 78746

December 2009

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

After sinking to ten-year lows, stock prices around the world rebounded sharply in March 2009 and posted steady gains in the seven months between March and September. March and April were among the best-return months in the life of Dimensional’s equity Funds.

The unexpected turns in the financial markets this year offered some valuable lessons. We were reminded that stock prices are unpredictable. We saw once again the benefits of staying disciplined in the market as it inevitably moves up and down. And I believe these markets showed very clearly why diversification is so important to long-term investment success.

Although diversification can’t prevent losses, it can help investors avoid the extreme outcomes that can result from concentrating investments in individual stocks or market segments. We believe that successful investing is about both increasing wealth and being able to sleep well at night. Investors who understand how markets work and have a realistic understanding of their own tolerance for risk are most likely to have a good overall experience.

More than $10 billion in net long-term assets flowed into Dimensional’s Funds during the first 10 months of 2009, a reflection of the trust our shareholders around the world have placed in us. We are grateful for that trust and want you to know that we take our responsibility as the steward of your investments in Dimensional’s Funds very seriously. We hope to have the opportunity to continue serving your needs for many years to come.

 

Sincerely,

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David G. Booth

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


 

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ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

 

     Page

Letter to Shareholders

  

Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes

   1

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. — Emerging Markets Value Portfolio

  

Performance Charts

   2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis (including Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund)

   3

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

   6

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

   7

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   8

Statement of Operations

   9

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   10

Financial Highlights

   11

Notes to Financial Statements

   13

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   19

Results of the Shareholder Meeting

   20

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund

  

Performance Chart

   21

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

   22

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

   23

Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings

   24

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   29

Statement of Operations

   30

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   31

Financial Highlights

   32

Notes to Financial Statements

   33

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   41

Results of the Shareholder Meeting

   42

Fund Management

   43

Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities

   51

Notice to Shareholders

   52

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

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS AND FOOTNOTES

Statement of Assets and Liabilities/Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings

 

Investment Abbreviations

ADR

  American Depositary Receipt

FNMA

  Federal National Mortgage Association

Investment Footnotes

  See Note B to Financial Statements.

††

  Securities have generally been fair valued. 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 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.

@

  Security purchased with cash proceeds from Securities on Loan.

§

  Affiliated Fund.

Financial Highlights

(A)

  Computed using average shares outstanding.

(B)

  Annualized

(C)

  Non-Annualized

(D)

  Represents the combined ratios for the respective portfolio and its respective pro-rata share of its Master Fund Series.

(E)

  Because of commencement of operations and related preliminary transaction costs, these ratios are not necessarily indicative of future ratios.

All Statements and Schedules

  Amounts designated as — are either zero or rounded to zero.

SEC

  Securities and Exchange Commission

(a)

  Commencement of Operations.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

PERFORMANCE CHARTS

 

 

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio Institutional Class vs.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends)

October 31, 1999-October 31, 2009

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Emerging Markets Value Portfolio Class R2 vs.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends)

January 29, 2008-October 31, 2009

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

International Equity Market Review    12 Months Ended October 31, 2009

The one-year period ending October 31, 2009, was characterized by unprecedented volatility in non-US developed markets. Non-US developed markets lost 18.87% from November 2008 through February 2009, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index (net dividends). From March through October 2009 these same markets gained 57.56%. In April 2009, the Index had its largest-ever monthly gain (12.90%) since October 1990.

From November 2008 through February 2009, developed markets returns were negative across all asset classes. The US dollar rallied against most currencies, reversing a general trend of depreciation dating back to 2006. From March through October 2009 the market reversed course, with small cap and value stocks strongly outperforming large cap and growth stocks. The US dollar depreciated against most major currencies. The rally drove strong positive returns for the 12-month period, with small cap stocks significantly outperforming large cap stocks and value stocks outperforming growth stocks, as measured by the MSCI indexes.

12 Months Ended October 31, 2009

 

Ten Largest Foreign Developed Markets by Market Cap (BB)

   Local
Currency
Return
   U.S. Dollar
Return

Japan ($2,432)

   6.03%    15.20%

United Kingdom ($2,328)

   23.19%    25.68%

France ($1,106)

   10.09%    28.10%

Canada ($1,060)

   17.46%    32.58%

Australia ($912)

   21.91%    66.97%

Germany ($843)

   6.37%    23.77%

Switzerland ($821)

   5.78%    20.63%

Spain ($488)

   33.27%    55.06%

Italy ($388)

   7.57%    25.17%

Netherlands ($277)

   20.17%    39.83%

 

Country market capitalizations (in parentheses) are in USD billions. Source: Returns are of MSCI indices net of foreign withholding taxes on dividends. Country market capitalizations are based on country carve-outs of the MSCI All-Country World Investable Market Index. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2009, all rights reserved.

Small company stocks were the best-performing asset class in international markets, while growth stocks had the worst relative results.

12 Months Ended October 31, 2009

 

     U.S. Dollar
Return

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index

   50.01%

MSCI World ex USA Value Index

   31.71%

MSCI World ex USA Index

   27.83%

MSCI World ex USA Growth Index

   24.03%

 

Source: MSCI indices are net of foreign withholding taxes on dividends, copyright MSCI 2009, all rights reserved.

Gains in emerging markets were better, on average, than in developed markets, although results varied widely among the individual emerging markets countries. For the 12 month period, returns in U.S. dollars were 64.13% for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends) and 27.83% for the MSCI World ex USA Index (net dividends).

 

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12 Months Ended October 31, 2009

 

Country

   U.S. Dollar
Return

Argentina

   53.21%

Brazil

   91.55%

Chile

   61.68%

China

   82.16%

Czech Republic

   26.83%

Hungary

   63.54%

India

   77.12%

Indonesia

   127.39%

Israel

   31.43%

Malaysia

   56.99%

Mexico

   39.79%

Philippines

   50.71%

Poland

   23.09%

South Africa

   61.69%

South Korea

   56.17%

Taiwan

   48.86%

Thailand

   78.58%

Turkey

   68.21%

 

Source: Returns are of MSCI indices net of foreign withholding taxes on dividends, copyright MSCI 2009, all rights reserved.

Master-Feeder Structure

The Emerging Markets Value Portfolio described below, called a “Feeder Fund,” does not buy individual securities directly; instead, the Portfolio invests in a corresponding fund called a “Master Fund“. The Master Fund, in turn, purchases stocks and/or other securities.

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio

The Emerging Markets Value Portfolio seeks to capture the returns of value stocks in selected emerging markets by purchasing shares of the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund, which invests in such stocks. The investment strategy employs a disciplined, quantitative approach, emphasizing broad diversification and consistent exposure to emerging markets value stocks, but does not attempt to track closely a specific equity index. As of October 31, 2009, the Master Fund held 1,944 stocks across 18 emerging markets countries and was mostly invested in equities throughout the year: the average non-equitized cash level for the period was less than 1% of the Master Fund’s assets. The Master Fund’s target country weights are capped at a ceiling set by the manager in order to limit single-country risk exposure.

As a result of the Master Fund’s diversified investment approach, performance was generally determined by broad structural trends in emerging country stock markets, rather than the behavior of a limited number of stocks. For the 12 months ended October 31, 2009, total returns were 78.59% for the Institutional Class share of the Portfolio, 78.29% for the Class R2 shares of the Portfolio and 64.13% for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends). The Master Fund targets large and small cap value stocks while the Index primarily targets large cap stocks. The Master Fund’s greater allocation than the Index to value stocks added approximately 11.9% to relative performance. The Master Fund’s greater allocation to small cap stocks added approximately 3.3% to the relative performance.

 

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Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund

The Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund seeks to capture the returns of value stocks in selected emerging markets. The investment strategy employs a disciplined, quantitative approach, emphasizing broad diversification and consistent exposure to emerging markets value stocks, but does not attempt to closely track a specific equity index. As of October 31, 2009, the Fund held 1,944 stocks in 18 emerging markets countries and was mostly invested in equities throughout the year: the average non-equitized cash level for the period was less than 1% of the Fund’s assets. The Fund’s target country weights are capped at a ceiling set by the manager in order to limit single-country risk exposure.

As a result of the Fund’s diversified investment approach, performance was generally determined by broad structural trends in emerging country stock markets, rather than the behavior of a limited number of stocks. For the 12 months ended October 31, 2009, total returns were 79.39% for the Fund and 64.13% for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends). The Fund targets large and small cap value stocks while the Index primarily targets large cap stocks. The Fund’s greater allocation than the Index to value stocks added approximately 11.9% to relative performance. The Fund’s greater allocation to small cap stocks added approximately 3.3% to the relative performance.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

The following Expense Table is shown so that you can understand the impact of fees on your investment. All mutual 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, 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 mutual 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 Table below illustrates 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” reflect 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 mutual 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 mutual 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 table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, if applicable. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the six-month period indicated.

 

EXPENSE TABLE    Six Months Ended October 31, 2009
     Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/09
   Ending
Account
Value
10/31/09
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual Fund Return

           

Class R2 Shares

   $1,000.00    $1,471.60    0.90%    $5.61

Institutional Class Shares

   $1,000.00    $1,474.10    0.62%    $3.87

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

           

Class R2 Shares

   $1,000.00    $1,020.67    0.90%    $4.58

Institutional Class Shares

   $1,000.00    $1,022.08    0.62%    $3.16

 

*

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. The Portfolio is a Feeder Fund. The expenses shown reflect the direct expenses of the Feeder Fund and the indirect payment of the Feeder Fund’s portion of the expenses of its Master Fund.

 

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

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 on Form N-Q. For DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., this would be for the fiscal quarters ending January 31 and July 31. The Form N-Q filing must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. filed its most recent Form N-Q with the SEC on September 29, 2009. It is available upon request, without charge, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400 or by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746, or by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).

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 utilized. The following table, which presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments before short-term investments and collateral for loaned securities, is provided in compliance with such requirement.

The categories of industry classification for the Affiliated Investment Company is represented in the Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings, which is included elsewhere within the report. Refer to the Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings for the underlying Master Fund’s holdings which reflects the investments by country.

 

Affiliated Investment Company

   100.0

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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

 

ASSETS:

  

Investment in Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (Affiliated Investment Company) at Value†

   $ 7,409,209

Receivables:

  

Investment Securities Sold

     16,385

Fund Shares Sold

     9,155

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

     49
      

Total Assets

     7,434,798
      

LIABILITIES:

  

Payables:

  

Affiliated Investment Company Shares Purchased

     4,044

Fund Shares Redeemed

     21,496

Due to Advisor

     2,594

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

     316
      

Total Liabilities

     28,450
      

NET ASSETS

   $ 7,406,348
      

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE:

  

Class R2 Shares - based on net assets of $5,082 and shares outstanding of 2,034,960

   $ 2.50
      

NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED

     100,000,000
      

Institutional Class Shares - based on net assets of $7,401,266 and shares outstanding of 256,115,623

   $ 28.90
      

NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED

     1,500,000,000
      

Investments in Affiliated Investment Company at Cost

   $ 5,504,485
      

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-In Capital

   $ 5,930,966

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income)

     12,574

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     182,234

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     1,280,574
      

NET ASSETS

   $ 7,406,348
      

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 109,045   

Interest

     277   

Income from Securities Lending

     11,962   

Expenses Allocated from Affiliated Investment Company

     (10,541
        

Total Investment Income

     110,743   
        

Expenses

  

Administrative Services Fees

     20,346   

Accounting & Transfer Agent Fees

     109   

Filing Fees

     208   

Shareholder Servicing Fees  —  Class R2 Shares

     9   

Shareholders’ Reports

     125   

Directors’/Trustees’ Fees & Expenses

     87   

Professional Fees

     70   

Other

     57   
        

Total Expenses

     21,011   
        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     89,732   
        

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

     76,523   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities and Foreign Currency

     2,867,814   
        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     2,944,337   
        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,034,069   
        

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2009
    Period
Dec. 1, 2007
to
Oct. 31, 2008
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2007
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

      

Operations:

      

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 89,732      $ 179,045      $ 119,722   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

     76,523        603,223 †      170,231 † 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities and Foreign Currency

     2,867,814        (5,398,482 )†      2,117,791 † 
                        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,034,069        (4,616,214     2,407,744   
                        

Distributions From:

      

Net Investment Income:

      

Class R2 Shares

     (427     (115       

Institutional Class Shares

     (77,134     (181,885     (96,479

Net Short-Term Gains:

      

Class R2 Shares

     (76              

Institutional Class Shares

     (36,974     (13,134     (8,058

Net Long-Term Gains:

      

Class R2 Shares

     (1,070              

Institutional Class Shares

     (517,440     (155,738     (44,751
                        

Total Distributions

     (633,121     (350,872     (149,288
                        

Capital Share Transactions:

      

Shares Issued

     1,980,752        2,280,870        1,777,388   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     576,478        306,474        124,212   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,289,209     (1,368,681     (957,950
                        

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

     1,268,021        1,218,663        943,650   
                        

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     3,668,969        (3,748,423     3,202,106   

Net Assets

      

Beginning of Period

     3,737,379        7,485,802        4,283,696   
                        

End of Period

   $ 7,406,348      $ 3,737,379      $ 7,485,802   
                        

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income)

   $ 12,574      $ 6,472      $ 22,447   

 

†  

See Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

     Class R2 Shares  
      Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2009
      

Period
Jan. 29, 2008(a)
to

Oct. 31, 2008

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 4.56         $ 10.00   
                   

Income from Investment Operations

       

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     0.03 (A)         0.21 (A) 

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

     1.14           (4.93
                   

Total from Investment Operations

     1.17           (4.72
   

Less Distributions

       

Net Investment Income

     (0.32        (0.72

Net Realized Gains

     (2.91          
                   

Total Distributions

     (3.23        (0.72
   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 2.50         $ 4.56   
   

Total Return

     78.29        (50.51 )%(C) 
   

Net Assets, End of Period (thousands)

     $5,082         $ 1,799   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (D)

     0.90        0.92 %(B)(E) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.39        3.35 %(B)(E) 
   

See page 1 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Institutional Class Shares  
    

Year

Ended
Oct. 31,

2009

   

Period
Dec. 1, 2007
to

Oct. 31, 2008

   

Year

Ended
Nov. 30,
2007

   

Year

Ended
Nov. 30,
2006

   

Year

Ended
Nov. 30,
2005

    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2004
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 19.36      $ 45.85      $ 31.26      $ 22.86      $ 17.93      $ 12.53   
                                               

Income from Investment Operations

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    0.38 (A)      0.98 (A)      0.78 (A)      0.60 (A)      0.50        0.21   

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

    12.41        (25.48     14.82        8.65        4.96        5.54   
                                               

Total from Investment Operations

    12.79        (24.50     15.60        9.25        5.46        5.75   
   

Less Distributions

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.34     (1.00     (0.63     (0.60     (0.44     (0.35

Net Realized Gains

    (2.91     (0.99     (0.38     (0.25     (0.09       
                                               

Total Distributions

    (3.25     (1.99     (1.01     (0.85     (0.53     (0.35
   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 28.90      $ 19.36      $ 45.85      $ 31.26      $ 22.86      $ 17.93   
   
   

Total Return

    78.59     (55.65 )%(C)      50.98     41.55     31.06     46.76
   

Net Assets, End of Period (thousands)

  $ 7,401,266      $ 3,735,580      $ 7,485,802      $ 4,283,696      $ 2,077,480      $ 895,313   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (D)

    0.62     0.60 %(B)      0.60     0.63     0.70     0.77

Ratio of Net Investment
Income to Average Net Assets

    1.76     2.82 %(B)      2.00     2.22     2.45     1.37
   

See page 1 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC.

EMERGING MARKETS VALUE PORTFOLIO

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A. Organization:

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (the “Group”) is an open-end management investment company whose shares are offered, without a sales charge, generally to institutional investors and clients of registered investment advisors. The Group offers fifty-seven operational portfolios, one of which, the Emerging Markets Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is included in this report. The remaining fifty-six portfolios are presented in separate reports.

The Portfolio primarily invests all of its assets in the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (the “Fund”, formerly, the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund Inc.). At October 31, 2009, the Portfolio owned 93% of the Fund. The financial statements of the Fund are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Portfolio.

Effective November 1, 2009, Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM II”), a master fund in a master-feeder structure, elected with the consent of its Holder(s) to change its U.S. federal income tax classification from that of an association taxable as a corporation to a partnership pursuant to Treasury Regulation §301.7701-3. The change in capital structure and retroactive reclassification of the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the Fund is a result of the treatment of a partnership for book purposes. DEM II and the Portfolio will maintain their books and records and present their financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for investment partnerships.

On January 29, 2008, Class R2 shares commenced operations. As of October 31, 2009, Class R1 has 100,000,000 authorized shares and has not commenced operations.

At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors/Trustees (the “Board”) on September 16, 2008, the Board voted to change the fiscal and tax year ends of the Portfolio from November 30 to October 31.

B. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such policies are consistently followed by the Group in preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

1. Security Valuation:  The Portfolio’s investment reflects its proportionate interest in the net assets of the Fund.

The Portfolio utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels described below:

•     Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•     Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•     Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. A summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of October 31, 2009 is listed below (in thousands).

 

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

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio

   $ 7,409,209          $ 7,409,209

2. Deferred Compensation Plan:    Each eligible Director of the Group may elect participation in the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, effective January 1, 2002, such Directors may defer payment of all or a portion of their total fees earned as a Director. These deferred amounts may be treated as though such amounts had been invested in shares of the following funds: U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio; U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio; U.S. Core Equity 2 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; 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 Directors’/Trustees’ Fees & Expenses. At October 31, 2009, the total liability for deferred compensation to Directors is included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $145 (in thousands).

Each Director has the option to receive their distribution of proceeds in one of the following methods upon one year’s notice: lump sum; annual installments over a period of agreed upon years; or semi-annual installments over a period of agreed upon years. As of October 31, 2009, none of the Directors have requested distribution of proceeds.

3. Other:    The portfolio recognizes its pro-rata share, on a daily basis, of net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses of investment securities and foreign currency from the Fund, which is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The Portfolio estimates the character of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions. Expenses directly attributable to the Portfolio are directly charged. Common expenses of the Fund are allocated using methods approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees, generally based on average net assets.

C. Investment Advisor:

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional” or the “Advisor”) provides administrative services to the Portfolio, including supervision of services provided by others, providing information to the shareholders and the Board of Directors/Trustees, and other administrative services. The Advisor provides investment advisory services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2009, the Portfolio’s administrative services fees were accrued daily and paid monthly to the Advisor based on an effective annual rate of 0.40% of average daily net assets.

Pursuant to the Expense Assumption Agreement for the Class R2 Shares of the Emerging Markets Value Portfolio, the Advisor has contractually agreed to assume the Portfolio’s direct expenses (excluding management fees and custodian fees) to the extent necessary to limit the expenses of the Class R2 Shares of the Portfolio to 0.96% of its average net assets on an annualized basis. At any time that the annualized expenses of the Portfolio are less than 0.96% of its average net assets on an annualized basis, the Advisor retains the right to recover any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed to the extent that such recovery will not cause the annualized expenses to exceed 0.96% of its average net assets on an annualized basis. The Portfolio is 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 such recovery. The Expense Assumption Agreement will remain in effect until March 1, 2010, and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, unless terminated by the Group or the Advisor. At October 31, 2009, there were no fees subject to future recovery by the Advisor.

 

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Fees Paid to Officers and Directors/Trustees:

Certain Officers and Directors/Trustees of the Advisor are also Officers and Directors/Trustees of the Group; however, such Officers and Directors/Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”)) receive no compensation from the Group. For the year ended October 31, 2009, the total related amounts paid by the Group to the CCO were $197 (in thousands). The total related amount paid by the Portfolio is included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.

D. Federal Income Taxes:

The Portfolio 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 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income or accumulated net realized gains, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise. Accordingly, the following permanent differences as of October 31, 2009, primarily attributable to the utilization of accumulated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes, were reclassified to the following accounts. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets or net asset value per share (amounts in thousands):

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Paid-In Capital

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Undistributed
Net Investment

Income

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

$(76,651)

  $(6,069)   $82,720

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared and paid during the year ended November 30, 2007, the period December 1, 2007 to October 31,2008 and the year ended October 31, 2009 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

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

2007

     $110,158    $ 51,893    $ 162,051

2008

     210,872      193,750      404,622

2009

     114,611      518,510      633,121

At October 31, 2009, 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 utilization 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    

$11,386

  $8,867   $20,253

 

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At October 31, 2009, 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

 

Total Net
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)

$78,548

  $116,405   $194,953

For federal income tax purposes, the Portfolio measures its capital loss carryforwards annually at October 31, 2009, its fiscal year end. Capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. As of October 31, 2009, the Portfolio had no capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains.

At October 31, 2009, the total cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

Federal
    Tax Cost    

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

$6,117,186

  $2,018,873   $(726,850)   $1,292,023

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 each Portfolios’ tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in any Portfolios’ financial statements. No Portfolio is aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each of the Portfolios’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E. Capital Share Transactions:

The capital share transactions by class were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Year
Ended
Oct. 31, 2009
    Period
Dec. 1, 2007
to
Oct. 31, 2008*
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30, 2007
 
     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  

Class R2 Shares*

            

Shares Issued

   $ 2,967      1,723      $ 2,856      408        N/A      N/A   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     1,574      942        115      14        N/A      N/A   

Shares Redeemed

     (2,169   (1,024     (175   (28     N/A      N/A   
                                          

Net Increase (Decrease) — Class R2 Shares

   $ 2,372      1,641      $ 2,796      394        N/A      N/A   
                                          

Institutional Class Shares

            

Shares Issued

   $ 1,977,785      91,360      $ 2,278,014      60,725      $ 1,777,388      46,560   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     574,904      34,181        306,359      7,710        124,212      3,560   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,287,040   (62,335     (1,368,506   (38,791     (957,950   (23,900
                                          

Net Increase (Decrease) — Institutional Class Shares

   $ 1,265,649      63,206      $ 1,215,867      29,644      $ 943,650      26,220   
                                          

 

*Class

R2 Shares commenced operations on January 29, 2008.

 

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F. Line of Credit:

The Portfolio, together with other Dimensional-advised portfolios, has entered into an amended and restated $250 million unsecured discretionary line of credit effective July 8, 2009 with an affiliate of its domestic custodian bank. Each portfolio is permitted to borrow, subject to its investment limitations, up to a maximum of $250 million, as long as total borrowings under the line of credit do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate. Borrowings under the line of credit are charged interest at the then current Federal Funds Rate plus 1%. Each portfolio is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances under the line of credit. There is no commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit. The agreement for the discretionary line of credit may be terminated by either party at any time. The line of credit is scheduled to expire on June 22, 2010. There were no borrowings by the Portfolio under this line of credit during the year ended October 31, 2009.

The Portfolio, together with other Dimensional-advised portfolios, has also entered into an additional $500 million unsecured line of credit effective January 15, 2009 with its international custodian bank. Each portfolio is permitted to borrow, subject to its investment limitations, up to a maximum of $500 million, as long as total borrowings under the line of credit do not exceed $500 million in the aggregate. Each portfolio 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 to by the parties at the time of borrowing. There is no commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit. The agreement for the line of credit expires on January 15, 2010. There were no borrowings by the Portfolio under this line credit during the year ended October 31, 2009.

G. Shareholder Servicing Fees:

The Class R2 Shares pay a shareholder servicing fee in the amount of 0.25% of their annual average net assets to compensate service agents that provide shareholder servicing, record keeping, account maintenance and other services to investors in the Emerging Markets Value Portfolio Class R2 Shares.

H. Indemnitees; Contractual Obligations:

Under the Group’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Group.

In the normal course of business, the Group enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnification. The Group’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Group and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Group expects the risk of loss to be remote.

I. Other:

At October 31, 2009, three shareholders held approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of Class R2 Shares and two shareholder held 28% of the outstanding shares of the Institutional Class Shares of the Portfolio. One or more of the shareholders of the Institutional Class Shares is an omnibus account, which typically holds shares for the benefit of several other underlying investors.

J. Subsequent Event Note:

Effective November 1, 2009, Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM II”), a master fund in a master-feeder structure with one RIC feeder (the Emerging Markets Value Portfolio) and other direct client investors, made a “Check-the-Box” election for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation §301.7701-3, to change their federal entity classifications from a corporation taxable as a regulated investment company to a partnership. DEM II and the Portfolio will maintain their books and records and present their financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals for investment partnerships. As a result of this election, the master fund is deemed to have distributed all of its assets and liabilities on October 31, 2009 to its shareholders in liquidation of the master fund. Since the master fund has a shareholder owning 80% or more of the fund’s shares, and also has shareholders owning less than 80%, the transaction creates a non-taxable transaction, pursuant to Internal Revenue

 

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Code §332, for those owning more than 80%, and a taxable transaction, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code §331, for those shareholders owning less than 80%. Immediately after the deemed liquidation, the shareholders contributed all of the distributed assets and liabilities to a newly formed partnership. The final tax year end of the master fund was October 31, 2009.

For federal income tax purposes, pursuant to Code §336(a), the master fund recognizes gain or loss relative to the investment of the less than 80% shareholders as if the master’s investment securities were sold to those shareholders and, pursuant to Code §331, each of those shareholders recognizes gain or loss as if it liquidated its investment in the master. Pursuant to Code §334(a), each of these shareholders will take a fair market value basis in the securities deemed received by them and a new holding period for those securities commences on the deemed liquidation date. In regards to the shareholder owning 80% or more of the master fund, pursuant to Code §332(a), the shareholder will not recognize any gain or loss on the deemed liquidation. However, pursuant to Code §332(c), a portion of the deemed distribution, which otherwise would have been tax-free as discussed above, since it is utilized by the master fund to satisfy its dividends paid deduction for the tax year, must be recognized and treated as a dividend by the 80% or greater shareholder. Pursuant to Code §334(b)(1) and §1223, the 80% or greater shareholder’s basis and holding period in the securities received in liquidation is the same as it was in the possession of the master.

The master fund had book/tax differences upon its deemed liquidation. The following summary of permanent differences occurred as of the respective effective “Check the Box” election date.

 

Increase
(Decrease)
    Paid-in Capital    

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Investment
        Securities        

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Undistributed
Net Investment
        Income        

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

$1,370,229,576

  $(1,383,011,838)   $1,404,500   $11,377,762

As a result of the transaction, the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund recognized a $104,402,506 and ($16,523) capital gain and currency loss respectively, for the tax year ended October 31, 2009.

The Emerging Markets Value Portfolio which was impacted by the “Check the Box” election also had a permanent book/tax difference resulting from the transaction. For financial statement purposes, this adjustment did not result in any changes to the Portfolio’s net assets or net asset value per share. The following summary of permanent differences occurred as of the effective “Check the Box” election date.

 

Increase
(Decrease)
    Paid-in Capital    

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Investment
        Securities        

 

Increase
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

$(154,596,409)

  $(82,593,386)   $237,189,795

For financial reporting purposes, this transaction had no impact on the net assets of the respective funds.

K. Subsequent Event Evaluations:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolios through December 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were available for issuance, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of Emerging Markets Value Portfolio and

Board of Directors of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Emerging Markets Value Portfolio (one of the portfolios constituting DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Portfolio”) at October 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2009 by correspondence with the transfer agent of the investee fund, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 23, 2009

 

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RESULTS OF THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING

On June 2, 2009 and July 8, 2009, DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (“DFAIDG”) held a Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of voting on several proposals affecting DFAIDG and the Portfolio, including, among other items, the election of Directors, the amendment of certain fundamental investment limitations, and the elimination of certain fundamental investment limitations. The shareholders of the Portfolio approved each of the applicable proposals for DFAIDG and the Portfolio presented at the Meeting. Listed below are the voting results from the Meeting. Please note that not all Proposals presented at the Meeting were voted on by the Portfolio. Additionally, the Proposal numbers reflected below correlate to the Proposal numbers presented for vote at the Meeting.

DFAIDG

 

         Shares Voted    Percent of Outstanding Shares Voted
         For    %    Against    %    Abstain/WithHold    %    For    Against    Abstain / WithHold

Proposal 1: Election of Directors for DFAIDG*

                          
1a   David G. Booth    5,100,343,281    93.94%    —      0.00%    328,971,623    6.06%    81.55%    0.00%    5.26%
1b   George M. Constantinides    5,105,280,301    94.03%    —      0.00%    324,034,602    5.97%    81.63%    0.00%    5.18%
1c   John P. Gould    5,100,584,112    93.95%    —      0.00%    328,730,791    6.05%    81.55%    0.00%    5.26%
1d   Roger G. Ibbotson    5,105,426,112    94.03%    —      0.00%    323,888,792    5.97%    81.63%    0.00%    5.18%
1e   Robert C. Merton    5,107,268,900    94.07%    —      0.00%    322,046,003    5.93%    81.66%    0.00%    5.15%
1f   Myron S. Scholes    5,104,997,961    94.03%    —      0.00%    324,316,942    5.97%    81.62%    0.00%    5.19%
1g   Eduardo A. Repetto    5,094,783,848    93.84%    —      0.00%    334,531,055    6.16%    81.46%    0.00%    5.35%
1h   Abbie J. Smith    5,100,861,923    93.95%    —      0.00%    328,452,981    6.05%    81.55%    0.00%    5.25%
         Shares Voted    Percent of Outstanding Shares Voted
         For    %    Against    %    Abstain/WithHold    %    For    Against    Abstain / WithHold

Proposal 2: To approve Articles of Amendment and Restatement for DFAIDG*

   3,385,698,613    93.83%    43,557,844    1.21%    179,189,489    4.97%    54.13%    0.70%    4.97%

* Results are for all Portfolios within DFAIDG

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio

 

        Shares Voted   Percent of Outstanding Shares Voted
        For    %    Against    %   Abstain/WithHold   %    NonVote    %   For   Against   Abstain / WithHold

Proposals:

                          

5

 

To approve amendments to certain fundamental investment restrictions

5a

  Borrowing Money   132,322,989    75.20%    7,586,186    4.31%   843,802   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.10%   2.87%   0.32%

5b

  Making Loans   132,110,921    75.08%    7,737,859    4.40%   904,198   0.51%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.02%   2.93%   0.34%

5c

  Investments in Real Estate   130,422,103    74.12%    9,486,023    5.39%   844,852   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   49.38%   3.59%   0.32%

5d

  Investments in Commodities   132,227,173    75.14%    7,682,935    4.37%   842,869   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.07%   2.91%   0.32%

5e

  Diversification of Investments   132,295,453    75.18%    7,607,042    4.32%   850,482   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.09%   2.88%   0.32%

6

  To approve the elimination of certain fundamental investment restrictions

6b

  Purchasing Securities on Margin   131,696,395    74.84%    8,154,685    4.63%   901,898   0.51%    35,211,160    20.01%   49.87%   3.09%   0.34%

6d

  Investing for the Purpose of Exercising Control   132,128,548    75.09%    7,767,248    4.41%   857,181   0.49%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.03%   2.94%   0.32%

6e

  Investing in Other Investment Companies   131,992,254    75.01%    7,915,625    4.50%   845,099   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   49.98%   3.00%   0.32%

6h

  Investing in Securities of Unseasoned Issuers   132,041,608    75.04%    7,866,456    4.47%   844,913   0.48%    35,211,160    20.01%   50.00%   2.98%   0.32%

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  Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement between Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and the Company   135,285,853    76.88%    620,557    0.35%   4,846,568   2.75%    35,211,160    20.01%   51.22%   0.23%   1.84%

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

PERFORMANCE CHART

 

 

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund vs.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net dividends)

October 31, 1999-October 31, 2009

LOGO

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

The following Expense Table is shown so that you can understand the impact of fees on your investment. All mutual 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, 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 mutual 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 Table below illustrates 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” reflect 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 mutual 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 mutual 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 table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, if applicable. The “Annualized Expense Ratio” represents the actual expenses for the six-month period indicated.

Six Months Ended October 31, 2009

EXPENSE TABLE

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/09
   Ending
Account
Value
10/31/09
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,477.20    0.22%    $1.37

Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,024.10    0.22%    $1.12

 

*

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 on Form N-Q. For Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund, this would be for the fiscal quarters ending January 31 and July 31. The Form N-Q filing must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund filed its most recent Form N-Q with the SEC on September 29, 2009. It is available upon request without charge, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400 or by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746, or by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).

SEC regulations permit a fund to include in its reports to shareholders a “Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings” in lieu of a full Schedule of Investments. The Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings 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 amendments also require that the Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings identify each category of investments that are held.

The 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 will be available upon request, without charge, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400 or by mailing a request to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746, or by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room).

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 utilized. The following table, which presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments before short-term investments and collateral for loaned securities, is provided in compliance with such requirement. The categories shown below represent broad industry sectors. Each industry sector consists of one or more specific industry classifications.

 

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund  

Consumer Discretionary

   10.8

Consumer Staples

   6.4

Energy

   7.8

Financials

   29.7

Health Care

   1.3

Industrials

   11.6

Information Technology

   7.1

Materials

   21.6

Other

   0.1

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     

Telecommunication Services

   2.0

Utilities

   1.6
      
   100.0

 

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SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

October 31, 2009

 

    

Shares

  

Value††

   Percentage
of Net Assets**
 

COMMON STOCKS — (85.6%)

        

BRAZIL — (5.5%)

        

    BM&F Bovespa SA

   13,089,600    $ 84,336,376    1.1 

    Other Securities

        399,678,193    5.0
                

TOTAL BRAZIL

        484,014,569    6.1
                

CHILE — (2.4%)

        

    Empresas CMPC SA

   1,375,219      49,245,765    0.6

    Enersis SA Sponsored ADR

   2,873,037      50,795,294    0.6

    Other Securities

        107,796,717    1.4
                

TOTAL CHILE

        207,837,776    2.6
                

CHINA — (12.0%)

        

    Bank of China, Ltd.

   180,881,000      104,011,089    1.3

    Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

   5,599,500      33,375,390    0.4

    China Construction Bank Corp.

   41,385,000      35,679,319    0.5

  #China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. ADR

   3,936,592      49,797,889    0.6

    CNPC Hong Kong, Ltd.

   40,880,000      42,741,026    0.5

    Denway Motors, Ltd.

   57,266,000      27,411,466    0.4

    Dongfeng Motor Corp.

   28,888,000      34,382,337    0.4

    Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

   7,759,000      36,449,823    0.5

    Other Securities

        687,073,216    8.6
                

TOTAL CHINA

        1,050,921,555    13.2
                

CZECH REPUBLIC — (0.4%)

        

    Other Securities

        32,531,377    0.4
                

HUNGARY — (2.2%)

        

#*MOLHungarian Oil & Gas NYRT

   818,138      68,350,657    0.8

#*OTPBank NYRT

   3,901,786      109,716,230    1.4

    Other Securities

        16,594,742    0.2
                

TOTAL HUNGARY

        194,661,629    2.4
                

INDIA — (10.7%)

        

    ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   3,310,395      104,111,923    1.3

  *Reliance Industries, Ltd.

   4,193,665      169,675,160    2.1

    Other Securities

        666,095,691    8.4
                

TOTAL INDIA

        939,882,774    11.8
                

INDONESIA — (2.7%)

        

    PT Astra International Tbk

   9,546,400      30,713,599    0.4

    PT Bumi Resources Tbk

   158,328,500      38,115,617    0.5

    Other Securities

        163,519,727    2.0
                

TOTAL INDONESIA

        232,348,943    2.9
                

ISRAEL — (2.6%)

        

  *Bank Hapoalim B.M.

   13,175,469      48,100,324    0.6

  *Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.

   12,465,728      48,684,714    0.6

    Other Securities

        133,709,213    1.7
                

TOTAL ISRAEL

        230,494,251    2.9
                

MALAYSIA — (3.6%)

        

    AMMB Holdings Berhad

   21,831,262      30,016,248    0.4

    PPB Group Berhad

   6,759,566      29,850,799    0.4

    Other Securities

        257,290,043    3.2
                

TOTAL MALAYSIA

        317,157,090    4.0
                

 

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CONTINUED

 

   

Shares

 

Value††

  Percentage
of Net Assets**

MEXICO — (6.3%)

     

  *Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

  9,390,579   $ 97,474,207   1.2%

  #Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

  1,402,758     60,753,449   0.8%

  #Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. Series A-1

  10,578,093     31,244,580   0.4%

#*Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.

  9,775,260     31,242,334   0.4%

  *Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

  37,630,484     75,239,593   0.9%

#*Organizacion Soriana S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

  14,451,500     31,970,335   0.4%

    Other Securities

      224,409,268   2.8%
           

TOTAL MEXICO

      552,333,766   6.9%
           

PHILIPPINES — (0.7%)

     

    Other Securities

      59,406,031   0.7%
           

POLAND — (2.1%)

     

    KGHM Polska Miedz SA

  1,076,971     36,251,556   0.5%

  *Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

  5,310,008     55,270,438   0.7%

    Other Securities

      89,333,418   1.1%
           

TOTAL POLAND

      180,855,412   2.3%
           

RUSSIA — (0.8%)

     

  *Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR

  2,755,161     66,074,426   0.8%

    Other Securities

      2,469,848   0.1%
           

TOTAL RUSSIA

      68,544,274   0.9%
           

SOUTH AFRICA — (8.7%)

     

  #ABSA Group, Ltd.

  2,880,669     46,348,396   0.6%

  #Gold Fields, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

  5,353,350     68,255,212   0.9%

    Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

  2,923,251     29,227,650   0.4%

  #Nedbank Group, Ltd.

  2,693,900     41,601,279   0.5%

    Sanlam, Ltd.

  28,700,406     78,760,640   1.0%

    Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.

  11,472,572     27,724,247   0.3%

    Other Securities

      469,775,616   5.9%
           

TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA

      761,693,040   9.6%
           

SOUTH KOREA — (10.3%)

     

    Hana Financial Group, Inc.

  1,078,133     31,974,873   0.4%

    Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.

  895,824     81,255,253   1.0%

#*KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR

  1,770,753     84,004,522   1.1%

  #POSCO ADR

  1,041,585     106,366,660   1.4%

  #Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. ADR

  663,280     50,177,132   0.6%

    Other Securities

      552,386,684   6.9%
           

TOTAL SOUTH KOREA

      906,165,124   11.4%
           

TAIWAN — (10.6%)

     

  #AU Optronics Corp. Sponsored ADR

  5,821,675     51,405,388   0.7%

    Chinatrust Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

  53,481,946     32,125,168   0.4%

  *Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

  29,313,000     32,526,620   0.4%

    Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

  69,737,000     38,835,040   0.5%

  *United Microelectronics Corp.

  106,490,069     51,191,211   0.6%

    Other Securities

      721,886,417   9.1%
           

TOTAL TAIWAN

      927,969,844   11.7%
           

THAILAND — (1.8%)

     

    Other Securities

      161,733,191   2.0%
           

TURKEY — (2.2%)

     

    Other Securities

      190,785,580   2.4%
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

      7,499,336,226   94.2%
           

 

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CONTINUED

 

    

Shares

  

Value††

   Percentage
of Net Assets**

PREFERRED STOCKS — (5.3%)

        

BRAZIL — (5.3%)

        

  Gerdau SA

   2,445,084    $ 36,851,147    0.5%

#Gerdau SA Sponsored ADR

   4,348,258      65,658,696    0.8%

  Metalurgica Gerdau SA

   4,022,600      73,870,975    0.9%

  Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Series A

   3,546,355      92,604,638    1.2%

  Other Securities

        192,949,483    2.4%
              

TOTAL BRAZIL

        461,934,939    5.8%
              

CHILE — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        1,719,902    0.0%
              

INDIA — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        97,463    0.0%
              

MALAYSIA — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        178,880    0.0%
              

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        463,931,184    5.8%
              

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

        

BRAZIL — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        144,019    0.0%
              

CHINA — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        202,026    0.0%
              

MALAYSIA — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        38,923    0.0%
              

PHILIPPINES — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        379,437    0.0%
              

SOUTH KOREA — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        178    0.0%
              

TAIWAN — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        68,030    0.0%
              

THAILAND — (0.0%)

        

  Other Securities

        80,775    0.0%
              

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        913,388    0.0%
              
    

Face
Amount

  

Value†

    
       (000)            

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — (0.0%)

        

  Repurchase Agreement, PNC Capital Markets, Inc. 0.19%, 11/02/09 (Collateralized by $1,245,000 FNMA 5.00%, 06/01/35, valued at $766,237) to be repurchased at $753,012

   $753      753,000    0.0%
              

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

    

Shares/
Face
Amount

  

Value†

   Percentage
of Net Assets**
     (000)          

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (9.1%)

        

§@DFA Short Term Investment Fund LP

   792,322,880    $ 792,322,880    10.0%

@Repurchase Agreement, Deutsche Bank Securities 0.07%, 11/02/09 (Collateralized by various corporate obligations, ranging in par value from $4,247,617 to $16,429,280, rates ranging from 5.000% to 7.000%, maturities ranging from 03/01/37 to 10/01/39, valued at $584,280) to be repurchased at $572,827

   $573      572,824    0.0%
              

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

        792,895,704    10.0%
              

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)
(Cost $7,369,005,537)

      $ 8,757,829,502    110.0%
              

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2009 is as follows (See Security Valuation Note):

 

     Valuation Inputs
     Investment in Securities (Market Value)
     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stocks

           

Brazil

   $ 484,014,569            $ 484,014,569

Chile

     207,837,776              207,837,776

China

     104,254,493    $ 946,667,062         1,050,921,555

Czech Republic

          32,531,377         32,531,377

Hungary

          194,661,629         194,661,629

India

     116,902,770      822,980,004         939,882,774

Indonesia

     4,151,498      228,197,445         232,348,943

Israel

     18,804,680      211,689,571         230,494,251

Malaysia

     445,014      316,712,076         317,157,090

Mexico

     549,997,197      2,336,569         552,333,766

Philippines

     1,729,383      57,676,648         59,406,031

Poland

          180,855,412         180,855,412

Russia

     754,724      67,789,550         68,544,274

South Africa

     106,113,394      655,579,646         761,693,040

South Korea

     252,962,556      653,202,568         906,165,124

Taiwan

     51,416,015      876,553,829         927,969,844

Thailand

     161,733,191              161,733,191

Turkey

          190,785,580         190,785,580

Preferred Stocks

           

Brazil

     461,934,939              461,934,939

Chile

     1,719,902              1,719,902

India

          97,463         97,463

Malaysia

     178,880              178,880

Rights/Warrants

           

Brazil

     144,019              144,019

China

     202,026              202,026

Malaysia

     38,923              38,923

Philippines

          379,437         379,437

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Valuation Inputs
     Investment in Securities (Market Value)
     Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

South Korea

        $ 178       $ 178

Taiwan

          68,030         68,030

Thailand

   $ 80,775              80,775

Temporary Cash Investments

          753,000         753,000

Securities Lending Collateral

          792,895,704         792,895,704
                         

TOTAL

   $ 2,525,416,724    $ 6,232,412,778       $ 8,757,829,502
                         

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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

 

ASSETS:

  

Investments at Value (including $712,563 of securities on loan)

   $ 7,964,181

Temporary Cash Investments at Value & Cost

     753

Collateral Received from Securities on Loan at Value & Cost

     792,896

Foreign Currencies at Value

     12,142

Cash

     390

Receivables:

  

Investment Securities Sold

     782

Dividends, Interest and Taxes Reclaims

     6,454

Fund Shares Sold

     4,046

Securities Lending Income

     914

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

     17
      

Total Assets

     8,782,575
      

LIABILITIES:

  

Payables:

  

Upon Return of Securities Loaned

     792,896

Investment Securities Purchased

     460

Fund Shares Redeemed

     16,387

Due to Advisor

     698

Deferred Thailand Capital Gains Tax

     6,036

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

     973
      

Total Liabilities

     817,450
      

NET ASSETS

   $ 7,965,125
      

Investments at Cost

   $ 6,575,357
      

Foreign Currencies at Cost

   $ 12,115
      

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends (Net of Foreign Taxes Withheld of $10,259)

   $ 117,415   

Interest

     300   

Income from Securities Lending

     12,936   
        

Total Investment Income

     130,651   
        

Expenses

  

Investment Advisory Services Fees

     5,493   

Accounting & Transfer Agent Fees

     595   

Custodian Fees

     4,068   

Shareholders’ Reports

     35   

Directors’/Trustees’ Fees & Expenses

     94   

Professional Fees

     427   

Other

     670   
        

Total Expenses

     11,382   
        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     119,269   
        

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investment Securities Sold

     346,115   

Futures

     (3,835

Foreign Currency Transactions

     (2,499

In-Kind Redemptions

     25,938

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

  

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency

     2,817,363   

Futures

     (30

Translation of Foreign Currency Denominated Amounts

     449   

Change in Deferred Thailand Capital Gains Tax

     (3,804
        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     3,179,697   
        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,298,966   
        

 

*

See Note J in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2009
    Period
Dec. 1, 2007
to

Oct. 31, 2008
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2007
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

      

Operations:

      

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 119,269      $ 220,293      $ 166,703   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

      

Investment Securities Sold

     346,115        (165,343     659,828   

Futures

     (3,835              

Foreign Currency Transactions

     (2,499     (3,212     (2,063

In-Kind Redemptions

     25,938     18,537       

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

      

Investment Securities and Foreign Currency

     2,817,363        (5,059,018     1,892,737   

Futures

     (30     30          

Translation of Foreign Currency Denominated Amounts

     449        (330     (230

Change in Deferred Thailand Capital Gains Tax

     (3,804     9,750        (3,211
                        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,298,966        (4,979,293     2,713,764   
                        

Transactions in Interest:

      

Contributions

     1,430,899        1,427,915 †      1,088,699 † 

Withdrawals

     (813,144 )*      (588,928 )*†      (451,665 )† 
                        

Net Increase (Decrease) from Transactions in Interest

     617,755        838,987        637,034   
                        

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     3,916,721        (4,140,306     3,350,798   

Net Assets

      

Beginning of Period

     4,048,404        8,188,710        4,837,912   
                        

End of Period

   $ 7,965,125      $ 4,048,404      $ 8,188,710   
                        

 

*

See Note J in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND†

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(for a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year
Ended
Oct. 31,
2009
    Period
Dec. 1, 2007
to

Oct. 31, 2008
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2007
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2006
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2005
    Year
Ended
Nov. 30,
2004
 

Total Return

     79.39     (55.47 )%(C)      51.59     42.14%        31.60     47.38

Net Assets, End of Period (thousands)

   $ 7,965,125      $ 4,048,404      $ 8,188,710      $ 4,837,912      $ 2,417,064      $ 1,172,950   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.21     0.19 %(B)      0.19     0.22     0.29     0.34

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.17     3.19 %(B)      2.50     2.57     3.23     2.33

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20     14 %(C)      14     9     7     8

See page 1 for the Definitions of Abbreviations and Footnotes.

See Note A in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A. Organization:

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund Inc. (“DEM I”) was organized as a closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Effective November 21, 1997, DEM I was reorganized as an open-end management investment company. On October 27, 2009, the Board of Directors and shareholders of DEM I approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization that provided for the reorganization of DEM I from a Maryland corporation to a Delaware statutory trust. Effective October 30, 2009, DEM I transferred all of its assets and liabilities to Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM II” or the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust, in a tax-free exchange under IRC §368(a)(1)(F).

Effective November 1, 2009, Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM II”), a master fund in a master-feeder structure, elected with the consent of its Holder(s) to change its U.S. federal income tax classification from that of an association taxable as a corporation to a partnership pursuant to Treasury Regulation §301.7701-3. The change in capital structure and retroactive reclassification of the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the Fund is a result of the treatment of a partnership for book purposes. DEM II and the Portfolio will maintain their books and records and present their financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for investment partnerships.

At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors/Trustees (the “Board”) on September 16, 2008, the Board voted to change the fiscal and tax year ends of the Fund from November 30 to October 31.

B. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such policies are consistently followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

1. Security Valuation:    Securities held by the Fund (including over-the-counter securities) are valued at the last quoted sale price of the day. Securities held by the Fund that are listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If there is no last reported sale price or NOCP for the day, the Fund values the securities at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and asked prices. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. Generally, securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued using their respective net asset values or public offering prices, as appropriate, for purchase orders placed at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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 procedures adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees. 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 Investment Committee of the Advisor) occur before the net asset value is calculated. When fair value pricing is used, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from the quoted or published prices for the same securities on their primary markets or exchanges.

The Fund will also fair value price in the circumstances described below. Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. For example, trading in the Japanese securities markets is completed each day at the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (normally, 11:00 p.m. PT), which is fourteen hours prior to the close of the NYSE (normally, 1:00 p.m. PT) and the time that the net asset value

 

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of the Fund is computed. Due to the time differences between the closings of the relevant foreign securities exchanges and the time the Fund prices its shares at the close of the NYSE, the Fund will fair value its foreign investments when it is determined that the market quotations for the foreign investments are either unreliable or not readily available. The fair value prices will attempt to reflect the impact of the U.S. financial markets’ perceptions and trading activities on the Fund’s foreign investments since the last closing prices of the foreign investments were calculated on their primary foreign securities markets or exchanges. For these purposes, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund has determined that movements in relevant indices or other appropriate market indicators, after the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange or the London Stock Exchange, demonstrate that market quotations may be unreliable. Fair valuation of portfolio securities may occur on a daily basis. The fair value pricing by the Fund utilizes data furnished by an independent pricing service (and that data draws upon, among other information, the market values of foreign investments). When the Fund uses fair value pricing, the values assigned to the Fund’s foreign investments may not be the quoted or published prices of the investments on their primary markets or exchanges.

Futures contracts held by the Fund are valued using the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded.

The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels described below:

•     Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•     Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•     Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type, industry and/or country is disclosed at the end of the Summary Schedule of Portfolio Holdings. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

2. Foreign Currency Translation:    Securities and other assets and liabilities of the Fund whose values are initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars using the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices for the U.S. dollar as quoted by generally recognized reliable sources. Dividend and interest income and certain expenses are translated to U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange on their respective accrual dates. Receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies are marked to market based on daily exchange rates and exchange gains or losses are realized upon ultimate receipt or disbursement.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities held whether realized or unrealized.

Realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from the disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

3. Deferred Compensation Plan:    Each eligible Director of the Fund may elect participation in the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, effective January 1, 2002, such Directors may defer payment of all or a portion of their total fees earned as a Director. These deferred amounts may be treated as though such amounts had been invested in shares of the following funds: U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio; U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio; U.S. Core Equity 2 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; 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 Other Expenses for the year ended October 31, 2009 and are included in Directors’/Trustees’ Fees & Expenses for the period ended October 31, 2008. At October 31, 2009, the total liability for deferred compensation to Directors is included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $157 (in thousands).

 

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Each Director has the option to receive their distribution of proceeds in one of the following methods upon one year’s notice: lump sum; annual installments over a period of agreed upon years; or semi-annual installments over a period of agreed upon years. As of October 31, 2009, none of the Directors have requested distribution of proceeds.

4. Other:    Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The Fund estimates the character of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are directly charged.

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests, with respect to its investment 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 Fund accrues 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. In addition, 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.

The Fund’s investments in Chile are subject to governmental taxes on investment income. Such taxes are due when currencies are repatriated from the country. The Fund accrues for taxes on income as the income is earned.

The Fund’s investments in Thailand are subject to a 15% governmental capital gains tax. Such taxes are due upon sale of individual securities. The Fund accrues for taxes on the capital gains throughout the holding period based on the unrealized gain of the underlying securities. The Fund is also subject to a 15% governmental capital gains tax on short-term capital gains for investments in India. Such taxes are due upon sale of individual securities. The taxes for the capital gains are accrued when the capital gains are earned.

C. Investment Advisor:

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional” or the “Advisor”) provides investment advisory services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund’s advisory services fees were accrued daily and paid monthly to the Advisor based on an effective annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets.

Fees Paid to Officers and Directors/Trustees:

Certain Officers and Directors/Trustees of the Advisor are also Officers and Directors/Trustees of the Fund; however, such Officers and Directors/Trustees (with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”)) receive no compensation from the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2009, the total related amounts paid by the Fund to the CCO were $13 (in thousands). The total related amounts paid by the Fund are included in Other Expenses on the Statement of Operations.

D. Purchases and Sales of Securities:

For the year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund made the following purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities (amounts in thousands):

 

Purchases

   $ 1,947,348

Sales

     1,101,052

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. government securities.

E. Federal Income Taxes:

No provision for federal income taxes is required since the Series’ are treated as partnerships for Federal income tax purposes. Any net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses have been deemed to have been “passed down” to their respective partners.

 

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Some of the Fund’s investments are in securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies” for which any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (mark to market) and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net investment income for tax purposes. At October 31, 2009, the Fund had cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (mark to market) of $1,247 (in thousands) to be included in distributable net investment income for federal tax purposes. For the year ended October 31, 2009, realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies totaling $428 (in thousands) have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to accumulated net investment income for federal tax purposes.

At October 31, 2009, the total cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes were different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

Federal

    Tax Cost    

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

$7,381,311

  $2,170,132   $(793,613)   $1,376,519

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 on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax position and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

F. Financial Instruments:

In accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies, the Fund 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:

1. Repurchase Agreements:    The Fund may purchase certain U.S. Government securities subject to the counterparty’s agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry system or with the Fund’s custodian or a third party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements were entered into on October 30, 2009.

2. Foreign Market Risks:    Investments in foreign markets may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States, 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. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited.

Derivative Financial Instruments:

Disclosures on derivative instruments and hedging activities are intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by enabling investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s results of operations and financial position. Summarized below are the specific types of derivative instruments used by the Fund.

3. Futures Contracts:    The Fund may enter into futures contracts to gain market exposure on uninvested cash pending investment in securities or to maintain liquidity to pay redemptions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges U.S. Government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial

 

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margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss, which is presented in the Statement of Operations as a net realized gain or loss on futures, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts from potential imperfect price correlations between the futures contracts and the underlying securities, from the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments and from the possibility that the Fund could lose more than the initial margin requirements. The Fund 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.

Additional disclosure on derivative instruments is required showing a summary by primary risk exposure of the derivatives instruments’ (i) location in the balance sheet and fair value at period end and (ii) the location in the Statement of Operations and the realized and change in unrealized gain or loss over the reporting period. The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instrument holdings for the year ended October 31, 2009.

At October 31, 2009, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.

The following is a summary of the location of realized and change in unrealized gains and losses on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the Fund’s derivative instrument holdings through the year ended October 31, 2009:

 

    Derivative Type    

 

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

Equity contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: Futures

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

    (Depreciation) of: Futures

The following is a summary of the realized and change in unrealized gains and losses from the Fund’s derivative instrument holdings categorized by primary risk exposure through the year ended October 31, 2009 (amounts in thousands):

 

   

Realized Gain (Loss)

on Derivatives

Recognized in Income

   

Equity

            Contracts            

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund*

  $(3,835)

 

   

Change in Unrealized

Appreciation (Depreciation) on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

   

Equity

                     Contracts                      

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund*

  $(30)

 

*

As of October 31, 2009, there were no futures contracts outstanding. During the year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund had limited activity in these transactions.

G. Line of Credit:

The Fund, together with other Dimensional-advised portfolios, has entered into an amended and restated $250 million unsecured discretionary line of credit effective July 8, 2009 with an affiliate of its domestic custodian bank. Each portfolio is permitted to borrow, subject to its investment limitations, up to a maximum of $250 million, as long as total borrowings under the line of credit do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate. Borrowings under the line of credit are charged interest at the then current Federal Funds Rate plus 1%. Each portfolio is individually, and not

 

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jointly, liable for its particular advances under the line of credit. There is no commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit. The agreement for the discretionary line of credit may be terminated by either party at any time. The line of credit is scheduled to expire on June 22, 2010. There were no borrowings by the Fund under this line of credit during the year ended October 31, 2009.

The Fund, together with other Dimensional-advised portfolios, has also entered into an additional $500 million unsecured line of credit effective January 15, 2009 with its international custodian bank. Each portfolio is permitted to borrow, subject to its investment limitations, up to a maximum of $500 million, as long as total borrowings under the line of credit do not exceed $500 million in the aggregate. Each portfolio 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 to by the parties at the time of borrowing. There is no commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit. The agreement for the line of credit expires on January 15, 2010.

For the year ended October 31, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under this line of credit were as follows (amounts in thousands, except percentage and days):

 

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

 

Weighted

Average

Loan Balance

 

Number of

Days

Outstanding

 

Interest

Expense

Incurred

 

Maximum Amount

Borrowed During

the Period

0.94%

  $6,366   40   $7   $44,805

There were no outstanding borrowings by the Fund under this line of credit as of October 31, 2009.

H. Securities Lending:

As of October 31, 2009, the Fund had securities on loan to brokers/dealers, for which the Fund held cash collateral. The Fund 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 required at all times to be secured by collateral equal to at least (i) 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, (ii) 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to U.S. securities, and (iii) 105% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to foreign securities. However, daily market fluctuations could cause the Fund’s 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, and cash collateral being maintained by the borrower is insufficient to cover the value of loaned securities and provided 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.

Subject to the Fund’s investment policy, the cash collateral received by the Fund from securities on loan is invested in securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, repurchase agreements collateralized by securities of the U.S. government or its agencies or shares of the DFA Short Term Investment Fund LP. Agencies include both agency debentures and agency mortgage backed securities. In addition, the 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 to be taxed at qualified dividend income rates.

I. Indemnitees; Contractual Obligations:

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund.

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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J. In-Kind Redemptions:

In accordance with guidelines described in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a redemption of Fund shares (in-kind redemption). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recognizes a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those securities. Gains and losses realized on in-kind redemptions are not recognized for tax purposes and are reclassified from undistributed realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital. During the period ended October 31, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund realized $18,537 and $25,938 (in thousands) of net gain respectively.

K. Subsequent Event Note:

Effective November 1, 2009, Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM II”), a master fund in a master-feeder structure with one RIC feeder and other direct client investors has made a “Check-the-Box” election for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation §301.7701-3, to change their federal entity classifications from a corporation taxable as a regulated investment company to a partnership. DEM II and the Portfolio will maintain their books and records and present their financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals for investment partnerships. As a result of this election, the master fund is deemed to have distributed all of its assets and liabilities on October 31, 2009 to its shareholders in liquidation of the master fund. Since the master fund has a shareholder owning 80% or more of the fund’s shares, and also has shareholders owning less than 80%, the transaction creates a non-taxable transaction, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code §332, for those owning more than 80%, and a taxable transaction, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code §331, for those shareholders owning less than 80%. Immediately after the deemed liquidation, the shareholders contributed all of the distributed assets and liabilities to a newly formed partnership. The final tax year end of the Master Fund was October 31, 2009.

For federal income tax purposes, pursuant to Code §336(a), the master fund recognizes gain or loss relative to the investment of the less than 80% shareholders as if the master’s investment securities were sold to those shareholders and, pursuant to Code §331, each of those shareholders recognizes gain or loss as if it liquidated its investment in the master. Pursuant to Code §334(a), each of these shareholders will take a fair market value basis in the securities deemed received by them and a new holding period for those securities commences on the deemed liquidation date. In regards to the shareholder owning 80% or more of the master fund, pursuant to Code §332(a), the shareholder will not recognize any gain or loss on the deemed liquidation. However, pursuant to Code §332(c), a portion of the deemed distribution, which otherwise would have been tax-free as discussed above, since it is utilized by the master fund to satisfy its dividends paid deduction for the tax year, must be recognized and treated as a dividend by the 80% or greater shareholder. Pursuant to Code §334(b)(1) and §1223, the 80% or greater shareholder’s basis and holding period in the securities received in liquidation is the same as it was in the possession of the master.

The master fund had book/tax differences upon its deemed liquidation. The following summary of permanent differences occurred as of the respective effective “Check the Box” election date.

 

Increase

(Decrease)

  Paid-in Capital  

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Investment
Securities
  Increase
(Decrease)
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Increase
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
$1,370,229,576   $(1,383,011,838)   $1,404,500   $11,377,762

As a result of the transaction, the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund recognized a $104,402,506 and ($16,523) capital gain and currency loss respectively, for tax year ended October 31, 2009.

The Emerging Markets Value Portfolio which was impacted by the “Check the Box” election also had a permanent book/tax difference resulting from the transaction. For financial statement purposes, this adjustment did not result in any changes to the Portfolio’s net assets or net asset value per share. The following summary of permanent differences occurred as of the effective “Check the Box” election date.

 

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Increase
(Decrease)
    Paid-in Capital    

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Investment
Securities
  Increase
(Decrease)
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
$(154,596,409)   $(82,593,386)   $237,189,795

For financial reporting purposes, this transaction had no impact on the net assets of the respective funds.

L. Subsequent Event Evaluations:

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through December 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were available for issuance, and has determined that there are no further subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (formerly known as the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund Inc.):

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedule of portfolio holdings, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, broker and the transfer agent of the investee fund, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 23, 2009

 

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RESULTS OF THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING

On June 2, 2009, Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (“DEM”) held a Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of voting on several proposals affecting DEM, including, among other items, the election of Directors, the amendment of certain fundamental investment limitations, and the elimination of certain fundamental investment limitations. The shareholders of DEM approved each of the applicable proposals for DEM presented at the Meeting. Listed below are the voting results from the Meeting. Please note that not all Proposals presented at the Meeting were voted on by DEM. Additionally, the Proposal numbers reflected below correlate to the Proposal numbers presented for vote at the Meeting.

DEM

 

         Shares Voted   Percent of Outstanding Shares Voted
         For   %   Against   %   Abstain/
WithHold
  %   NonVote   %   For   Against   Abstain /
WithHold

Proposal 1: Election of Directors for DEM

         
1a    David G. Booth   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1b    George M. Constantinides   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1c    John P. Gould   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1d    Roger G. Ibbotson   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1e    Robert C. Merton   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1f    Myron S. Scholes   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1g    Eduardo A. Repetto   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%
1h    Abbie J. Smith   154,719,678   98.58%     0.00%   2,230,350   1.42%   28,919,699   18.41%   98.51%   0.00%   1.42%

 

         Shares Voted   Percent of Outstanding Shares Voted
         For   %   Against   %   Abstain/
WithHold
  %   NonVote   %   For   Against   Abstain /
WithHold

Proposals:

                 
3    Approval of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for DEM   123,882,784   78.93%   248,809   0.16%   3,898,735   2.48%   28,919,699   18.43%   78.87%   0.16%   2.48%
5    To approve amendments to certain fundamental investment restrictions          
5a    Borrowing Money   121,580,801   77.46%   5,835,274   3.72%   614,254   0.39%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.41%   3.72%   0.39%
5b    Making Loans   121,527,084   77.43%   5,840,456   3.72%   662,790   0.42%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.37%   3.72%   0.42%
5c    Investments in Real Estate   120,018,448   76.47%   7,397,704   4.71%   614,177   0.39%   28,919,699   18.43%   76.41%   4.71%   0.39%
5d    Investments in Commodities   121,499,862   77.41%   5,916,917   3.77%   613,551   0.39%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.36%   3.77%   0.39%
5e    Diversification of Investments   121,586,004   77.47%   5,823,213   3.71%   621,112   0.40%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.41%   3.71%   0.40%
6    To approve the elimination of certain fundamental investment restrictions          
6b    Purchasing Securities on Margin   121,252,352   77.26%   6,115,035   3.90%   662,941   0.42%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.20%   3.89%   0.42%
6d    Investing for the Purpose of                      
   Exercising Control   121,536,300   77.44%   5,869,804   3.74%   624,225   0.40%   28,919,699   18.43%   77.38%   3.74%   0.40%
7a    Proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement among Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, DFA Australia Limited, and the Company   123,729,214   78.83%   405,576   0.26%   3,895,539   2.48%   28,919,699   18.43%   78.78%   0.26%   2.48%
7b    Proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement among Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., and the Company   123,730,642   78.83%   404,185   0.26%   3,895,502   2.48%   28,919,699   18.43%   78.78%   0.26%   2.48%

 

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FUND MANAGEMENT

Trustees/Directors

Each Board of Trustees/Directors of The DFA Investment Trust Company Inc. (“DFAITC”), DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (“DFAIDG”), Dimensional Investment Group Inc. (“DIG”) 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 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 two standing committees, an Audit Committee and a Portfolio Performance and Service Review Committee (the “Performance Committee”). The Audit Committee is comprised of George M. Constantinides, Roger G. Ibbotson and Abbie J. Smith. Each member of the Audit Committee is a disinterested 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 also 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, 2009.

Each Board’s Performance Committee is comprised of Messrs. Constantinides and Ibbotson, Ms. Smith, John P. Gould, Myron S. Scholes and Robert C. Merton. Each member of the Fund’s Performance Committee is a disinterested Director. The Performance Committee regularly reviews and monitors the investment performance of the Fund’s series and reviews the performance of the Fund’s service providers. There were six Performance Committee meetings held during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.

Certain biographical information for each disinterested Trustee/Director and each 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, Texas 78746. Prospectuses are also available at www.dimensional.com.

 

Name, Position

with the Fund,

Address and Age

 

  

Term of Officeand

Length of Service

 

  

Portfolios within the

DFA Fund Complex2

Overseen

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and

Other Directorships of Public Companies Held

 

Disinterested Trustees/Directors

George M. Constantinides Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

The University of Chicago
Booth School of Business

5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637

Age: 62

 

  

DFAITC - since 1993

DFAIDG - since 1983

DIG - since 1993

DEM - since 1993

  

87 portfolios in 4

investment companies

   Leo Melamed Professor of Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

John P. Gould

Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637

Age: 70

  

DFAITC - since 1993

DFAIDG - since 1986

DIG - since 1993

DEM - since 1993

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies   

Steven G. Rothmeier Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1965). Member of the Boards of Milwaukee Mutual Insurance Company (since 1997). Member and Chair, Competitive Markets Advisory Committee, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (futures trading exchange) (since 2004). Formerly, Director of UNext, Inc. (1999-2006). Formerly, Senior Vice-President, Lexecon Inc. (economics, law, strategy and finance consulting) (1994-2004). Trustee, Harbor Fund (registered investment company) (27 Portfolios) (since 1994).

 

 

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Name, Position

with the Fund,

Address and Age

 

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

 

  

Portfolios within the

DFA Fund Complex2

Overseen

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and

Other Directorships of Public Companies Held

 

Roger G. Ibbotson

Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

Yale School of Management

135 Prospect Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8200

Age: 66

 

  

DFAITC - since 1993

DFAIDG - since 1981

DIG - since 1993

DEM - since 1993

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies    Professor in Practice of Finance, Yale School of Management (since 1984). Director, BIRR Portfolio Analysis, Inc. (software products) (since 1990). Chairman, CIO and Partner, Zebra Capital Management, LLC (hedge fund manager) (since 2001). Formerly, Chairman, Ibbotson Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL (software data publishing and consulting) (1977-2006).

Robert C. Merton

Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

Harvard Business School

353 Baker Library

Soldiers Field Boston,

MA 02163

Age: 65

  

DFAITC - since 2003

DFAIDG - since 2003

DIG - since 2003

DEM - since 2003

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies   

John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University (since 1998). Director, MF Risk, Inc. (risk management software) (since 2001). Director, Peninsula Banking Group (bank) (since 2003). Director, Community First Financial Group (bank holding company) (since 2003). Member Competitive Markets Advisory Council, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (futures trading exchange) (since 2004). Chairman and Director, Daedalus Software (medical software) (since 2008). Formerly, Advisory Board Member, Alpha Simplex Group (hedge fund) (2001-2007). Formerly, Chief Science Officer and Director, Trinsum Group, a successor to Integrated Finance Limited (2002-2008). Director, Vical Incorporated (biopharmaceutical product development) (since 2002).

 

Myron S. Scholes

Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

Platinum Grove Asset Management,

L.P. Reckson Executive Park

1100 King Street

Building 4 Rye Brook,

NY 10573

Age: 68

 

  

DFAITC - since 1993

DFAIDG - since 1981

DIG - since 1993

DEM - since 1993

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies    Frank E. Buck Professor Emeritus of Finance, Stanford University (since 1981). Chairman, Platinum Grove Asset Management, L.P. (hedge fund) (formerly, Oak Hill Platinum Partners) (since 1999). Formerly, Managing Partner, Oak Hill Capital Management (private equity firm) (until 2004). Formerly, Director, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (2001-2008). Director, American Century Fund Complex (registered investment companies) (37 Portfolios) (since 1981).

Abbie J. Smith

Director of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM.

Trustee of DFAITC.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637

Age: 56

 

  

DFAITC - since 2000

DFAIDG - since 2000

DIG - since 2000

DEM - since 2000

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies   

Boris and Irene Stern Professor of Accounting, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 1980), and Co-Director Investment Research, Fundamental Investment Advisors (hedge fund) (since 2008). Director, HNI Corporation (formerly known as HON Industries Inc.) (office furniture) (since 2000). Director, Ryder System Inc. (transportation, logistics and supply-chain management) (since 2003). Director/ Trustee, UBS Funds (fund complex) (5 portfolios) (since 2008).

 

 

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Name, Position

with the Fund,

Address and Age

 

  

Term of Office1 and

Length of Service

 

  

Portfolios within the

DFA Fund Complex2
Overseen

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other
Directorships of Public Companies Held

 

Interested Trustees/Directors*
David G. Booth Chairman, Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM. Chairman, Trustee, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and President of DFAITC. 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, Texas 78746 Age: 62   

DFAITC - since 1993 DFAIDG - since 1981 DIG - since 1992

DEM - since 1993

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies   

Chairman, Director/Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer and formerly Chief Investment Officer of the following companies: Dimensional Holdings Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, DFAIDG, DIG, DEM and DFAITC. President and Chief Executive Officer of DFA Securities LLC. Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd, and formerly Chief Investment Officer. Director and formerly, President and Chief Investment Officer of DFA Australia Ltd. Formerly, Director of Dimensional Funds PLC and Dimensional Fund II PLC. Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (All Chief Investment Officer positions held starting 1/03 through 3/07 except Dimensional Holdings Inc., which was from 10/06 through 3/07.)

 

Limited Partner, Oak Hill Partners (since 2001) and VSC Investors, LLC (since 2007). Trustee, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Formerly, Director, SA Funds (registered investment company). Formerly Director, Assante Corporation (investment management) (until 2002).

 

Eduardo A. Repetto Director, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President of DFAIDG, DIG and DEM. Trustee, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President of DFAITC 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin, TX 78746 Age: 42

 

  

DFAITC - since 2009 DFAIDG - since 2009 DIG - since 2009

DEM - since 2009

   87 portfolios in 4 investment companies    Director/Trustee (beginning June 2009), Chief Investment Officer (beginning March 2007) and Vice President of DFAIDG, DIG, DEM and DFAITC. Chief Investment Officer (beginning March 2007) and Vice President of all the DFA Entities, DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC.

 

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

 

2 Each Trustee/Director is a director or trustee of each of the four registered investment companies within the DFA Fund Complex, which includes the Funds.

 

* Interested Trustees/Directors are described as such because they are deemed to be “interested persons,” as that term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, due to their positions with Dimensional Fund Advisors LP.

 

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Officers

The name, age, information regarding positions with the Funds and the principal occupation for each officer of the Funds are set forth below. Each officer listed below holds the same office (except as otherwise noted) in the following entities: Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (prior to November 3, 2006, Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.) (“Dimensional”), DFA Securities Inc., DFAIDG, DIG, DFAITC and DEM (collectively, the “DFA Entities”). The address of each officer is: Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Name, Position with the Fund

and Age

 

  

Term of Office1 and
Length of
Service

 

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

Officers

April A. Aandal

Vice President and Chief Learning Officer

Age: 46

 

   Since 2008  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Chief Learning Officer of Dimensional (since September 2008). Formerly, Regional Director of Dimensional (2004-2008); Vice President of Professional Development at Assante Asset Management (June 2002-January 2005).

 

Darryl D. Avery

Vice President

Age: 43

 

   Since 2005   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. From June 2002 to January 2005, institutional client service representative of Dimensional.

Arthur H. Barlow

Vice President

Age: 53

 

   Since 1993   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Scott A. Bosworth

Vice President

Age: 40

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Dimensional (since November 1997).

Valerie A. Brown

Vice President and Assistant

Secretary

Age: 42

 

   Since 2001   Vice President and Assistant Secretary of all the DFA Entities, DFA Australia Limited, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., and since June 2003, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC.

David P. Butler

Vice President

Age: 45

 

   Since 2007  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Director of Global Financial Services of Dimensional (since 2008). Formerly, Regional Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (January 1995 to January 2005).

 

Patrick Carter

Vice President

Age: 47

 

   Since 2007  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Dimensional (since March 2006). Formerly, Director of Merrill Lynch Retirement Group (December 1998 to March 2006).

 

Joseph H. Chi

Vice President

Age: 43

 

   Since 2009  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Portfolio Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since October 2005). Prior to October 2005, Corporate Counsel at Hewitt Associates (July 2002-August 2005).

 

Stephen A. Clark

Vice President

Age: 37

 

   Since 2004   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Portfolio Manager of Dimensional (April 2001-April 2004).

Robert P. Cornell

Vice President

Age: 60

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Financial Services Group of Dimensional (since August 1993).

Christopher S. Crossan

Vice President and Chief Compliance

Officer

Age: 43

 

   Since 2004   Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of all the DFA Entities.

James L. Davis

Vice President

Age: 52

 

   Since 1999   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Robert T. Deere

Vice President

Age: 52

 

   Since 1994   Vice President of all the DFA Entities and DFA Australia Limited.

Robert W. Dintzner

Vice President

Age: 39

 

   Since 2001   Vice President of all the DFA Entities.

 

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Name, Position with the Fund
and Age

 

  

 

Term of Office1
and Length of
Service

 

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

Kenneth Elmgren

Vice President

Age: 55

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Managing Principal of Beverly Capital (May 2004 to September 2006).

Richard A. Eustice

Vice President and Assistant

Secretary

Age: 44

 

   Since 1998   Vice President and Assistant Secretary of all the DFA Entities and DFA Australia Limited. Chief Operating Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (since July 2008). Formerly, Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Eugene F. Fama, Jr.

Vice President

Age: 48

 

   Since 1993   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Gretchen A. Flicker

Vice President

Age: 38

 

   Since 2004   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to April 2004, institutional client service representative of Dimensional.

Jed S. Fogdall

Vice President

Age: 35

 

   Since 2008   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Portfolio Manager for Dimensional (since September 2004). Prior to September 2004, Staff Engineer at the Boeing Company (1997-2004).

Glenn S. Freed

Vice President

Age: 47

 

   Since 2001   Vice President of all the DFA Entities.

Jeremy P. Freeman

Vice President

Age: 38

 

   Since 2009  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Senior Technology Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since June 2006). Formerly, Principal at AIM Investments/Amvescap PLC (now Invesco) (June 1998-June 2006).

 

Mark R. Gochnour

Vice President

Age: 42

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Dimensional.

Henry F. Gray

Vice President

Age: 42

 

   Since 2000   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to July 2000, Portfolio Manager of Dimensional. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited.

John T. Gray

Vice President

Age: 35

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Regional Director of Dimensional (January 2005 to February 2007).

Darla Hastings

Vice President

Age: 54

   Since 2007  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Chief Marketing Officer of Dimensional. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience for Benchmark Assisted Living (May 2005 to April 2006); Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of State Street Corporation (September 2001 to October 2005).

 

Joel H. Hefner

Vice President

Age: 41

 

   Since 2007   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Dimensional (since June 1998).

Julie Henderson

Vice President and Fund Controller

Age: 35

 

   Since 2005  

Vice President and Fund Controller of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (July 1996 to April 2005).

 

Kevin Hight

Vice President

Age: 41

 

   Since 2005   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Regional Director of Dimensional (since March 2003 to March 2005).

Christine W. Ho

Vice President

Age: 41

 

   Since 2004   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to April 2004, Assistant Controller of Dimensional.

Jeff J. Jeon

Vice President

Age: 35

 

   Since 2004   Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Counsel of Dimensional (since September 2001).

Patrick M. Keating

Vice President

Age: 54

   Since 2003  

Vice President of all the DFA Entities and Chief Operating Officer of Dimensional. Director, Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC. Director of DFA Australia Limited.

 

 

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Name, Position with the Fund
and Age

 

  

 

Term of Office1
and Length of
Service

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

Joseph F. Kolerich

Vice President

Age: 37

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Portfolio Manager for Dimensional (since April 2001).

Michael F. Lane

Vice President

Age: 42

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of Advisor Services at TIAA-CREF (July 2001 to September 2004).

Kristina M. LaRusso

Vice President

Age: 34

 

   Since 2006    Vice President of all DFA Entities. Formerly, Operations Supervisor of Dimensional (March 2003 to December 2006).

Inmoo Lee

Vice President

Age: 43

   Since 2007   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Associate Professor Department of Finance and Accounting, Business School, National University of Singapore (July 2004 to present); Associate Professor, College of Business Administration, Korea University (September 2001 to May 2006).

 

Juliet Lee

Vice President

Age: 38

 

   Since 2005    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Human Resources Manager of Dimensional (since January 2004).

Aaron M. Marcus

Vice President & Head of Global

Human Resources

Age: 39

   Since 2008   

Vice President and Head of Global Human Resources of Dimensional. Formerly, Global Head of Recruiting and Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. (June 2006 to January 2008); Global Co-Head of HR of the Equities & FICC Division, and Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. (May 2005 to May 2006); Head of Americas Campus Recruiting and Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. (April 2003 to May 2005).

 

David R. Martin

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

Age: 52

   Since 2007   

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of all the DFA Entities. Director, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. and DFA Australia Limited. Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC. Director of Dimensional Funds PLC and Dimensional Funds II PLC. Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Janus Capital Group Inc. (June 2005 to March 2007); Senior Vice President of Finance at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (March 1999 to May 2005).

 

Catherine L. Newell

Vice President and Secretary

Age: 45

   Vice President since 1997 and Secretary since 2000   

Vice President and Secretary of all the DFA Entities. Director, Vice President and Secretary of DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (since February 2002, April 1997 and May 2002, respectively). Vice President and Secretary of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since June 2003). Director, Dimensional Funds PLC and Dimensional Funds II PLC (since 2002 and 2006, respectively). Formerly, Assistant Secretary of all DFA Entities, DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

 

Christian Newton

Vice President

Age: 34

 

   Since 2009   

Vice President of all DFA Entities. Web Services Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Since January 2008). Formerly Design Manager (2005-2008) and Web Developer (2002-2005) of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP.

 

Gerard K. O’Reilly

Vice President

Age: 32

   Since 2007   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Research Associate of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2004 to 2006); Research Assistant in PhD program, Aeronautics Department California Institute of Technology (1998 to 2004).

 

Daniel C. Ong

Vice President

Age: 35

 

   Since 2009   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Portfolio Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since July 2005). Prior to 2005, Graduate Student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2003-2005).

 

Carmen Palafox

Vice President

Age: 35

 

   Since 2006    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Operations Manager of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since May 1996).

Sonya Park

Vice President

Age: 37

 

   Since 2005    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. From February 2002 to January 2005, institutional client service representative of Dimensional.

 

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Name, Position with the Fund

and Age

 

  

 

Term of Office1

and Length

of Service

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

David A. Plecha

Vice President

Age: 48

 

   Since 1993    Vice President of all the DFA Entities, DFA Australia Limited and Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd

Ted Randall

Vice President

Age: 36

 

   Since 2008    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Research Associate of Dimensional (2006-2008). Systems Developer of Dimensional (2001-2006).

L. Jacobo Rodriguez

Vice President

Age: 38

   Since 2005   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. From August 2004 to July 2005, institutional client service representative of Dimensional. Formerly, Financial Services Analyst, Cato Institute (September 2001 to June 2004); Book Review Editor, Cato Journal, Cato Institute (May 1996 to June 2004).

 

David E. Schneider

Vice President

Age: 63

 

   Since 2001    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Currently, Director of Institutional Services.

Bruce A. Simmons

Vice President

Age: 44

   Since 2009   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Investment Operations Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since May 2007). Formerly, Vice President Client and Fund Reporting at Mellon Financial (September 2005-May 2007); Vice President Business Development at CUADPRO Marketing (July 2003-September 2005).

 

Ted R. Simpson

Vice President

Age: 41

 

   Since 2007    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Regional Director of Dimensional (since December 2002).

Bryce D. Skaff

Vice President

Age: 34

 

   Since 2007    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Regional Director of Dimensional (December 1999 to January 2007).

Grady M. Smith

Vice President

Age: 53

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to April 2004, Portfolio Manager of Dimensional.

Carl G. Snyder

Vice President

Age: 46

 

   Since 2000    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited.

Lawrence R. Spieth

Vice President

Age: 61

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to April 2004, Regional Director of Dimensional.

Bradley G. Steiman

Vice President

Age: 36

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities and Director and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC.

Robert C. Trotter

Vice President

Age: 51

 

   Since 2009    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Senior Manager Technology for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since March 2007). Formerly, Director of Technology at AMVESCAP (2002-2007).

Karen E. Umland

Vice President

Age: 43

 

   Since 1997    Vice President of all the DFA Entities, DFA Australia Limited, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., and Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC.

Sunil Wahal

Vice President

Age: 42

   Since 2009   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Research Associate for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (July 2008-January 2009); Consultant to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (September 2005-July 2008); Jack D. Furst Professor of Finance at Arizona State University, WP Carey School of Business (July 2005-July 2008); Associate Professor of Finance at Goizueta Business School, Emory University (1997-2005).

 

Brian J. Walsh

Vice President

Age: 39

 

   Since 2009   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Portfolio Manager for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (since 2004). Formerly, Trader for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1997-2004).

 

Carol W. Wardlaw

Vice President

Age: 51

 

   Since 2004    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to April 2004, Regional Director of Dimensional.

 

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Name, Position with the Fund
and Age

 

  

 

Term of Office1

and Length of
Service

 

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

 

Weston J. Wellington

Vice President

Age: 58

 

   Since 1997    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Formerly, Vice President of DFA Australia Limited.

Daniel M. Wheeler

Vice President

Age: 64

   Since 2001   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Prior to 2001 and currently, Director of Financial Advisors Services of Dimensional. Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (since October 2003) and President of Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC (since June 2003).

 

Ryan Wiley

Vice President

Age: 33

 

   Since 2007    Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Senior Trader of Dimensional. Formerly, Portfolio Manager (2006 to 2007); Trader (2001 to 2006).

Paul E. Wise

Vice President

Age: 54

 

   Since 2005   

Vice President of all the DFA Entities. Chief Technology Officer for Dimensional (since 2004). Formerly, Principal of Turnbuckle Management Group (January 2002 to August 2004).

 

 

1

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

 

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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 without charge, upon request, by calling collect: (512) 306-7400. 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://www.dimensional.com and reflects the twelve-month period beginning July 1st and ending June 30th.

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2009 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2009 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year November 1, 2008 to October 31, 2009, each Portfolio is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the fiscal year. All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Portfolio to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

DFA Investment
Dimensions Group Inc.

  Net
Investment
Income
Distributions
  Short-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
  Qualifying
For Corporate
Dividends
Received

Distributions(1)
  Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
  Foreign
Tax

Credit(3)
  Foreign
Source

Income(4)
  Qualifying
Interest
Income(5)
  Qualifying
Short-Term
Capital
Gain(6)

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio

  13%   6%   81%   100%   100%   100%   —     —     100%   100%

Dimensional Emerging

Markets Value Fund

                   

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund

  39%   —     61%   100%   100%   100%   5%   106%   100%   100%

 

(1)

Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

(2)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of net investment income and short-term capital gain distributions). Please note that these percentages are designated only, refer to your 1099 for actual qualified dividend income.

 

(3)

“Foreign Tax Credit” represents dividends which qualify for the foreign tax credit pass through and is reflected as a percentage of investment company taxable income (the total of net investment income and short-term capital gain distributions).

 

(4)

“Foreign Source Income” represents the portion of dividends derived from foreign sources, and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income (i.e. the sum of short-term capital gain and net investment income) distributions made during the period.

 

(5)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Interest Income” as created by The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The information is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

(6)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Short-Term Capital Gain” as created by The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The information is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The Registrant has adopted, as of the end of the period covered by this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer (the “Code of Business Ethics”). The Registrant has not made any substantive amendments to the Code of Business Ethics during the period covered by this Report. The Registrant also has not granted any waiver from any provisions of the Code of Business Ethics during the period covered by this Report. A copy of the Code of Business Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Report.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Abbie J. Smith possesses the technical attributes to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” serving on the Registrant’s Audit Committee and has designated Ms. Smith as the “audit committee financial expert.” Ms. Smith


earned a Ph.D. in Accounting, and has taught Accounting at the graduate level since 1980. Ms. Smith’s education and career have provided her with an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements; the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; and experience preparing, analyzing and evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Registrant’s financial statements. In addition, Ms. Smith has served on the boards of directors and audit committees of entities other than the Registrant. Ms. Smith is independent under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

(a)

     Audit Fees
    

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $21,565

    

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $20,333

 

(b)

     Audit-Related Fees         
    

Fees for Registrant

   Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $1,172   
        Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $1,215   

For fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008, Audited-Related Fees included fees for services related to limited procedures performed in connection with the production of the Registrant’s semi-annual financial statements.

Audit-Related Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X

      Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $158,695   
      Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $165,000   

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008, Audit-Related Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X included fees for services rendered in connection with the issuance of a Type II SAS 70 over controls at the Registrant’s investment adviser.

 

(c)

     Tax Fees         
    

Fees for Registrant

   Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $16,557   
        Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $18,027   

Tax Fees included, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008, fees for tax services in connection with the Registrant’s excise tax calculations, limited review of the Registrant’s applicable tax returns and capital gains tax services in India.

There were no Tax Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

 

(d)

     All Other Fees         
    

Fees for Registrant

   Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $0   


          Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $0   

There were no “All Other Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

(e)(1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

as adopted by the

Audit Committees

of

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund

Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

The DFA Investment Trust Company

(together, the “Funds”)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) and the rules (the “Rules”) adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) require that the Funds’ Audit Committees (together, the “Committee”) pre-approve all audit services and non-audit services provided to the Funds by their independent registered public accounting firm (the “Auditor”). The Act and the Rules also require that the Committee pre-approve all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”), the Funds’ investment advisor, and to affiliates of Dimensional that provide ongoing services to the Funds (with Dimensional, together the “Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations and financial reporting.

The following policies and procedures govern the ways in which the Committee will pre-approve audit and various types of non-audit services that the Auditor provides to the Funds and to Service Affiliates. These policies and procedures do not apply in the case of audit services that the Auditor provides to Service Affiliates, nor do they apply to services that an audit firm other than the Auditor provides to such entities.

These policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval, but also provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations. Pre-approval of non-audit services may be achieved through a combination of the procedures described in Sections C and D below.

 

  A. General

 

  1. The Committee must pre-approve all audit services and non-audit services that the Auditor provides to the Funds.

 

  2. The Committee must pre-approve any engagement of the Auditor to provide non-audit services to any Service Affiliate during the period of the Auditor’s engagement to provide audit services to the Funds, if the non-


 

audit services to the Service Affiliate directly impact the Funds’ operations and financial reporting.

 

  B. Pre-Approval of Audit Services to the Funds

 

  1. The Committee shall approve the engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm to certify the Funds’ financial statements for each fiscal year (the “Engagement”). The approval of the Engagement shall not be delegated to a Designated Member (as that term is defined in Section D below). In approving the Engagement, the Committee shall obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to enable the Committee to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence. The Committee also shall consider the Auditor’s proposed fees for the Engagement, in light of the scope and nature of the audit services that the Funds will receive.

 

  2. The Committee shall report to the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the Funds (together, the “Board”) regarding its approval of the Engagement and of the proposed fees for the Engagement, and the basis for such approval.

 

  3. Unless otherwise in accordance with applicable law, the Engagement, in any event, shall require that the Auditor be selected by the vote, cast in person, of a majority of the members of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Funds (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) (the “Independent Directors”).

 

  C. Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services to the Funds and to Service Affiliates—by Types of Services

 

  1. The Committee may pre-approve types of non-audit services to the Funds and their Service Affiliates pursuant to this Section C.

 

  2. Annually, at such time as the Committee considers the Engagement of the Auditor, management of the Funds, in consultation with the Auditor, shall provide to the Committee, for its consideration and action, the following: (a) a list of those types of non-audit services, if any, that the Funds may request from the Auditor during the fiscal year; and (b) a list of those types of non-audit services directly impacting the Funds’ operations and financial reporting that Service Affiliates may request from the Auditor during the fiscal year.

 

  3. The lists submitted to the Committee shall describe the types of non-audit services in reasonable detail and shall include an estimated budget (or budgeted range) of fees, where possible, and such other information as the Committee may request.


  4. The Committee’s pre-approval of the types of non-audit services submitted pursuant to this Section C shall constitute authorization for management of the Funds to utilize the Auditor for the types of non-audit services so pre-approved, if needed or desired during the fiscal year.

 

  5. A list of the types of non-audit services pre-approved by the Committee pursuant to this Section C will be distributed to management of the Service Affiliates and the appropriate partners of the Auditor. Periodically, the Auditor will discuss with the Committee those non-audit services that have been or are being provided pursuant to this Section C.

 

  D. Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services to the Funds and to Service Affiliates—Project-by-Project Basis

 

  1. The Committee also may pre-approve non-audit services on a project-by-project basis pursuant to this Section D.

 

  2. Management of the Funds, in consultation with the Auditor, may submit either to the Committee or to the Designated Member, as provided in this Section D, for their consideration and action, a pre-approval request identifying one or more non-audit service projects. The request so submitted shall describe the project(s) in reasonable detail and shall include an estimated budget (or budgeted range) of fees and such other information as the Committee or the Designated Member, as appropriate, shall request.

 

  3. The Committee, from time to time, shall designate one or more of its members who are Independent Directors (each a “Designated Member”) to consider, on the Committee’s behalf, any non-audit services, whether to the Funds or to any Service Affiliate, that have not been pre-approved by the Committee. The Designated Member also shall review, on the Committee’s behalf, any proposed material change in the nature or extent of any non-audit services previously approved. The Funds’ management, in consultation with the Auditor, shall explain why such non-audit services or material change in non-audit services are necessary and appropriate and the anticipated costs thereof.

 

  4. The Designated Member will review the requested non-audit services or proposed material change in such services and will either:

 

  (a) pre-approve, pre-approve subject to conditions, or disapprove any such requested services, or any proposed material change in services, whether to the Funds or to a Service Affiliate; or

 

  (b) refer such matter to the Committee for its consideration and action.

 

       In considering any requested non-audit services or proposed material change in such services, the Designated Member’s authority shall be


 

limited to approving non-audit services or proposed material changes that do not exceed $10,000 in value.

 

  5. The Designated Member’s pre-approval (or pre-approval subject to conditions) of the requested non-audit services or proposed material change in services pursuant to this Section D shall constitute authorization for the management of the Funds or the Service Affiliate, as the case may be, to utilize the Auditor for the non-audit services so pre-approved. Any action by the Designated Member in approving a requested non-audit service shall be presented for ratification by the Committee not later than at its next scheduled meeting. If the Designated Member does not approve the Auditor providing the requested non-audit service, the matter may be presented to the full Committee for its consideration and action.

 

  E. Amendment; Annual Review

 

  1. The Committee may amend these procedures from time to time.

 

  2. These procedures shall be reviewed annually by the Committee.

 

  F. Recordkeeping

 

  1. The Funds shall maintain a written record of all decisions made by the Committee or by a Designated Member pursuant to these procedures, together with appropriate supporting materials.

 

  2. In connection with the approval of any non-audit service pursuant to the de minimis exception provided in the Rules, a record shall be made indicating that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the Rules, has been satisfied.

 

  3. A copy of these Procedures (and of any amendments to these Procedures) shall be maintained and preserved permanently in an easily accessible place. The written records referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Section F shall be maintained and preserved for six years from the end of the fiscal year in which the actions recorded were taken, for at least the first two years in an easily accessible location.

 

(e)(2)    The fees disclosed in Items 4(b), 4(c) or 4(d) were approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee but not pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f)

   The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full time, permanent employees was not greater than 50%.

(g)

   Aggregate Non-Audit Fees


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2009: $530,954

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2008: $634,991

 

(h)      The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

This item is not applicable to the Registrant because it is not a listed issuer.


ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

 

(a) The Registrant’s schedule of investments is provided below.


DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS AND FOOTNOTES

Schedules of Investments

Investment Abbreviations

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association

Investment Footnotes

 

   See Note B to Financial Statements.
††    Securities have generally been fair valued. See Note B to Financial Statements.
*    Non-Income Producing Securities.
#    Total or Partial Securities on Loan.
@    Security purchased with cash proceeds from Securities on Loan.
§    Affiliated Fund.
   Amounts designated as — are either zero or rounded to zero.

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2009

 

     Shares    Value††

COMMON STOCKS — (85.6%)

     

BRAZIL — (5.5%)

     

*Acucar Guarani SA

   1,508,100    $ 3,929,484

*Agra Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

   2,572,015      6,906,012

Banco ABC Brasil SA

   647,946      3,656,099

Banco Alfa de Investimento SA

   98,700      458,314

*Banco Cruzeiro do Sul SA

   10,000      58,015

Banco Daycoval SA

   540,450      2,807,174

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA

   1,011,980      6,434,024

Banco Industrial e Comercial SA

   1,292,200      8,120,262

Banco Panamericano SA

   1,106,800      4,146,730

Banco Pine SA

   285,300      1,672,996

Banco Sofisa SA

   715,300      2,249,524

Bematech SA

   391,800      1,846,015

BM&F Bovespa SA

   13,089,600      84,336,376

*BR Malls Participacoes SA

   449,200      4,816,864

Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA

   4,600      15,929

*Brasil Ecodiesel Industria e Comercio de Biocombustiveis e Oleos Vegetais SA

   2,988,700      1,730,514

*BRF - Brasil Foods SA

   131,400      3,167,883

*BRF - Brasil Foods SA ADR

   106,991      5,175,157

Brookfield Incorporacoes SA

   2,757,400      10,456,081

Camargo Correa Desenvolvimento Imobiliario SA

   631,700      1,990,199

*Cia Providencia Industria e Comercio SA

   229,050      734,635

Cia Vale do Rio Doce

   290,000      7,392,100

*Construtora Tenda SA

   1,079,700      3,217,771

*Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

   1,937,900      20,516,482

*CR2 Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

   57,300      219,559

Cremer SA

   354,225      2,815,140

*Duratex SA

   2,716,944      18,816,256

*Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA ADR

   1,195,061      24,199,985

Eternit SA

   630,320      2,755,145

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA

   1,219,620      4,278,640

EZ Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

   878,300      3,470,123

*Ferbasa-Ferro Ligas da Bahia SA

   385,565      2,554,237

*Fertilizantes Heringer SA

   120,200      682,334

Financeira Alfa SA

   36,400      72,321

Gafisa SA

   1,549,100      22,951,584

#Gafisa SA ADR

   168,277      5,012,972

*General Shopping Brasil SA

   300,930      1,216,293

Gerdau SA

   1,869,600      21,385,354

Globex Utilidades SA

   45,131      206,236

#Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Sponsored ADR

   96,429      990,326

Grendene SA

   1,152,945      5,163,906

Guararapes Confeccoes SA

   24,900      596,492

*Helbor Empreendimentos SA

   25,100      156,733

*IdeiasNet SA

   1,004,700      2,994,252

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

   358,760      5,305,233

Industrias Romi SA

   626,500      4,427,750

*Inpar SA

   1,245,250      2,650,822

#Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR

   808,861      15,481,596

JBS SA

   3,909,700      21,572,595

JHSF Participacoes SA

   1,733,800      3,484,135

*Kepler Weber SA

   6,222,700      1,165,697

*Klabin Segall SA

   420,300      1,133,302

Kroton Educacional SA

   191,332      2,039,745

*Log-in Logistica Intermodal SA

   751,000      3,546,957

M Dias Branco SA

   167,100      3,602,667

*Magnesita Refratarios SA

   1,148,796      8,412,505

*Magnesita Refratarios SA

   193,510      1,439,022

*Marfrig Alimentos SA

   458,500      5,244,536

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

BRAZIL — (Continued)

     

*Medial Saude SA

   542,500    $ 4,434,605

*Metalfrio Solutions SA

   100,200      580,177

*Minerva SA

   438,400      1,537,984

MPX Energia SA

   386,000      5,212,841

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

   132,900      2,012,059

Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA

   271,800      4,320,163

Parana Banco SA

   83,700      446,628

*Paranapanema SA

   761,267      2,912,659

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

   1,302,400      10,868,120

*Plascar Participacoes Industriais SA

   1,198,400      1,421,807

Porto Seguro SA

   327,900      3,460,298

*Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos Farmaceuticos SA

   45,825      415,432

Rodobens Negocios Imobiliarios SA

   181,150      1,891,092

Rossi Residencial SA

   1,678,700      11,082,698

Sao Carlos Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

   80,800      756,812

*Sao Martinho SA

   409,050      4,017,124

*SLC Agricola SA

   17,000      123,524

*Springs Global Participacoes SA

   71,600      204,444

Sul America SA

   467,095      10,977,369

*TRISUL SA

   59,000      168,801

Universo Online SA

   479,100      2,814,876

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

   1,025,500      25,206,715

*Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA

   238,670      3,269,251
         

TOTAL BRAZIL

        484,014,569
         

CHILE — (2.4%)

     

*Almendral SA

   1,120,749      108,180

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA Series A

   128,959      3,738,463

CAP SA

   35,611      927,113

Cementos Bio-Bio SA

   665,307      1,403,416

*Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos SA

   3,680,515      11,436,319

Cintac SA

   153,487      66,777

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA

   143,000      1,007,531

Compania de Consumidores de Gas Santiago SA

   155,648      697,697

Compania General de Electricidad SA

   883,589      5,566,636

*Compania SudAmericana de Vapores SA

   9,901,043      8,127,638

CorpBanca SA

   1,149,930,134      7,796,871

CorpBanca SA ADR

   400      13,280

Cristalerias de Chile SA

   264,624      3,000,351

Embotelladora Andina SA Series A ADR

   42,895      643,425

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

   33,756      52,116

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

   38,909      517,392

Empresas CMPC SA

   1,375,219      49,245,765

Empresas Copec SA

   2,027,911      27,293,822

*Empresas Iansa SA

   22,761,793      1,650,493

Enersis SA

   31,903,095      11,339,584

Enersis SA Sponsored ADR

   2,873,037      50,795,294

Industrias Forestales SA

   3,436,382      809,017

*Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

   2,043,020      2,414,146

Inversiones Frimetal SA

   2,440,814      14,849

Madeco SA

   49,034,820      3,186,178

Masisa SA

   36,430,742      5,404,059

Minera Valparaiso SA

   7,500      226,010

Parque Arauco SA

   2,401,968      2,488,601

*Ripley Corp. SA

   1,898,893      1,440,255

*Salfacorp SA

   472,731      820,012

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B

   102,357      3,757,299

*Socovesa SA

   1,912,357      702,056

Soquimic Comercial SA

   198,000      83,906

Vina Concha Y Toro SA Sponsored ADR

   7,386      314,644

Vina San Pedro Tarapaca SA

   86,964,000      646,968

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

CHILE — (Continued)

     

Watt’s SA

   163,489    $ 101,613
         

TOTAL CHILE

        207,837,776
         

CHINA — (12.0%)

     

Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.

   9,004,000      11,501,761

*Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd.

   28,000      30,502

#*Aluminum Corp. of China, Ltd. ADR

   287,695      7,825,304

AMVIG Holdings, Ltd.

   3,391,100      1,476,885

#Angang Steel Co., Ltd.

   6,255,640      11,562,590

*Anton Oilfield Services Group

   3,614,000      377,727

#*Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

   2,343,000      1,479,648

Bank of China, Ltd.

   180,881,000      104,011,089

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

   4,991,000      5,973,952

Baoye Group Co., Ltd.

   1,326,000      1,020,322

#*Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.

   11,296,000      7,596,437

Beijing Capital Land, Ltd.

   5,876,000      2,463,992

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

   5,599,500      33,375,390

#Beijing North Star Co., Ltd.

   4,538,000      1,675,420

#Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.

   12,174,000      2,158,837

#*Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.

   13,708,000      2,519,780

#*BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.

   4,256,000      3,962,358

*Casil Energine International (Holdings), Ltd.

   4,052,000      476,288

#*Catic Shenzhen Holdings, Ltd.

   2,458,000      702,589

*Central China Real Estate, Ltd.

   3,020,000      819,703

#Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings), Ltd.

   30,559,412      23,611,625

#*China Aerospace International Holdings, Ltd.

   8,570,000      1,521,204

China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.

   8,878,000      8,504,235

#*China Aoyuan Property Group, Ltd.

   7,628,000      1,437,186

China BlueChemical, Ltd.

   8,096,878      4,297,629

China Citic Bank

   26,638,000      19,872,597

China Coal Energy Co.

   2,704,000      3,741,607

*China Communications Services Corp., Ltd.

   10,345,382      5,377,903

China Construction Bank Corp.

   41,385,000      35,679,319

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd.

   1,981,500      2,439,727

China Everbright, Ltd.

   7,443,600      17,585,039

China Foods, Ltd.

   13,581,200      9,955,791

#*China Grand Forestry Green Resources Group, Ltd.

   25,060,000      985,472

#China Green (Holdings), Ltd.

   3,996,800      3,506,272

China Haidian Holdings, Ltd.

   11,853,000      1,177,308

#China Huiyuan Juice Group, Ltd.

   2,354,000      1,525,246

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co., Ltd.

   2,197,167      7,021,337

*China Mining Resources Group, Ltd.

   20,710,000      752,827

China Mobile, Ltd.

   4,500      42,185

*China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.

   1,686,000      1,386,572

#*China Nickel Resources Holding Co., Ltd.

   3,018,000      539,558

*China Oil & Gas Group, Ltd.

   3,680,000      373,209

China Oilfield Services, Ltd.

   264,000      285,256

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec)

   46,000      38,896

#China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) ADR

   128,120      10,808,203

#China Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

   12,982,000      7,287,800

#*China Properties Group, Ltd.

   3,630,000      1,105,855

*China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd.

   2,842,500      3,760,594

#China Rare Earth Holdings, Ltd.

   14,431,000      3,122,132

China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.

   6,590,000      22,112,860

China Resources Land, Ltd.

   3,636,000      8,767,969

*China Resources Microelectronics, Ltd.

   17,050,000      446,710

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

   160,000      225,148

#*China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.

   32,569,700      11,655,941

#China Shipping Development Co., Ltd.

   894,000      1,263,796

China Starch Holdings, Ltd.

   1,315,000      127,419

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong, Ltd.

   21,415,000      4,371,548

 

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     Shares    Value††

CHINA — (Continued)

     

China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.

   2,354,000    $ 2,987,211

#China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. ADR

   3,936,592      49,797,889

China Wireless Technologies, Ltd.

   1,300,000      218,764

*China Zenith Chemical Group, Ltd.

   13,420,000      319,743

Chongqing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

   2,686,000      985,150

*Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co., Ltd.

   4,172,000      740,029

*CIMC Enric Holdings, Ltd.

   132,000      65,369

CITIC Pacific, Ltd.

   5,812,000      14,941,162

#*CITIC Resources Holdings, Ltd.

   14,486,000      4,052,987

*Clear Media, Ltd.

   555,000      246,015

CNPC Hong Kong, Ltd.

   40,880,000      42,741,026

*Coastal Greenland, Ltd.

   4,978,000      408,641

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings, Ltd.

   1,671,735      1,709,006

#COSCO International Holdings, Ltd.

   3,118,000      1,315,124

COSCO Pacific, Ltd.

   16,806,000      23,257,719

Coslight Technology International Group, Ltd.

   264,000      526,576

#Country Garden Holdings Co.

   19,151,000      7,342,881

Dachan Food Asia, Ltd.

   847,000      152,812

#Dalian Port (PDA) Co., Ltd.

   13,298,000      4,826,560

Denway Motors, Ltd.

   57,266,000      27,411,466

Digital China Holdings, Ltd.

   1,927,000      1,973,845

Dongfeng Motor Corp.

   28,888,000      34,382,337

*Dongyue Group

   448,000      45,921

#Dynasty Fine Wines Group, Ltd.

   9,454,600      2,447,059

First Tractor Co., Ltd.

   968,000      395,822

#Fosun International, Ltd.

   8,032,000      5,450,543

Franshion Properties China, Ltd.

   18,304,000      5,094,856

#*FU JI Food & Catering Services

   1,275,000      1,250,290

*Fufeng Group, Ltd.

   2,090,000      1,071,230

*Fushan International Energy Group, Ltd.

   1,880,000      1,443,132

#Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

   41,421,900      14,977,182

#Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co., Ltd.

   24,527,400      6,001,247

*Goldbond Group Holdings, Ltd.

   530,000      33,933

Goldlion Holdings, Ltd.

   655,000      166,595

*GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.

   1,721,040      504,144

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd.

   3,555,000      3,992,805

Great Wall Technology Co., Ltd.

   1,178,000      370,403

#Greentown China Holdings, Ltd.

   3,766,000      5,445,428

#Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   417,917      8,379,236

Guangzhou Investment Co., Ltd.

   23,938,000      6,384,641

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   3,912,000      1,877,314

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

   975,200      1,827,358

#Hainan Meilan International Airport Co., Ltd.

   1,891,000      1,516,523

Haitian International Holdings, Ltd.

   724,000      321,206

#Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd.

   6,500,000      6,038,107

Hengdeli Holdings, Ltd.

   814,000      265,044

*Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd.

   4,722,000      4,844,072

#HKC (Holdings), Ltd.

   15,023,800      1,178,752

#*Honghua Group, Ltd.

   7,280,000      1,506,462

#Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.

   4,790,000      8,334,276

*Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings, Ltd.

   796,000      141,207

#*Hunan Non-Ferrous Metal Corp., Ltd.

   8,706,000      2,658,091

*Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd.

   19,791,000      15,746,016

#Intime Department Store Group Co., Ltd.

   2,341,000      1,638,915

#Ju Teng International Holdings, Ltd.

   4,064,000      3,218,112

*Kai Yuan Holdings, Ltd.

   9,600,000      392,197

*Kasen International Holdings, Ltd.

   172,000      42,909

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

   1,918,500      7,721,790

#Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.

   2,197,000      1,528,117

*Kingway Brewery Holdings, Ltd.

   426,000      70,974

KWG Property Holding, Ltd.

   7,797,000      5,583,362

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

CHINA — (Continued)

     

*Lai Fung Holdings, Ltd.

   9,071,000    $ 301,535

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

   12,376,000      6,978,287

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd.

   1,352,000      2,902,955

#*Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

   1,520,000      554,612

#Lonking Holdings, Ltd.

   3,010,000      1,733,744

#*Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

   23,102,000      13,907,116

*Media China Corp., Ltd.

   19,100,000      140,734

*Min Xin Holdings, Ltd.

   668,000      293,779

*Mingyuan Medicare Development Co., Ltd.

   4,861,900      606,358

*Minmetals Resources, Ltd.

   3,732,000      988,297

Minth Group, Ltd.

   2,270,000      2,357,325

*Nan Hai Corp., Ltd.

   18,400,000      260,942

*Nanjing Panda Electronics Co., Ltd.

   70,000      18,488

#*Neo-China Land Group (Holdings), Ltd.

   9,446,000      6,203,729

NetDragon Websoft, Inc.

   1,191,000      735,475

#*New World China Land, Ltd.

   5,693,600      2,269,377

#Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.

   15,852,000      22,586,912

#*Oriental Ginza Holdings, Ltd.

   804,000      291,764

#PetroChina Co., Ltd. ADR

   32,000      3,841,280

#*PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd.

   5,992,000      4,421,028

#Poly Hong Kong Investment, Ltd.

   6,160,000      7,048,405

Qin Jia Yuan Media Services Co., Ltd.

   2,093,450      444,517

Qingling Motors Co., Ltd.

   12,306,000      2,586,039

Qunxing Paper Holdings Co., Ltd.

   1,301,000      523,394

*Regent Manner International, Ltd.

   1,106,000      384,354

*Scud Group, Ltd.

   752,000      90,815

*Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.

   48,688,000      2,409,450

#*Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. ADR

   892,564      2,160,005

*Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings, Ltd.

   1,687,500      1,180,733

Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd.

   2,204,000      306,905

#Shanghai Forte Land Co., Ltd.

   5,026,000      1,531,235

Shanghai Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

   7,759,000      36,449,823

Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co., Ltd.

   5,406,000      1,650,201

Shanghai Prime Machinery Co., Ltd.

   3,728,000      668,180

*Shanghai Zendai Property, Ltd.

   11,010,000      456,494

Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd.

   39,207,500      2,741,529

Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.

   12,964,000      5,122,564

Shenzhou International Group

   1,192,000      1,271,155

#Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.

   13,759,500      25,594,065

#Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co., Ltd.

   18,544,000      3,192,986

#Shui On Land, Ltd.

   18,442,338      11,178,618

Sichuan Xinhua Winshare Chainstore Co., Ltd.

   2,235,000      913,728

#Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.

   1,958,666      679,554

#*Sino Union Petroleum & Chemical International, Ltd.

   10,440,000      889,608

SinoCom Software Group, Ltd.

   1,602,000      178,245

#Sinofert Holdings, Ltd.

   12,038,000      5,942,464

#Sinolink Worldwide Holdings, Ltd.

   9,384,000      1,800,137

#Sino-Ocean Land Holdings, Ltd.

   15,008,239      14,576,566

Sinopec Kantons Holdings, Ltd.

   9,174,300      3,277,096

*Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   142,846      5,622,419

Sinotrans, Ltd.

   26,720,000      7,003,430

#*Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.

   2,666,500      3,170,615

#Skyworth Digital Holdings, Ltd.

   6,596,000      3,712,874

#*Soho China, Ltd.

   13,865,000      7,450,604

*Solargiga Energy Holdings, Ltd.

   46,000      10,644

SPG Land Holdings, Ltd.

   1,723,000      972,926

#*SRE Group, Ltd.

   15,566,000      1,773,453

#*TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd.

   2,484,200      1,945,655

#Tian An China Investments Co., Ltd.

   7,396,000      4,521,953

*Tiangong International Co., Ltd.

   237,000      82,906

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd.

   782,000      219,660

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

CHINA — (Continued)

     

#*Tianjin Port Development Holdings, Ltd.

   3,092,000    $ 1,147,028

*Tomson Group, Ltd.

   1,510,000      682,272

TPV Technology, Ltd.

   6,112,000      3,955,966

#Travelsky Technology, Ltd.

   8,035,000      6,856,948

*United Energy Group, Ltd.

   704,000      37,026

#Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,240,000      796,432

#Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd.

   1,990,500      1,388,822

Wuyi International Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   1,207,500      117,444

Xiamen International Port Co., Ltd.

   4,892,000      908,618

Xingda International Holdings, Ltd.

   2,936,000      1,461,314

#Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co., Ltd.

   3,876,000      2,058,050

#*Xiwang Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd.

   683,736      159,959

#Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   577,900      8,841,870

*Yip’s Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

   376,000      260,740

*Zhejiang Glass Co., Ltd.

   437,000      114,932

Zhong An Real Estate, Ltd.

   2,563,000      972,261
         

TOTAL CHINA

        1,050,921,555
         

CZECH REPUBLIC — (0.4%)

     

*Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd.

   68,500      1,727,859

Komercni Banka A.S.

   30,022      5,887,338

Pegas Nonwovens SA

   102,342      2,404,107

Telefonica 02 Czech Republic A.S.

   559,120      13,173,477

*Unipetrol A.S.

   1,250,841      9,338,596
         

TOTAL CZECH REPUBLIC

        32,531,377
         

HUNGARY — (2.2%)

     

*Danubius Hotel & Spa NYRT

   136,180      2,509,491

Egis Gyogyszergyar NYRT

   57,430      6,054,336

*FHB Mortgage Bank NYRT

   5,300      34,804

*Fotex Holding SE Co., Ltd.

   913,849      2,034,017

#*MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas NYRT

   818,138      68,350,657

#*OTP Bank NYRT

   3,901,786      109,716,230

*Pannonplast NYRT

   520,975      2,150,578

Tisza Chemical Group NYRT

   237,913      3,811,516
         

TOTAL HUNGARY

        194,661,629
         

INDIA — (10.7%)

     

*3i Infotech, Ltd.

   422,692      735,261

*ACC, Ltd.

   8,174      128,695

Adani Enterprises, Ltd.

   10,670      160,959

Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ltd.

   321,897      5,348,122

Agro Tech Foods, Ltd.

   67,700      349,570

Alembic, Ltd.

   619,600      585,733

Allahabad Bank, Ltd.

   1,091,889      2,744,771

Alok Industries, Ltd.

   5,246,255      2,121,774

Ambuja Cements, Ltd.

   5,354,209      10,029,802

Amtek Auto, Ltd.

   716,113      2,623,167

*Anant Raj Industries, Ltd.

   15,014      41,121

Andhra Bank

   1,052,102      2,489,072

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.

   214,765      2,417,346

Apollo Tyres, Ltd.

   1,676,970      1,689,817

*Arvind Mills, Ltd.

   1,526,154      1,091,670

*Ashapura Minechem, Ltd.

   36,874      28,451

Ashok Leyland, Ltd.

   6,240,668      5,939,778

*Asian Hotels, Ltd.

   2,100      18,720

Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.

   308,107      4,861,840

Avaya GlobalConnect, Ltd.

   5,325      17,743

Axis Bank, Ltd.

   1,200,257      22,860,893

Bajaj Auto Finance, Ltd.

   90,482      484,594

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

INDIA — (Continued)

     

Bajaj Finserv, Ltd.

   66,284    $ 429,805

Bajaj Hindusthan, Ltd.

   838,582      3,460,397

Bajaj Holdings & Investment, Ltd.

   299,410      3,074,279

Ballarpur Industries, Ltd.

   2,658,186      1,238,022

Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd.

   48,430      487,425

Balrampur Chini Mills, Ltd.

   1,820,136      5,701,237

*Bank of India, Ltd.

   30,000      210,223

Bank of Maharashtra, Ltd.

   933,918      848,155

Bank of Rajasthan, Ltd.

   527,425      874,993

Bata India, Ltd.

   43,586      155,314

BEML, Ltd.

   133,202      2,610,897

Bengal & Assam Co., Ltd.

   9,237      27,535

Bharat Forge, Ltd.

   904,484      4,734,304

Bharati Shipyard, Ltd.

   30,210      99,967

Bhushan Steel & Strips, Ltd.

   189,156      4,597,071

Biocon, Ltd.

   558,142      2,900,960

Birla Corp., Ltd.

   75,445      475,150

Blue Star Infotech, Ltd.

   10,194      18,886

Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   6,132      49,419

Bombay Rayon Fashions, Ltd.

   252,000      992,058

Cadila Healthcare, Ltd.

   19,500      232,176

*Cairn India, Ltd.

   2,477,483      13,723,045

*Canara Bank, Ltd.

   48,691      349,673

Century Enka, Ltd.

   54,052      212,348

Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.

   345,830      3,215,759

Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.

   1,344,619      1,337,570

City Union Bank, Ltd.

   839,100      476,436

Clariant Chemicals (India), Ltd.

   2,398      18,851

Coromandel International, Ltd.

   136,536      612,780

Cranes Software International, Ltd.

   313,759      255,143

Cummins India, Ltd.

   50,000      395,149

Dalmia Cement (Bharat), Ltd.

   28,800      87,383

DCM Shriram Consolidated, Ltd.

   210,988      227,098

Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Corp., Ltd.

   386,267      711,955

*Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals, Ltd.

   106,182      523,779

DLF, Ltd.

   89,326      694,195

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.

   617,398      13,192,091

E.I.D. - Parry (India), Ltd.

   357,212      2,316,109

Edelweiss Capital, Ltd.

   42,687      418,380

Eicher Motors, Ltd.

   23,810      250,280

EIH, Ltd.

   881,287      2,283,707

Elder Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

   97,715      551,311

Electrosteel Casings, Ltd.

   513,690      439,999

Elgi Equipments, Ltd.

   47,790      72,448

*Escorts, Ltd.

   388,991      864,340

Essel Propack, Ltd.

   442,637      392,125

Everest Industries, Ltd.

   9,843      25,146

FAG Bearings (India), Ltd.

   500      5,094

FDC, Ltd.

   179,858      216,184

Federal Bank, Ltd.

   1,334,943      6,716,193

Financial Technologies (India), Ltd.

   87,301      2,163,145

Finolex Cables, Ltd.

   537,055      578,772

Finolex Industries, Ltd.

   695,629      700,407

*Firstsource Solutions, Ltd.

   462,206      332,739

*Fortis Healthcare, Ltd.

   659,766      1,412,753

GAIL India, Ltd.

   700,109      5,144,797

*Gammon India, Ltd.

   377,404      1,818,505

Geodesic, Ltd.

   288,760      679,552

Gitanjali Gems, Ltd.

   513,757      1,242,339

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ltd.

   109      2,790

Godfrey Phillips India, Ltd.

   784      28,919

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

INDIA — (Continued)

     

Godrej Industries, Ltd.

   106,644    $ 399,757

*Goetze (India), Ltd.

   9,195      22,691

Graphite India, Ltd.

   89,000      117,933

Great Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd.

   645,773      3,256,543

Great Offshore, Ltd.

   162,012      1,760,616

*GTL Infrastructure, Ltd.

   691,128      439,806

GTL, Ltd.

   525,227      3,704,349

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals, Ltd.

   421,803      1,017,717

Gujarat Fluorochemicals, Ltd.

   101,490      295,571

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co., Ltd.

   647,256      1,264,482

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.

   445,889      1,671,866

*Gujarat State Petronet, Ltd.

   605,003      1,031,666

H.E.G., Ltd.

   129,459      699,709

HCL Infosystems, Ltd.

   496,002      1,604,786

HCL Technologies, Ltd.

   1,246,145      7,980,522

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

   188,976      6,438,069

Hexaware Technologies, Ltd.

   1,162,865      1,875,833

Hindalco Industries, Ltd.

   6,208,588      15,877,505

Hinduja Global Solutions, Ltd.

   65,909      725,006

Hinduja Ventures, Ltd.

   65,909      420,539

Hindustan Construction Co., Ltd.

   803,483      2,115,384

Hotel Leelaventure, Ltd.

   1,357,335      973,665

*Housing Development & Infrastructure, Ltd.

   1,047,863      6,943,901

ICI India, Ltd.

   47,767      581,622

ICICI Bank, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   3,310,395      104,111,923

ICSA (India), Ltd.

   290,435      1,096,681

IDBI Bank, Ltd.

   2,354,413      5,643,301

India Cements, Ltd.

   2,016,703      4,681,611

India Infoline, Ltd.

   1,395,726      3,763,033

Indiabulls Financial Services, Ltd.

   1,556,730      5,457,098

*Indiabulls Real Estate, Ltd.

   2,924,244      15,278,584

Indiabulls Securities, Ltd.

   6,234      6,022

Indian Hotels Co., Ltd.

   3,531,468      5,486,119

Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.

   17,596      117,100

Indian Overseas Bank

   995,564      2,120,541

*Indo Rama Synthetics (India), Ltd.

   202,314      132,436

IndusInd Bank, Ltd.

   1,771,067      4,340,303

INEIS ABS India, Ltd.

   28,114      97,210

*Infotech Enterprises, Ltd.

   10,576      53,122

Infrastructure Development Finance Co., Ltd.

   5,874,988      18,129,843

ING Vysya Bank, Ltd.

   190,329      1,136,997

Ipca Laboratories, Ltd.

   94,786      1,815,838

IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects, Ltd.

   1,432,050      10,430,086

J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

   377,474      377,835

Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Ltd.

   233,400      2,772,958

JBF Industries, Ltd.

   35,983      65,995

*Jet Airways (India), Ltd.

   244,572      1,942,729

Jindal Poly Films, Ltd.

   21,594      133,980

Jindal Saw, Ltd.

   233,794      3,414,962

JK Tyre and Industries, Ltd.

   158,673      494,910

*JSL, Ltd.

   726,612      1,513,346

JSW Steel, Ltd.

   1,091,845      17,301,667

Jubilant Organosys, Ltd.

   235,268      1,161,649

*Kalpataru Power Transmission, Ltd.

   1,000      19,574

Karnataka Bank, Ltd.

   466,505      1,280,787

Karur Vysya Bank, Ltd.

   135,412      1,115,303

Kesoram Industries, Ltd.

   204,223      1,458,313

Kirloskar Oil Engines, Ltd.

   458,360      1,218,254

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.

   74,000      1,106,062

KS Oils, Ltd.

   1,831,255      2,461,956

Lakshmi Machine Works, Ltd.

   3,835      109,115

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

INDIA — (Continued)

     

*Landmark Property Development Co., Ltd.

   246,234    $ 26,420

LIC Housing Finance, Ltd.

   518,887      8,112,246

*Madras Cements, Ltd.

   16,539      37,425

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Ltd. ADR

   7,294      21,226

Maharashtra Scooters, Ltd.

   4,450      16,634

Maharashtra Seamless, Ltd.

   70,749      488,761

*Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, Ltd.

   5,034      26,610

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   1,184,703      22,923,861

Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Ltd.

   92,412      625,343

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

   532,739      15,740,701

Mastek, Ltd.

   83,250      514,909

*MAX India, Ltd.

   3,100      11,604

McLeod Russel India, Ltd.

   637,181      2,753,197

Mercator Lines, Ltd.

   1,524,731      1,537,689

Merck, Ltd.

   29,241      322,705

Monnet Ispat, Ltd.

   85,565      671,811

Monsanto India, Ltd.

   252      8,042

Moser Baer (India), Ltd.

   1,516,872      2,406,261

MRF, Ltd.

   17,453      1,945,670

*Mukand, Ltd.

   324,653      314,753

Nagarjuna Construction Co., Ltd.

   1,407,751      4,352,359

*Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals, Ltd.

   1,310,174      752,510

Nahar Capital & Financial Services, Ltd.

   50,449      51,814

Nahar Spinning Mills, Ltd.

   33,942      40,949

National Aluminium Co., Ltd.

   32,056      243,388

Navneet Publications (India), Ltd.

   296,850      242,368

NIIT Technologies, Ltd.

   342,060      977,740

NIIT, Ltd.

   1,018,749      1,278,874

Nirma, Ltd.

   374,728      1,390,932

NOCIL, Ltd.

   981,740      469,990

OCL India, Ltd.

   82,078      189,059

*Oracle Financial Services Software, Ltd.

   400      17,873

Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

   445,419      1,438,144

Orient Paper & Industries, Ltd.

   53,000      48,142

Oriental Bank of Commerce

   377,448      1,908,476

*Panacea Biotec, Ltd.

   54,056      169,475

*Parsvnath Developers, Ltd.

   365,608      806,161

Patel Engineering, Ltd.

   17,847      169,840

Patni Computer Systems, Ltd.

   690,149      6,460,881

Patni Computer Systems, Ltd. ADR

   55,441      1,067,239

Petronet LNG, Ltd.

   2,943,666      4,008,987

Polaris Software Lab, Ltd.

   396,842      1,306,593

Power Finance Corp., Ltd.

   129,000      600,694

Prism Cements, Ltd.

   358,139      301,516

PSL, Ltd.

   62,792      184,489

PTC India, Ltd.

   1,726,945      3,686,813

Punj Lloyd, Ltd.

   1,229,016      5,217,930

Rain Commodities, Ltd.

   215,083      675,750

Rallis India, Ltd.

   8,213      155,313

*Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd.

   996,377      8,207,098

*Raymond, Ltd.

   340,181      1,303,985

REI Agro, Ltd.

   1,058,470      999,277

Rei Six Ten Retail, Ltd.

   439,400      1,362,909

Reliance Capital, Ltd.

   923,214      14,437,643

Reliance Communications, Ltd.

   5,398,403      19,909,440

*Reliance Industries, Ltd.

   4,193,665      169,675,160

*Reliance Media World, Ltd.

   20,606      4,431

*Reliance MediaWorks, Ltd.

   2,940      15,570

*Reliance Power, Ltd.

   3,070,011      8,961,783

Rolta India, Ltd.

   1,217,326      4,421,891

Ruchi Soya Industries, Ltd.

   1,172,211      1,957,613

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

INDIA — (Continued)

     

*S.Kumars Nationwide, Ltd.

   1,242,979    $ 1,095,745

*SEAMEC, Ltd.

   51,335      219,267

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.

   151,058      1,253,027

SKF India, Ltd.

   15,701      89,474

*Sona Koyo Steering Systems, Ltd.

   118,568      39,033

South India Bank, Ltd.

   600,569      1,668,852

SREI Infrastructure Finance, Ltd.

   818,844      1,228,409

SRF, Ltd.

   266,306      1,036,654

State Bank of India, Ltd.

   431,410      19,905,095

#Sterlite Industries (India), Ltd. ADR

   720,522      11,362,632

Sterlite Industries (India), Ltd. Series A

   1,436,564      23,230,515

Sterlite Technologies, Ltd.

   274,890      1,612,904

*Strides Arcolab, Ltd.

   126,300      417,794

Sundram Fastners, Ltd.

   38,520      38,129

*Suzlon Energy, Ltd.

   3,384,835      4,731,835

Syndicate Bank

   1,422,728      2,594,753

Tanla Solutions, Ltd.

   617,458      769,668

Tata Chemicals, Ltd.

   763,975      4,227,110

#Tata Communications, Ltd. ADR

   20,500      312,215

Tata Investment Corp., Ltd.

   57,960      535,026

*Tata Metaliks, Ltd.

   4,758      9,646

Tata Motors, Ltd.

   1,420,249      16,745,773

Tata Steel, Ltd.

   2,571,275      25,415,812

Tata Tea, Ltd.

   270,866      4,918,099

*Teledata Marine Solutions

   267,258      194,902

Trent, Ltd.

   14,497      205,196

Triveni Engineering & Industries, Ltd.

   240,000      516,309

Tube Investments of India, Ltd.

   642,055      805,050

TVS Motor Co., Ltd.

   1,082,101      1,230,668

*Ucal Fuel Systems, Ltd.

   22,332      26,361

Unichem Laboratories, Ltd.

   79,600      428,362

Union Bank of India, Ltd.

   752,656      4,151,534

Unitech, Ltd.

   236,181      404,671

United Phosphorus, Ltd.

   530,310      1,608,254

Usha Martin, Ltd.

   1,017,075      1,348,860

*Uttam Galva Steels, Ltd.

   305,386      747,578

Vardhman Textiles, Ltd.

   93,334      299,213

Varun Shipping Co., Ltd.

   549,032      617,950

Videocon Industries, Ltd.

   782,287      3,651,226

Videsh Sanchar Nigam, Ltd.

   727,705      5,957,168

Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren, Ltd.

   824,452      4,425,282

*Wire & Wireless India, Ltd.

   908,763      314,074

*Wockhardt, Ltd.

   318,515      1,142,653

*Yes Bank, Ltd.

   407,120      2,013,357

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Ltd.

   1,849,519      8,970,581

Zee News, Ltd.

   502,733      547,471

Zuari Industries, Ltd.

   127,958      1,086,288

Zydus Wellness, Ltd.

   3,357      12,090
         

TOTAL INDIA

        939,882,774
         

INDONESIA — (2.7%)

     

*PT Agis Tbk

   2,012,000      19,483

PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk

   5,333,500      999,970

PT Astra International Tbk

   9,546,400      30,713,599

*PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk

   683,539,250      6,940,306

*PT Bakrieland Development Tbk

   343,219,020      9,637,792

*PT Bank Bukopin Tbk

   13,923,000      551,708

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

   1,687,803      787,370

*PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

   5,000,000      948,403

*PT Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk

   121,357,326      9,743,166

PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk

   69,965,733      5,112,550

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

INDONESIA — (Continued)

     

PT Bhakti Investama Tbk

   60,568,175    $ 1,205,071

PT Budi Acid Jaya Tbk

   14,289,000      354,962

PT Bumi Resources Tbk

   158,328,500      38,115,617

*PT Central Proteinaprima Tbk

   178,071,500      1,225,821

*PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

   31,047,166      6,475,350

*PT Ciputra Development Tbk

   34,150,000      2,207,522

*PT Ciputra Surya Tbk

   17,718,000      1,037,762

PT Clipan Finance Indonesia Tbk

   3,636,000      73,375

*PT Davomas Adabi Tbk

   139,739,500      1,068,166

*PT Dynaplast Tbk

   3,040,000      254,660

*PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk

   118,163,282      3,416,983

*PT Ever Shine Textile Tbk

   19,347,215      127,631

*PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk

   225,000      9,504

*PT Global Mediacom Tbk

   96,453,500      2,183,762

*PT Great River International Tbk

   1,788,000      —  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

   6,628,500      9,750,750

*PT Hero Supermarket Tbk

   220,000      92,147

*PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Corp. Tbk

   26,474,000      4,898,798

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

   69,331,500      21,911,451

*PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk

   35,816,500      14,842,705

PT Jaya Real Property Tbk

   25,528,000      1,884,528

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

   30,353,500      3,806,789

*PT Kawasan Industry Jababeka Tbk

   187,435,000      2,271,298

PT Lautan Luas Tbk

   2,102,000      168,773

*PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

   123,916,750      8,382,244

*PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk

   35,296,900      3,255,686

PT Mayorah Indah Tbk

   8,807,572      2,701,677

PT Medco Energi International Tbk

   28,604,500      7,994,507

*PT Mitra Rajasa Tbk

   4,697,000      182,531

*PT Panasia Indosyntec Tbk

   403,200      9,922

*PT Panin Insurance Tbk

   30,688,500      709,556

*PT Panin Life Tbk

   183,439,000      2,364,639

*PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk

   1,811,000      1,443,972

PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk

   8,312,500      482,346

*PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk

   1,385,000      327,224

PT Samudera Indonesia Tbk

   415,500      176,100

PT Selamat Semp Tbk

   10,624,000      767,598

PT Semen Gresik Tbk

   6,156,910      4,351,112

PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources & Technology Tbk

   8,067,900      2,615,120

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

   60,663,000      3,614,750

*PT Sunson Textile Manufacturer Tbk

   6,012,000      157,382

*PT Surya Dumai Industri Tbk

   5,145,000      —  

PT Surya Toto Indonesia Tbk

   46,400      38,869

*PT Suryainti Permata Tbk

   17,378,000      189,516

PT Tigaraksa Satria Tbk

   165,200      5,449

PT Timah Tbk

   23,462,500      4,685,562

PT Trimegah Sec Tbk

   34,298,000      646,454

*PT Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering Tbk

   129,244,500      1,686,037

PT Tunas Ridean Tbk

   11,363,500      1,788,655

PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading Co. Tbk

   13,717,500      847,469

PT Unggul Indah Cahaya Tbk

   371,435      86,539

PT United Tractors Tbk

   166      255
         

TOTAL INDONESIA

        232,348,943
         

ISRAEL — (2.6%)

     

*Africa-Israel Investments, Ltd.

   224,292      2,837,068

*Alvarion, Ltd.

   745,931      2,998,462

Ashtrom Properties, Ltd.

   135,999      163,286

*AudioCodes, Ltd.

   23,091      63,928

*Azorim Investment Development & Construction Co., Ltd.

   279,440      1,793,458

*Bank Hapoalim B.M.

   13,175,469      48,100,324

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

ISRAEL — (Continued)

     

*Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.

   12,465,728    $ 48,684,714

*Bank of Jerusalem, Ltd.

   70,475      119,458

*Baran Group, Ltd.

   97,587      488,873

*Blue Square-Israel, Ltd.

   61,675      624,696

*Clal Industries, Ltd.

   882,983      4,504,621

*Clal Insurance Enterprise Holdings, Ltd.

   262,245      5,551,684

*Delta-Galil Industries, Ltd.

   —        2

*Direct Insurance - I.D.I. Insurance Co., Ltd.

   32,904      62,781

Discount Investment Corp.

   279,027      6,556,475

*Elbit Medical Imaging, Ltd.

   141,338      3,498,454

Electra (Israel), Ltd.

   15,789      1,453,489

*Electra Real Estate, Ltd.

   72,416      709,312

*Elron Electronic Industries, Ltd.

   274,219      1,927,498

*Feuchtwanger Investments, Ltd.

   10,500      34

*First International Bank of Israel, Ltd. (6123804)

   570,205      1,607,079

*First International Bank of Israel, Ltd. (6123815)

   289,898      4,199,950

Formula Systems, Ltd.

   81,043      868,612

*Formula Vision Technologies, Ltd.

   —        —  

*Frutarom Industries, Ltd.

   160,013      1,294,882

*Granite Hacarmel Investments, Ltd.

   142,500      303,558

*Hadera Paper, Ltd.

   28,949      1,844,682

*Harel Insurance Investments & Finances, Ltd.

   106,397      5,036,305

Industrial Building Corp., Ltd.

   794,392      1,392,732

*Israel Cold Storage & Supply Co., Ltd.

   7,000      52,647

*Israel Discount Bank, Ltd.

   1,168,099      2,229,814

*Israel Petrochemical Enterprises, Ltd.

   79,721      250,304

*Israel Steel Mills, Ltd.

   97,000      1,008

Ituran Location & Control, Ltd.

   47,663      585,478

*Jerusalem Oil Exploration, Ltd.

   33,870      527,361

*Kardan Israel, Ltd.

   2,237      5,030

*Knafaim Arkia Holdings, Ltd.

   110,791      479,275

Koor Industries, Ltd.

   115,691      3,317,051

Liberty Properties, Ltd.

   3,457      41,443

*Magal Security Systems, Ltd.

   18,398      73,506

Makhteshim-Agan Industries, Ltd.

   660,126      3,085,366

*Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

   10,882      191,407

*Menorah Mivtachim Holdings, Ltd.

   235,237      2,697,007

Merhav-Ceramic & Building Materials Center, Ltd.

   32,832      67,182

*Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, Ltd.

   3,224,814      5,054,345

*Miloumor, Ltd.

   97,997      6,788

*Minrav Holdings, Ltd.

   2,000      121,745

*Mivtach Shamir Holdings, Ltd.

   42,661      1,279,158

*Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Ltd.

   1,714,491      13,934,063

*Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp.

   146,351      525,317

*NICE Systems, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   243,089      7,528,466

*OCIF Investments and Development, Ltd.

   4,309      28,181

*Oil Refineries, Ltd.

   11,090,509      6,091,212

Ormat Industries, Ltd.

   1,037,976      9,048,469

*Phoenix Holdings, Ltd. (The)

   238,984      602,981

*RADVision, Ltd.

   63,955      361,892

*Retalix, Ltd.

   235,506      2,582,802

*Scailex Corp., Ltd.

   416,611      7,491,610

Super-Sol, Ltd. Series B

   476,874      2,256,772

*Team Computer & Systems, Ltd.

   2,615      38,868

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   221,228      11,167,589

*Union Bank of Israel, Ltd.

   456,178      2,083,697
         

TOTAL ISRAEL

        230,494,251
         

MALAYSIA — (3.6%)

     

*A&M Realty Berhad

   720,700      148,360

Affin Holdings Berhad

   9,611,900      5,711,310

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

MALAYSIA — (Continued)

     

*Airasia Berhad

   2,630,000    $ 1,034,101

Al-’Aqar KPJ REIT Berhad

   69      20

Alliance Financial Group Berhad

   10,967,000      7,836,060

*AMBD Berhad

   927,567      131,551

AMMB Holdings Berhad

   21,831,262      30,016,248

*Ann Joo Resources Berhad

   2,857,200      2,168,583

APM Automotive Holdings Berhad

   1,024,700      701,739

Apollo Food Holdings Berhad

   109,000      96,503

*Asas Dunia Berhad

   350,000      62,010

*Asia Pacific Land Berhad

   5,644,300      469,309

*Axiata Group Berhad

   74,850      63,745

Bandar Raya Developments Berhad

   4,072,000      2,107,535

Batu Kawan Berhad

   2,242,250      6,502,311

Berjaya Corp. Berhad

   16,866,380      5,778,274

*Berjaya Land Berhad

   3,305,000      4,025,377

Bernas Padiberas Nasional Berhad

   4,690,300      2,797,425

Bimb Holdings Berhad

   2,170,800      709,298

Bina Darulaman Berhad

   60,800      17,219

Bolton Properties Berhad

   1,277,400      246,047

Boustead Holdings Berhad

   4,738,580      4,719,030

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad

   1,545,200      757,230

Chemical Co. of Malaysia Berhad

   311,000      236,426

Chin Teck Plantations Berhad

   304,700      640,435

*Country Heights Holdings Berhad

   37,300      7,323

Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad

   249,800      255,138

*Datuk Keramik Holdings Berhad

   127,000      —  

Dijaya Corp. Berhad

   612,100      249,351

DNP Holdings Berhad

   1,861,100      800,218

DRB-Hicom Berhad

   9,932,000      3,146,181

*Eastern & Oriental Berhad

   5,187,915      1,615,135

Eastern Pacific Industrial Corp. Berhad

   497,700      219,529

ECM Libra Avenue Berhad

   7,043,530      1,321,641

EON Capital Berhad

   3,277,207      5,352,587

Esso Malaysia Berhad

   954,100      731,990

Far East Holdings Berhad

   388,800      721,817

*Fountain View Development Berhad

   2,573,200      165,891

Gamuda Berhad

   500,000      456,522

General Corp. Berhad

   1,681,400      516,973

Genting Plantations Berhad

   1,918,900      3,430,658

Glomac Berhad

   1,609,100      585,769

*Gold Is Berhad

   2,412,900      852,881

*Gula Perak Berhad

   50      1

GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad

   486,000      163,185

Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad

   2,582,300      1,841,591

Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad

   1,676,300      1,102,302

Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad

   1,876,137      3,394,234

Hong Leong Industries Berhad

   1,225,800      1,506,693

Hume Industries (Malaysia) Berhad

   565,767      562,743

Hunza Properties Berhad

   1,033,300      435,570

Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Berhad

   908,700      416,704

*IGB Corp. Berhad

   10,599,200      6,020,120

IJM Corp. Berhad

   14,826,280      20,680,268

*IJM Land Berhad

   3,898,100      2,661,821

*Insas Berhad

   3,779,000      597,404

*Jaks Resources Berhad

   3,438,000      751,953

Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad

   1,192,135      856,636

Jerneh Asia Berhad

   425,120      153,526

*K & N Kenanga Holdings Berhad

   2,209,100      391,718

*Karambunai Corp. Berhad

   6,839,800      137,384

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad

   1,663,400      1,947,318

Kian Joo Can Factory Berhad

   3,566,680      1,238,571

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

MALAYSIA — (Continued)

     

*KIG Glass Industrial Berhad

   260,000    $ 2,286

Kim Loong Resources Berhad

   324,800      178,116

Kinsteel Berhad

   6,960,700      1,875,803

KLCC Property Holdings Berhad

   6,330,700      6,047,583

KNM Group Berhad

   10,061,700      2,283,500

*Knusford Berhad

   139,300      64,364

KPJ Healthcare Berhad

   1,570,300      2,037,895

KrisAssets Holdings Berhad

   250,377      219,641

KSL Holdings Berhad

   189,466      71,264

Kub Malaysia Berhad

   5,214,000      741,971

Kulim Malaysia Berhad

   2,761,625      5,938,712

*Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Berhad

   520,000      72,641

Kwantas Corp. Berhad

   246,000      143,111

*Landmarks Berhad

   4,118,808      1,603,631

Leader Universal Holdings Berhad

   5,383,033      1,235,775

*Lion Corp Berhad

   7,984,307      898,542

Lion Diversified Holdings Berhad

   5,448,100      761,439

Lion Industries Corp. Berhad

   7,130,681      2,915,821

*MAA Holdings Berhad

   888,700      187,731

*Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

   104,900      114,008

Malaysia Building Society Berhad

   419,000      109,919

*Malaysian Airlines System Berhad

   170,067      153,967

Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad

   1,300,025      1,182,158

Malaysian Mosaics Berhad

   293,040      95,393

*Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad

   950,600      375,601

MBM Resources Berhad

   487,533      346,543

*Measat Global Berhad

   2,643,100      1,284,418

Mega First Corp. Berhad

   1,101,700      372,998

Merge Housing Berhad

   58,952      8,119

Metro Kajang Holdings Berhad

   535,333      227,931

*Metroplex Berhad

   817,000      —  

MISC Berhad

   275,200      715,444

*MK Land Holdings Berhad

   10,344,500      1,162,624

MMC Corp. Berhad

   10,879,779      7,884,841

MNRB Holdings Berhad

   1,150,800      1,045,043

MTD ACPI Engineering Berhad

   74,200      14,285

Muhibbah Engineering Berhad

   4,845,400      1,636,437

*MUI Properties Berhad

   670,000      28,342

*Mulpha International Berhad

   16,773,100      2,298,739

MWE Holdings Berhad

   270,000      63,340

Naim Holdings Berhad

   1,083,600      976,289

NCB Holdings Berhad

   2,447,800      2,187,659

Negri Sembilan Oil Palms Berhad

   167,600      199,583

New Straits Times Press Berhad

   1,751,100      1,013,404

NV Multi Corp. Berhad

   165,700      30,991

Oriental Holdings Berhad

   3,044,816      4,935,709

Oriental Interest Berhad

   165,000      62,434

OSK Holdings Berhad

   5,239,718      2,283,804

*OSK Ventures International Berhad

   793,897      151,047

P.I.E. Industrial Berhad

   323,600      404,268

*Pacific & Orient Berhad

   283,365      85,282

Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad

   383,380      1,396,745

*Paracorp Berhad

   252,000      738

Paramount Corp. Berhad

   203,900      150,136

PBA Holdings Berhad

   1,502,500      410,446

Pelikan International Corp. Berhad

   2,742,880      1,080,943

*Permaju Industries Berhad

   1,703,300      188,276

Petronas Dagangan Berhad

   460,000      1,196,641

PJ Development Holdings Berhad

   2,768,800      543,972

POS Malaysia Berhad

   3,533,817      2,386,988

PPB Group Berhad

   6,759,566      29,850,799

 

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     Shares    Value††

MALAYSIA — (Continued)

     

*Prime Utilities Berhad

   39,000    $ 1,029

Protasco Berhad

   282,200      77,407

Proton Holdings Berhad

   3,684,300      4,057,509

*Pulai Springs Berhad

   159,800      33,482

*Ramunia Holdings Berhad

   2,434,736      277,497

Ranhill Berhad

   3,026,600      790,812

RHB Capital Berhad

   5,354,700      8,400,553

Salcon Berhad

   574,000      85,371

Sarawak Energy Berhad

   5,649,100      4,275,869

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

   391,820      314,318

Scientex, Inc. Berhad

   645,048      259,054

Scomi Group Berhad

   13,422,000      2,204,322

Selangor Dredging Berhad

   1,312,700      210,911

Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad

   738,000      397,917

Shell Refining Co. Federation of Malaysia Berhad

   217,100      679,971

SHL Consolidated Berhad

   1,008,700      396,090

Southern Steel Berhad

   1,500,500      842,618

Subur Tiasa Holdings Berhad

   460,530      260,844

*Sunrise Berhad

   4,272,034      2,663,202

Sunway City Berhad

   3,565,000      3,201,801

Sunway Holdings Berhad

   4,115,900      1,647,689

Supermax Corp. Berhad

   461,000      486,143

Suria Capital Holdings Berhad

   590,800      240,121

Ta Ann Holdings Berhad

   193,300      260,564

TA Enterprise Berhad

   14,109,800      3,152,661

*TA Global Berhad

   8,465,880      1,230,126

*TA Global Berhad Ordinary Shares

   8,465,880      1,230,126

Tahp Group Berhad

   27,000      24,429

*Talam Corp. Berhad

   17,833,050      462,927

*Tamco Corp. Holdings Berhad

   71      1

Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad

   5,244,500      3,451,652

TDM Berhad

   1,059,200      474,421

*Tebrau Teguh Berhad

   5,320,066      1,094,779

*Time Dotcom Berhad

   16,781,400      1,984,240

Tiong Nam Transport Holdings Berhad

   141,500      29,019

*Titan Chemicals Corp. Berhad

   3,578,100      1,204,598

Tradewinds (Malaysia) Berhad

   879,400      707,148

Tradewinds Corp. Berhad

   5,413,100      937,853

UAC Berhad

   77,398      71,169

UMW Holdings Berhad

   2,726,886      5,022,140

Unico-Desa Plantations Berhad

   4,120,228      962,831

Unisem (M) Berhad

   4,515,600      1,950,271

United Malacca Rubber Estates Berhad

   577,100      1,348,251

United Plantations Berhad

   678,200      2,634,296

VS Industry Berhad

   1,337,193      478,255

WCT Berhad

   1,235,300      940,908

WTK Holdings Berhad

   4,386,550      1,478,714

Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Berhad

   355,320      145,550

YTL Cement Berhad

   11,100      13,396

YTL Corp. Berhad

   5,705,472      12,132,974

*Yu Neh Huat Berhad

   4,969,262      2,445,096

Zelan Berhad

   4,989,300      1,282,543
         

TOTAL MALAYSIA

        317,157,090
         

MEXICO — (6.3%)

     

#Alfa S.A.B. de C.V. Series A

   3,560,217      18,435,069

#*Alsea de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.

   2,618,100      1,762,750

#*Axtel S.A.B. de C.V.

   5,440,940      4,030,097

*Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A. de C.V.

   711,800      792,461

*Carso Infraestructura y Construccion S.A.B. de CV

   57,500      32,226

*Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   9,390,579      97,474,207

 

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     Shares    Value††

MEXICO — (Continued)

     

Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   266,807    $ 14,391,570

#*Consorcio ARA S.A.B. de C.V.

   10,348,200      6,489,300

#*Corporacion GEO S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   5,771,482      15,189,548

*Corporacion Interamericana de Entramiento S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   1,639,586      815,214

*Corporacion Mexicana de Restaurantes S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   3,689      819

Corporativo Fragua S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   70      517

#*Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V.

   1,653,700      9,837,973

#*Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   89,700      3,189,732

*Dine S.A.B. de C.V.

   1,028,367      455,624

El Puerto de Liverpool S.A.B. de C.V. Series 1

   20,000      85,960

El Puerto de Liverpool S.A.B. de C.V. Series C1

   328,600      1,368,778

Embotelladora Arca S.A.B. de C.V.

   1,199,000      3,014,810

*Empaques Ponderosa S.A. de C.V. Series B

   90,000      6,135

#*Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V.

   2,318,272      5,084,704

#*Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   1,118,155      9,750,312

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Series B & D

   1,440,300      6,234,073

#Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   1,402,758      60,753,449

*GMD Resorts S.A.B. de C.V.

   41,400      10,159

*Gruma S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   4,702      33,572

#Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V.

   613,500      882,817

#*Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   31,318      363,602

#Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   584,789      14,906,272

#Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V.

   727,300      2,960,702

#Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   220,143      8,957,619

#Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. Series A-1

   10,578,093      31,244,580

*Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua S.A.B. de C.V.

   2,799,892      8,357,000

#*Grupo FAMSA S.A.B. de C.V.

   1,918,478      3,285,187

#*Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.

   9,775,260      31,242,334

#Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.B. de C.V. Series O

   8,260,033      23,271,664

Grupo Gigante S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   324,076      333,924

Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V.

   319,000      390,181

Grupo Industrial Maseca S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   2,726,900      1,856,657

*Grupo Industrial Saltillo S.A.B. de C.V.

   1,341,869      264,232

#*Grupo Iusacell S.A.B. de C.V.

   210,260      716,592

*Grupo Kuo S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   2,038,967      1,306,421

*Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo S.A.B. de C.V.

   43,400      21,365

*Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   37,630,484      75,239,593

*Grupo Nutrisa S.A. de C.V.

   428      908

*Grupo Posadas S.A. de C.V. Series L

   356,000      355,899

*Grupo Qumma S.A. de C.V. Series B

   5,301      72

*Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V.

   1,253,200      3,069,468

#*Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   8,200      59,860

#Grupo Televisa S.A. de C.V. Sponsored ADR

   326,100      6,313,296

#Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   810,300      1,552,634

#*Industrias CH S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   2,810,192      8,555,881

Industrias Penoles S.A.B. de C.V.

   887,455      16,205,568

#*Organizacion Soriana S.A.B. de C.V. Series B

   14,451,500      31,970,335

Qualitas Compania de Seguros S.A. de C.V.

   2,041,400      927,646

#*SARE Holding S.A. de C.V.

   3,301,100      1,197,559

*Savia S.A. de C.V.

   3,457,285      209,473

Telmex Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. ADR

   392,831      5,287,505

#*Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A.B. de C.V.

   5,559,050      10,656,030

#*Vitro S.A.B. de C.V.

   2,429,986      1,131,831
         

TOTAL MEXICO

        552,333,766
         

PHILIPPINES — (0.7%)

     

A. Soriano Corp.

   20,195,000      924,669

Alaska Milk Corp.

   7,953,000      1,006,060

*Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc.

   16,904,000      315,963

Bacnotan Consolidated Industries, Inc.

   2,551,998      493,762

Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc.

   7,364,320      5,345,443

 

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     Shares    Value††

PHILIPPINES — (Continued)

     

*Belle Corp.

   29,212,000    $ 853,438

*Benpres Holdings Corp.

   25,704,000      1,881,844

Cebu Holdings, Inc.

   7,720,250      305,588

China Banking Corp.

   8,796      66,531

*Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc.

   84,763,000      2,470,551

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

   14,082,280      2,838,020

*Empire East Land Holdings, Inc.

   37,000,000      342,873

*Export & Industry Bank, Inc.

   14,950      82

Filinvest Land, Inc.

   168,982,031      3,181,152

*Filipina Water Bottling Corp.

   5,471,786      —  

*First Philippines Holdings Corp.

   3,810,100      3,729,710

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

   270,000      114,323

Macroasia Corp.

   1,663,000      98,324

Megaworld Corp.

   176,933,600      5,562,773

Metro Bank & Trust Co.

   8,451,855      7,149,479

*Mondragon International Philippines, Inc.

   2,464,000      6,469

*Philippine National Bank

   3,866,918      1,874,060

*Philippine National Construction Corp.

   398,900      41,050

*Philippine Realty & Holdings Corp.

   5,860,000      66,908

Philippine Savings Bank

   1,232,313      1,294,039

*Philippine Townships, Inc.

   226,200      22,565

*Prime Media Holdings, Inc.

   409,000      18,554

*Prime Orion Philippines, Inc.

   12,310,000      100,827

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

   4,481,648      1,535,019

Robinson’s Land Corp. Series B

   17,781,700      4,515,235

Security Bank Corp.

   2,387,410      2,782,091

Shang Properties, Inc.

   614,285      22,289

SM Development Corp.

   28,566,248      2,445,597

*Solid Group, Inc.

   10,648,000      156,354

Union Bank of the Philippines

   2,476,894      1,779,819

Universal Robina Corp.

   16,573,345      4,322,349

*Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.

   42,637,868      1,742,221
         

TOTAL PHILIPPINES

        59,406,031
         

POLAND — (2.1%)

     

*Agora SA

   559,848      3,673,715

Asseco Poland SA

   483,351      9,711,550

*Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

   83,949      1,841,028

*Bank Millennium SA

   5,515,278      9,051,944

*Bank Przemyslowo Handlowy BPH SA

   72,355      1,725,893

*Bioton SA

   31,475,429      2,475,774

*Boryszew SA

   328,915      664,264

*Ciech SA

   172,748      2,310,340

Debica SA

   111,346      2,384,375

Dom Development SA

   46,421      706,352

*Echo Investment SA

   2,406,970      3,451,942

Emperia Holding SA

   16,989      383,130

*Farmacol SA

   5,526      78,907

*Getin Holdings SA

   1,681,394      4,785,244

*Grupa Kety SA

   126,858      4,603,973

*Grupa Lotos SA

   839,119      7,627,181

*Impexmetal SA

   5,899,609      5,051,208

*ING Bank Slaski SA

   4,428      993,651

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

   1,076,971      36,251,556

*Koelner SA

   133,110      574,532

*Kredyt Bank SA

   619,815      2,598,474

*LC Corp. SA

   1,310,803      736,544

*Mostostal Warszawa SA

   11,583      264,841

*Netia Holdings SA

   3,441,202      5,008,910

*Orbis SA

   541,449      8,560,220

*Pfleiderer Grajewo SA

   55,572      293,937

 

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     Shares    Value††

POLAND — (Continued)

     

*Pol-Aqua SA

   12,548    $ 90,386

*Polnord SA

   129,030      1,532,233

*Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

   5,310,008      55,270,438

*Przedsiebiorstwo Eksportu Inzyn Importu Kopex SA

   343,200      3,053,633

*Stalexport SA

   989,216      531,757

*Sygnity SA

   117,524      481,986

*Synthos SA

   9,098,514      3,733,718

*Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy SA

   9,383      244,710

*Zaklady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Moscicach SA

   18,179      107,066
         

TOTAL POLAND

        180,855,412
         

RUSSIA — (0.8%)

     

*Gazprom OAO Sponsored ADR

   2,755,161      66,074,426

*Lukoil OAO Sponsored ADR

   1,050      60,912

*Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works Sponsored GDR

   26,021      245,831

*RusHydro Sponsored ADR

   212,001      754,724

*Surgutneftegaz Sponsored ADR

   159,577      1,408,381
         

TOTAL RUSSIA

        68,544,274
         

SOUTH AFRICA — (8.7%)

     

#ABSA Group, Ltd.

   2,880,669      46,348,396

Adcorp Holdings, Ltd.

   152,955      523,383

Advtech, Ltd.

   1,358,456      885,682

Aeci, Ltd.

   1,635,500      12,929,211

Afgri, Ltd.

   3,987,067      3,035,358

African Bank Investments, Ltd.

   3,883,766      14,996,381

African Oxygen, Ltd.

   634,706      1,865,573

African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.

   1,156,023      22,382,845

Allied Electronics Corp., Ltd.

   540,180      2,018,499

Allied Technologies, Ltd.

   188,005      1,848,164

ArcelorMittal South Africa, Ltd.

   1,842,527      24,795,618

Argent Industrial, Ltd.

   1,272,940      1,469,947

*Argility, Ltd.

   130,947      —  

*Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd.

   11,850      99,870

AST Group, Ltd.

   1,842,229      211,975

Astral Foods, Ltd.

   129,757      1,661,749

Aveng, Ltd.

   3,370,436      17,874,972

AVI, Ltd.

   4,441,928      11,876,811

Avusa, Ltd.

   418,251      1,176,122

Barloworld, Ltd.

   2,477,983      15,449,985

*Basil Read Holdings, Ltd.

   27,917      60,196

*Bell Equipment, Ltd.

   411,045      574,754

Bidvest Group, Ltd.

   224,591      3,516,860

*Brait SA

   50,528      119,527

*Business Connexion Group

   517,653      313,645

Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd.

   178,685      1,462,234

Cashbuild, Ltd.

   50,784      453,034

Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers, Ltd.

   3,015,054      5,330,287

*Cipla Medpro South Africa, Ltd.

   3,239,574      1,992,410

Clicks Group, Ltd.

   124,567      393,935

*Corpgro, Ltd.

   579,166      —  

#Data Tec, Ltd.

   2,446,932      8,931,155

Datacentrix Holdings, Ltd.

   959,663      525,465

Delta EMD, Ltd.

   234,340      283,375

Dimension Data Holdings P.L.C.

   3,977,377      4,624,424

Discovery Holdings, Ltd.

   136,687      535,243

Distell Group, Ltd.

   544,476      4,451,421

*Distribution & Warehousing Network, Ltd.

   216,722      196,655

#Durban Roodeport Deep, Ltd.

   1,462,175      878,774

*ElementOne, Ltd.

   391,810      574,096

*Eqstra Holdings, Ltd.

   1,033,730      996,635

 

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     Shares    Value††

SOUTH AFRICA — (Continued)

     

Exxaro Resources, Ltd.

   62,093    $ 693,612

Famous Brands, Ltd.

   178,254      541,366

FirstRand, Ltd.

   4,812,380      10,760,149

Foschini, Ltd.

   281,329      2,221,614

Freeworld Coatings, Ltd.

   2,147,977      2,403,991

Gold Fields, Ltd.

   487,041      6,238,991

#Gold Fields, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   5,353,350      68,255,212

Gold Reef Resorts, Ltd.

   484,124      1,212,606

Grindrod, Ltd.

   2,258,194      5,179,756

Group Five, Ltd.

   465,209      2,385,585

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

   2,923,251      29,227,650

#Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   867,204      8,637,352

*Highveld Steel & Vanadilum Corp., Ltd.

   239,296      1,983,965

Hudaco Industries, Ltd.

   162,006      1,193,215

Hulamin, Ltd.

   882,088      1,567,886

Iliad Africa, Ltd.

   90,323      100,361

Illovo Sugar, Ltd.

   1,516,761      6,875,257

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

   300,321      6,526,566

Imperial Holdings, Ltd.

   1,765,005      18,166,554

Investec, Ltd.

   2,346,934      17,366,684

*JCI, Ltd.

   4,289,448      —  

JD Group, Ltd.

   994,362      5,489,557

JSE, Ltd.

   53,811      417,475

Lewis Group, Ltd.

   1,114,663      7,783,783

Liberty Holdings, Ltd.

   1,449,071      12,528,589

*M Cubed Holdings, Ltd.

   1,850,526      47,389

Medi-Clinic Corp., Ltd.

   2,442,886      7,508,013

*Merafe Resources, Ltd.

   15,286,220      2,732,347

*Metair Investments, Ltd.

   1,650,332      1,196,812

*Metorex, Ltd.

   2,192,281      879,051

Metropolitan Holdings, Ltd.

   8,819,158      15,142,072

Mondi, Ltd.

   1,011,580      5,696,197

Mr. Price Group, Ltd.

   4,456      20,533

MTN Group, Ltd.

   103,682      1,543,746

Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd.

   1,742,505      12,116,233

*Mvelaphanda Group, Ltd.

   4,125,843      3,738,019

Nampak, Ltd.

   5,935,508      12,955,873

Naspers, Ltd. Series N

   429,956      15,512,477

#Nedbank Group, Ltd.

   2,693,900      41,601,279

Network Healthcare Holdings, Ltd.

   103,755      153,394

#Northam Platinum, Ltd.

   903,973      4,224,462

Omnia Holdings, Ltd.

   555,232      4,116,124

Palabora Mining Co., Ltd.

   192,276      2,525,644

Peregrine Holdings, Ltd.

   1,366,171      1,612,513

Pretoria Portland Cement Co., Ltd.

   219,579      933,707

PSG Group, Ltd.

   1,149,881      3,228,575

*Randgold & Exploration Co., Ltd.

   256,811      —  

Raubex Group, Ltd.

   45,871      145,411

Redefine Income Fund, Ltd.

   32,990      30,323

Reunert, Ltd.

   651,562      4,589,453

Sanlam, Ltd.

   28,700,406      78,760,640

Santam, Ltd.

   18,334      236,111

Sappi, Ltd.

   3,309,676      12,230,091

#Sappi, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   763,341      2,770,928

#Sasol, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   704,259      26,332,244

*Sentula Mining, Ltd.

   159,688      74,141

*Simmer & Jack Mines, Ltd.

   1,049,068      268,918

Spar Group, Ltd. (The)

   48,068      420,121

Spur Corp., Ltd.

   385,679      517,332

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

   1,122,093      14,068,301

*Stefanutti Stocks Holdings, Ltd.

   17,627      22,509

 

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     Shares    Value††

SOUTH AFRICA — (Continued)

     

Steinhoff International Holdings, Ltd.

   11,472,572    $ 27,724,247

*Sun International, Ltd.

   22,116      258,812

Telkom South Africa, Ltd.

   944,704      5,292,979

Telkom South Africa, Ltd. Sponsored ADR

   5,288      117,658

Tongaat-Hulett, Ltd.

   266,171      3,423,943

*Trans Hex Group, Ltd.

   34,840      17,582

Trencor, Ltd.

   1,468,675      4,738,510

UCS Group, Ltd.

   1,547,424      342,631

Value Group, Ltd.

   976,777      453,662

Woolworths Holdings, Ltd.

   2,641,256      5,905,613

*Zeder Investments, Ltd.

   193,652      43,978
         

TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA

        761,693,040
         

SOUTH KOREA — (10.3%)

     

#Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

   19,060      271,274

#Asia Cement Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   28,888      1,390,469

#*Asia Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   34,410      285,174

*Asiana Airlines, Inc.

   523,420      1,586,903

*Basic House Co., Ltd. (The)

   82,060      411,202

Bing Grae Co., Ltd.

   29,190      1,094,524

#*BNG Steel Co., Ltd.

   41,370      269,179

Boo Kook Securities Co., Ltd.

   27,705      549,688

#Boryung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   14,218      497,724

Busan Bank

   917,340      10,401,750

BYC Co., Ltd.

   810      84,797

Byuck San Corp.

   10,472      74,445

#*Byuck San Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

   87,860      199,941

Cheil Industrial, Inc.

   107,574      4,013,345

#*Chin Hung International, Inc.

   789,560      597,705

#*Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

   18,010      329,905

#Choongwae Pharmaceutical Corp.

   41,657      712,963

#Chosun Refractories Co., Ltd.

   10,390      549,022

#Chungho Comnet Co., Ltd.

   24,590      217,049

#CJ Cheiljedang Corp.

   44,507      7,526,469

#CJ Corp.

   92,912      3,715,508

#*Cosmochemical Co., Ltd.

   47,640      297,405

Crown Confectionery Co., Ltd.

   3,342      184,216

#Dae Dong Industrial Co., Ltd.

   17,320      332,119

#*Dae Sang Corp.

   135,732      948,336

Dae Won Kang Up Co., Ltd.

   255,760      347,772

Daeduck Electronics Co., Ltd.

   227,450      974,101

#Daeduck Industries Co., Ltd.

   77,750      657,545

Daegu Bank Co., Ltd.

   748,092      9,925,643

#Daegu Department Store Co., Ltd.

   52,221      535,157

#Daehan Flour Mills Co., Ltd.

   7,560      855,288

#*Daehan Steel Co., Ltd.

   57,220      626,064

Daehan Synthetic Fiber Co., Ltd.

   5,193      290,238

Daekyo Co., Ltd.

   346,480      1,395,208

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

   171,614      10,890,924

Daelim Trading Co., Ltd.

   31,734      114,869

Daesang Holdings Co., Ltd.

   109,156      317,599

#Daesung Industrial Co., Ltd.

   8,895      562,270

#Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

   951,350      9,691,869

#*Daewoo Motor Sales Corp.

   245,067      2,033,948

Daewoong Co., Ltd.

   17,680      328,490

Dahaam E-Tec Co., Ltd.

   9,515      227,366

Daishin Securities Co., Ltd.

   261,351      3,275,144

#*Daiyang Metal Co., Ltd.

   77,290      106,750

#Daou Technology, Inc.

   152,520      945,056

Digital Power Communications Co., Ltd.

   113,840      136,622

Dong Ah Tire Industrial Co., Ltd.

   69,104      479,764

 

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     Shares    Value††

SOUTH KOREA — (Continued)

     

*Dong Hai Pulp Co., Ltd.

   6,457    $ 33,453

Dongbang Agro Co., Ltd.

   53,610      285,655

#Dongbu Corp.

   73,520      466,075

#*Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.

   113,424      586,661

#*Dongbu Securities Co., Ltd.

   142,296      710,394

#Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.

   149,594      948,776

Dong-Il Corp.

   6,378      247,874

#*Dongil Industries Co., Ltd.

   9,175      421,361

#Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.

   242,562      5,151,182

Dongwha Pharm Co., Ltd.

   134,990      796,886

Dongwon F&B Co., Ltd.

   12,686      461,929

#*Dongwon Systems Corp.

   154,020      179,013

Dongyang Engineering & Construction Corp.

   9,995      136,537

Dongyang Express Bus Corp.

   3,729      85,981

#Dongyang Mechatronics Corp.

   151,347      480,269

#*Doosan Construction & Engineering Co., Ltd.

   176,150      1,078,504

DPI Co., Ltd.

   22,738      112,927

#*Eagon Industrial Co., Ltd.

   23,940      252,073

e-Starco Co., Ltd.

   170,050      138,475

*First Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

   28,830      164,447

#Fursys, Inc.

   33,450      744,638

Gaon Cable Co., Ltd.

   13,480      355,611

GIIR, Inc.

   3,170      29,060

#Global & Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd.

   40,870      691,804

*Golden Bridge Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

   21,530      36,916

Green Cross Holdings Corp.

   10,540      743,491

*GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

   10,320      904,983

GS Holdings Corp.

   320,680      7,943,333

*Gwangju Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

   2,707      286,498

Halla Climate Control Corp.

   219,060      2,129,711

#Halla Engineering & Construction Corp.

   38,260      869,596

#Han Kuk Carbon Co., Ltd.

   25,070      128,567

#Han Yang Securities Co., Ltd.

   66,910      581,901

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   1,078,133      31,974,873

Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

   18,150      233,065

#Handsome Corp.

   110,990      1,339,075

Hanil Cement Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   29,473      1,851,525

#Hanil Construction Co., Ltd.

   38,025      152,426

#Hanil E-Wha Co., Ltd.

   163,890      508,306

#Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.

   203,224      3,631,219

#Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Holdings Co., Ltd.

   91,460      904,248

#Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.

   375,590      5,104,606

#Hanjin Transportation Co., Ltd.

   50,240      1,399,605

Hankook Cosmetics Co., Ltd.

   110,860      250,395

Hankook Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   492,550      9,414,805

Hankuk Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   1,230      29,726

Hankuk Glass Industries, Inc.

   29,050      519,784

Hankuk Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   17,900      635,984

Hanshin Construction Co., Ltd.

   24,880      388,919

#Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd.

   42,777      389,966

*Hansol Paper Co., Ltd.

   209,734      1,842,664

#Hanssem Co., Ltd.

   60,410      507,215

#Hanwha Chemical Corp.

   504,522      4,690,900

#Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd.

   249,195      1,652,854

Hanwha Timeworld Co., Ltd.

   9,000      105,428

Heung-A Shipping Co., Ltd.

   106,352      59,433

#*Hite Holdings Co., Ltd.

   86,500      2,232,573

*HMC Investment Securities Co., Ltd.

   96,061      1,476,569

Honam Petrochemical Corp.

   88,378      6,061,880

#Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.

   67,520      991,824

*Huneed Technologies

   9,003      62,295

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

SOUTH KOREA — (Continued)

     

#Husteel Co., Ltd.

   25,630    $ 325,313

#Hwa Sung Industrial Co., Ltd.

   44,200      190,253

Hwacheon Machine Tool Co., Ltd.

   2,050      53,164

#Hwashin Co., Ltd.

   59,700      169,009

*Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.

   142,778      2,119,759

#Hyosung T & C Co., Ltd.

   140,707      7,733,436

#*Hyundai Cement Co., Ltd.

   28,905      392,933

#Hyundai DSF Co., Ltd.

   38,700      261,734

#Hyundai Elevator Co., Ltd.

   22,090      1,053,352

#Hyundai H & S Co., Ltd.

   22,361      1,587,456

#Hyundai Hysco

   270,550      3,422,505

#Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.

   332,911      6,824,699

#Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.

   70,716      5,825,885

Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.

   895,824      81,255,253

Hyundai Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.

   104,700      211,702

Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd.

   755,949      8,582,807

#Hyundai Steel Co.

   238,900      15,176,391

#Il Dong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   23,534      628,881

#*Iljin Holdings Co., Ltd.

   96,174      247,860

Ilshin Spinning Co., Ltd.

   5,070      249,426

#Ilsung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   9,060      467,881

*Industrial Bank of Korea, Ltd.

   1,012,400      12,264,887

InziControls Co., Ltd.

   27,640      74,967

IS Dongseo Co., Ltd.

   45,400      292,660

#ISU Chemical Co., Ltd.

   40,930      483,368

#IsuPetasys Co., Ltd.

   116,640      159,325

#Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd.

   69,130      442,463

Jeil Pharmaceutical Co.

   38,380      307,206

#Jeonbuk Bank, Ltd.

   269,132      1,621,295

Jinheung Mutual Savings Bank Co., Ltd.

   144,160      517,256

*Jinro, Ltd.

   57      2,102

#K.C. Tech Co., Ltd.

   122,257      491,472

#*KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR

   1,770,753      84,004,522

KCC Corp.

   30,892      8,905,409

#*Keangnam Enterprises, Ltd.

   57,890      532,490

#Keyang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.

   187,450      375,019

#KG Chemical Corp.

   38,323      335,591

#*Kia Motors Corp.

   1,211,070      17,988,676

#*KIC, Ltd.

   50,040      296,262

#KISCO Corp.

   29,571      1,158,424

KISWIRE, Ltd.

   50,083      1,623,751

#Kodenshi Korea Corp.

   64,590      179,965

#Kolon Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

   101,960      542,328

#Kolon Industries, Inc.

   70,909      2,030,598

#Korea Cast Iron Pipe Co., Ltd.

   63,778      208,442

#*Korea Development Co., Ltd.

   84,420      381,749

Korea Development Leasing Corp.

   14,092      378,625

Korea Electric Terminal Co., Ltd.

   42,160      721,112

Korea Exchange Bank

   1,422,740      16,168,117

*Korea Express Co., Ltd.

   44,750      2,457,076

#*Korea Flange Co., Ltd.

   18,630      161,784

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

   238,116      6,350,449

#Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

   9,993      668,032

#Korea Kolmar Co., Ltd.

   20,300      56,014

#Korea Komho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

   69,229      1,341,501

#Korea Line Corp.

   35,553      1,444,710

*Korea Mutual Savings Bank

   19,600      233,078

#*Korea Petrochemical Industry Co., Ltd.

   25,400      825,247

#Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

   35,825      5,536,978

*Korean Air Co., Ltd.

   221,834      8,441,870

#Korean Air Terminal Service Co., Ltd.

   10,970      290,793

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

SOUTH KOREA — (Continued)

     

*Korean French Banking Corp.

   358,946    $ 239,165

*KP Chemical Corp.

   304,576      1,758,479

KPX Chemical Co., Ltd.

   10,134      404,544

KPX Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.

   1,359      57,394

KPX Holdings Corp.

   7,249      391,667

#*KTB Securities Co., Ltd.

   336,060      1,205,746

#Kukdo Chemical Co., Ltd.

   21,360      477,168

Kumho Electronics Co., Ltd.

   5,226      220,743

#Kumho Industrial Co., Ltd.

   175,325      1,472,570

Kumho Investment Bank

   637,880      569,547

#*Kumho Tire Co., Inc.

   286,360      1,191,382

#Kunsul Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.

   22,480      261,372

#Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   278,920      668,302

#Kyeryong Construction Industrial Co., Ltd.

   32,010      596,310

#Kyobo Securities Co., Ltd.

   67,440      554,123

Kyung Dong Navien Co., Ltd.

   3,860      125,680

Kyung Nong Corp.

   60,670      218,980

#*Kyungbang Co., Ltd.

   4,806      554,794

*Kyung-in Synthetic Corp.

   125,280      272,194

LG Corp.

   737      41,753

LG Dacom Corp.

   268,150      4,234,721

#*LG Display Co., Ltd. ADR

   1,043,037      12,412,140

#LG Fashion Corp.

   50,470      1,140,999

#LG International Corp.

   82,553      2,019,918

LG Phillips LCD Co., Ltd.

   444,000      10,624,693

*LG Telecom, Ltd.

   842,310      6,310,784

*Livart Furniture Co., Ltd.

   14,170      90,896

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.

   4,465      3,054,821

#Lotte Confectionary Co., Ltd.

   4,663      4,689,310

#Lotte Midopa Co., Ltd.

   84,420      826,830

#Lotte Sam Kang Co., Ltd.

   5,689      1,008,048

#Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.

   52,813      14,916,034

#Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.

   1,085,155      1,083,253

Mi Chang Oil Industrial Co., Ltd.

   3,650      134,606

Moorim Paper Co., Ltd.

   57,710      484,613

Motonic Corp.

   6,400      47,672

#*Namkwang Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

   39,006      288,457

Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd.

   3,166      1,441,934

#Nexen Corp.

   6,410      206,695

NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

   176,431      1,441,383

#Nong Shim Co., Ltd.

   15,130      3,067,102

Nong Shim Holdings Co., Ltd.

   13,419      789,167

Noroo Paint Co., Ltd.

   37,899      103,239

*ON*Media Corp.

   378,990      1,068,223

Ottogi Corp.

   10,309      1,265,369

Pacific Corp.

   20,943      2,561,883

Pacific Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   3,840      99,309

*Pang Rim Co., Ltd.

   15,040      187,707

*PaperCorea, Inc.

   19,552      129,219

#Pohang Coated Steel Co., Ltd.

   17,630      384,429

#*Poong Lim Industrial Co., Ltd.

   74,350      158,649

#*Poongsan Corp.

   104,030      2,159,003

#*Poongsan Holdings Corp.

   29,678      522,732

POSCO

   420      174,060

#POSCO ADR

   1,041,585      106,366,660

#Pulmuone Co., Ltd.

   6,125      274,108

Pum Yang Construction Co., Ltd.

   21,917      140,049

Pusan City Gas Co., Ltd.

   65,770      1,239,814

#*S&T Daewoo Co., Ltd.

   34,580      746,651

#S&T Dynamics Co., Ltd.

   138,204      1,702,058

#S&T Holdings Co, Ltd.

   52,273      616,010

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

SOUTH KOREA — (Continued)

     

#Sam Kwang Glass Industrial Co., Ltd.

   19,870    $ 643,085

Sam Yung Trading Co., Ltd.

   13,840      59,397

#Sambu Construction Co., Ltd.

   26,614      533,596

#*Samho International Co., Ltd.

   12,120      39,768

*Samhwa Asset Co.

   1,350      18,898

Samhwa Crown and Closure Co., Ltd.

   1,749      32,086

Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., Ltd.

   48,610      164,849

#*Samick Musical Instruments Co., Ltd.

   621,710      502,796

Samsung Corp.

   569,540      23,180,705

Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.

   89,080      3,529,893

#Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

   187,935      21,455,164

#Samwhan Corp.

   40,500      403,381

#Samyang Corp.

   36,876      1,191,955

Samyang Genex Co., Ltd.

   12,242      596,702

Samyang Tongsang Co., Ltd.

   8,060      190,079

#Samyoung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   73,630      686,699

SC Engineering Co., Ltd.

   34,640      145,756

#Seah Besteel Corp.

   100,300      1,216,248

SeAH Holdings Corp.

   12,561      620,461

#SeAH Steel Corp.

   17,133      487,587

#Sebang Co., Ltd.

   80,550      919,593

#Sejong Industrial Co., Ltd.

   101,600      506,505

#*Seoul Securities Co., Ltd.

   3,040,139      2,572,122

#*SH Chemical Co., Ltd.

   528,345      220,318

#Shin Won Corp.

   234,730      317,488

Shin Young Securities Co., Ltd.

   29,240      866,811

Shin Young Wacoal, Inc.

   273      21,433

#Shinhan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

   23,320      293,382

*Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

   81,216      3,081,412

#Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. ADR

   663,280      50,177,132

Shinpoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   13,200      237,694

Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

   8,470      94,506

#Shinsung Holdings Co., Ltd.

   79,589      268,466

*Shinsung Tongsang Co., Ltd.

   34,250      176,428

#Silla Trading Co., Ltd.

   24,300      304,234

#Sindo Ricoh Co., Ltd.

   32,751      1,647,964

SJM Co., Ltd.

   60,580      275,422

SK Co., Ltd.

   182,809      14,501,864

#SK Energy Co., Ltd.

   233,120      21,411,699

#SK Gas Co., Ltd.

   30,216      1,301,618

*SK Networks Co., Ltd.

   286,430      2,707,333

#SKC Co., Ltd.

   143,710      2,198,021

SL Corp.

   37,480      166,904

#*Ssangyong Cement Industry Co., Ltd.

   193,556      1,376,859

#*STX Corp.

   96,020      1,322,464

*STX Engine Co., Ltd.

   112,030      1,635,869

#*STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

   282,490      3,015,111

#*STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.

   634,500      5,781,703

Suheung Capsule Co., Ltd.

   52,170      332,812

Sung Bo Chemicals Co., Ltd.

   4,130      119,419

#*Sung Shin Cement Co., Ltd.

   69,040      417,483

*Sungchang Enterprise Holdings, Ltd.

   10,160      167,304

#*Sungwon Corp.

   69,880      229,881

*Sunjin Co., Ltd.

   7,650      198,867

#Tae Kwang Industrial Co., Ltd.

   3,447      2,170,481

#Tae Kyung Industrial Co., Ltd.

   92,200      399,470

#Taeyoung Engineering & Construction

   275,480      1,138,879

#Tai Han Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

   146,747      2,345,088

Tai Lim Packaging Industries Co., Ltd.

   134,200      89,363

*Tec & Co.

   42,717      137,301

Telcoware Co., Ltd.

   36,000      209,103

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

SOUTH KOREA — (Continued)

     

*Tong Kook Corp.

   607    $ 802

Tong Yang Securities, Inc.

   300,000      2,748,611

#TS Corp.

   11,001      440,733

#Unid Co., Ltd.

   32,400      838,573

Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   38,857      708,385

Wiscom Co., Ltd.

   32,980      112,242

#*Woongjin.Com Co., Ltd.

   219,380      1,970,875

#Woori Financial Co., Ltd.

   59,070      465,714

Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

   528,120      6,639,036

YESCO Co., Ltd.

   18,780      410,853

Yoosung Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   106,520      214,874

#Youlchon Chemical Co., Ltd.

   82,970      652,333

*Young Poong Mining & Construction Corp.

   18,030      839

#Youngone Corp.

   42,442      871,321

Youngpoong Corp.

   4,601      2,240,890

Yuhwa Securities Co., Ltd.

   28,680      362,198

*Zinus, Inc.

   1,866      5,919
         

TOTAL SOUTH KOREA

        906,165,124
         

TAIWAN — (10.6%)

     

*A.G.V. Products Corp.

   3,043,429      1,136,676

*Abocom Systems, Inc.

   340,752      113,659

Acbel Polytech, Inc.

   2,866,220      1,958,911

Accton Technology Corp.

   5,114,000      1,905,222

*Action Electronics Co., Ltd.

   1,443,000      514,675

Ambassador Hotel (The)

   274,000      277,793

Amtran Technology Co., Ltd.

   3,385,693      3,217,786

*Apex Science & Engineering Corp.

   148,000      68,579

*Arima Communication Corp.

   2,339,000      850,664

*Arima Optoelectronics Corp.

   1,045,000      371,354

Asia Cement Corp.

   11,500,327      12,075,111

*Asia Chemical Corp.

   1,756,000      534,756

*Asia Optical Co, Inc.

   1,337,000      2,157,736

Asia Polymer Corp.

   1,632,489      1,179,320

Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.

   1,642,307      1,704,285

Asustek Computer, Inc.

   8,385,422      15,401,129

AU Optronics Corp.

   4,093,812      3,630,202

#AU Optronics Corp. Sponsored ADR

   5,821,675      51,405,388

Audix Co., Ltd.

   1,079,164      653,546

Aurora Corp.

   28,676      29,887

Aurora Systems Corp.

   383,281      199,986

Avision, Inc.

   1,507,555      686,474

*Bank of Kaohsiung Co., Ltd.

   3,947,926      1,191,659

*Behavior Tech Computer Corp.

   884,716      102,962

Bes Engineering Corp.

   10,945,443      3,034,430

*Biostar Microtech International Corp.

   77,595      56,716

C Sun Manufacturing, Ltd.

   224,838      98,909

*Cameo Communications, Inc.

   1,521,000      820,484

*Carnival Industrial Corp.

   2,726,000      548,125

Cathay Chemical Works, Inc.

   857,000      292,140

*Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

   7,900,421      3,128,231

*Central Reinsurance Co., Ltd.

   2,457,781      958,432

Chain Qui Development Co., Ltd.

   272,173      196,373

Champion Building Materials Co., Ltd.

   2,472,041      991,812

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank

   40,500,459      17,621,616

*Chang-Ho Fibre Corp.

   192,000      64,106

Charoen Pokphand Enterprises Co., Ltd.

   1,223,000      584,444

*Cheng Loong Corp.

   8,527,480      2,782,240

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   235,620      447,634

Chenming Mold Industrial Corp.

   798,040      221,296

*Chi Mei Optoelectronic Corp.

   39,881,932      19,896,487

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

*Chia Hsin Cement Corp.

   4,419,594    $ 2,235,625

*Chia Hsin Food & Synthetic Fiber Co., Ltd.

   514,966      —  

*Chien Shing Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.

   2,280,000      404,729

Chilisin Electronics Corp.

   321,300      157,480

*China Airlines, Ltd.

   3,478,866      1,081,340

China Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co.

   480,264      332,214

*China Development Financial Holding Corp.

   81,400,032      21,204,829

China Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   2,450,200      1,703,681

*China General Plastics Corp.

   3,008,000      1,068,009

*China Glaze Co., Ltd.

   717,000      402,783

China Man-Made Fiber Co., Ltd.

   10,273,813      1,879,006

*China Metal Products Co., Ltd.

   479,400      558,295

*China Motor Co., Ltd.

   6,039,749      4,142,921

*China Petrochemical Development Corp.

   13,620,580      4,873,926

*China Rebar Co., Ltd.

   439,188      —  

China Steel Structure Co., Ltd.

   885,219      623,749

China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

   2,189,890      2,270,375

*China United Trust & Investment Corp.

   493,999      —  

*China Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.

   2,472,000      692,271

Chinatrust Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

   53,481,946      32,125,168

Chin-Poon Industrial Co., Ltd.

   3,141,815      2,323,110

Chun Yu Works & Co., Ltd.

   2,079,000      554,121

Chun Yuan Steel Industrial Co., Ltd.

   3,664,191      1,213,514

Chung Hsin Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.

   2,451,000      1,469,629

Chung Hwa Pulp Corp.

   4,631,419      1,905,918

*Chung Shing Textile Co., Ltd.

   600      9

*Chungwa Picture Tubes Co., Ltd.

   81,289,045      8,339,189

*Clevo Co.

   46,934      58,575

*CMC Magnetics Corp.

   24,639,000      5,410,830

Collins Co., Ltd.

   1,769,823      462,197

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   2,428,705      3,036,378

*Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   8,639,000      2,229,203

*Compex International Co., Ltd.

   46,400      285

Continental Engineering Corp.

   5,097,848      1,912,235

*Cosmos Bank Taiwan

   2,048,199      225,637

Da-Cin Construction Co., Ltd.

   756,579      474,688

*Delpha Construction Co., Ltd.

   1,642,528      569,634

Depo Auto Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.

   50,000      108,396

*Der Pao Construction Co., Ltd.

   1,139,000      28,718

Diamond Flower Electric Instrument Co., Ltd.

   69,281      80,233

D-Link Corp.

   1,911,780      1,781,390

*E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   15,969,578      6,216,301

*Eastern Media International Corp.

   8,183,399      1,715,138

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

   952,204      557,940

*Edom Technology Co., Ltd.

   129,800      55,042

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

   255      345

Elite Material Co., Ltd.

   102,237      70,088

Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd.

   6,985,066      2,651,368

*Enlight Corp.

   1,184,549      73,331

*EnTie Commercial Bank

   693,232      193,482

*Eva Airways Corp.

   11,743,944      4,405,190

*Ever Fortune Industrial Co., Ltd.

   409,000      4,150

*Everest Textile Co., Ltd.

   3,474,002      667,875

*Evergreen International Storage & Transport Corp.

   2,962,000      2,397,216

*Evergreen Marine Corp., Ltd.

   10,174,527      5,138,833

Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp.

   30,950      22,204

*Everspring Industry Co., Ltd.

   582,180      141,820

Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd.

   5,120,064      5,259,849

*Far Eastern International Bank

   10,556,514      3,572,778

*Federal Corp.

   3,092,876      2,315,495

*FIC Global, Inc.

   102,255      10,627

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

*First Copper Technology Co., Ltd.

   2,596,750    $ 885,352

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   46,440,361      26,828,184

First Hotel

   599,339      437,810

*First Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

   2,140,064      766,175

First Steamship Co., Ltd.

   802,717      1,014,581

Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Co., Ltd.

   3,318,660      6,184,378

Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.

   7,804,511      5,290,833

Formosan Rubber Group, Inc.

   4,450,000      3,321,205

Formosan Union Chemical Corp.

   592,078      226,364

*Fu I Industrial Co., Ltd.

   290,400      75,038

*Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   29,313,000      32,526,620

*Fwuson Industry Co., Ltd.

   1,737,220      629,186

G Shank Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   250,880      171,967

*G.T.M. Corp.

   763,000      473,283

Getac Technology Corp.

   1,836,065      1,633,567

*Giantplus Technology Co., Ltd.

   1,590,000      883,963

*Giga Storage Corp.

   1,223,939      862,646

Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.

   5,303,287      4,498,218

*Gintech Energy Corp.

   1,585,134      2,344,072

*Gold Circuit Electronics, Ltd.

   3,710,549      1,315,970

Goldsun Development & Construction Co., Ltd.

   8,560,543      3,872,739

Good Will Instrument Co., Ltd.

   383,670      218,705

*Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp.

   3,861,000      1,945,223

Grape King, Inc.

   68,000      65,846

Great China Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

   1,577,000      942,370

Great Wall Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   1,807,393      1,871,403

*Hannstar Board Corp.

   958,000      856,943

*HannStar Display Corp.

   37,182,000      7,010,610

*Helix Technology, Inc.

   29,585      —  

Hey Song Corp.

   3,873,000      2,030,093

Hitron Technologies, Inc.

   540,335      271,006

*Ho Tung Holding Corp.

   4,274,468      1,937,720

*Hocheng Corp.

   2,671,300      826,846

*Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.

   1,689,548      1,108,791

*Holystone Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   778,000      840,926

Hong Tai Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

   2,166,000      862,540

Hsin Kuang Steel Co., Ltd.

   1,584,124      1,246,730

Hsing Ta Cement Co., Ltd.

   2,071,980      632,663

*Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.

   4,644,035      1,475,279

Hua Nan Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   7,657,258      4,449,023

*Hualon Corp.

   257,040      8,536

Hung Ching Development & Construction Co., Ltd.

   1,838,468      909,318

Hung Poo Construction Corp.

   436      629

Hung Sheng Construction Co., Ltd.

   3,953,000      1,705,186

*Hwa Fong Rubber Co., Ltd.

   1,948,960      782,154

*Ichia Technologies, Inc.

   3,181,260      1,663,727

*Inernational Semiconductor Technology, Ltd.

   2,788,000      891,612

Innolux Display Corp.

   11,558,140      15,223,340

*Inotera Memories, Inc.

   2,906,000      1,716,974

Inventec Corp.

   14,551,859      8,049,998

*Jean Co., Ltd.

   38,864      21,841

Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.

   120,220      124,169

*Jui Li Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   712,760      188,960

K Laser Technology, Inc.

   843,601      451,446

Kang Na Hsiung Co., Ltd.

   1,409,078      958,050

*Kao Hsing Chang Iron & Steel Corp.

   2,196,000      389,126

Kaulin Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   1,259,656      566,488

Kee Tai Properties Co., Ltd.

   1,740,236      870,249

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.

   63,924      75,504

King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.

   10,624,862      4,100,865

Kingdom Construction Co., Ltd.

   2,867,000      2,146,417

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

*King’s Town Bank

   5,689,012    $ 1,354,602

*Kinko Optical Co., Ltd.

   172,000      90,823

*Kinpo Electronics, Inc.

   11,607,375      3,042,448

*Kuoyang Construction Co., Ltd.

   641,029      307,290

*Kwong Fong Industries Corp.

   4,296,000      1,037,274

*L&K Engineering Co., Ltd.

   216,000      184,242

*Lan Fa Textile Co., Ltd.

   2,409,703      652,705

*Lead Data Co., Ltd.

   2,033,458      383,662

*Lealea Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   5,585,000      1,152,183

Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corp.

   2,306,714      2,558,282

Lee Chi Enterprises Co., Ltd.

   1,564,900      528,582

*Leofoo Development Co., Ltd.

   1,777,000      934,321

Les Enphants Co., Ltd.

   63,908      63,571

*Li Peng Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   4,587,712      1,866,854

Lian Hwa Foods Corp.

   157,000      60,381

*Lien Chang Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   623,000      285,713

Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.

   4,294,640      1,966,484

Lingsen Precision Industries, Ltd.

   2,580,481      893,454

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   10,539,645      13,881,361

*Long Bon International Co., Ltd.

   2,839,301      995,013

*Long Chen Paper Co., Ltd.

   3,677,741      1,172,756

*Lucky Cement Corp.

   2,877,000      710,898

Macronix International Co., Ltd.

   25,770,028      13,062,710

*Masterlink Securities Corp.

   5,882,000      2,286,753

*Mayer Steel Pipe Corp.

   953,364      542,804

Maywufa Co., Ltd.

   192,264      98,415

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   69,737,000      38,835,040

*Megamedia Corp.

   782      6

Meiloon Co., Ltd.

   973,352      357,765

*Mercuries & Associates, Ltd.

   3,533,829      1,485,623

*Mercuries Data Co., Ltd.

   649,800      148,324

Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.

   648,000      1,081,549

Microelectronics Technology, Inc.

   3,002,123      1,267,284

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

   6,989,985      4,179,619

Mitac International Corp.

   7,817,000      3,656,001

*Mobiletron Electronics Co., Ltd.

   90,000      66,821

*Mustek Systems, Inc.

   462,074      85,623

*Namchow Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.

   1,186,057      742,936

Nantex Industry Co., Ltd.

   1,576,232      997,934

*New Asia Construction & Development Co., Ltd.

   1,011,542      216,648

Nien Hsing Textile Co., Ltd.

   3,910,000      1,973,227

*Ocean Plastics Co., Ltd.

   79,776      54,083

*Optimax Technology Corp.

   3,466,000      192,400

*Orient Semiconductor Electronics, Ltd.

   372,276      63,947

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

   3,567,225      2,452,186

*Pacific Construction Co., Ltd.

   4,079,256      508,786

Pan Jit International, Inc.

   2,473,818      1,670,959

Phihong Technology Co., Ltd.

   2,254,661      1,927,167

*Phoenix Precision Technology Corp.

   3,222,000      2,172,095

*Picvue Electronics, Ltd.

   241,600      —  

*Plotech Co., Ltd.

   572,000      342,060

*Potrans Electrical Corp.

   1,139,000      152,693

Pou Chen Corp.

   8,326,500      5,708,831

*President Securities Corp.

   634,000      371,022

*Prince Housing & Development Corp.

   4,151,737      1,801,008

*Procomp Informatics, Ltd.

   391,440      —  

*Prodisc Technology, Inc.

   6,185,157      130,694

*Promate Electronic Co., Ltd.

   272,000      171,356

Promise Technology, Inc.

   691,002      488,798

*Qisda Corp.

   8,957,952      4,968,665

*Quintain Steel Co., Ltd.

   2,435,250      569,769

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

*Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

   2,639,000    $ 2,936,281

*Radium Life Tech Corp.

   1,550,788      1,145,909

Ralec Electronic Corp.

   383,163      477,965

*Rechi Precision Co., Ltd.

   629,000      198,088

*Ritek Corp.

   21,314,518      5,078,681

*Sainfoin Technology Corp.

   835,498      —  

*Sampo Corp.

   7,195,684      1,131,399

San Fang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

   71,938      84,586

*Sanyang Industrial Co., Ltd.

   6,088,268      2,440,733

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

   368,000      368,670

Sheng Yu Steel Co., Ltd.

   1,716,000      1,176,192

Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp.

   2,263,000      2,720,902

*Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   14,428,507      5,870,356

*Shinkong Co., Ltd.

   2,182,412      1,112,192

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Co., Ltd.

   10,443,342      2,577,876

*Shuttle, Inc.

   223      158

Sigurd Microelectronics Corp.

   2,269,608      1,135,677

*Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.

   9,117,485      4,317,230

*Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd.

   1,284,000      777,257

Sincere Navigation Corp.

   538,692      598,832

*Sinkang Industries Co., Ltd.

   806,669      350,688

Sinon Corp.

   3,047,877      1,207,037

*SinoPac Holdings Co., Ltd.

   60,339,809      22,284,339

*Sintek Photronics Corp.

   360,745      186,988

Siward Crystal Technology Co., Ltd.

   933,875      377,742

Solomon Technology Corp.

   1,316,950      544,396

South East Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   927,500      810,280

*Southeast Cement Co., Ltd.

   3,208,700      1,090,706

SPI Electronic Co., Ltd.

   272,500      287,236

Spirox Corp.

   362,662      209,549

Springsoft, Inc.

   1,312,000      1,149,234

Standard Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   155,310      129,939

Standard Foods Taiwan, Ltd.

   586,250      640,908

Stark Technology, Inc.

   827,200      470,102

Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.

   1,674,421      1,003,436

*Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.

   4,538,620      3,762,885

*Sweeten Construction Co., Ltd.

   234,000      127,671

Sysware Systex Corp.

   828,801      1,030,302

T JOIN Transportation Co., Ltd.

   3,278,000      2,038,146

*Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd.

   1,498,864      1,026,929

*Ta Chong Bank, Ltd.

   14,283,906      2,806,401

*Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.

   5,127,732      1,179,998

Ta Yih Industrial Co., Ltd.

   192,000      174,337

Tah Hsin Industrial Corp.

   1,452,000      1,009,152

Ta-I Technology Co., Ltd.

   1,330,195      943,152

Taichung Commercial Bank

   9,743,754      2,413,124

Tainan Enterprises Co., Ltd.

   421,850      297,328

*Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd.

   10,204,000      3,766,151

*Taishin Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

   46,043,000      18,018,886

*Taisun Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   1,931,721      741,879

*Taita Chemical Co., Ltd.

   2,126,400      874,452

*Taiwan Business Bank

   28,343,549      6,920,761

Taiwan Cement Corp.

   12,306,807      12,626,116

*Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.

   2,134,000      1,035,986

Taiwan Cooperative Bank

   32,873,902      19,396,848

*Taiwan Flourescent Lamp Co., Ltd.

   756,000      69,270

Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.

   399,000      217,379

Taiwan Glass Industrial Corp.

   8,054,803      6,192,220

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   811,159      1,307,972

*Taiwan International Securities Corp.

   1,232,000      303,131

Taiwan Kai Yih Industrial Co., Ltd.

   1,033,060      610,504

 

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CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

*Taiwan Kolin Co., Ltd.

   5,797,000    $ —  

Taiwan Mask Corp.

   2,615,000      896,600

Taiwan Paiho Co., Ltd.

   1,440,000      890,566

*Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corp.

   2,425,000      709,097

Taiwan Sakura Corp.

   1,660,869      692,042

Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security Co., Ltd.

   1,021,205      657,462

*Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corp.

   4,013,856      1,671,415

*Taiwan Tea Corp.

   1,987,273      1,129,937

*Taiyen Biotech Co., Ltd.

   1,776,000      1,036,383

*Tatung Co., Ltd.

   35,836,000      7,892,635

*Teapo Electronic Corp.

   2,496,670      311,940

Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.

   15,963,834      6,355,204

*Tecom, Ltd.

   805,753      302,785

Test-Rite International Co., Ltd.

   1,552,332      701,695

Ton Yi Industrial Corp.

   7,349,810      2,560,817

Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd.

   876,261      1,236,346

*Tong-Tai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd.

   118,000      85,036

*Topco Scientific Co., Ltd.

   1,172,000      1,130,587

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   459,100      378,313

TSRC Corp.

   531,400      619,000

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

   2,878,769      2,736,395

TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.

   1,596,048      968,124

*Tycoons Group Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   3,989,000      601,169

*Tze Shin International Co., Ltd.

   981,665      370,528

*Unimicron Technology Corp.

   2,976,000      3,395,564

*Union Bank of Taiwan

   9,425,577      1,669,836

Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.

   1,249,739      637,815

*Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp.

   3,176,265      1,042,852

United Integration Service Co., Ltd.

   1,578,000      814,301

*United Microelectronics Corp.

   106,490,069      51,191,211

*Universal Cement Corp.

   4,398,551      2,085,224

*Universal Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

   747,491      291,885

Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.

   7,245,366      3,574,592

Universal, Inc.

   106,660      97,356

UPC Technology Corp.

   5,203,437      2,507,917

*USI Corp.

   5,122,000      2,410,964

*U-TECH Media Corp.

   1,566,799      551,763

Ve Wong Corp.

   1,167,600      881,614

*Waffer Technology Co., Ltd.

   1,131,000      372,638

*Walsin Lihwa Corp.

   23,434,412      7,594,165

*Walsin Technology Corp., Ltd.

   4,207,876      1,628,588

*Wan Hai Lines Co., Ltd.

   1,631,000      750,360

Wan Hwa Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   872,919      372,542

*Waterland Financial Holdings

   19,429,080      5,910,695

*Wei Chih Steel Industrial Co., Ltd.

   1,615,898      373,275

*Weikeng Industrial Co., Ltd.

   1,344,000      747,932

*Winbond Electronics Corp.

   29,524,000      5,452,730

*Wintek Corp.

   8,764,000      5,836,183

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

   649,950      859,510

WPG Holdings Co., Ltd.

   79,151      108,288

*WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

   1,542,000      1,044,985

*Wus Printed Circuit Co., Ltd.

   3,176,928      1,003,564

Yageo Corp.

   26,995,840      7,440,309

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

   11,471,615      4,052,292

Yeung Cyang Industrial Co., Ltd.

   951,667      724,688

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   9,876,179      3,203,941

Yosun Industrial Corp.

   2,450,044      2,201,864

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   8,303,422      5,479,663

*Yuen Foong Yu Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   10,035,018      3,592,793

Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.

   11,058,572      12,369,209

*Yulon Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

   348,000      676,399

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TAIWAN — (Continued)

     

Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   65,687    $ 82,848

Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd.

   255,400      273,155

Yung Tay Engineering Co., Ltd.

   3,315,000      2,461,952

*Zenitron Corp.

   1,400,000      849,642

*Zig Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.

   4,011,378      1,541,888

Zippy Technology Corp.

   122,000      57,084

Zyxel Communication Corp.

   4,187,000      2,882,594
         

TOTAL TAIWAN

        927,969,844
         

THAILAND — (1.8%)

     

*Aapico Hitech PCL (Foreign)

   539,800      130,004

*ACL Bank PCL (Foreign)

   5,139,500      1,676,007

Asia Plus Securities PCL (Foreign)

   7,008,500      377,421

Asian Property Development PCL (Foreign)

   1,911,600      320,268

Ayudhya Insurance PCL (Foreign)

   228,500      101,859

Bangchak Petroleum PCL (Foreign)

   4,344,700      1,793,773

Bangkok Bank PCL (Foreign)

   4,453,800      15,123,599

Bangkok Bank PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   4,490,900      15,048,042

Bangkok Expressway PCL (Foreign)

   3,883,500      2,137,813

Bangkok First Investment & Trust PCL (Foreign)

   521,300      63,008

Bangkok Insurance PCL (Foreign)

   87,880      623,113

*Bangkok Land PCL (Foreign)

   78,669,103      1,388,624

Bank of Ayudhya PCL (Foreign)

   16,269,800      8,761,598

Cal-Comp Electronics (Thailand) PCL (Foreign)

   15,897,600      1,655,158

Capital Nomura Securities PCL (Foreign)

   478,400      357,816

Capital Nomura Securities PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   45,000      33,657

Central Plaza Hotel PCL (Foreign)

   6,525,000      819,895

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (Foreign)

   35,010,340      10,107,697

Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL (Foreign)

   4,830,100      2,499,947

Eastern Water Resources Development & Management PCL (Foreign)

   9,535,200      1,078,326

Erawan Group PCL (Foreign)

   4,288,950      310,524

*G J Steel PCL (Foreign)

   208,666,400      1,435,850

Hana Microelectronics PCL (Foreign)

   1,555,000      865,310

Hermraj Land & Development PCL (Foreign)

   64,383,100      1,540,957

ICC International PCL (Foreign)

   2,710,500      3,345,045

IRPC PCL (Foreign)

   52,340,500      6,013,090

*Italian-Thai Development PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   17,827,500      1,696,079

Jasmine International PCL (Foreign)

   6,917,600      97,271

Kasikornbank PCL (Foreign)

   1,505,300      3,692,883

Kasikornbank PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   164,500      382,644

Kiatnakin Finance PCL (Foreign)

   2,815,900      2,127,194

Krung Thai Bank PCL (Foreign)

   36,862,700      9,705,064

Laguna Resorts & Hotels PCL (Foreign)

   1,342,400      1,536,180

*Loxley PCL (Foreign)

   3,313,700      247,846

MBK Development PCL (Foreign)

   888,800      1,781,589

Padaeng Industry PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   1,600,800      866,851

Polyplex PCL (Foreign)

   5,424,000      933,074

Precious Shipping PCL (Foreign)

   3,543,300      1,961,138

PTT Aromatics & Refining PCL (Foreign)

   5,015,216      3,195,934

PTT Chemical PCL (Foreign)

   3,909,810      7,310,789

Quality Houses PCL (Foreign)

   24,250,600      1,813,807

*Regional Container Lines PCL (Foreign)

   5,884,700      1,919,020

Rojana Industrial Park PCL (Foreign)

   547,500      168,714

Saha Pathana Inter-Holding PCL (Foreign)

   3,262,400      1,703,183

Saha Pathanapibul PCL (Foreign)

   1,594,833      897,019

Saha-Union PCL (Foreign)

   2,976,400      1,602,848

*Sahaviriya Steel Industries PCL (Foreign)

   68,900,700      2,576,690

Sansiri PCL (Foreign)

   9,982,900      1,206,609

Serm Suk PCL (Foreign) NVDR

   39,000      17,735

*Shinawatra Satellite PCL (Foreign)

   5,868,900      1,343,219

Siam City Bank PCL (Foreign)

   5,850,600      4,148,369

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

THAILAND — (Continued)

     

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Foreign)

   3,845,300    $ 8,887,043

Siam Makro PCL (Foreign)

   145,300      346,677

Supalai PCL (Foreign)

   8,329,366      1,395,496

*Tata Steel (Thailand) PCL (Foreign)

   27,838,200      1,765,654

Thai Oil PCL (Foreign)

   2,300,000      2,838,444

Thai Plastic & Chemicals PCL (Foreign)

   3,787,100      2,062,086

Thai Rayon PCL (Foreign)

   165,000      175,243

Thai Stanley Electric (Thailand) PCL (Foreign)

   125,400      393,927

Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (Foreign)

   1,173,600      974,343

Thai Wacoal PCL (Foreign)

   93,300      108,862

Thanachart Capital PCL (Foreign)

   6,228,800      3,671,125

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL (Foreign)

   2,560,800      2,049,406

Ticon Industrial Connection PCL (Foreign)

   105,200      30,687

Tisco Financial Group PCL (Foreign)

   1,041,700      673,170

Total Access Communication PCL (Foreign) ADR

   1,264,380      1,473,003

*TPI Polene PCL (Foreign)

   9,987,124      2,868,404

*Tycoons Worldwide Group PCL (Foreign)

   1,243,300      219,461

Univentures PCL (Foreign)

   3,481,400      233,308

Vinythai PCL (Foreign)

   5,239,317      1,026,702
         

TOTAL THAILAND

        161,733,191
         

TURKEY — (2.2%)

     

Adana Cimento Sanayi Ticaret A.S.

   425,899      171,692

Akbank T.A.S.

   762      4,114

Akcansa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   317,432      1,257,107

Akenerji Elektrik Uretim A.S.

   201,755      1,810,545

*Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S.

   1,424,767      1,534,312

Aksigorta A.S.

   1,324,168      3,999,118

Alarko Holding A.S.

   1,013,092      2,552,018

*Alternatifbank A.S.

   1      1

*Altinyildiz mensucat ve Konfeksiyon Fabrikalari A.S.

   1      2

Anadolu Anonim Turk Sigorta Sirketi A.S.

   2,512,298      2,073,674

*Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.S.

   1,486,817      1,720,074

*Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1      4

*Arcelik A.S.

   1,552,149      5,068,775

*Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

   207,619      839,698

*Asya Katilim Bankasi A.S.

   123,911      256,289

Ayen Enerji A.S.

   415,323      723,220

Aygaz A.S.

   1,118,602      3,962,327

Bagfas Bandirma Gubre Fabrikalari A.S.

   5,431      289,646

*Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayii Ticaret A.S.

   1      2

*Bati Anabolu Cimento A.S.

   280,524      1,113,829

Bolu Cimento Sanayii A.S.

   706,424      824,032

*Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi A.S.

   14,873      112,707

Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1      —  

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   518,069      2,238,420

*Dentas Ambalaj ve Kagit Sanayi A.S.

   —        —  

*Deva Holding A.S.

   35,166      81,176

*Dogan Gazetecilik A.S.

   515,628      1,005,498

*Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S.

   9,540,148      6,276,452

*Dogan Yayin Holding A.S.

   2,311,143      1,607,493

*Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A.S.

   315,057      973,285

EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1,801,852      1,862,190

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A.S.

   7,552      30,475

*Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari Turk A.S.

   7,385,534      20,049,104

*Fortis Bank A.S.

   1      1

*Gentas Clenel Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1      —  

*Global Yatirim Holding A.S.

   2,295,251      1,226,530

*Goldas Kuyumculuk Sanayi A.S.

   552,019      343,581

Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   24,412      614,069

Goodyear Lastikleri T.A.S.

   124,529      950,650

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

TURKEY — (Continued)

     

*GSD Holding A.S.

   2,497,284    $ 1,545,344

*Gubre Fabrikalari Ticaret A.S.

   1      4

*Gunes Sigorta A.S.

   439,694      567,982

*Hektas Ticaret T.A.S.

   1      —  

*Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik A.S.

   2,245,783      2,394,347

*Ihlas Ev Aletleri Imalat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   —        —  

*Ihlas Holding A.S.

   3,918,431      1,322,098

*Izmir Demir Celik Sanayii A.S.

   796,660      1,210,679

*Kardemir Karabuk Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   2,360,622      1,283,663

Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   9,078      452,503

*Koc Holding A.S. Series B

   5,412,771      13,788,787

Konya Cimento Sanayii A.S.

   6,740      245,840

*Kordsa Global Endustriyel Iplik ve Kord Bezi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1,257,505      1,985,032

Mardin Cimento Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.

   —        1

*Marmari Marti Otel Isletmeleri A.S.

   —        —  

Marshall Boya ve Vernik Sanayii A.S.

   27,296      195,856

*Medya Holdings A.S.

   33,508      —  

*Menderes Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1      —  

*Net Holding A.S.

   1,239,663      490,262

*Net Turizm Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S.

   1,033,537      817,274

Nortel Networks Netas Telekomuenikasyon A.S.

   67,409      1,982,710

*Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.S.

   904,477      4,360,322

Pinar Entegre Et ve Un Sanayi A.S.

   231,479      578,571

Pinar Sut Mamulleri Sanayii A.S.

   178,141      762,010

*Raks Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   5,859      3,079

*Sabah Yayincilik A.S.

   31,938      80,735

*Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakir Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   649,929      1,147,083

*Sekerbank T.A.S.

   1,552,724      2,580,277

*Tat Konserve Sanayii A.S.

   —        —  

*Tekfen Holding A.S.

   1,437,073      4,114,867

*Tekstil Bankasi A.S.

   1,116,413      771,354

*Tire Kutsan Oluklu Mukavva Kutu Ve Kagit Sanayii A.S.

   1      1

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S.

   1,022,227      2,568,199

*Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.

   2,301,706      2,706,422

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.

   10,701      183,800

Turcas Petrol A.S.

   436,200      1,333,527

*Turk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S.

   2,246,859      3,306,824

*Turk Hava Yollari A.S.

   2,610,500      7,287,914

*Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S.

   4,183,331      4,390,176

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S.

   2,940,615      10,678,969

Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.

   3,368,436      12,757,357

*Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S.

   2,955,458      2,895,048

*Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O.

   7,707,611      18,691,556

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S.

   1,028,681      2,406,236

*Uzel Makina Sanayii A.S.

   275,043      142,713

*Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   447,837      965,629

*Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

   1,086,476      1,693,715

*Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.

   4,204,966      8,645,569

*Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim A.S.

   983,418      1,879,135
         

TOTAL TURKEY

        190,785,580
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

        7,499,336,226
         

PREFERRED STOCKS — (5.3%)

     

BRAZIL — (5.3%)

     

#*Aracruz Celulose SA Sponsored ADR

   643,665      11,985,042

Banco Alfa de Investimento SA

   61,726      247,381

#Banco Bradesco SA Sponsored ADR

   348,766      6,870,690

*Braskem SA Preferred A

   1,479,200      9,740,418

#*Braskem SA Preferred A Sponsored ADR

   306,860      4,026,003

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar

   302,821      9,139,982

#Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar Sponsored ADR

   12,781      773,123

 

34


DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

BRAZIL — (Continued)

     

Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas

   890,475    $ 2,941,964

Confab Industrial SA

   3,302,112      9,709,889

Forjas Taurus SA

   659,791      2,599,313

Gerdau SA

   2,445,084      36,851,147

#Gerdau SA Sponsored ADR

   4,348,258      65,658,696

*Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

   694,900      7,100,477

*Inepar Industria e Construcoes SA

   7,896      183,370

Investimentos Itau SA

   4,019,175      22,975,187

Klabin SA

   5,296,604      12,628,143

Mahle-Metal Leve SA Industria e Comercio

   4,000      48,706

Marcopolo SA

   1,886,030      6,488,046

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

   4,022,600      73,870,975

Randon e Participacoes SA

   616,500      4,658,047

Sao Paulo Alpargatas SA

   43,700      1,984,311

Saraiva SA Livreiros Editores

   21,000      350,477

*Suzano Papel e Celullose SA

   1,964,839      17,076,343

Telemar Norte Leste SA

   549,500      17,293,529

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

   170,741      7,477,673

#Ultrapar Participacoes SA Sponsored ADR

   305,961      13,486,761

Uniao de Industrias Petroquimicas SA Series B

   7,370,473      4,435,003

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Series A

   3,546,355      92,604,638

Vale SA Series B

   239,144      —  

#*Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA Sponsored ADR

   1,352,316      18,580,828

Whirlpool SA

   72,600      148,777
         

TOTAL BRAZIL

        461,934,939
         

CHILE — (0.0%)

     

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series A

   42,776      1,719,902
         

INDIA — (0.0%)

     

*Ispat Industries, Ltd.

   1,463,759      97,463
         

MALAYSIA — (0.0%)

     

*Malayan United Industries Berhad A1

   1,526,067      98,384

*Malayan United Industries Berhad A2

   1,526,067      80,496
         

TOTAL MALAYSIA

        178,880
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

        463,931,184
         

RIGHTS/WARRANTS — (0.0%)

     

BRAZIL — (0.0%)

     

*Eternit SA Rights 11/24/09

   157,580      144,019
         

CHINA — (0.0%)

     

#*New World China Land, Ltd. Rights 11/11/09

   2,846,800      202,026
         

MALAYSIA — (0.0%)

     

*Jerneh Asia Berhad Warrants 07/26/12

   159,420      9,343

*OSK Holdings Berhad Warrants 09/30/12

   93,339      2,188

*Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad Warrants 01/19/11

   53,568      27,392
         

TOTAL MALAYSIA

        38,923
         

PHILIPPINES — (0.0%)

     

*Security Bank Corp. Rights 11/11/09

   645,246      379,437
         

SOUTH KOREA — (0.0%)

     

*Pumyang Construction Co., Ltd. Rights 12/02/09

   9,287      178
         

TAIWAN — (0.0%)

     

*Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd. Rights 12/07/09

   737,515      68,030
         

THAILAND — (0.0%)

     

*Bangkok Land PCL (Foreign) Warrants 01/07/10

   15,090,426      72,235

 

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DIMENSIONAL EMERGING MARKETS VALUE FUND

CONTINUED

 

     Shares    Value††

THAILAND — (Continued)

     

*Bangkok Land PCL (Foriegn) Warrants 05/02/13

     3,987,333    $ 1,193

*Rojana Industrial Park PCL (Foreign) Warrants 11/30/14

     30,866      5,679

*Sansiri PCL (Foreign) Warrants

     4,991,450      —  

*Ticon Industrial Connection PCL (Foreign) Warrants 05/20/11

     17,533      1,668
         

TOTAL THAILAND

        80,775
         

TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS

        913,388
         
     Face
Amount
   Value†
     (000)     

TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — (0.0%)

     

Repurchase Agreement, PNC Capital Markets, Inc. 0.19%, 11/02/09 (Collateralized by $1,245,000 FNMA 5.00%, 06/01/35, valued at $766,237) to be repurchased at $753,012

   $ 753      753,000
     Shares/
Face
Amount
    
     (000)     

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — (9.1%)

     

§@DFA Short Term Investment Fund LP

     792,322,880      792,322,880

@Repurchase Agreement, Deutsche Bank Securities 0.07%, 11/02/09 (Collateralized byvarious corporate obligations, ranging in par value from $4,247,617 to $16,429,280, rates ranging from 5.000% to 7.000%, maturities ranging from 03/01/37 to 10/01/39, valued at $584,280) to be repurchased at $572,827

   $ 573      572,824
         

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

        792,895,704
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (100.0%)
(Cost $7,369,005,537)

      $ 8,757,829,502
         

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund

(formerly known as the Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund Inc.)

We have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the financial statements of Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2009, and for the year then ended and have issued our unqualified report thereon dated December 23, 2009 (which report and financial statements are included in Item 1 of this Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR). Our audit included an audit of the Fund’s investment portfolio (the “Portfolio”) as of October 31, 2009 appearing in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR. This Portfolio is the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this Portfolio based on our audit. In our opinion, the Portfolio referred to above, when read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Fund referred to above, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 23, 2009


(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

This item is not applicable to the Registrant, which is an open-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

This item is not applicable to the Registrant, which is an open-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

This item is not applicable to the Registrant, which is an open-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

None.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Report, the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer believe that the


       disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing date, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s officers that are making certifications in the Report, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)

   Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

(a)(2)

   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.

(a)(3)

   This item is not applicable.

(b)

   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.

.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund
By:  

/s/    DAVID G. BOOTH        

  David G. Booth
  Chairman, Trustee, President and
  Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 4, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/    DAVID G. BOOTH        

  David G. Booth
  Principal Executive Officer
  Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund
Date: January 4, 2010

 

By:  

/s/    DAVID R. MARTIN        

  David R. Martin
  Principal Financial Officer
  Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund
Date: January 4, 2010