DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIHX)

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DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIHX) is up 1.6% since the beginning of the year. DFIHX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of DFIHX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,147.

DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIHX) has returned 1.62% so far this year and 3.55% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, DFIHX has returned 1.98% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1986, DFIHX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.05%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.5 years.

Historically, 84% of months were positive and 16% were negative. The best month was Dec 1992 with a return of +25.6%, while the worst month was Dec 1988 at -0.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 156 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, DFIHX closed higher 22% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 8, 1992 with a return of +25.0%, while the worst single day was Dec 8, 2000 at -1.0%.

DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio has an annualized alpha of 13.37%, beta of -0.00, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 1986.

• This fund captured 28.92% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -31.23%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
• Beta of -0.00 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

DFIHX has an expense ratio of 0.13%, which is considered low.

DFIHX ranks 99 for risk / return — in the top 99% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio provided a 3.58% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.37 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA One Year Fixed Income 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 One Year Fixed Income Portfolio was 2.53%, occurring on Dec 14, 1988. Recovery took 186 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.