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YEAR vs DFSD

AB Ultra Short Income ETF vs Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

YEAR

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

AllianceBernstein

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$1.5B

DFSD

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.16%

Fund size

$6.6B

Key differences

  • DFSD costs 0.09% less per year.
  • DFSD is significantly larger than YEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

YEARDFSD
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.16%
Fund size (AUM)$1.5B$6.6B
Since20222021
Dividend yield4.21%3.97%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionglobal
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+3.9%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+5.0%+5.4%
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y1.300.83
Volatility 1Y0.77%1.92%
Max drawdown-0.79%-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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