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Dimensional Retirement Income Fund (TDIFX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

Inception Date
Nov 1, 2015
Min. Investment
$0
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Multi-Asset
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Dimensional Retirement Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Dimensional Retirement Income Fund (TDIFX) has returned -0.37% so far this year and 5.16% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TDIFX has returned 4.75% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Dimensional Retirement Income Fund

1D
0.21%
1M
-2.32%
YTD
-0.37%
6M
0.46%
1Y
5.16%
3Y*
5.69%
5Y*
4.78%
10Y*
4.75%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, TDIFX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.41%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 14.1 years.

Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Dec 2021 with a return of +8.3%, while the worst month was Sep 2022 at -5.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, TDIFX closed higher 47% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 15, 2021 with a return of +7.4%, while the worst single day was Mar 17, 2020 at -2.6%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20261.00%0.99%-2.32%-0.37%
20251.31%1.04%-0.77%0.17%0.77%0.77%0.42%1.69%0.77%0.58%0.33%-0.08%7.22%
20240.45%0.54%1.15%-1.33%1.97%0.85%1.50%0.87%1.33%-1.20%1.22%-1.26%6.21%
20232.64%-1.28%2.19%0.55%-0.91%1.10%1.01%-0.72%-1.66%-0.75%3.11%2.38%7.76%
2022-1.96%-0.08%-0.69%-2.70%-0.17%-3.46%4.01%-2.19%-5.41%1.93%2.65%-1.33%-9.37%
20210.17%-0.25%0.56%1.69%0.91%0.32%1.74%0.33%-1.22%1.41%0.00%8.29%14.53%

Benchmark Metrics

Dimensional Retirement Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.93%, beta of 0.16, and R² of 0.34 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2016.

  • This fund participated in 28.06% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 27.53% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • Beta of 0.16 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.34 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
  • R² of 0.34 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
2.93%
Beta
0.16
0.34
Upside Capture
27.53%
Downside Capture
28.06%

Expense Ratio

TDIFX has an expense ratio of 0.06%, which is considered low.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

TDIFX ranks 68 for risk / return — better than 68% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.


TDIFX Risk / Return Rank: 6868
Overall Rank
TDIFX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 7676
Sharpe Ratio Rank
TDIFX Sortino Ratio Rank: 7676
Sortino Ratio Rank
TDIFX Omega Ratio Rank: 7575
Omega Ratio Rank
TDIFX Calmar Ratio Rank: 5353
Calmar Ratio Rank
TDIFX Martin Ratio Rank: 5757
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Dimensional Retirement Income Fund (TDIFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


TDIFXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.40

0.90

+0.50

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

1.95

1.39

+0.57

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.29

1.21

+0.08

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

1.32

1.40

-0.08

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

5.55

6.61

-1.05

Explore TDIFX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Dimensional Retirement Income Fund provided a 2.08% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.25 per share.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$0.25$0.21$0.35$0.34$0.50$1.15$0.16$0.22$0.21$0.10$0.09

Dividend yield

2.08%1.77%3.11%3.09%4.66%9.39%1.39%1.98%2.11%0.98%0.89%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Dimensional Retirement Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.21
2024$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.35
2023$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.34
2022$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.50
2021$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.92$1.15

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 Dimensional Retirement Income Fund. 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 Dimensional Retirement Income Fund was 12.21%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 407 trading sessions.

The current Dimensional Retirement Income Fund drawdown is 2.40%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-12.21%Jan 3, 2022188Sep 30, 2022407May 15, 2024595
-9.98%Feb 21, 202020Mar 19, 202054Jun 5, 202074
-4.28%Aug 30, 201880Dec 24, 201842Feb 26, 2019122
-3.51%Mar 3, 202527Apr 8, 202526May 15, 202553
-2.62%Jan 29, 20189Feb 8, 2018135Aug 22, 2018144

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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