Dimensional - Short Duration Fixed Income ETF
$46.67−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.17%
- $7.3B
- +1.0%
- 4.52%
- 0.6M sh
- $46.66
- low $46.39high $48.51
The ETF.net DFSD Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 7 of 24
Score 60 of 100 falls in the B 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.D37 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 20 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A70 out of 100Rank 8 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 9 of 24
Our read on DFSD
BDimensional's front-of-the-curve bond fund: actively run, rules-driven, and priced at 0.17%, under half the typical bond ETF fee. Mostly investment-grade paper maturing inside five years.
The fund seeks to maximize total returns by investing across the universe of fixed-income securities.
Why people hold it
- At 0.17%, it costs less than half the 0.36% median fee among bond ETFs in its peer group, and that price buys active management, not index tracking.
- Lives at the short end: primarily investment-grade bonds maturing within five years, measured against a 1-5 year US corporate and government benchmark.aaii.com
- Spread across well over a thousand bond positions, so one issuer's trouble barely registers at the portfolio level.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which tends to keep spread costs modest on everyday-sized orders.
Worth knowing
- Cheap for active, but plain-vanilla index bond funds like BND and SCHZ run 0.03%. The gap is what you pay for the security selection.
- Short maturities cut interest-rate sensitivity in both directions: less damage when yields rise, less lift when they fall.aaii.com
- Payouts follow an irregular schedule rather than a fixed monthly rhythm, so income timing isn't something to set a calendar by.
DFSD Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,591
- 8%
- New Zeala 1.5% 05/15/31
Geography
- United States70.43%
- Canada9.72%
- Japan3.18%
- New Zealand2.68%
- United Kingdom2.40%
- France2.36%
- Australia1.92%
- Netherlands1.91%
- 5.40%
DFSD Performance
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DFSD$10,099
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 | DFSD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.1% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | +1.0% |
| 3 years | +4.8% |
| 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 | DFSD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.1% | |
| 2025 | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | +4.6% | |
| 2023 | +6.1% | |
| 2022 | −5.9% | |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
DFSD in the news
DFSD Dividends
- 4.52%
- $2.11
- $0.17 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DFSD Risk
- 2.0%
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.
- −8.5%
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.
- 0.26
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFSD Cost
0.17%
DFSD0.17%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
13 of the 23 Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
- BLDRCiShares iBonds 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.5%
- BSUSBiShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +1.2%
- BZTREF/M 3-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond EtfExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.2%
- BQSIGWisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +0.9%
- CFLTBFidelity Limited Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +1.2%