DFGBX Fees and Costs — Dfa Five-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio, Institutional Class Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.21%: a 0.18% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 44%.
DFGBX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFGBX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.18% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.21% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.21% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DFGBX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFGBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $133 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.22% 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 0.21%) | $22 | $69 | $121 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $3 | $12 |
| Total costs | $22 | $73 | $133 |
| Value after costs | $10,478 | $11,503 | $12,629 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
DFGBX 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): $23.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 44%
- Securities on loan, average value: $17.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $35K (0.000% of average net assets)
DFGBX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4.4B | 23.47% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3.6B | 19.01% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3.2B | 16.95% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2.1B | 10.95% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.4B | 7.66% |
| National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. | $1.2B | 6.66% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $930.3M | 4.96% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $763.5M | 4.07% |
| CIBC World Markets Corp. | $605.3M | 3.23% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $568.6M | 3.03% |
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.