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DFGX

GradeANASDAQ Global Market

Dimensional - International Core Fixed Income ETF

Core US Bond · Dimensional · Inception 2023-11-07 · SEC filings

$51.27−0.40 (−0.76%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

History starts Nov 8, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 51.67 to 51.27. Range 51.16 to 51.53. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$51.20$51.40$51.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.21%
Fund size
$1.8B
1Y return
+0.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.55%
Holdings
666
Volume · 30D
0.2M sh
NAV per share
$51.56
52W range
low $51.12high $54.73

The ETF.net DFGX Grade

A

72/ 100

Rank 7 of 29 in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for DFGX. Scores out of 100: Cost 93, Risk 25, Mission 81, Tradability 65, Holdings 79, Durability 57. Strongest: Cost (93). Weakest: Risk (25). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 72 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 93
    Category rank3/29 · top 10%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 81
    Category rank15/27 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 25
    Category rank27/29 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 65
    Category rank9/29 · top 31%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 79
    Category rank6/29 · top 21%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 57
    Category rank15/29 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on DFGX

ETF.net Research

ADimensional's answer to the boring, load-bearing part of a portfolio: roughly 700 bonds from outside the US, priced well under the typical core bond ETF. A late-2023 launch that already runs in the billions.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to maximize total returns through income and capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.21% a year against a 0.36% median for the core bond crowd. On a bond sleeve, where returns are measured in basis points, that gap does real work.
  2. 02About 700 holdings, all in non-US fixed income, so no single issuer or country steers the whole thing.
  3. 03Stays inside its stated lane: total return from income and capital appreciation, in bonds outside the US. What the prospectus describes is what the portfolio holds.
  4. 04Lands in the upper half of a very crowded core bond field, and the data behind that read is rated high confidence.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Index rivals go cheaper: BND and SPAB at 0.03%, and BNDX covers international bonds for 0.07%. The extra cost here buys Dimensional's own portfolio construction.
  2. 02Launched in November 2023, so the track record is short by bond fund standards.
  3. 03Trades moderately rather than heavily, and cash goes out annually or semiannually, not monthly.

DFGX Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:51 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
666
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
JAPAN GOV 2.5% 06/20/362.1%

Geography

  • Japan33.04%
  • Canada27.45%
  • France13.53%
  • Australia7.65%
  • United Kingdom5.27%
  • New Zealand5.22%
  • Belgium3.74%
  • Germany3.15%
  • Other countries (10)0.94%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 53.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—JAPAN GOV 2.5% 06/20/362.12%6,029,550,000$37M9
002—JAPAN GOV 1.% 12/20/351.80%5,788,700,000$32M9
003—JAPAN GOV 2.4% 03/20/361.64%4,670,900,000$29M9
004—JAPAN GOV 1.7% 09/20/351.60%4,813,800,000$28M9
005—JAPAN GOV .4% 09/20/401.57%6,442,500,000$27M9
006—JAPAN GOV .4% 03/20/361.25%4,303,250,000$22M9
007—CDP FINAN 3.65% 06/02/351.13%28,713,000$20M8
008—ALPHABET 3% 05/06/331.07%17,335,000$19M9
009—NEW ZEALA 3.5% 04/14/331.05%34,343,000$18M12
010—JAPAN GOV .8% 03/20/340.96%2,997,750,000$17M8
011—JAPAN GOV .6% 12/20/330.96%3,018,800,000$17M8
012—JAPAN GOV 1.2% 09/20/350.93%2,924,900,000$16M9
013—UNITED 4.5% 03/07/350.93%12,721,000$16M11
014—SFIL SA 3.% 05/23/310.90%14,300,000$16M7
015—CPPIB CAP 4.3% 06/02/340.89%21,339,000$16M7

Showing 1–15 of 788 holdings

DFGX Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

DFGX$10,025
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. DFGX $10,025. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for DFGX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDFGX
Year to date−0.2%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−1.6%
1 year+0.2%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DFGX
YearReturn barDFGX
2026 YTD−0.2%
2025+3.5%
2024+3.7%
2023+5.0%

History from Nov 8, 2023

DFGX in the news

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DFGX Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.55%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Nov 21, 2023 $0.0025; Dec 19, 2023 $0.25; Feb 21, 2024 $0.04; Mar 19, 2024 $0.16; Apr 16, 2024 $0.13; Jul 16, 2024 $0.36; Nov 19, 2024 $0.85; Dec 17, 2024 $0.87; Feb 19, 2025 $0.02; Mar 25, 2025 $0.02; Nov 18, 2025 $0.56; Dec 16, 2025 $0.90; Jul 21, 2026 $0.70; Aug 18, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Aug 18, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.19
Jul 21, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.70
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.90
Nov 18, 2025Nov 20, 2025$0.56
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.02
Feb 19, 2025Feb 21, 2025$0.02
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.87
Nov 19, 2024Nov 21, 2024$0.85
Jul 16, 2024Jul 18, 2024$0.36
Apr 16, 2024Apr 19, 2024$0.13
Mar 19, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.16
Feb 21, 2024Feb 26, 2024$0.04

DFGX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.0%
Annualised · 33 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.12
vs 3-month T-bills · 33 months to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−3.3%
34 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.20
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

DFGX Cost

Expense ratio0.21%
  • The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
  • Median 0.41%

2 of the 27 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.

DFGX costs $21.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) fund costs $41.00.