Defined Duration 10 ETF
$24.86+0.03 (+0.12%)
- 0.29%
- $76M
- +6.9%
- 3.17%
- 0M sh
- $24.84
- low $23.96high $25.52
The ETF.net DDX Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 5 of 5
Score 41 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C42 out of 100Rank 4 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C43 out of 100Rank 4 of 5
Our read on DDX
CA one-ticker global stock-and-bond portfolio built on a single idea: rebalance by rule, not by nerve. The prospectus commits to systematically reallocating to reduce relative stock and bond risk instead of parking at a fixed mix.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through a globally diversified portfolio of broad-based stock and bond ETFs. Its portfolio is systematically reallocated to reduce relative stock and bond risks and investment volatility.
Why people hold it
- The whole design is anti-drift: a portfolio of broad stock and bond ETFs that is systematically reallocated to reduce relative stock and bond risks and volatility, per the fund's own objective.
- One ticker, global reach. It owns broad-based stock and bond ETFs rather than individual names, so the diversification arrives pre-assembled and the rebalancing chore is outsourced.
- The fee sits at 0.29% a year, dead level with the median of its moderate-allocation peer group, which is unusual pricing for an actively reallocated strategy from a boutique shop.
Worth knowing
- The index giants undercut it. iShares runs AOM and AOR in the same moderate-allocation lane for 0.20%, so the extra you pay here buys the reallocation rules.
- Thinly traded next to the household-name allocation funds, so limit orders and a look at the spread matter more than they would with a mega-fund.
- Young and small: launched in 2021 by an independent boutique, without the multi-decade operating record behind the iShares, Avantis and Capital Group alternatives.
DDX Holdings
- Other
- 10
- 100%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875% 04/30/2031
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
DDX Performance
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DDX$10,689
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DDX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.7% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +6.9% |
| 3 years | +9.3% |
| 5 years | +2.8% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DDX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.7% | |
| 2025 | +12.0% | |
| 2024 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | +10.5% | |
| 2022 | −16.2% | |
| 2021 | +1.3% |
DDX in the news
Category Review
Tactical funds ranged from a 32.2% gain to a 12.5% loss
DDX Dividends
- 3.17%
- $0.79
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DDX Risk
- 6.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.66
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −21.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.46
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DDX Cost
0.29%
DDX0.29%
- The middle half of Balanced Allocation funds
- Median 0.21%
3 of the 5 Balanced Allocation funds charge less.
Other funds in Balanced Allocation
- AAORiShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +11.4%
- AAOMiShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +7.1%
- BAVMAAvantis Moderate Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.21%1 year return +16.1%
- CCGBLCapital Group Core Balanced ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +10.5%