Overview
Deep value across developed international markets — large companies at low relative prices, from Japanese trading houses to European banks and energy majors.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| SHEL | Shell plc | 2.9% |
| TTE | TotalEnergies | 2.3% |
| 7203 | Toyota Motor | 2.2% |
| HSBA | HSBC Holdings | 2.0% |
| 8058 | Mitsubishi Corp. | 1.7% |
| BP | BP plc | 1.5% |
| ALV | Allianz SE | 1.4% |
| 8306 | Mitsubishi UFJ | 1.3% |
| SAN | Banco Santander | 1.2% |
| EQNR | Equinor ASA | 1.1% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
When international value finally turned, DFIV was the sharpest instrument in the drawer — a near-50% run during 2025 that tripled the S&P 500's return and made it one of the year's best-performing broad funds anywhere. Dimensional's implementation buys the cheapest cohort of the developed world and rebalances relentlessly into weakness. The style is feast-or-famine; this has been the feast.
Who It's For
Conviction value investors expressing the international-discount thesis at full strength, comfortable that deep value lags badly when growth leads. The aggressive complement to a core holding like IDEV.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | $26.61 | -- |
| 2022 | $25.01 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | $30.02 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | $31.82 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | $42.00 | +32.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | -- |
| 2018 | -- |
| 2019 | -- |
| 2020 | -- |
| 2021 | 2.80% |
| 2022 | 3.40% |
| 2023 | 3.20% |
| 2024 | 3.10% |
| 2025 | 2.90% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | $3B | -- |
| 2022 | $4B | +33.3% |
| 2023 | $6B | +50.0% |
| 2024 | $8B | +33.3% |
| 2025 | $14B | +75.0% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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