Dimensional 2055 Target Date Retirement Income Fund

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the Dimensional 2055 Target Date Retirement Income Fund (the “Portfolio”) for the period of November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.dimensional.com/us-en/document-center. You can also request this information at no cost by contacting us collect at (512)306-7400.

What were the portfolio costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name

Institutional

Costs of a $10,000 investment

$25

Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment

0.22%¹

1. Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher.

Management's Discusion of portfolio performance

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2024, total returns were 31.37% for the Portfolio, 32.18% for the S&P Global BMI Index (net dividends), the Portfolio’s equity benchmark, 5.79% for the ICE BofA 1-3 Year Global Government Index (hedged to USD), the Portfolio’s fixed income benchmark, and 8.61% for the Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index, the Portfolio’s liability-driven investing (LDI) component’s benchmark.

Performance Highlights

  • Global stocks had positive returns for the period. As measured by the MSCI All Country World IMI indices, small cap stocks underperformed large cap stocks. Value stocks underperformed growth. High profitability stocks outperformed low profitability stocks within large caps but underperformed within small caps. US stocks outperformed stocks in developed and emerging markets.
  • Bond yields decreased in the global developed markets. Term premiums were positive, with longer-duration bonds outperforming shorter-duration bonds.
  • credit spreads narrowed over the period. Realized credit premiums were positive, as corporate bonds outperformed goverment bonds.

The Portfolio’s Equity Underlying Portfolios collectively outperformed the equity benchmark. Relative to the benchmark, the Portfolio’s:

  • Greater weight in U.S. stocks contributed to performance as U.S. stocks outperformed developed and emerging markets stocks. The Portfolio’s

The Portfolio’s Global Bond Component’s Underlying Portfolios outperformed the fixed income benchmark. Relative to its benchmark, the Underlying Portfolios’:

  • Inclusion of corporate bonds contributed positively to performance as corporate bonds outperformed government bonds.

How did the portfolio perform?

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. The graph and table presented below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or redemption of Portfolio shares. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.

Value of A $10,000 Investment  (November 2, 2015 - october 31, 2024)

Dimesnional 2055 Target Date Retirement Income Fund - Institutional: $24,387

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to USD):$12,019

S&P Global BMI Index (net div.):$22,921

ICE BofA 1-3 Year Global Government Index (hedged to USD):$11,640

Bloomberg U.S TIPS Index: $12,701

Average annual total returns (%)   Period Ended October 31, 2024

  Period Ended October 31, 2024
1 year 5 year Since Inception (11/02/2015)
Dimensional 2055 Target Date Retirement Income Fund – Institutional 31.37% 11.71% 10.42%
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (hedged to USD) 9.92% 0.33% 2.07%
S&P Global BMI Index (net div.) 32.18% 10.49% 9.66%
ICE BofA 1-3 Year Global Government Index (hedged to USD)¹ 5.79% 1.61% 1.70%
Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index 8.61% 2.20% 2.69%

1 ICE BofA index data copyright 2024 ICE Data Indices, LLC. Prior to July 1, 2022, index returns reflect no deduction for transaction costs. Effective July 1, 2022, index returns include transaction costs (as determined and calculated by the index provider), which may be higher or lower than the actual transaction costs incurred by the Portfolio.

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Key portfolio statistics  (as of October 31,2024)

  (as of October 31,2024)
Key Facts
Net Assets (Thousands) $107,356
Number of Holdings 8
Net Advisory Fees Paid (Thousands) $4
Portfolio Turnover Rate 10%

What did the portfolio invest in?   (as of October 31,2024)

(as of October 31,2024)

Portfolio Allocation (% of Total Investments)

U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio 34.3%
U.S. Large Company Portfolio 34.3%
Large Cap International Portfolio 12.1%
Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio 8.2%
International Core Equity Portfolio 6.1%
DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio 2.5%
DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio 2.5%

Excludes cash investments.

Where can I find additional information about the portfolio?

For additional information about the Portfolio, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, federal tax information, and proxy voting information, visit https://www.dimensional.com/us-en/document-center.

Householding

To eliminate duplicate mailings and reduce expenses, the Portfolio may deliver a single copy of certain shareholder documents, such as the Portfolio’s summary prospectus/prospectus and annual and semi-annual reports, to related shareholders at the same address, even if accounts are registered in different names. This practice is known as “householding.” The Portfolio will not household personal information documents, such as account statements. If you do not want the mailings of these documents to be combined with those of other members of your household, please call the transfer agent at (888) 576-1167. We will begin sending individual copies of the shareholder documents to you within 30 days of receiving your request.