Dimensional Global Short Fixed Income Fund

Focus on short-term fixed income

The Dimensional Short Fixed Income Fund aims to provide a steady income while helping to protect the value of your clients’ investment. It invests in high-quality short-term debt, such as government and corporate bonds, from developed countries. The aim is to earn a reliable return with lower risk compared to stock market investments. These aims may not be achieved. 

Please refer to Your Investment Guide for further information on how this Fund operates, including the risks and benefits of investing. 

Risk rating

2

as at 01 July 20261

Asset Class

Short-term fixed income

Investment Style

Rules-based, systematic

Annual Pricing²

Standard +0.11%

Managed by

Dimensional 

Fund details

Gross Fund Performance Show more Show less

Fund structure Show more Show less

Aviva’s Global Short-Term Fixed Income Fund invests in the Dimensional Global Short Fixed Income Fund, a sub fund of Dimensional Funds plc, which is a UCITS-compliant umbrella investment company incorporated in Ireland. 

Key Features Show more Show less

  • Focus on capital preservation: Aims to maintain the value of your clients' investment while generating income.
  • High-quality debt: Invests in bonds and similar instruments rated at least AA - or AA3 by majot credit agencies. 
  • Short-term maturity: All investments mature within five years or less, reducing sensitivity to interest rate changes. 
  • Global diversification: Includes debt from government and companies in developed markets. 
  • Currency management: Currency risk applies, as the fund may invest in non-euro assets. However, Dimensional uses financial tools to manage this risk. 
  • Core holdings: Eurozone government bonds. 
  • Additional holdings: May include index-linked government bonds, non-eurozone government bonds, and cash. 
  • Active management: The fund manager makes strategic decisions to optimize returns relative to the benchmark.

SFDR rating Show more Show less

Dimensional has determined that each fund is subject to Article 6 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure regulations, so they do not promote sustainability characteristics or have a specific sustainability objective.

Availability Show more Show less

All products open to new business excluding Corporate Master Trust: Personal Pensions, PRSAs, Personal Retirement Bonds, Retail Master Trust, ARFs, Savings & Investments.

Key documents

Tool

Risk Profile and Portfolio Builder

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Key Information Documents (KIDs)

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Sustainability Disclosures

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Warnings

 

Warning: Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance. 
Warning: The value of your investment may go down as well as up.
Warning: The income you earn from this investment may go down as well as up.
Warning: If you invest in these funds you may lose some or all of the money you invest.
Warning: This fund may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.
Warning: If you invest in a pension, you will not have access to your money until you retire.

1.      We recognise that investing in funds involves a range of risks, including operational, market, counterparty, and liquidity risks. A key and more visible risk for investors is fund volatility, which can impact the value of investments over time.

We use the ESMA risk rating methodology as the primary, industry-standard measure of this volatility. Funds are monitored against these ratings on an ongoing basis. In certain cases, we may apply a higher, qualitative risk rating where additional considerations, such as liquidity constraints or increased potential for loss, support a more prudent assessment of the overall risk profile.

Risk ratings are stated as at 01 July 2026 and may change over time. For further information, please see the Your Investment Guide.

2.      This Fund Charge is made up of:

  • a fund management charge which is deducted daily from the unit price of the fund(s); and
  • a plan management charge which is taken monthly by deduction of units from the value of your fund(s). If you are invested in more than one fund, this charge will be taken proportionately across the range of funds in which the policy is invested.

The Fund Charge applying to your client’s fund(s) will be shown on their policy schedule. Where a fund invests in another fund(s), additional charges may apply. These charges may vary depending on the specific investments in each fund. Where these charges are applied, they are reflected in the unit price. As a result, the overall charge may be higher than shown in the product documentation.

Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, is a private company limited by shares, registered in Ireland No. 165970. Registered office at Building 12, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, D18 W2P5. Tel (01) 898 7950, www.aviva.ie

Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, trading as Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland and Friends First, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.