DFSDDimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF
Maximizes total returns from fixed income securities.
By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2021
Annual Cost
0.16%
#731 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$7.3B
#367 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+1.3%
Track Record
4 years
#2,499 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,137+1.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 8.5% of funddiversified
New Zealand
2.1%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
1.7%
United States of America
0.8%
ACCENTURE CAPITAL INC.
0.7%
NOVARTIS CAPITAL CORPORATION
0.6%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
0.6%
CDP FINANCIAL INC.
0.6%
RADIAN GROUP INC.
0.5%
KOMMUNALBANKEN AS
0.5%
AKER BP ASA
0.5%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.0%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-8.5%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.42Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.60Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
3.9 years
Avg maturity
9.7 years
Credit ratings
US Government
13.4%
AAA
6.6%
AA
26.3%
A
33.7%
BBB
33.4%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Maximizes total returns from fixed income securities.
- Strategy
- Actively manages a portfolio of U.S. and foreign corporate debt securities with investment grade ratings, focusing on maximizing total returns through income and capital appreciation. Maintains a weighted average duration of no more than one half year greater than, and no less than one year below, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate & Government Index.
- Inception date
- November 15, 2021
- Fund family
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
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Data updated on 2026-09-18