Strategy. The Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio is a fund of funds, which means that the Portfolio generally allocates its assets among other mutual funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the Advisor) although it also has the ability to invest directly in securities and derivatives. To achieve the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds investment objectives, the Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds designs emphasize long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisors research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies, sectors, and countries. The Advisors portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns … Show more… The Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio is a fund of funds, which means that the Portfolio generally allocates its assets among other mutual funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the Advisor) although it also has the ability to invest directly in securities and derivatives. To achieve the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds investment objectives, the Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds designs emphasize long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisors research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies, sectors, and countries. The Advisors portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs. The Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio is designed to provide exposure to a broad portfolio of equity securities of both U.S. companies and non-U.S. companies associated with countries with developed and emerging markets, including frontier markets (emerging markets in an earlier stage of development), by primarily purchasing shares of the U.S. Core Equity 2 Portfolio, International Core Equity 2 Portfolio and Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 Portfolio (the Underlying Funds). The Underlying Funds may have increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price and/or higher profitability companies as compared to their representation in the countries and/or regions in which they are authorized to invest. Periodically, the Advisor will review the allocations for the Portfolio in each Underlying Fund and may adjust allocations to the Underlying Funds or may add or remove Underlying Funds in the Portfolio without notice to shareholders. The Advisor may consider the relative market capitalization weighting of developed and emerging markets within the universe of eligible securities along with other factors, including different valuation ratios and/or profitability, when allocating Portfolio investments among the Underlying Funds or securities. The Portfolio may have exposure to companies in all the market capitalization ranges. 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. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its 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, at least 80% of the Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolios net assets will be invested directly, or indirectly through its investment in the Underlying Funds, in equity securities or investments that provide exposure to equity securities. In addition to, or in place of, investments in the Underlying Funds, the Portfolio is permitted to invest directly in the same types of equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies that are eligible investments for the Underlying Funds. The Portfolio, directly or indirectly through its investment in the Underlying Funds, intends to invest its assets to gain exposure to at least three different countries, including the United States. As of the date of the Prospectus, the Portfolio, directly or indirectly through its investment in the Underlying Funds, invests approximately 57% of its net assets in U.S. companies. This percentage will change due to market conditions. The Advisor may also increase or reduce the Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolios and/or Underlying Funds exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a companys price momentum, short-run reversals, and investment characteristics. In assessing a companys investment characteristics, the Advisor considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing a companys investment characteristics are subject to change from time to time. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs. The Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio invests directly or indirectly through its investment in the Underlying Funds in securities that may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Portfolio may hedge some or all of the currency exposure of the foreign securities by entering into foreign currency forward contracts, futures or other derivatives. Currencies may be hedged against the U.S. dollar or non-U.S. dollar currencies. The decision to hedge the Portfolios currency exposure with respect to a foreign market will be based on, among other things, a comparison of the respective foreign and U.S. short-term interest rates and the Portfolios existing exposure to a given foreign currency. The Portfolio and each Underlying Fund also may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio or Underlying Fund. In order to meet payment obligations with respect to such derivative transactions, the Portfolio may hold short-term fixed income obligations. The Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio and Underlying Funds may lend their portfolio securities to generate additional income. A summary of the investment strategies and policies of the Underlying Funds in which the Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio invests as of the date of this Prospectus (other than the Underlying Funds that are included elsewhere in the Portfolios Prospectus) is described in the Portfolios Prospectus in the section entitled ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES. Show less