Dimensional Fund AdvisorsShort-Term BondDFSD · NYSE Arca

Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF (DFSD)

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Price: $46.90; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $7.3B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.16%; Category 0.63%
Yield: 4.46%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 1.3%-0.4%; Category 1.7%
3Y CAGR: 4.9%-0.3%; Category 5.1%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 2.2%

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Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-0.9%	-0.6%	+0.2%	+0.2%	+1.3%	+4.9%	—	—	+2.3%
Short-Term Bond average	-0.6%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.7%	1.7%	5.1%	2.2%	2.4%	3.0%
Difference	-0.3%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-0.5%	-0.4%	-0.3%	—	—	-0.7%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government13.4%
AAA6.6%
AA26.3%
A33.7%
BBB33.4%

Asset mix

Bonds99.9%
Cash0.1%

ETF details

Issuer: Dimensional Fund Advisors
Category: Fixed Income · Short-Term Bond
Ticker: DFSD
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 15 Nov 2021 (4.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.16% (category 0.63%)
Holdings turnover: 20% (category 130%)
Distribution yield: 4.46%
Beta, 3 years: 0.26
Total net assets: $7.3B
Average duration: 3.91 years
Average maturity: 9.66 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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