Dimensional - Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETF
$49.91+0.08 (+0.16%)
- 0.24%
- $746M
- −0.6%
- 6.52%
- 0.1M sh
- $49.75
- low $49.38high $53.86
The ETF.net DFSB Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 6 of 29
Score 72 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.A95 out of 100Rank 9 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D33 out of 100Rank 22 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 16 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A83 out of 100Rank 5 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 DFSB
ADimensional's global bond core with a sustainability screen: roughly 700 US and developed-market issues, no named index to hug, and a price tag well under the typical aggregate bond fund.
The ETF seeks to maximize total returns through income and capital appreciation from the debt securities in which it invests.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.24% a year against a 0.36% median for aggregate bond funds, so the sustainability mandate doesn't carry the usual premium.
- Roughly 700 bonds spread across US and developed international issuers, broad enough that no single borrower moves the needle much.
- What it owns lines up closely with what it says: global debt run for income and capital appreciation, with sustainability shaping the mix.
- Pays quarterly and lands in the upper half of a very crowded aggregate-bond field.
Worth knowing
- The plain-vanilla giants (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%. The sustainability screen here is a real annual cost difference.
- Thinly traded, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and more slippage on bigger orders than the household-name bond funds.
- Launched in 2022, so the record is short by bond-fund standards, and the fund is mid-sized rather than a giant.
DFSB Holdings
- Bonds
- 808
- 15%
- Fnma 30YR Tba Nov 6%
Geography
- United States32.63%
- Canada14.17%
- Japan7.41%
- United Kingdom6.81%
- Belgium6.71%
- France5.75%
- Netherlands5.53%
- Australia4.97%
- 16.02%
Developed 97% · Emerging 3%
DFSB Performance
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DFSB$9,938
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 | DFSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.9% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −2.4% |
| 1 year | −0.6% |
| 3 years | +4.9% |
| 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 | DFSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.9% | |
| 2025 | +5.2% | |
| 2024 | +2.5% | |
| 2023 | +9.3% | |
| 2022 | −0.8% |
DFSB in the news
DFSB Dividends
- 6.52%
- $3.25
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DFSB Risk
- 5.3%
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.
- 0.04
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.
- −5.2%
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.
- 0.88
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFSB Cost
0.24%
DFSB0.24%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
4 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
Other funds in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
- 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%
- AEVTREaton Vance Total Return Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return −1.6%
- BFLXRTCW Flexible Income ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.2%
- BSDFIAlliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +1.6%