Dimensional - Global Credit ETF
$52.23−0.02 (−0.03%)
- 0.21%
- $1.1B
- −0.7%
- 5.73%
- 0.1M sh
- $52.12
- low $51.73high $56.03
The ETF.net DGCB Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 14 of 49
Score 68 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.B61 out of 100Rank 19 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A97 out of 100Rank 26 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B55 out of 100Rank 17 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 21 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B63 out of 100Rank 21 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 23 of 49
Our read on DGCB
BDimensional's take on corporate bonds: an actively run, global credit portfolio measured against a USD-hedged global aggregate credit index, spreading roughly 1,000 issues across markets instead of sticking to US names.
The fund seeks to maximize total returns, consisting of income and capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Its yardstick is a global credit index hedged back to the dollar, so the exposure leans on corporate credit rather than currency swings.
- Actively run rather than index-hugging, with a stated aim of maximizing total return from both income and capital appreciation.
- Roughly 1,000 bonds spread issuer risk thin, and the fund pays quarterly.
- The portfolio hews closely to what the prospectus describes, and the fund sits in the upper half of the investment-grade corporate bond pack.
Worth knowing
- At 0.21% a year, it costs more than the category median and multiples of plain index peers such as VCIT (0.03%) and USIG (0.04%). Active global credit is the trade-off.
- Launched in 2023, so the record is short next to corporate bond funds that have been through several credit cycles.
- Trading is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than at the largest index competitors.
DGCB Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,228
- 8%
- Province 3.8% 06/02/35
Geography
- United States74.34%
- Canada13.92%
- France5.93%
- New Zealand3.51%
- Japan1.13%
- Germany0.63%
- Italy0.29%
- Belgium0.16%
- 0.08%
DGCB Performance
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DGCB$9,932
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 | DGCB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.1% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −2.3% |
| 1 year | −0.7% |
| 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 | DGCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.1% | |
| 2025 | +6.7% | |
| 2024 | +3.8% | |
| 2023 | +6.7% |
DGCB in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
DGCB Dividends
- 5.73%
- $2.99
- $0.14 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DGCB Risk
- 4.6%
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.
- −0.01
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.
- −3.8%
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.
- 0.23
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DGCB Cost
0.21%
DGCB0.21%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
18 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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- BAVGBAvantis Credit ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +0.4%
- BKORPAmerican Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return −1.6%
- BQIGWisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −2.1%
- BPFIGInvesco Fundamental Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return −0.4%