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DFA Two Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio (DFGFX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Aug 1, 2026
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The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities that mature within two years from the date of settlement. It 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 DFGFX? The mutual funds below have historically moved differently from DFGFX, which may reduce portfolio volatility when combined in a suitable allocation. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies with the same low-correlation characteristics. Correlation can change and does not guarantee that one asset will rise when another falls.

Best Diversifiers for DFGFX

21 mutual funds have low correlation with DFGFX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio (DFLVX) (Large Cap Value Equities) with a 1Y correlation of 0.13, roughly unchanged from 0.05 over 5 years.

How candidates are selected
SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
DFLVX
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio0.130.030.05
95
Large Cap Value EquitiesDFGFX vs DFLVX
DFSVX
DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I0.140.030.04
85
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFGFX vs DFSVX
PRWBX
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund0.150.070.34
95
Short-Term BondDFGFX vs PRWBX
DFFVX
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...0.150.030.04
84
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFGFX vs DFFVX
TNBMX
T. Rowe Price International Bond Fund (USD Hedged)0.180.060.32
51
Global BondsDFGFX vs TNBMX
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Low-Correlation Stock Ideas

The table shows companies with at least $1B in market capitalization, historical correlation data for DFGFX, and a Risk / Return Rank of 50 or higher. Treat them as research candidates rather than evidence that they will offset a future decline. The least correlated is Apple Inc (AAPL) (Technology) with a 1Y correlation of 0.14, roughly unchanged from 0.07 over 5 years.

How candidates are selected
SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankSector
AAPL
Apple Inc0.140.050.07
89
Technology
GE
General Electric Company0.190.060.04
74
Industrials

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