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DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio (DFFGX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jun 23, 2026

The fund seeks to maximize total returns from a universe of obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies maturing in five years or less from the date of settlement. The credit quality of the securities purchased by the Portfolio will be that of the U.S. government or its agencies. As a non-fundamental policy, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in government securities that mature within five years from the date of settlement. It is the policy of the Portfolio that the maximum length of maturity of investments will not exceed five years from the date of settlement.

Looking to diversify beyond DFFGX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with DFFGX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from DFFGX.

Best Diversifiers for DFFGX

21 mutual funds have low correlation with DFFGX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is GMO U.S. Treasury Fund (GUSTX) (Government Bonds) with a 1Y correlation of 0.01, roughly unchanged from 0.04 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
GUSTX
GMO U.S. Treasury Fund0.01-0.090.04
99
Government BondsDFFGX vs GUSTX
FEUGX
Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund0.080.040.16
99
Government BondsDFFGX vs FEUGX
DFLVX
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio0.090.04-0.02
91
Large Cap Value EquitiesDFFGX vs DFLVX
DFFVX
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio0.120.04-0.03
59
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFFGX vs DFFVX
DFUSX
DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio0.130.030.01
69
Large Cap Blend EquitiesDFFGX vs DFUSX
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