DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (DFEQX)
As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities considered to be investment grade quality. In addition, the Portfolio 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
US23320G5210
Mar 4, 2009
$0
Expense Ratio
DFEQX has an expense ratio of 0.19%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (DFEQX) returned 1.77% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.06% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFEQX returned 1.88% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
DFEQX
1.77%
0.19%
2.10%
5.06%
3.82%
1.60%
1.88%
^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 DFEQX, 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 | 0.48% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.19% | 1.77% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.49% | 0.29% | 0.54% | 0.38% | 0.47% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.47% | 0.54% | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.33% | 5.50% |
| 2023 | 1.19% | -0.78% | 1.09% | 0.59% | -0.00% | -0.04% | 0.64% | 0.43% | 0.35% | 0.40% | 0.72% | 0.74% | 5.44% |
| 2022 | -1.11% | -0.56% | -1.88% | -1.15% | 0.58% | -1.06% | 1.27% | -1.15% | -1.61% | -0.21% | 1.54% | 0.10% | -5.18% |
| 2021 | -0.00% | -0.09% | -0.09% | 0.18% | 0.18% | -0.09% | 0.45% | -0.09% | -0.41% | -0.55% | -0.04% | -0.07% | -0.60% |
| 2020 | 0.39% | 0.17% | -1.50% | 1.17% | 0.56% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 2.24% |
| 2019 | 0.66% | 0.28% | 0.75% | 0.33% | 0.51% | 0.62% | 0.28% | 0.46% | 0.01% | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.18% | 4.51% |
| 2018 | -0.47% | -0.19% | 0.19% | -0.06% | 0.34% | 0.05% | 0.17% | 0.44% | -0.03% | -0.02% | 0.19% | 0.72% | 1.34% |
| 2017 | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.18% | 0.42% | 0.34% | -0.02% | 0.43% | 0.27% | -0.18% | 0.10% | -0.26% | 0.06% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 0.75% | 0.01% | 0.97% | 0.41% | -0.13% | 0.98% | 0.24% | -0.22% | 0.13% | -0.12% | -1.05% | 0.09% | 2.06% |
| 2015 | 1.11% | -0.34% | 0.32% | 0.12% | 0.01% | -0.33% | 0.23% | -0.14% | 0.59% | -0.06% | -0.02% | -0.32% | 1.15% |
| 2014 | 0.65% | 0.25% | -0.24% | 0.31% | 0.49% | -0.05% | -0.17% | 0.30% | -0.25% | 0.40% | 0.40% | -0.42% | 1.68% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 100, DFEQX is among the top 0% 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-Term Extended Quality Portfolio (DFEQX) 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-Term Extended Quality Portfolio provided a 4.15% 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 | $0.46 | $0.34 | $0.18 | $0.11 | $0.05 | $0.24 | $0.33 | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.18 | $0.17 |
Dividend yield | 4.15% | 4.40% | 3.34% | 1.78% | 1.05% | 0.47% | 2.18% | 3.14% | 1.96% | 1.78% | 1.72% | 1.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Short-Term Extended Quality 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 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.46 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.09 | $0.12 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.34 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.18 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.08 | $0.11 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.12 | $0.24 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.20 | $0.33 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.21 |
| 2016 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.18 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.17 |
Drawdowns
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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-Term Extended Quality 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-Term Extended Quality Portfolio was 8.40%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 360 trading sessions.
The current DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio drawdown is 0.19%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.4% | Aug 5, 2021 | 306 | Oct 20, 2022 | 360 | Mar 28, 2024 | 666 |
| -2.57% | Mar 6, 2020 | 13 | Mar 24, 2020 | 46 | May 29, 2020 | 59 |
| -2.1% | Nov 5, 2010 | 65 | Feb 8, 2011 | 62 | May 9, 2011 | 127 |
| -1.77% | Sep 8, 2016 | 70 | Dec 15, 2016 | 83 | Apr 18, 2017 | 153 |
| -1.74% | Nov 19, 2012 | 200 | Sep 5, 2013 | 52 | Nov 18, 2013 | 252 |
Volatility
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