DIPSX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to DIPSX

DIPSX charges 0.11% annually. There are 11 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
RRPAX	SEI Institutional Investments Trust Real Return Fu...	0.02%	—	Dec 2006	DIPSX vs RRPAX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	0.04%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTSPX
FIPDX	Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%	—	May 2012	DIPSX vs FIPDX
FFNYX	Fidelity SAI 0-5 Year Inflation-Protected Bond Ind...	0.05%	—	Nov 2025	DIPSX vs FFNYX
FSPWX	Fidelity SAI Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%	—	Aug 2024	DIPSX vs FSPWX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DIPSX

DIPSX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 20. There are 31 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 91.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTSPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	71.10B	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTAPX
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTIPX
SEIAX	SEI Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Class A	86	—	Jul 2011	DIPSX vs SEIAX
APOIX	American Century Short Duration Inflation Protecti...	80	1.19B	May 2005	DIPSX vs APOIX

Top Performing DIPSX Alternatives (YTD)

DIPSX is at 0.56% YTD. There are 27 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 9.31%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SEIAX	SEI Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Class A	9.31%	—	Jul 2011	DIPSX vs SEIAX
IPBAX	Allspring Real Return Fund	8.62%	—	Feb 2003	DIPSX vs IPBAX
DFAAX	DFA Global Core Plus Real Return Portfolio	2.04%	—	May 2021	DIPSX vs DFAAX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.83%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTSPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.81%	71.10B	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTAPX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DIPSX

DIPSX has 3.37% 1-year volatility. There are 32 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.55%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.55%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTIPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.57%	71.10B	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTAPX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.58%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTSPX
EARRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	1.63%	—	Mar 2010	DIPSX vs EARRX
EIRRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	1.66%	—	Mar 2010	DIPSX vs EIRRX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DIPSX

DIPSX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.03%. There are 27 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.72%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.72%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTIPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.75%	71.10B	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTAPX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.75%	—	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTSPX
APOIX	American Century Short Duration Inflation Protecti...	-0.82%	1.19B	May 2005	DIPSX vs APOIX
EIRRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	-0.89%	—	Mar 2010	DIPSX vs EIRRX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $43B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	85	21.39%	19.45B	Mar 1993	DIPSX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	93	17.19%	19.17B	Feb 1994	DIPSX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.26%	—	Dec 2003	DIPSX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	65	9.37%	14.33B	Sep 1999	DIPSX vs DFUSX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Small Cap Value Equities	84	20.09%	16.81B	Feb 2000	DIPSX vs DFFVX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Instit...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	80	11.89%	14.24B	Dec 1994	DIPSX vs DISVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity 2 Portfolio Institut...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	80	13.00%	42.60B	Sep 2005	DIPSX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	74	17.76%	19.72B	Mar 1992	DIPSX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	78	11.80%	41.38B	Sep 2005	DIPSX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	95	18.84%	30.83B	Feb 1993	DIPSX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DIPSX

Investors most often compare DIPSX with FEPIX, DFIGX, GTRAX. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEPIX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	Total Bond Market	23	-0.59%	—	—	DIPSX vs FEPIX
DFIGX	DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio	Government Bonds	18	-0.39%	6.11B	Oct 1990	DIPSX vs DFIGX
GTRAX	PGIM Global Total Return Fund	Global Bonds	11	-0.83%	—	Jul 1986	DIPSX vs GTRAX
FXNAX	Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund	Total Bond Market	22	-0.63%	—	Mar 1990	DIPSX vs FXNAX
AVIE	Avantis Inflation Focused Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	96	18.41%	12.36M	Sep 2022	DIPSX vs AVIE
PIMIX	PIMCO Income Fund Institutional Class	Multisector Bonds	52	0.23%	—	Mar 2007	DIPSX vs PIMIX
PGTQX	PGIM Global Total Return Fund - Class R6	Global Bonds	12	-0.81%	—	Feb 2012	DIPSX vs PGTQX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	Short-Term Bond, Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade Bonds	84	0.84%	51.90B	Nov 2010	DIPSX vs VSCSX
FZROX	Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	9.94%	—	—	DIPSX vs FZROX
FXAIX	Fidelity 500 Index Fund	S&P 500	64	9.35%	—	Feb 1988	DIPSX vs FXAIX
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	92	1.83%	71.10B	Oct 2012	DIPSX vs VTIP
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	68	10.16%	1.70T	Sep 2010	DIPSX vs VOO
VCTPX	VALIC Company I Inflation Protected Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	34	0.96%	—	Dec 2004	DIPSX vs VCTPX
TIPX	SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-10 Year TIPS ETF	Inflation-Protected Bonds	53	1.17%	2.00B	May 2013	DIPSX vs TIPX
TRBFX	T. Rowe Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused B...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	21	1.30%	—	Sep 2006	DIPSX vs TRBFX
SWRSX	Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Ind...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	25	0.70%	—	Mar 2006	DIPSX vs SWRSX
VBTLX	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shar...	Total Bond Market	21	-0.70%	398.10B	Nov 2001	DIPSX vs VBTLX
IBRIX	VY BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio	Inflation-Protected Bonds	14	1.47%	—	Apr 2007	DIPSX vs IBRIX
VBILX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral...	Intermediate Core Bond	17	-1.04%	52.70B	Nov 2001	DIPSX vs VBILX
SCHP	Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF	Inflation-Protected Bonds	32	0.54%	16.38B	Aug 2010	DIPSX vs SCHP

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