Common use of Duties of Advisor Clause in Contracts

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value the Emerging Markets Social Core Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Real Estate Securities Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio the Dimensional Retirement Fixed Income Fund II (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Ex Tobacco Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Global Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund,, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, uninvested to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value World-ex US Government Fixed Income Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio the Dimensional Retirement Fixed Income Fund III (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value of: Emerging Markets Social Core Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value VA Global Moderate Allocation Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value California Intermediate-Term Municipal Bond Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA Large Cap International Small Cap Value Portfolio of the Fund (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Municipal Bond Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Cap Value Core 3 Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Investment Grade Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Selectively Hedged Global Fixed Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio the Dimensional Retirement Fixed Income Fund IV (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Municipal Real Return Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Cap Value Growth Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Real Estate Securities Portfolio of the Fund (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International the U.S. Small Cap Value Growth Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value the World ex U.S. Core Equity Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value the U.S. Social Core Equity 2 Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value VA Global Moderate Allocation Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value of: Global 60/40 Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Commodity Strategy Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small the U.S. Large Cap Value Core 3 Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value the Selectively Hedged Global Equity Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Cap Value Vector Equity Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to 'manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA Large Cap International Small Cap Value Portfolio of the Fund (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Cap Value Social Core Equity Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Intermediate-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value of: Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio the Dimensional Retirement Equity Fund II (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value the Global Fixed Income (GBP Hedge) Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio the Dimensional Retirement Fixed Income Fund I (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International the U.S. Small Cap Value Core 3 Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small the U.S. Large Cap Value Growth Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value California Short-Term Municipal Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Large Cap Value Growth Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value of: Global 25/75 Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap the World ex U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small the U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the FundPortfolio's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA the International Small Large Cap Value Core 3 Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The the DFA International Small Cap Value Real Estate Securities Portfolio (the "“Portfolio"”), to continuously review, supervise supervise, and administer the Portfolio's ’s investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's ’s assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's ’s activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's ’s officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies policies, and limitations set forth in the Fund's Portfolio’s prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment equipment, and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.

Duties of Advisor. The Fund hereby employs the Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of The DFA International Small Cap Value Real Estate Securities Portfolio of the Fund (the "Portfolio")) , to continuously review, supervise and administer the Portfolio's investment program, to determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of the Portfolio's assets to be uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Fund is required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Fund's officers and the Board of Directors of the Fund, all in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and applicable laws and regulations. The Advisor accepts such employment and agrees to provide, at its own expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services described herein on the terms and for the compensation provided herein.