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DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class (D...
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Fund Info

ISINUS25434D6748
CUSIP25434D674
IssuerDimensional Fund Advisors LP
Inception DateDec 24, 2003
CategoryGlobal Equities
Min. Investment$0
Home Pagewww.dimensional.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class has a high expense ratio of 0.25%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for DGEIX: current value at 0.25% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.25%

Share Price Chart


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DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
19.48%
19.37%
DGEIX (DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class had a return of 4.68% year-to-date (YTD) and 18.34% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class had an annualized return of 8.88%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.55%, indicating that DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date4.68%6.30%
1 month-2.34%-3.13%
6 months19.48%19.37%
1 year18.34%22.56%
5 years (annualized)10.47%11.65%
10 years (annualized)8.88%10.55%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-0.23%4.47%3.74%
2023-4.04%-3.34%8.50%6.01%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current risk-adjusted rank of DGEIX is 77, placing it in the top 23% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DGEIX is 7777
DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class(DGEIX)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DGEIX is 7878Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DGEIX is 7777Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DGEIX is 7373Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DGEIX is 8686Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DGEIX is 7373Martin 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 Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class (DGEIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


DGEIX
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for DGEIX, currently valued at 1.58, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.58
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for DGEIX, currently valued at 2.34, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.002.34
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for DGEIX, currently valued at 1.27, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.27
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for DGEIX, currently valued at 1.45, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.45
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for DGEIX, currently valued at 5.41, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.005.41
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.92, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.92
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.78, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.002.78
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.47, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.47
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.64, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.64

Sharpe Ratio

The current DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class Sharpe ratio is 1.58. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.58
1.92
DGEIX (DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class granted a 3.65% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.16 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.16$1.16$1.30$1.40$0.65$0.55$0.53$0.50$0.37$0.35$0.35$0.31

Dividend yield

3.65%3.82%4.92%4.31%2.37%2.22%2.62%2.15%1.90%1.98%1.88%1.70%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.08
2023$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.76
2022$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.91
2021$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$1.04
2020$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.37
2019$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.23
2018$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.26
2017$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.23
2016$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.11
2015$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10
2014$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10
2013$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.10

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-3.19%
-3.50%
DGEIX (DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class. 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 Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class was 59.77%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 963 trading sessions.

The current DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class drawdown is 3.19%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-59.77%Jul 16, 2007415Mar 9, 2009963Jan 4, 20131378
-37%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020141Oct 12, 2020185
-24%Jan 5, 2022186Sep 30, 2022303Dec 14, 2023489
-21.38%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018217Nov 4, 2019446
-19.53%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 2016144Sep 7, 2016327

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class volatility is 3.36%, 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.


1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.36%
3.58%
DGEIX (DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class)
Benchmark (^GSPC)