DFIGX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIGX) belongs to the Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DFIGX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DFIGX

DFIGX charges 0.11% annually. There are 17 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2009	DFIGX vs GUSTX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	DFIGX vs FUMBX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	DFIGX vs FNBGX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	DFIGX vs FUAMX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Oct 2015	DFIGX vs FBLTX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DFIGX

DFIGX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 10. There are 80 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	99	—	Dec 1985	DFIGX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	DFIGX vs GUSTX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	89	—	Jun 2011	DFIGX vs MDSIX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	84	—	Aug 2010	DFIGX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	82	33.90B	Dec 2009	DFIGX vs VSBSX

Top Performing DFIGX Alternatives (YTD)

DFIGX is at 0.07% YTD. There are 55 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.06%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PEDIX	PIMCO Extended Duration Fund	2.06%	—	Aug 2006	DFIGX vs PEDIX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	2.03%	6.60B	Feb 2015	DFIGX vs VGIVX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.99%	—	Jun 2011	DFIGX vs MDSIX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.96%	6.60B	May 2013	DFIGX vs VGAVX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 1985	DFIGX vs FEUGX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DFIGX

DFIGX has 3.88% 1-year volatility. There are 50 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.24%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.24%	—	Mar 2009	DFIGX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.26%	—	May 1987	DFIGX vs DFFGX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.31%	33.90B	Dec 2009	DFIGX vs VSBSX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.31%	—	Aug 2010	DFIGX vs VSBIX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.41%	—	Dec 1985	DFIGX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DFIGX

DFIGX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.08%. There are 46 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.20%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	-0.20%	—	Mar 2009	DFIGX vs GUSTX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	DFIGX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	DFIGX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	DFIGX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	-0.84%	33.90B	Dec 2009	DFIGX vs VSBSX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	61	16.82%	—	Mar 1993	DFIGX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	83	12.21%	—	Feb 1994	DFIGX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.60%	—	Dec 2003	DFIGX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	68	9.80%	—	Sep 1999	DFIGX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	68	9.87%	—	Dec 1994	DFIGX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	59	15.95%	—	Feb 2000	DFIGX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	53	10.75%	—	Sep 2005	DFIGX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	58	16.97%	—	Mar 1992	DFIGX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.47%	—	Sep 2005	DFIGX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.63%	—	Feb 1993	DFIGX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DFIGX

Investors most often compare DFIGX with DIPSX, VGIT, SWAGX. These 14 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DIPSX	DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio	Inflation-Protected Bonds	10	0.81%	—	Sep 2006	DFIGX vs DIPSX
VGIT	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF	Government Bonds	22	-0.39%	49.50B	Nov 2009	DFIGX vs VGIT
SWAGX	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	Total Bond Market	17	0.05%	8.29B	—	DFIGX vs SWAGX
MWTIX	Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I	Total Bond Market	17	0.02%	—	—	DFIGX vs MWTIX
SPTI	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF	Government Bonds	22	-0.38%	10.24B	May 2007	DFIGX vs SPTI
JPLD	JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	89	1.08%	3.82B	Feb 1993	DFIGX vs JPLD
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	42	0.93%	—	Nov 1985	DFIGX vs PRGMX
DBLDX	DoubleLine Long Duration Total Return Bond Fund	Government Bonds	8	0.95%	—	Dec 2014	DFIGX vs DBLDX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	26	0.80%	—	Jul 1997	DFIGX vs PDMIX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	27	0.39%	—	Nov 1987	DFIGX vs LTUSX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.69%	—	—	DFIGX vs DFQTX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	35	0.89%	—	Nov 1985	DFIGX vs FGMNX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	11	-0.16%	—	Mar 2016	DFIGX vs FUTBX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	27	0.21%	—	Jul 2000	DFIGX vs SGINX

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