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DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio (DFYGX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US25434D8645

Inception Date

Jun 6, 1996

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

DFYGX has an expense ratio of 0.17%, which is considered low.


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DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio

Performance

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Returns By Period

DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio (DFYGX) returned 1.75% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.71% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFYGX returned 2.93% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


DFYGX

YTD

1.75%

1M

0.31%

6M

2.17%

1Y

4.71%

3Y*

3.61%

5Y*

4.98%

10Y*

2.93%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of DFYGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.42%0.31%0.38%0.31%0.31%1.75%
20240.42%0.42%0.48%0.42%0.52%0.38%0.42%0.42%0.41%0.42%0.42%0.30%5.15%
20230.32%0.21%0.64%0.32%0.32%0.49%0.42%0.42%0.36%0.53%0.42%0.43%4.99%
2022-0.72%-0.31%-1.35%-0.42%0.53%-0.66%0.21%-0.42%-0.56%-0.11%0.32%0.45%-3.02%
20210.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-0.10%-0.10%-0.10%17.49%17.13%
20200.20%0.10%0.13%0.00%0.00%0.04%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-0.10%0.00%0.38%
20190.20%0.21%0.33%0.10%0.31%0.14%0.20%0.10%0.18%0.10%0.20%0.08%2.19%
2018-0.10%0.00%0.14%-0.10%0.31%0.09%-0.10%0.31%-0.04%0.21%0.21%0.50%1.43%
20170.10%-0.00%0.09%0.10%0.00%-0.05%0.20%0.10%-0.06%-0.10%-0.10%0.00%0.28%
20160.51%-0.00%0.23%0.00%-0.10%0.45%-0.10%-0.10%0.11%-0.00%-0.30%0.10%0.79%
20150.41%-0.20%0.14%0.10%0.00%-0.02%0.00%0.00%0.19%-0.10%-0.30%-0.38%-0.17%
20140.10%0.00%-0.00%0.10%0.10%-0.09%0.00%0.10%-0.06%0.20%0.10%-0.52%0.03%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 100, DFYGX is among the top 0% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DFYGX is 100100
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio (DFYGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 7.54
  • 5-Year: 0.62
  • 10-Year: 0.52
  • All Time: 0.76

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio provided a 4.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.44$0.46$0.29$0.11$1.46$0.03$0.18$0.18$0.10$0.06$0.06$0.04

Dividend yield

4.59%4.84%3.07%1.14%15.06%0.28%1.86%1.83%1.00%0.59%0.61%0.42%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09
2024$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.46
2023$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.29
2022$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.11
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.46$1.46
2020$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.18
2018$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.18
2017$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.10
2016$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.06
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.06
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA Two-Year Government 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 Two-Year Government Portfolio was 4.00%, occurring on Jun 14, 2004. Recovery took 473 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-4%Dec 16, 2002374Jun 14, 2004473Apr 28, 2006847
-3.97%Dec 21, 2021205Oct 13, 2022225Sep 7, 2023430
-1.96%Dec 2, 200921Dec 31, 2009209Oct 29, 2010230
-1.73%Nov 8, 201064Feb 8, 20111637Aug 11, 20171701
-1.32%Sep 16, 20088Sep 25, 200829Nov 5, 200837
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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