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DFSDDimensionalACTIVE

DIMENSIONAL SHORT-DURATION FIXED INCOME ETF

$46.56+0.19% vs prior close
464952-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The investment objective of the Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF (the "Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF" or "Portfolio") is to maximize total returns from the universe of fixed income securities in which the Portfolio invests. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

Price & daily flows
48.147.546.946.56DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.9% so far this year. At 0.16% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GSIG has a reported fee of 0.14%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$3.3Bassets under management
0.16%expense ratio · $16 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
694Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1129holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 22, 2023 · beta 0.07
Sector weights
Cash & Others100.01%
Other100%
Corporate79.46%
Government19.5%
Cash0.96%
Temporary0.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Other100%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week0.0%
1 month-1.3%
3 months-2.5%
6 months-2.8%
YTD-2.9%
1 year-3.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.0%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against DFSD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DFSD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-13bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-11bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-13bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-12bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-12bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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