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DFSD vs GBND

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF vs Goldman Sachs Core Bond ETF

DFSD

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.16%

Fund size

$6.6B

GBND

Goldman Sachs Core Bond ETF

Goldman Sachs

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$480M

Key differences

  • DFSD costs 0.09% less per year.
  • DFSD is significantly larger than GBND — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • DFSD covers global markets; GBND covers north america.

Side-by-side comparison

DFSDGBND
Annual cost (TER)0.16%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$6.6B$480M
Since20212025
Dividend yield3.97%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionglobalnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+4.7%N/A
CAGR 3Y+5.4%N/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y0.83N/A
Volatility 1Y1.92%
Max drawdown-8.45%-2.76%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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