DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio (DFAIX)
The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a combination of debt securities, including inflation-protected securities, and derivative instruments. It will maintain an average portfolio duration of three years or less. It is authorized to invest more than 25% of its total assets in U.S. Treasury bonds, bills and notes, and obligations of federal agencies and instrumentalities.
Fund Info
US25239Y5767
Nov 5, 2013
$0
Expense Ratio
DFAIX has an expense ratio of 0.22%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio (DFAIX) returned 2.58% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.82% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFAIX returned 3.01% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
DFAIX
2.58%
0.19%
3.00%
5.82%
4.04%
4.23%
3.01%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DFAIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.66% | 0.37% | 0.19% | 2.58% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.58% | 0.68% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.48% | 0.38% | 0.19% | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.41% | 6.38% |
| 2023 | 0.89% | -0.00% | 0.98% | 0.29% | -0.19% | 0.29% | 0.68% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.67% | 0.55% | 5.64% |
| 2022 | -0.76% | 0.86% | -0.57% | -0.38% | 0.38% | -2.10% | 2.14% | -0.86% | -3.37% | 1.00% | 0.99% | -0.02% | -2.77% |
| 2021 | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.69% | 0.78% | 0.29% | 1.25% | 0.19% | -0.00% | 0.57% | 0.09% | 0.42% | 5.40% |
| 2020 | 0.10% | 0.10% | -3.93% | 1.36% | 1.14% | 1.02% | 0.81% | 0.90% | -0.00% | 0.10% | 0.40% | 0.82% | 2.75% |
| 2019 | 1.25% | 0.31% | 0.92% | 0.51% | 0.10% | 0.71% | 0.40% | -0.00% | 0.10% | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0.70% | 5.62% |
| 2018 | -0.20% | 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.10% | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0.10% | 0.50% | -0.00% | -0.60% | -0.30% | -0.19% | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 0.61% | 0.30% | 0.10% | -0.10% | -0.10% | -0.30% | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.30% | -0.10% | 0.18% | 1.71% |
| 2016 | 0.10% | -0.00% | 1.66% | 0.31% | -0.20% | 0.92% | 0.10% | -0.10% | 0.71% | 0.30% | -0.70% | 0.50% | 3.63% |
| 2015 | 1.23% | 0.10% | -0.61% | 0.82% | -0.20% | -0.41% | -0.30% | -0.41% | -0.00% | 0.41% | -0.00% | -0.16% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 0.50% | 0.60% | -0.20% | 0.40% | 1.10% | 0.49% | -0.59% | -0.20% | -1.09% | -0.20% | -0.20% | -1.56% | -0.96% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 99, DFAIX is among the top 1% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio (DFAIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio provided a 4.04% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.43 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.43 | $0.43 | $0.38 | $0.17 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.25 | $0.26 | $0.17 | $0.14 | $0.12 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 4.04% | 4.14% | 3.66% | 1.68% | 0.98% | 0.82% | 2.53% | 2.72% | 1.71% | 1.41% | 1.29% | 0.88% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.43 | $0.43 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.38 | $0.38 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2014 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio was 5.63%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 84 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.63% | Feb 25, 2020 | 19 | Mar 20, 2020 | 84 | Jul 21, 2020 | 103 |
| -5.46% | Mar 2, 2022 | 148 | Sep 30, 2022 | 237 | Sep 12, 2023 | 385 |
| -4.07% | Jul 1, 2014 | 292 | Aug 26, 2015 | 276 | Sep 29, 2016 | 568 |
| -2.03% | Nov 19, 2021 | 57 | Feb 10, 2022 | 12 | Mar 1, 2022 | 69 |
| -1.2% | Oct 3, 2018 | 49 | Dec 12, 2018 | 32 | Jan 30, 2019 | 81 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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