DFIHX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to DFIHX

DFIHX charges 0.13% annually. There is 1 mutual fund in the Ultrashort Bond category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHCOX	Federated Hermes Conservative Microshort Fund	0.05%	—	Feb 2021	DFIHX vs FHCOX
CUTAX	Six Circles Tax Aware Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.15%	—	Jul 2018	DFIHX vs CUTAX
BUBIX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund Institutional Class	0.15%	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs BUBIX
DFYGX	DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio	0.17%	—	Jun 1996	DFIHX vs DFYGX
CUSDX	Six Circles Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.18%	—	Jul 2018	DFIHX vs CUSDX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DFIHX

DFIHX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 99. There are 15 mutual funds in the Ultrashort Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
TMPFX	Tactical Multi-Purpose Fund	100	—	Mar 2017	DFIHX vs TMPFX
NUSIX	Navigator Ultra Short Term Bond Fund	100	—	Mar 2019	DFIHX vs NUSIX
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	100	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs BUBSX
PAIPX	PIMCO Short Asset Investment Fund	100	—	May 2012	DFIHX vs PAIPX
FHQFX	Fidelity Series Treasury Bill Index Fund	100	—	Aug 2018	DFIHX vs FHQFX

Top Performing DFIHX Alternatives (YTD)

DFIHX is at 1.52% YTD. There are 18 mutual funds in the Ultrashort Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.15%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SEMRX	Semper Short Duration Fund	2.15%	—	Dec 2010	DFIHX vs SEMRX
PTSHX	PIMCO Short Term Fund	2.03%	—	Oct 1987	DFIHX vs PTSHX
PAIPX	PIMCO Short Asset Investment Fund	1.80%	—	May 2012	DFIHX vs PAIPX
ENIAX	SEI Institutional Investments Trust Opportunistic ...	1.77%	—	Dec 2006	DFIHX vs ENIAX
TSDUX	Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds Ultra-ShortTerm Fixed...	1.77%	—	Mar 2016	DFIHX vs TSDUX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DFIHX

DFIHX has 0.75% 1-year volatility. There are 5 mutual funds in the Ultrashort Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.58%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
TMPFX	Tactical Multi-Purpose Fund	0.58%	—	Mar 2017	DFIHX vs TMPFX
NUSIX	Navigator Ultra Short Term Bond Fund	0.62%	—	Mar 2019	DFIHX vs NUSIX
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.65%	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs BUBSX
PRTBX	Permanent Portfolio Short-Term Treasury Portfolio	0.67%	—	Sep 1987	DFIHX vs PRTBX
BUBIX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund Institutional Class	0.72%	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs BUBIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DFIHX

DFIHX has a 1-year max drawdown of -0.39%. There are 29 mutual funds in the Ultrashort Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
UGSDX	U.S. Global Investors U.S. Government Ultra-Short ...	0.00%	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs UGSDX
FHQFX	Fidelity Series Treasury Bill Index Fund	-0.10%	—	Aug 2018	DFIHX vs FHQFX
NUSIX	Navigator Ultra Short Term Bond Fund	-0.10%	—	Mar 2019	DFIHX vs NUSIX
MUIIX	Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Ultra-Shor...	-0.10%	—	Apr 2016	DFIHX vs MUIIX
TMPFX	Tactical Multi-Purpose Fund	-0.10%	—	Mar 2017	DFIHX vs TMPFX

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

Often Compared With DFIHX

Investors most often compare DFIHX with DGCFX, MEAR, DGSIX. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DGCFX	DFA Global Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio	Global Bonds	23	1.45%	—	Jan 2018	DFIHX vs DGCFX
MEAR	iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF	Municipal Bonds	95	1.16%	1.39B	Mar 2015	DFIHX vs MEAR
DGSIX	DFA Global Allocation 60/40 Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.12%	—	Dec 2003	DFIHX vs DGSIX
PRWBX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	90	0.38%	—	Mar 1984	DFIHX vs PRWBX
DFAC	Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	66	10.46%	47.16B	Oct 2007	DFIHX vs DFAC
PHYQX	PGIM High Yield Fund Class R6	High Yield Bonds	69	1.64%	—	Oct 2011	DFIHX vs PHYQX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	9	-0.78%	—	—	DFIHX vs FUAMX
SPYG	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	S&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities	45	8.70%	52.13B	Sep 2000	DFIHX vs SPYG
DFSD	Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF	Short-Term Bond	52	0.22%	6.90B	Nov 2021	DFIHX vs DFSD
PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.96%	17.34B	Apr 2018	DFIHX vs PULS
FULBX	Federated Hermes Ultra Short Bond Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.29%	—	May 1997	DFIHX vs FULBX
FGUSX	Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.49%	—	Jul 1997	DFIHX vs FGUSX
USIAX	UBS Ultra Short Income Fund	Ultrashort Bond	—	—	—	May 2018	DFIHX vs USIAX
SECPX	SEI Daily Income Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund	Ultrashort Bond	96	0.99%	—	Sep 1993	DFIHX vs SECPX
TLDIX	Thornburg Ultra Short Income Fund	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.59%	—	Dec 2013	DFIHX vs TLDIX
SADIX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.38%	—	Aug 1999	DFIHX vs SADIX
HUBBX	Hartford Ultrashort Bond HLS Fund	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.06%	—	Apr 1998	DFIHX vs HUBBX
TRSTX	T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund Class I	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.64%	—	Jul 2017	DFIHX vs TRSTX
AOUIX	Angel Oak UltraShort Income Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.51%	—	Apr 2018	DFIHX vs AOUIX
ASDIX	AAM/HIMCO Short Duration Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.07%	—	Jun 2014	DFIHX vs ASDIX

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