DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (DIPSX)
As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-protected securities (also known as inflation-indexed securities) are securities whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike conventional debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments.
Fund Info
US2332033552
Sep 17, 2006
$0
Expense Ratio
DIPSX has an expense ratio of 0.11%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (DIPSX) returned 3.09% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.45% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DIPSX returned 2.44% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.
DIPSX
3.09%
0.45%
2.60%
5.45%
1.57%
2.44%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.19%
9.00%
-1.55%
12.31%
15.59%
10.78%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DIPSX, 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 | 1.39% | 2.11% | 0.83% | 0.18% | -1.43% | 3.09% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.46% | -1.10% | 0.65% | -1.57% | 1.78% | 0.82% | 1.95% | 0.73% | 1.55% | -1.97% | 0.46% | -1.65% | 2.01% |
| 2023 | 2.31% | -1.72% | 3.21% | 0.27% | -1.42% | -0.57% | 0.37% | -0.92% | -2.02% | -0.76% | 2.79% | 2.52% | 3.93% |
| 2022 | -2.10% | 0.92% | -1.87% | -2.43% | -0.96% | -3.27% | 5.16% | -2.86% | -7.07% | 1.12% | 2.04% | -1.16% | -12.26% |
| 2021 | 0.60% | -1.95% | -0.33% | 1.69% | 1.14% | 0.32% | 3.18% | -0.22% | -0.89% | 0.91% | 0.83% | 0.23% | 5.55% |
| 2020 | 2.32% | 0.89% | -1.52% | 2.54% | 0.80% | 1.19% | 2.27% | 1.45% | -0.44% | -0.68% | 1.00% | 1.35% | 11.65% |
| 2019 | 1.68% | -0.17% | 2.08% | 0.34% | 1.61% | 1.11% | 0.25% | 2.00% | -1.25% | -0.00% | 0.08% | 0.48% | 8.46% |
| 2018 | -1.19% | -0.95% | 1.04% | -0.26% | 0.43% | 0.58% | -0.60% | 0.78% | -1.08% | -1.23% | 0.62% | 0.59% | -1.30% |
| 2017 | 1.11% | 0.42% | -0.04% | 0.76% | -0.00% | -1.09% | 0.77% | 1.10% | -1.00% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.97% | 3.28% |
| 2016 | 1.93% | 1.21% | 1.79% | 0.25% | -0.83% | 2.33% | 0.58% | -0.57% | 0.98% | -0.49% | -2.40% | -0.11% | 4.66% |
| 2015 | 3.62% | -1.41% | -0.34% | 0.76% | -0.92% | -0.93% | 0.51% | -0.94% | -0.36% | 0.17% | -0.17% | -1.12% | -1.22% |
| 2014 | 2.36% | 0.34% | -0.76% | 1.46% | 2.19% | 0.28% | -0.08% | 0.50% | -2.67% | 0.86% | 0.43% | -1.47% | 3.36% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 79, DIPSX is among the top 21% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (DIPSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio provided a 3.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.33 | $0.29 | $0.41 | $0.88 | $0.64 | $0.17 | $0.24 | $0.26 | $0.31 | $0.20 | $0.08 | $0.25 |
Dividend yield | 3.01% | 2.70% | 3.74% | 8.15% | 4.82% | 1.28% | 1.97% | 2.28% | 2.64% | 1.75% | 0.69% | 2.15% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Inflation-Protected Securities 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 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.29 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.41 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.88 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.64 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.17 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.24 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.26 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.31 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.20 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 |
| 2014 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.25 |
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 Inflation-Protected Securities 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 Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio was 15.57%, occurring on Nov 24, 2008. Recovery took 218 trading sessions.
The current DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio drawdown is 4.76%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.57% | Mar 13, 2008 | 178 | Nov 24, 2008 | 218 | Oct 7, 2009 | 396 |
| -14.63% | Mar 9, 2022 | 398 | Oct 6, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -11.69% | Dec 11, 2012 | 185 | Sep 5, 2013 | 1390 | Mar 15, 2019 | 1575 |
| -9.78% | Mar 9, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 50 | Jun 1, 2020 | 59 |
| -5.67% | Nov 5, 2010 | 67 | Feb 10, 2011 | 47 | Apr 19, 2011 | 114 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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