Dimensional - Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF
$52.29+0.04 (+0.08%)
- 0.23%
- $3.6B
- −0.9%
- 5.69%
- 0.4M sh
- $52.15
- low $51.77high $56.17
The ETF.net DFGP Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 1 of 29
Score 78 of 100 falls in the A 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.A88 out of 100Rank 4 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 7 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 15 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 7 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 4 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 13 of 29
Our read on DFGP
AMost of the aggregate-bond aisle stops at the US border. Dimensional's version buys the world, roughly 1,300 bonds across US and foreign issuers, for well under the category's typical fee.
The fund seeks its objective through investments in U.S. and foreign fixed-income securities.
Why people hold it
- 0.23% a year against a category median near 0.36%. Cheap shelf space for a globally sourced bond portfolio.
- About 1,300 bonds spanning US and foreign issuers, so no single borrower carries much weight.
- Runs to a stated mandate rather than a published index, and it has stayed tightly inside that US-plus-foreign fixed income brief.
- Pays quarterly, and it sits among the stronger builds in a crowded aggregate-bond peer group.
Worth knowing
- Cheap for its niche, not cheap outright. Plain US aggregate trackers (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%.
- Going global means foreign government and corporate paper, a wider risk set than a US-only aggregate fund carries.
- A 2023 launch, so the record is short, and it trades moderately rather than sitting among the busiest names on the tape.
DFGP Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,676
- 14%
- Fnma 30YR Tba Nov 6%
Geography
- United States66.67%
- Canada12.82%
- Japan6.50%
- France5.68%
- New Zealand3.27%
- United Kingdom1.53%
- Australia1.23%
- Belgium1.21%
- 1.09%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
DFGP Performance
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DFGP$9,906
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 | DFGP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.2% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 1 year | −0.9% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | DFGP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.2% | |
| 2025 | +5.9% | |
| 2024 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | +6.2% |
DFGP in the news
DFGP Dividends
- 5.69%
- $2.97
- $0.06 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DFGP Risk
- 4.7%
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.
- −0.06
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.
- −3.9%
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.
- 0.22
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFGP Cost
0.23%
DFGP0.23%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
3 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
Other funds in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
- AGRNBVanEck Green Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return −0.3%
- ABNDWVanguard Total World Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return −1.4%
- ADFGXDimensional - International Core Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.21%1 year return −0.8%
- AFBNDFidelity Total Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −1.9%
- ADFSBDimensional - Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return −0.6%