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Inception Date Ticker Symbol CUSIP Number
March 19, 1992 DFSTX 233-203-843
The US Small Cap Portfolio is a no-load mutual fund designed to capture the returns and diversification benefits of a broad cross-section of US small companies, on a market-cap weighted basis. The Portfolio invests in securities of US companies with market capitalizations within the smallest 10% of the market universe or smaller than the 1,000th largest US company, whichever results in a higher market capitalization break. The market universe is comprised of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ National Market System.

For a full description, please consult the Portfolio's prospectus.
Prices
Updated Daily
Date Closing Price NAV Change $ NAV Change %
February 3, 2012 $22.97 $0.51 2.27%
Performance
Updated Daily
Total Returns Year-to-Date
February 3, 2012 11.94%
Updated Monthly
Total Returns One Month Three Month Year-to-Date
January 31, 2012 6.73% 6.95% 6.73%
Updated Monthly
Average Annual Total Returns One Year Five Years Ten Years Since Inception
January 31, 2012 3.27% 2.40% 7.47% 9.80%
Updated Quarterly
Average Annual Total Returns One Year Five Years Ten Years Since Inception
As of December 31, 2011 -3.15% 1.37% 6.70% 9.48%
Annual Expenses Net Expense Ratio (to investor) Total Operating Expense Ratio
As of October 31, 2011 0.37% 0.37%
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit www.dimensional.com.
Distributions
Last 12 Months
Type Amount per Share Record Date Ex-dividend Date Payable Date Ex-dividend Price
Dividend $0.0710 USD 12/12/2011 12/13/2011 12/16/2011 $19.89 USD
Dividend $0.0420 USD 09/07/2011 09/08/2011 09/13/2011 $19.18 USD
Dividend $0.0360 USD 06/07/2011 06/08/2011 06/13/2011 $21.62 USD
Dividend $0.0160 USD 03/07/2011 03/08/2011 03/11/2011 $22.64 USD
Holdings
As of January 31, 2012 % of portfolio
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC 0.34
ULTA SALON COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE INC 0.30
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC 0.26
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC 0.24
HOLLYFRONTIER CORP 0.23
THORATEC CORP 0.23
NEUSTAR INC 0.23
CARTER'S INC 0.22
DOMINO'S PIZZA INC 0.22
NEWMARKET CORP 0.21
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.21
HEXCEL CORP 0.20
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.20
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.20
SOLARWINDS INC 0.20
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.20
CVR ENERGY INC 0.20
QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.20
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC 0.20
VIROPHARMA INC 0.20
Total 4.51
Sector Allocations
As of January 31, 2012 % of portfolio
Information Technology 19.0
Industrials 18.5
Consumer Discretionary 17.4
Financials 14.9
Health Care 10.7
Materials 5.5
Energy 5.3
Consumer Staples 4.6
Utilities 3.3
Telecommunication Services 0.8
Other 0.0
Total 100.0
Sectors defined by MSCI
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 funds that own them, to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in a fund will fluctuate, there is a risk that you will lose money.

Small Company Risk
Securities of small firms are often less liquid than those of large companies. As a result, small company stocks may fluctuate relatively more in price.

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These Net Asset Values ("NAVs") have been prepared by the fund accounting agent. Dimensional Fund Advisors reserves the right to restate these NAV figures, if necessary, at any time.