DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-06-24
C000194527 — DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Municipal - National Bond · $396.32M AUM · 0.25% expense ratio · 3.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000194527 Fund Overview
DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC, categorised as Short Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC
- Category: Short Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $396.32M
- 1-year return: 3.3%
- SEC CIK: 0000355437
- SEC series ID: S000059251
- Share class ID: C000194527
C000194527 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| State of California | 1.87% |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | 1.78% |
| City of Berkeley CA | 1.59% |
| Los Angeles Unified School District/CA | 1.53% |
| San Diego County CA / San Diego County School Districts | 1.27% |
| County of San Diego CA | 1.27% |
| Ventura County Community College District | 1.26% |
| California Statewide.com | 1.26% |
| State of California | 1.25% |
| County of Los Angeles CA | 1.22% |
C000194527 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 95.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.8% |
| Real Estate | 2.2% |
| Equity | 0.1% |
C000194527 Performance
Total returns for C000194527 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.7% |
| 1 year | 3.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.8% |
C000194527 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000194527, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 0.9%
C000194527 Costs and Fees
C000194527 costs about $25 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.25%
- Portfolio turnover: 137%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000194527 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio had net inflows of $49.48M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $2.53M |
| 2026-03 | −$781.52K |
| 2026-02 | $12.70M |
| 2026-01 | $2.86M |
| 2025-12 | $310.57K |
| 2025-11 | $2.73M |
C000194527 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| State of California | 1.87% |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | 1.78% |
| City of Berkeley CA | 1.59% |
| Los Angeles Unified School District/CA | 1.53% |
| San Diego County CA / San Diego County School Districts | 1.27% |
| County of San Diego CA | 1.27% |
| Ventura County Community College District | 1.26% |
| State of California | 1.25% |
| County of Los Angeles CA | 1.22% |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue | 1.09% |
C000194527 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official DFA California Municipal Real Return Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.