Filings Digest
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Dimensional International Core Fixed Income ETF
The ETF.net DFGX Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 4 of 29
Score 75 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.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 15 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D33 out of 100Rank 24 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 9 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A78 out of 100Rank 6 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 15 of 29
Our read on DFGX
In short
ADimensional's bond sleeve for everything outside the US: roughly 700 mostly developed-market issues at 0.20%, net of a waiver through February 28, 2027. Built to sit beside a US core, not re-buy it.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to maximize total returns through income and capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DFGX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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DFGX$9,955
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 | DFGX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.5% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | 0.0% |
| 1 year | −0.4% |
| 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 | DFGX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% | |
| 2025 | +3.5% | |
| 2024 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | +5.0% |
DFGX in the news
DFGX Dividends
- 4.92%
- $2.55
- $0.20 per share
- Irregular
DFGX Risk
- 4.1%
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.
- −0.16
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.
- −3.4%
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.
- 0.20
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
DFGX Cost
Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
$3,095
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DFGX 0.20%
$4,155
BNDW 0.05% Cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DFGX | BNDW | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $365 | $92 | $273 |
| 20 | $1,421 | $360 | $1,061 |
| 30 | $4,155 | $1,060 | $3,095 |
You pay 0.20%Waived by Dimensional 0.01%
Full fee 0.21% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.20%
Other funds in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
- ABNDWVanguard Total World Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return −0.2%
- AGRNBVanEck Green Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +0.2%
- ADFSBDimensional Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return 0.0%
- AEVTREaton Vance Total Return Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +0.1%
- AFBNDFidelity Total Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −0.2%
