DFA One-Year Fixed-Income I  DFIHX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Ultrashort Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   0.92 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 10.33
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
2.08%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
4,282
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: DFA One-Year Fixed-Income I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Ultrashort Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1983-07-25 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 2.18 3.45 3.98 3.73 3.79 5.88
+/- Category -5.29 -1.11 3.21 1.90 0.72 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD -4.73 -9.04 -2.47 -1.54 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 1.93 4.44 4.14 3.68 3.83 5.90
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 2.00 3.80 4.01 3.64 3.79 5.88
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 3.01 2.74 2.42 2.44 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 2.46 2.68 2.39 2.41 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 114 funds), (5 yrs : out of 101 funds), (10 yrs : out of 51 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 28.98
US Treasuries 3.00
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 25.98
Mortgage 2.38
Mortgage Pass-Thru 2.24
Mortgage CMO 0.13
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 14.94
US Corporate 14.61
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.33
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 8.50
Foreign Corp 8.50
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 45.20
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 83.2
AA 11.6
A 5.2
BBB 0.0
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 45.2
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 54.8
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 28
Total Number of Bond Holdings 39 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.98
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 23.89 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
Federal Hm Ln Bks 2011-07-01 112,000 117,259 3.00
FHLBA 1.625% 2011-07-27 113,200 114,202 2.92
CME GROUP 2010-09-01 100,000 100,621 2.57
MORGAN STANLEY FDIC GTD TLGP 2010-12-01 90,000 92,297 2.36
FHLBA 3.375% 2011-06-24 85,000 88,382 2.26
FNMA 4.5% 2011-02-15 83,000 87,633 2.24
FHLMC 6% 2011-06-15 79,000 85,991 2.20
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank 2.875% 2011-03-15 82,000 84,321 2.16
FNMA 1.375% 2011-04-28 82,000 82,606 2.11
FHLMC 1.625% 2011-04-26 80,000 80,934 2.07
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1983-07-25
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
David A. Plecha  (1991-12-31)
Plecha joined Dimensional Fund Advisors as a vice president and portfolio manager in 1989. He is also currently a member of the company's investment committee. Previously, he spent two years as an assistant vice president with Leland O'Brien Rubenstein Associates and one year as an investment analyst with Hughes Investment Management Company.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-28)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.18
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
1299 Ocean Ave Ste 650 11th FL

Santa Monica,  CA  90401
USA
Telephone:
888-5761167
512-3067400
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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