Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
$50.610.00 (0.00%)
- 0.15%
- $2.8B
- +3.6%
- 3.97%
- 0.4M sh
- $50.59
- low $50.44high $50.91
The ETF.net DUSB Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 16 of 78
Score 74 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.B68 out of 100Rank 21 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 32 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B67 out of 100Rank 20 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 18 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 20 of 78
Our read on DUSB
ADimensional took its systematic, research-driven playbook to the parking-lot end of the bond market in 2023: a roughly 400-bond ultrashort fund at 0.15% a year, run to maximize total return rather than hug an index.
The fund seeks to maximize total returns, consisting of income and capital appreciation. It generally invests in investment-grade fixed-income securities, usually maturing within one year, while maintaining a weighted average maturity of no more than one year.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.15% a year, below the median for ultrashort bond ETFs and level with what SHV and PULS cost.
- No index to track. The stated mandate is to maximize total returns, giving managers room to work inside the ultrashort band.
- Spreads the money across about 400 bonds, so no single issuer carries much of the load.
- Pays monthly, holds billions in assets, and sees steady enough volume to trade without drama. One of the stronger builds among ultrashort bond ETFs.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist: VUSB runs 0.10% for a similar ultrashort job.
- Launched in 2023, so its live record is short next to ultrashort funds that have traded through more rate cycles.
- It is a bond ETF, not a money market fund. The share price floats and the monthly income moves with short-term rates.
DUSB Holdings
- Bonds
- 629
- 12%
- Us T-Note 4.125% 11/15/27
Geography
- United States72.34%
- Australia4.68%
- Canada4.37%
- United Kingdom4.35%
- France3.56%
- Japan3.12%
- Netherlands1.72%
- Finland1.09%
- 4.77%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
DUSB Performance
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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 | DUSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.6% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +0.6% |
| 1 year | +3.6% |
| 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 | DUSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.6% | |
| 2025 | +4.5% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +1.8% |
DUSB in the news
DUSB Dividends
- 3.97%
- $2.01
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DUSB Risk
- 0.5%
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.
- 0.40
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.
- −0.3%
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.
- 0.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DUSB Cost
0.15%
DUSB0.15%
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
20 of the 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds charge less.
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- ABILZPIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return +3.7%
- AJPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +3.5%
- ASBILSimplify Government Money Market ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +3.7%