DFGFX Fees and Costs — Dfa Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio, Institutional Class Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.16%: a 0.14% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 78%.
DFGFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFGFX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.14% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.16% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.16% |
| 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 |
DFGFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFGFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $102 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.17% 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 0.16%) | $17 | $53 | $93 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $3 | $9 |
| Total costs | $17 | $55 | $102 |
| Value after costs | $10,483 | $11,521 | $12,661 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
DFGFX 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): $13.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 78%
- Securities on loan, average value: $15.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $29K (0.001% of average net assets)
DFGFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3.3B | 29.78% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.8B | 16.69% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.7B | 15.16% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1.3B | 11.41% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $853.1M | 7.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $550.3M | 5.02% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $483.2M | 4.41% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $398.4M | 3.63% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $354.0M | 3.23% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $318.3M | 2.90% |
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.