International Social Core Equity Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-09-24
C000119189 — International Social Core Equity Portfolio. Developed ex-US Multi-Cap / All-Cap Value Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000119189 Fund Overview
International Social Core Equity Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC, categorised as Developed ex-US Multi-Cap / All-Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC
- Category: Developed ex-US Multi-Cap / All-Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $2.31B
- 1-year return: 32.4%
- SEC CIK: 0000355437
- SEC series ID: S000038669
- Share class ID: C000119189
C000119189 Investment Objective and Strategy
International Social Core Equity Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC.
Investment objective
The investment objective of the International Social Core Equity Portfolio is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
The International Social Core Equity Portfolio purchases a broad and diverse group of securities of non-U.S. companies in developed markets with a greater emphasis on small capitalization, value, and high profitability companies as compared to their representation in the International Universe, while excluding securities of certain companies based on the Portfolios social issue screens. For the purposes of this Portfolio, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the Advisor) defines the International Universe as a market capitalization weighted portfolio of non-U.S. companies in developed markets that have been authorized as approved markets for investment by the Advisors Investment Committee. The Portfolios increased exposure to small capitalization, value, and high profitability companies may be achieved by decreasing the allocation of the Portfolios assets to the largest growth or low profitability companies relative to their weight in the International Universe, which would result in a greater weight allocation to small capitalization, value, and/or high profitability companies.
An equity issuer is considered a growth company primarily because it has a high price in relation to its book value. Securities are considered value stocks primarily because a companys shares have a low price value in relation to their book value. In assessing growth and value, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. In assessing profitability, the Advisor may consider different ratios, such as that of earnings or profits from operations relative to book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing growth, value, or profitability are subject to change from time to time. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio intends to purchase securities of companies associated with developed market countries that the Advisor has designated as approved markets.
As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Advisor determines company size on a country or region specific basis and based primarily on market capitalization. The percentage allocation of the assets of the Portfolio to securities of the largest growth companies as defined above will generally be reduced from between 5% and 35% of their percentage weight in the International Universe. As of December 31, 2017, securities of the largest growth companies in the International Universe comprised approximately 13% of the International Universe and the Advisor allocated approximately 3% of the International Social Core Equity Portfolio to securities of the largest growth companies in the International Universe.
The percentage by which the Portfolios allocation to securities of the largest growth companies is reduced will change due to market movements. The Advisor may also adjust the representation in the International Social Core Equity Portfolio of an eligible company, or exclude a company, after considering such factors as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity, size, value, profitability, and other factors that the Advisor determines to be appropriate, given market conditions. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio may gain exposure to companies associated with approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuers domicile country. The Portfolio may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for approved market or other equity market securities and indices, including those of the United States, to adjust market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio.
The Portfolio does not intend to sell futures contracts to establish short positions in individual securities or to use derivatives for purposes of speculation or leveraging investment returns. The above-referenced investments are not subject to, although they may incorporate, the Portfolios social criteria. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio seeks to purchase securities that are consistent with the Portfolios social issue screens, which are monitored by an independent third party. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio seeks to exclude from its investment portfolio those companies that are identified by the Portfolios social issue screens, as further discussed below.
The Portfolios social issue screens are designed to identify companies that: (1) earn at least 20% of their total annual revenue through the production and/or sale of conventional or nuclear weapons, their weapon systems, or critical components of these products, or the provision of weapon systems support and service; (2) are engaged in certain for profit business activities in or with the Republic of the Sudan; (3) earn at least 15% of their total annual revenue through the production and/or sale of tobacco or alcohol products, or key products or raw materials necessary for their production; (4) earn at least 20% of their total annual revenue from certain gambling activities, the production of goods used exclusively for gambling, or the provision of certain services in casinos that are fundamental to gambling operations; (5) directly participate in abortions, or develop or manufacture abortive agents or contraceptives; (6) earn at least 15% of their total annual revenue from the rental, sale, distribution or production of pornographic materials, or the ownership or operation of adult entertainment establishments; (7) have had major recent controversies relating to child labor infractions in the U.S.
or abroad; (8) are involved in the production or manufacture of landmines, cluster munitions, or the essential components of these products; and/or (9) are involved in stem cell research. The International Social Core Equity Portfolio may modify this list of social issue screens, at any time, without prior shareholder approval or notice.
C000119189 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of International Social Core Equity Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| The DFA Investment Trust Company | 3.82% |
| Dimensional Holdings Inc. | 3.77% |
| ASML Holding NV | 1.38% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.11% |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 0.71% |
| Allianz SE | 0.65% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.57% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 0.56% |
| Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.55% |
| SoftBank Group Corp | 0.53% |
C000119189 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of International Social Core Equity Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 103.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.8% |
C000119189 Performance
Total returns for C000119189 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 8.0% |
| 1 year | 32.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 18.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.7% |
C000119189 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000119189, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.6%
C000119189 Costs and Fees
C000119189 costs about $26 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.26%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.26%
- Portfolio turnover: 12%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.65 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000119189 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, International Social Core Equity Portfolio had net inflows of $55.90M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $13.41M |
| 2026-03 | $15.51M |
| 2026-02 | $20.44M |
| 2026-01 | −$6.70M |
| 2025-12 | $80.61M |
| 2025-11 | −$2.60M |
C000119189 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in International Social Core Equity Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000119189 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official International Social Core Equity Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-02-27
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-02-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-09-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-10
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.