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TAXF vs DFSD

American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF vs Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

TAXF

American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF

American Century Investments

Annual cost

0.27%

Fund size

$627M

DFSD

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.16%

Fund size

$6.6B

Key differences

  • DFSD costs 0.11% less per year.
  • DFSD is significantly larger than TAXF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • TAXF covers north america markets; DFSD covers global.
  • Over the last 3 years, DFSD has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

TAXFDFSD
Annual cost (TER)0.27%0.16%
Fund size (AUM)$627M$6.6B
Since20182021
Dividend yield3.82%3.97%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.0%+4.6%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+5.3%
CAGR 5Y+0.9%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.030.78
Volatility 1Y3.09%1.92%
Max drawdown-13.94%-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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