The investment objective of the DFA World ex U.S. Government Fixed Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") is to seek to maximize total returns from the universe of debt securities in which the Portfolio invests. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio.

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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February 28, 2013

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Portfolio shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio's performance. Because the Portfolio is new, information about portfolio turnover rate is not yet available.

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The is a new portfolio, so the "Other Expenses" shown are based on anticipated fees and expenses for the current fiscal year

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Example

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This Example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The costs for the Portfolio reflect the net expenses of the Portfolio that result from the contractual expense waiver in the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Advisor") believes that fixed income investing should involve a long-term view and a systematic focus on bond market risk and return, not on interest rate forecasting or market timing.

In constructing an investment portfolio, the Advisor identifies a broadly diversified universe of eligible securities with precisely defined maturity ranges and credit quality characteristics. The Advisor will then seek to purchase a broad portfolio of securities from this eligible subset. The Advisor selects the Portfolio's foreign country and currency compositions based on an evaluation of various factors, including, but not limited to, relative interest rates and exchange rates. The Advisor also places priority on efficiently managing portfolio turnover and keeping trading costs low.

The Portfolio seeks its investment objective by investing in a universe of obligations issued primarily by non-U.S. government issuers and supranational organizations and their agencies having investment grade credit ratings at the time of purchase. At the present time, the Advisor expects that most investments will be made in the obligations of issuers determined by the Advisor to be associated with countries with developed markets. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities issued by foreign governments (including political subdivisions) and their authorities, agencies or instrumentalities.

Generally, the Portfolio will purchase fixed income securities that mature within five and fifteen years from the date of settlement. The Portfolio ordinarily will have an average weighted maturity, based upon market values, of between three and ten years.

Because many of the Portfolio's investments will be denominated in foreign currencies, the Portfolio will also enter into forward foreign currency contracts to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency rates, to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or to transfer balances from one currency to another. The Portfolio may use derivatives, such as futures contracts and options on futures contracts, to gain market exposure on its uninvested cash pending investment in securities or to maintain liquidity to pay redemptions.

The Portfolio is "non-diversified," which means that the Portfolio may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

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Market Risk: Even a long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit. Economic, political, and issuer-specific events will cause the value of securities, and the Portfolio that owns them, to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in the Portfolio will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money.

Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk: Foreign securities prices may decline or fluctuate because of: (a) economic or political actions of foreign governments, and/or (b) less regulated or liquid securities markets. Investors holding these securities also are exposed to foreign currency risk (the possibility that foreign currency will fluctuate in value against the U.S. dollar). The Portfolio hedges foreign currency risk.

Foreign Government Debt Risk. The risk that: (a) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of government debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or to pay the interest when it becomes due, due to factors such as political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity's debt position in relation to the economy, cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies, and/or other national economic factors; (b) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling; and (c) there is no legal or bankruptcy process by which defaulted government debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate Risk: Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk because the prices of fixed income securities tend to move in the opposite direction of interest rates. When interest rates rise, fixed income security prices fall. When interest rates fall, fixed income security prices rise. In general, fixed income securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to these price changes.

Non-Diversification Risk: The risk that the Portfolio may be more volatile than a diversified fund because the Portfolio invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers. The gains or losses on a single security, therefore, may have a greater impact on the Portfolio's net asset value.

Credit Risk: Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal when due. A downgrade to an issuer's credit rating or a perceived change in an issuer's financial strength may affect a security's value, and thus, impact the Portfolio's performance.

Income Risk: Income risk is the risk that falling interest rates will cause the Portfolio's income to decline.

Derivatives: Derivatives are instruments, such as futures contracts, whose value is derived from that of other securities or indices. Derivatives can be used for hedging (attempting to reduce risk by offsetting one investment position with another) or non-hedging purposes. Hedging with derivatives may increase expenses, and there is no guarantee that a hedging strategy will work. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. The use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes may be considered more speculative than other types of investments. When the Portfolio uses derivatives, the Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of those derivatives. Derivative securities are subject to a number of risks including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, and the risk of improper valuation. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested.

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Because the value of your investment in the Portfolio will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money.

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PERFORMANCE

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Performance information is not available for the Portfolio because it has not yet commenced operations. Updated performance information for the Portfolio can be obtained in the future by visiting www.dimensional.com.

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Performance information is not available for the Portfolio because it has not yet commenced operations.

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The is a new portfolio, so the "Other Expenses" shown are based on anticipated fees and expenses for the current fiscal year.

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Pursuant to a Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption Agreement for the Portfolio, the Advisor has agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and assume the ordinary operating expenses of a class of the Portfolio (excluding the expenses the Portfolio incurs indirectly through investment in other investment companies and excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) ("Portfolio Expenses") to the extent necessary to limit the Portfolio Expenses of a class of the Portfolio to 0.20% of the average net assets of a class of the Portfolio on an annualized basis (the "Expense Limitation Amount"). At any time that the Portfolio Expenses are less than the Expense Limitation Amount of a class of shares of the Portfolio, the Advisor retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed to the extent that such reimbursement will not cause the annualized Portfolio Expenses for such class of shares of the Portfolio to exceed the Expense Limitation Amount. The Portfolio is not obligated to reimburse the Advisor for fees previously waived by the Advisor more than thirty-six months before the date of such reimbursement. The Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption Agreement for the Portfolio will remain in effect through February 28, 2013, and may not be terminated by the Advisor prior to that date.