C000170210 Fees and Costs — DFA Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio, Institutional Class Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.15% (0.25% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 31%.
C000170210 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000170210. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.12% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.25% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000170210 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000170210, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $95 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.16% 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 0.15%) | $16 | $50 | $87 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $2 | $9 |
| Total costs | $16 | $52 | $95 |
| Value after costs | $10,484 | $11,524 | $12,667 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
C000170210 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): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 31%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000170210 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $599.0M | 47.88% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $124.5M | 9.95% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $122.9M | 9.82% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $89.5M | 7.16% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $60.9M | 4.87% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $60.8M | 4.86% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $54.0M | 4.31% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $48.6M | 3.88% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $46.6M | 3.73% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $44.2M | 3.53% |
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.