Investment Strategy
The Portfolio invests 100% of its assets in the DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio, which pursues its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in the U.S. Large Cap Value Series. The Series purchases a broad and diverse group of readily marketable securities of large U.S. companies that the Advisor determines to be value stocks. A company's market capitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. In general, the higher the relative market capitalization of the U.S. large cap company, the greater its representation in the Series. The Advisor may adjust the representation in the Series of an eligible company, or exclude a company, after considering such factors as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity, size, relative price, profitability, and other factors that the Advisor determines to be appropriate. The Advisor may overweight certain stocks, including smaller companies, lower relative price stocks, and/or higher profitability stocks within the large-cap value segment of the U.S. market. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. In assessing profitability, the Advisor considers different ratios, such as that of earnings or profits from operations relative to book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time.
As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the U.S. Large Cap Value Series will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of large cap U.S. companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, for purposes of the Series, the Advisor considers large cap companies to be companies whose market capitalizations are generally in the highest 90% of total market capitalization or companies whose market capitalizations are larger than or equal to the 1,000th largest U.S. company, whichever results in the higher market capitalization break. Total market capitalization is based on the market capitalization of eligible U.S. operating companies listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by the Advisor. Under the Advisor's market capitalization guidelines described above, based on market capitalization data as of December 31, 2020, the market capitalization of a large cap company would be $8,044 million or above. This threshold will change due to market conditions.
The U.S. Large Cap Value Series and the U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio each may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Series or Portfolio.
The U.S. Large Cap Value Series may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
Investment Risks
The Portfolio is subject to equity market risk, value investment risk, profitability investment risk, derivatives risk, securities lending risk, operational risk, and cyber security risk. See "DFA Portfolios Principal Risks" on pages 12 and 13 of the February 2016 MOST 529 Newsletter for a description of these risks.
