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Annual Report and Financial Statements Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Dimensional Funds ICVC Authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority No marketing notification has been submitted in Germany for the following Funds of Dimensional Funds ICVC: Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund Global Short-Dated Bond Fund International Core Equity Fund International Value Fund United Kingdom Core Equity Fund United Kingdom Small Companies Fund United Kingdom Value Fund Accordingly, these Funds must not be publicly marketed in Germany. Table of Contents Dimensional Funds ICVC General Information* 2 Investment Objectives and Policies* 3 Authorised Corporate Director’s Investment Report* 5 Incorporation and Share Capital* 9 The Funds* 9 Fund Cross-Holdings* 9 Fund and Shareholder Liability* 9 Regulatory Disclosure* 9 Potential Implications of Brexit* 9 Responsibilities of the Authorised Corporate Director 10 Responsibilities of the Depositary 10 Report of the Depositary to the Shareholders 10 Directors' Statement* 10 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Shareholders of Dimensional Funds ICVC 11 The Annual Report and Financial Statements for each of the below sub-funds (the “Funds”); Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund Global Short-Dated Bond Fund International Core Equity Fund International Value Fund United Kingdom Core Equity Fund United Kingdom Small Companies Fund United Kingdom Value Fund are set out in the following order: Fund Information* 13 Portfolio Statement* 30 Statement of Total Return 145 Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Shareholders 145 Balance Sheet 146 Notes to the Financial Statements 147 Distribution Tables 166 Remuneration Disclosures (unaudited)* 175 Supplemental Information (unaudited)* 176 * These collectively comprise the Authorised Corporate Director’s (“ACD”) Report. Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. Annual Report and Financial Statements, 31 December 2020 1 Dimensional Funds ICVC General Information Authorised Corporate Director (the “ACD”): Investment Manager: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. 20 Triton Street 20 Triton Street Regent’s Place Regent’s Place London NW1 3BF London NW1 3BF Telephone: 020 3033 3300 Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Facsimile: 020 3033 3324 Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6300 Bee Cave Road Administrator: Building One State Street Bank and Trust Company, London Branch Austin, TX 78746 20 Churchill Place USA Canary Wharf London E14 5HJ DFA Australia Limited Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Level 43 the Prudential Regulatory Authority 1 Macquarie Place Sydney Registrar: NSW 2000, Australia SS&C Financial Services International Limited and SS&C Financial Services Europe Limited Dimensional Japan Ltd St. Nicholas Lane Kokusai Building Basildon Suite 808 Essex SS15 5FS 3-1-1 Marunouchi SS&C Financial Services Europe Limited is Authorised and Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0005 Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority. Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte Ltd 8 Marina View, Asia Square Tower 1 Depositary (the “Depositary”): Suite 33-01, Singapore 018960 State Street Trustees Limited 20 Churchill Place Canary Wharf London E14 5HJ Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulatory Authority Independent Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 7 More London Riverside London SE1 2RT Board of Directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. David Butler Stephen Clark Nathan Lacaze Catherine Newell Gerard O’Reilly Victoria Parry (Independent) John Romiza Peter Wood (Independent) Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. Annual Report and Financial Statements, 31 December 2020 2 Dimensional Funds ICVC Investment Objectives and Policies Set out below is the investment objective and a summary of the investment policy for each Global Short-Dated Bond Fund sub-fund of Dimensional Funds ICVC. The full investment policies are set out in the The investment objective of the Global Short-Dated Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek to Prospectus, which is available to download from http://www.dimensional.com. maximise current income while preserving capital. Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund The investment policy of this Fund is to purchase high quality, investment grade short term fixed income and floating-rate securities and money market instruments issued by The investment objective of the Emerging Markets Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is to maximise long-term total return. governmental, quasi-governmental and corporate issuers in developed countries which mature in five years or less from the date of settlement of the purchase of the instrument. The investment policy of this Fund is to purchase transferable securities of publicly-traded At the present time, developed countries comprise Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, companies in emerging markets which the ACD deems eligible or of companies which Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, derive a significant proportion of their business from such emerging markets. Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The ACD reserves the right to amend The Fund will generally have a higher allocation to small-cap companies and in companies the list of countries at any time with the agreement of the Depositary. Any amendment to which the ACD deems to be eligible value stocks, and a corresponding lower allocation to this list will be notified in the periodic reports of the Fund. It is not the current intention of large growth companies, in each case, relative to the securities eligible for investment by the Fund to invest in emerging markets. the Fund across all the various markets on which it may invest. Companies are considered small primarily based on a company’s market capitalisation. Securities are considered Under normal circumstances the Fund will invest most of its assets in investment grade value stocks primarily because a company’s shares have a high book value in relation to short term fixed income and floating-rate securities and money market instruments; it is their market value. In assessing value, the ACD may consider additional factors such as expected that most of the assets of the Fund held in foreign currency-denominated price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios, as well as economic conditions and instruments will be hedged back into the base currency of the portfolio. developments in the issuer’s industry. The criteria the ACD uses for assessing value are subject to change from time to time. The ACD may also modify Fund allocations after considering other factors which the ACD determines to be appropriate, such as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity management, and profitability, as well as other factors that the ACD determines to be appropriate given market conditions. In assessing profitability, the ACD may consider different ratios, such as that of earnings or profits from operations relative to book value or assets. Emerging market countries are countries that are generally considered to be developing or emerging countries by the World Bank or International Finance Corporation or otherwise are regarded by their own authorities as developing. Currently, the Fund intends to purchase a broad and diverse group of securities of companies which are organised under the laws of, or maintain their principal place of business in, emerging markets countries which are traded on the principal exchanges of Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Unites Arab Emirates and securities or depositary receipts subject to certain requirements set out in the prospectus. The ACD reserves the right to amend the list of countries at any time. Any amendment to this list will be notified in the periodic reports of the Fund. Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. Annual Report and Financial Statements, 31 December 2020 3 Dimensional Funds ICVC Investment Objectives and Policies (continued) International Core Equity Fund International Value Fund The investment objective of the International Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is to maximise The investment objective of the International Value Fund (the “Fund”) is to maximise long- long-term total return. term total return. The investment policy of this Fund is to purchase transferable securities of certain non- The investment policy of this Fund is to purchase transferable securities of certain non- United Kingdom companies. Generally, the Fund intends to purchase a broad and diverse United Kingdom companies which the ACD deems eligible value stocks. Generally the group of readily marketable stocks of companies organised under the laws of certain Fund intends to purchase a broad and diverse group of readily marketable stocks of developed countries, excluding the United Kingdom and in securities of companies companies organised under the laws of certain developed countries, excluding the United organised under the laws of other eligible markets, including the United Kingdom, the Kingdom, and in securities of companies organised under the laws of other eligible majority of whose revenues derive from, or the majority of whose business is conducted in, markets, including the United Kingdom, the majority of whose revenues
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