Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund vs Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Global Bond Index Fund

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Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund Portfolio 2 · FairHorizon Blue Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Global Bond Index Fund B1 · FairHorizon Blue
ISIN IE00BYTYTZ87 IE00B18GCB14
Asset class Global Multi-Asset Defensive Global Bonds
Strategy Factor-Based Index-Based
Provider Dimensional Fund Advisors Vanguard
Sustainability (SFDR) Article 8
Share class USD ACC USD H ACC
Currency USD USD
TER (p.a.) 0.31% 0.15%
Inception 2018-08-17 2008-03-31
Return — 1 year 8.88% 2.66%
Return — 3 years p.a. 7.18% 3.82%
Return — 5 years p.a. 3.55% 0.20%
Return — 10 years p.a. 1.73%
Volatility — 5y stddev p.a. 4.10% 5.49%
Max. recommended portfolio share 100% 100%

How they differ

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund is classified by Das Family Office as FairHorizon Blue (Global Multi-Asset Defensive, factor-based). Portfolio solution for FAIRHORIZON Blue. Global multi-asset defensive allocation (20/80). Active quantitative highly diversified fund-of-Dimensional funds portfolio.

Vanguard Investment Series PLC - Global Bond Index Fund is classified as FairHorizon Blue (Global Bonds, index-based). Global investment grade diversified bonds. Passive tracker on Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Scaled Index.

Both funds sit in the same FairHorizon bucket, suggesting comparable investment time-horizons. Differences are likely to come from underlying strategy, manager skill, or sub-asset-class tilt.

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