The Boards of Dimensional’s US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeking shareholder approval for the election of three new Independent Directors to help oversee the funds on behalf of investors. Professors Reena Aggarwal of Georgetown University, Francis A. Longstaff of University of California, Los Angeles, and Heather E. Tookes of Yale University would join a long list of leading academics who have served on the Boards. In addition to the three new Independent Directors, two Dimensional executives, Co-CEO Dave Butler and Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer Gerard O’Reilly, have been nominated to join the Boards as Interested Directors and five current independent Board members will be seeking re-election. The joint special meeting of shareholders, which is required under US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, will take place December 29, 2021.

Set forth below are links to the proxy statements that are being distributed to shareholders as part of the proxy solicitation campaign. Shareholders may vote online, by telephone, or by filling out and mailing back the hard copy proxy card delivered to them. Please refer to the mailed proxy card for online voting instructions. Dedicated toll-free lines to vote by telephone are set forth below.


2021 Retail Proxy Statement

https://vote.proxyonline.com/dimensional/docs/proxy2021.pdf

The dedicated toll-free line is (866) 406-2283.



2021 VA Proxy Statement

https://vote.proxyonline.com/dimensional/docs/VAproxy2021.pdf

The dedicated toll-free line is (800) 398-1247.