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R10R25 SHARES | U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
Shareholder Fees R10R25 SHARES U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio (USD $)
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Class R10
none
Class R25
none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses R10R25 SHARES U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
Class R10
Class R25
Management Fee 0.35% 0.35%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.10% 0.25%
Other Expenses [1] 0.40% 0.59%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.85% 1.19%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [2] 0.25% 0.44%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement 0.60% 0.75%
[1] The Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares are each a new class of shares of the Portfolio, so the "Other Expenses" shown for each class are based on anticipated fees and expenses for the first full fiscal year.
[2] The Advisor has agreed to waive certain fees and in certain instances, assume certain expenses of the Portfolio's Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares. The Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption Agreement for the Portfolio will remain in effect through February 28, 2015, and may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Directors prior to that date. Under certain circumstances, the Advisor retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed up to thirty-six months after such fee waiver and/or expense assumption.
Example
This Example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the U.S. Targeted Value 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 the operating expenses remain the same. The costs for the Portfolio reflect the net expenses that result from the contractual expense waiver and assumption in the first year only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example R10R25 SHARES U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
Class R10
61 246
Class R25
77 334
Portfolio Turnover
The U.S. Targeted Value 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 U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its investment portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) believes that equity investing should involve a long-term view and a systematic focus on sources of expected returns, not on stock picking or market timing. In constructing an investment portfolio, the Advisor identifies a broadly diversified universe of eligible securities with precisely-defined risk and return characteristics. It then places priority on efficiently managing portfolio turnover and keeping trading costs low. In general, the Advisor does not intend to purchase or sell securities for the investment portfolio based on prospects for the economy, the securities markets or the individual issuers whose shares are eligible for purchase.

The U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse group of the readily marketable securities of U.S. small and mid cap companies that the Advisor determines to be value stocks. A company’s market capitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. In general, the higher the relative market capitalization of the eligible company, the greater its representation in the Portfolio. The Advisor may modify market capitalization weights and even exclude companies after considering such factors as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity management, expected profitability and other factors that the Advisor determines to be appropriate, given market conditions. Securities are considered value stocks primarily because a company’s shares have a high book value in relation to their market value (a “book to market ratio”). In assessing expected profitability, the Advisor may consider different ratios, such as that of earnings or profits from operations relative to book value or assets.

As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Advisor considers for investment companies whose market capitalization are generally smaller than the 500th largest U.S. company. As of December 31, 2013, companies smaller than the 500th largest U.S. company fall in the lowest 18% of total U.S. market capitalization. Total market capitalization is based on the market capitalization of U.S. operating companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), NYSE MKT LLC, Nasdaq Global Market® or such other securities exchanges deemed appropriate by the Advisor. As of December 31, 2013, the market capitalization of a company smaller than the 500th largest U.S. company was approximately $7,167 million or below. This dollar amount will change due to market conditions.

The U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio may use derivatives, such as futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to gain market exposure on its uninvested cash pending investment in securities or to maintain liquidity to pay redemptions.

The U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
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 U.S. Targeted Value 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.

Small Company Risk: Securities of small companies are often less liquid than those of large companies and this could make it difficult to sell a small company security at a desired time or price. As a result, small company stocks may fluctuate relatively more in price. In general, smaller capitalization companies are also more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments and they may have more limited resources.

Value Investment Risk: Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause the Portfolio to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are instruments, such as futures contracts, whose value is derived from that of other assets, rates or indices. The use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes may be considered more speculative than other types of investments. When the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio uses derivatives, the Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of that derivative. Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks including counterparty, liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, and the risk of improper valuation. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested.

Securities Lending Risk: Securities lending involves the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. As a result, the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio may lose money and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio could also lose money if it does not recover the securities and/or the value of the collateral falls, including the value of investments made with cash collateral. Securities lending also may have certain adverse tax consequences.
PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and table immediately following illustrate the variability of the U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio’s returns and are meant to provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares of the Portfolio are new classes of shares for which performance information is not available, therefore, the bar chart and table show performance information for the Institutional Class shares of the Portfolio, another class of shares of the Portfolio not offered in this Prospectus. The bar chart shows the changes in performance of the Institutional Class shares of the Portfolio from year to year. The table illustrates how annualized one year, five year and ten year returns of the Institutional Class shares of the Portfolio compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. Updated performance information for the Portfolio can be obtained by visiting www.dimensional.com.
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Class Shares
Total Returns (%)
Bar Chart
[1] The Institutional Class shares of the Portfolio would have substantially similar annual returns as the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio securities. Returns for the Class R10 shares, Class R25 shares, and Institutional Class shares will differ to the extent that the classes will have different expenses, and returns for the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares would be expected to be lower than the returns of the Institutional Class shares to the extent that the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares have higher expenses than the Institutional Class shares.
January 2004-December 2013

Highest Quarter    Lowest Quarter
24.49 (7/09-9/09)    -27.48 (10/08-12/08)
Periods ending December 31, 2013
Annualized Returns (%)
Average Annual Total Returns R10R25 SHARES U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
One Year
Five Years
Ten Years
Institutional Class
[1] 43.03% 22.14% 10.42%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
34.52% 17.64% 8.61%
[1] The Institutional Class shares of the Portfolio would have substantially similar annual returns as the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares because the shares are invested in the same portfolio securities. Returns for the Class R10 shares, Class R25 shares, and Institutional Class shares will differ to the extent that the classes will have different expenses, and returns for the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares would be expected to be lower than the returns of the Institutional Class shares to the extent that the Class R10 shares and Class R25 shares have higher expenses than the Institutional Class shares.