US Small Companies Fund Class B (EUR)

Inception Date
28 April 2004
SEDOL Code
3276897

The following is only a summary of the Fund. For a full description, please consult the Fund's prospectus.

The investment policy of the US Small Companies Fund is to purchase securities of US traded companies that Dimensional deems eligible small companies. Companies are considered small primarily based on market capitalisation. Generally, the Fund intends to purchase a broad and diverse group of common stocks of small companies traded on a principal US exchange or on the over-the-counter market.

The Fund is organised under Dimensional Funds plc, an umbrella fund constituted as an investment company with variable capital under the laws of Ireland and authorised by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority pursuant to the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations of 2003 and operating as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities.

Past performance of a fund does not necessarily indicate future performance.

The principal risks associated with an investment in this Fund are market risk, international investing risk, foreign exchange risk, portfolio turnover risk, small companies risk, and equities risk. An investment in this Fund may also involve the risks associated with the use of when-issued and delayed-delivery securities, futures and options contracts, and convertible securities. There is no investment guarantee equivalent to deposit protection. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus in the section entitled "Special Considerations and Risk Factors."

Prices & Performance
Date/Time Closing
Price
Day
Return
MtD
Return
YtD
Return
23 July 2008/noon £9.150 0.77% 3.74% -14.41%
         
30 June 2008/noon £8.820 -0.90% -9.54% -17.49%
31 March 2008/noon £8.920 0.90% -3.67% -16.56%
31 December 2007/noon £10.69 0.00% -0.19% -13.16%
28 September 2007/noon £11.72 -1.84% -3.22% -4.79%

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

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Returns are calculated net of all fees.

Performance data reported by Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. represents past performance and does not predict future performance. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Further, there can be no assurance that any of the Funds will achieve its investment objective.




Top 20 Holdings
As of June 30, 2008 % of Portfolio
EXCO RESOURCES INC 0.40
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC 0.39
ENCORE ACQUISITION CO 0.31
COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVI 0.28
ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES 0.28
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC 0.25
CENTRAL EURO DISTRIBUTION 0.22
FTI CONSULTING INC 0.22
W-H ENERGY SERVICES INC 0.21
MARINER ENERGY INC 0.21
GETTY IMAGES INC 0.21
OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL 0.21
COMMSCOPE INC 0.21
SWIFT ENERGY CO 0.21
NORDSON CORP 0.21
SCHNITZER STEEL INDS INC- 0.20
PENN VIRGINIA CORP 0.20
GARDNER DENVER INC 0.19
WARNACO GROUP INC/THE 0.19
FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS 0.19
Total 4.60


Industry Allocations
As of June 30, 2008 % of Fund
Business Equipment 15.8
Business Services 11.0
Communications 2.2
Construction 3.3
Durables 8.2
Energy 8.5
Financial 13.7
Manufacturing 6.9
Non-Durables 21.9
Other 0.6
Transportation 4.5
Utilities 3.4
Total 100.0

Industries defined by Fama/French.