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DFA Five Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio (DFGBX) Diversifiers

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

The fund invests in a universe of U.S. and foreign debt securities maturing in five years or from the date of settlement. It primarily invests in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. and foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, corporate debt obligations, bank obligations, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, obligations of other domestic and foreign issuers, securities of domestic or foreign issuers denominated in U.S. dollars but not trading in the United States, and obligations of supranational organizations.

Looking to diversify beyond DFGBX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with DFGBX — 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 DFGBX.

Best Diversifiers for DFGBX

14 mutual funds have low correlation with DFGBX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIHX) (Ultrashort Bond) with a 1Y correlation of 0.00, down from 0.35 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
DFIHX
DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio0.000.010.35
99
Ultrashort BondDFGBX vs DFIHX
VTSPX
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...0.070.100.32
89
Inflation-Protected BondsDFGBX vs VTSPX
DFLVX
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio0.230.060.03
91
Large Cap Value EquitiesDFGBX vs DFLVX
DFSVX
DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I0.250.080.03
61
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFGBX vs DFSVX
DFFVX
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio0.260.080.03
59
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFGBX vs DFFVX
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