DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio (DFUVX)
The U.S. Value Portfolio is a Feeder Portfolio and pursues its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding master fund, the U.S. Large Cap Value Series (the "U.S. Value Series") of the DFA Investment Trust Company (the "Trust"), which has the same investment objective and policies as the U.S. Value Portfolio. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the U.S. Value Series will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of large cap U.S. companies.
Fund Info
US25434D8074
Feb 2, 1995
$0
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
DFUVX has an expense ratio of 0.14%, which is considered low.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio (DFUVX) returned -1.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFUVX returned 4.50% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
DFUVX
-1.07%
2.30%
-6.88%
2.51%
11.65%
4.50%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DFUVX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.58% | 0.27% | -2.45% | -4.69% | 1.47% | -1.07% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.66% | 3.89% | 6.34% | -4.42% | 2.84% | -1.24% | 5.01% | 1.31% | 0.58% | -0.68% | 6.31% | -7.46% | 12.87% |
| 2023 | 6.15% | -3.54% | -1.87% | 1.14% | -4.77% | 7.16% | 4.31% | -2.72% | -2.80% | -3.99% | 7.28% | 2.15% | 7.61% |
| 2022 | -1.67% | -0.50% | 1.88% | -5.75% | 4.39% | -10.66% | 6.28% | -2.81% | -8.64% | 12.91% | 5.86% | -7.89% | -8.98% |
| 2021 | 0.32% | 7.73% | 6.21% | 3.81% | 3.37% | -1.92% | -0.23% | 2.18% | -3.37% | 4.18% | -2.59% | 1.51% | 22.59% |
| 2020 | -4.07% | -10.56% | -20.11% | 13.04% | 3.89% | -0.84% | 3.17% | 4.44% | -2.32% | -1.26% | 15.78% | 3.66% | -0.44% |
| 2019 | 8.70% | 2.49% | -0.49% | 3.45% | -7.71% | 8.00% | 1.05% | -4.09% | 3.95% | 2.15% | 3.92% | -0.24% | 21.94% |
| 2018 | 5.15% | -4.96% | -2.24% | 0.15% | 0.95% | -0.71% | 4.16% | 1.43% | 0.10% | -6.35% | 2.32% | -17.00% | -17.52% |
| 2017 | 1.42% | 3.04% | -0.92% | 0.67% | -0.08% | 1.64% | 1.70% | -0.91% | 3.87% | 1.45% | 3.55% | -3.97% | 11.78% |
| 2016 | -6.81% | 0.20% | 7.29% | 2.71% | 1.34% | -0.09% | 3.42% | 1.20% | 0.46% | -1.70% | 7.86% | -0.75% | 15.28% |
| 2015 | -4.95% | 7.07% | -1.88% | 2.02% | 1.13% | -1.62% | -0.29% | -6.05% | -3.24% | 8.19% | 0.38% | -8.26% | -8.47% |
| 2014 | -3.96% | 3.38% | 2.36% | 0.67% | 2.19% | 2.73% | -0.75% | 3.19% | -2.47% | 0.76% | 1.19% | -4.06% | 4.93% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DFUVX is 36, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio (DFUVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio provided a 2.02% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.63 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.63 | $0.61 | $0.60 | $0.59 | $0.50 | $0.53 | $0.54 | $0.53 | $0.54 | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.46 |
Dividend yield | 2.02% | 1.94% | 2.09% | 2.18% | 1.64% | 2.09% | 2.06% | 2.42% | 2.00% | 2.07% | 2.36% | 1.89% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.61 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.60 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.59 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.50 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.53 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.54 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.53 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.54 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.51 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.52 |
| 2014 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.46 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III 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 U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio was 67.19%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 989 trading sessions.
The current DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio drawdown is 8.50%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.19% | Jun 5, 2007 | 442 | Mar 9, 2009 | 989 | Feb 12, 2013 | 1431 |
| -57.07% | May 14, 1999 | 858 | Oct 9, 2002 | 863 | Mar 16, 2006 | 1721 |
| -44.94% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 226 | Feb 12, 2021 | 767 |
| -27.58% | Apr 16, 1998 | 126 | Oct 8, 1998 | 145 | Apr 29, 1999 | 271 |
| -24.26% | Nov 28, 2014 | 303 | Feb 11, 2016 | 199 | Nov 23, 2016 | 502 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio volatility is 5.89%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.