The investment objective of the Trust is to provide long-term capital growth by gaining exposure to a diversified portfolio of small companies listed in Australia.

The Trust may suit those investors seeking exposure to a diversified portfolio of small companies listed in Australia with the potential for long-term capital growth. Investors in this Trust will be exposed to share market volatility.

Benefits of investing in the Dimensional Australian Small Company Trust

An investment in the Trust offers investors a range of key benefits:

• The investment strategy is grounded in rigorous academic research.

• The investment strategy will provide continuous exposure to a professionally managed portfolio of small companies listed in Australia.

• The investment strategy is diversified to manage risk. Diversification also provides flexibility, which in turn allows for more efficient implementation of the portfolio.

• Dimensional seeks to keep costs low by paying close attention to costs, including both management and implementation costs.

• Direct investors receive regular investment statements and an annual tax statement to keep you up-to-date on your investment.

• For the taxable investor, Dimensional seeks to maximise after-tax returns. It does this by managing the Trust in a way that aims to defer the realisation of net capital gains where possible and to manage dividend income.

Risk level

Very High

Investor suitability

The Trust may suit those investors seeking exposure to a diversified portfolio of small companies listed in Australia with the potential for long-term capital growth. Investors in this Trust will be exposed to share market volatility.

About the Fund

The investment objective of the Trust is to provide long-term capital growth by gaining exposure to a diversified portfolio of small companies listed in Australia. The Trust is not managed with the objective of achieving a particular return relative to a benchmark index. However, to compare the performance of the Trust with a broad measure of market performance, reference may be made to the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index. Investors should note that the index is referred to for comparison purposes only. The index is not intended to represent the current or targeted asset allocation of the Trust. The performance of the Trust may differ significantly from the index.

How we invest your money

Dimensional's equity portfolios are based on dimensions of expected returns that have been identified by academic research:

1. The overall market - stocks have higher expected returns than bonds.
2. Company size - small company stocks have higher expected returns than large company stocks.
3. Relative price - low relative price or value' stocks have higher expected returns than high relative price stocks.
4. Profitability - stocks with higher profitability have higher expected returns than stocks with lower profitability.

Ordinarily, the Trust will invest in a diversified portfolio of Australian small companies. Dimensional generally defines small companies as those companies which represent approximately the smallest 15% of securities by market capitalisation listed in Australia. Within the Trust's eligible universe of small company stocks, the portfolio emphasizes investment in securities with a higher expected return considering the dimensions described above. In addition, Dimensional may also take into account other factors when determining a security's weight in the portfolio.

The Trust may lend securities for the purpose of generating additional income. The Trust may gain some or all of its market exposure by investing in other funds managed by Dimensional or its affiliates (including other Dimensional Wholesale Trusts).

Other members of the Dimensional Group may on occasion undertake the day-to-day trading of the securities and make investment decisions under delegated authority from Dimensional.

Strategic asset allocation

Under normal circumstances, the Trust will invest in accordance with the following target allocation range*:

• Australian shares: 100%

*The Trust is expected to be fully invested. A portion of the portfolio may be allocated to cash for liquidity purposes. Please refer to the Additional Information Guide for further information.