®DFA Real Estate Securities I
Growth and Income
Objective
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Your plan offers investments other than the American Funds. The fund listed on this page is managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors. For more information, please read the prospectus available from your employer or the plan’s financial adviser. You can also call Dimensional Fund Advisors at +1 512 3067400.
Fund information
- Began operations: 1/05/93
- Net and gross expense ratios:* 0.20% / 0.18%
- Ticker symbol: DFREX
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Investments
The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases readily marketable equity securities of companies whose principal activities include ownership, management, development, construction, or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate. It will principally invest in equity securities of companies in certain real estate investment trusts and companies engaged in residential construction and firms, except partnerships, whose principal business is to develop commercial property.
Where the fund was invested
(as of 10/31/25; percentage of net assets; holdings are subject to change)
Past results
The bar graph below shows the fund’s annual results and illustrates the fund’s fluctuations over the past 10 years. (The percentages are shown at net asset value, updated annually as of 12/31.)
Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown here. Share price and return will vary, so you may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely.
Average annual total returns
| Latest10 years | Latest5 years | Latest3 years | Latestyear | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At net asset value | - | - | N/A | - |
Results are calculated by Morningstar and may represent hypothetical results for periods prior to the inception date of the share class.