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IG vs DFSD

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF vs Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

IG

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.19%

Fund size

$179M

DFSD

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.16%

Fund size

$6.6B

Key differences

  • DFSD is significantly larger than IG — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

IGDFSD
Annual cost (TER)0.19%0.16%
Fund size (AUM)$179M$6.6B
Since20182021
Dividend yield5.06%3.97%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionglobal
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.0%+4.6%
CAGR 3Y+5.1%+5.3%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.270.78
Volatility 1Y4.81%1.92%
Max drawdown-23.17%-8.45%

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

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