C000130944 Fees and Costs — DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio, Institutional Class Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.22%: a 0.18% management fee plus 0.04% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 36%.
C000130944 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000130944. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.18% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.22% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.22% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000130944 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000130944, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $140 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.23% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.22%) | $23 | $73 | $127 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $13 |
| Total costs | $23 | $76 | $140 |
| Value after costs | $10,477 | $11,500 | $12,623 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
C000130944 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.8B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities on loan, average value: $11.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $34K (0.002% of average net assets)
C000130944 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $320.6M | 15.62% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $312.3M | 15.21% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $262.8M | 12.80% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $255.6M | 12.45% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $249.1M | 12.14% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $211.1M | 10.28% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $179.2M | 8.73% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $96.7M | 4.71% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $88.3M | 4.30% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $76.8M | 3.74% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.