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About Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
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Inception date
Nov 15, 2021
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Distributor
DFA Securities LLC
DFCF rounds out Dimensional’s fixed income ETFs suite with its core offering. The actively managed fund includes investment-grade obligations issued or guaranteed by the US and foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, including mortgage-backed securities, corporate debts, bank loans, commercial paper, and money market funds. The fund’s strategy attempts to capture both expected credit and expected term premiums—that is return on investment for holding obligations considered to have greater credit risk and longer-term maturities. The fund may invest in fixed income securities of varying maturities while trying to maintain a weighted average duration as its benchmark—Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Additionally, the fund uses derivatives such as swaps and futures contracts to hedge against shifts in interest rates, credit quality, and currency exchange rates.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Government
Securitized
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Moving Averages
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
DFCF trades at 41.70 USD today, its price has risen 0.31% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on DFCF price chart.
DFCF net asset value is 41.58 today — it's fallen 0.56% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
DFCF assets under management is 6.80 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
DFCF price has fallen by −0.67% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.34% increase. See more dynamics on DFCF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.56% over the last month, have fallen by −0.56% over the last month, showed a −0.38% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.66% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.56% over the last month, have fallen by −0.56% over the last month, showed a −0.38% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.66% in a year.
DFCF fund flows account for 1.87 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
DFCF invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
DFCF expense ratio is 0.17%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, DFCF isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, DFCF technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating DFCF shows the sell signal. See more of DFCF technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, DFCF technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating DFCF shows the sell signal. See more of DFCF technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, DFCF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.63%.
DFCF trades at a premium (0.01%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
DFCF shares are issued by Dimensional Holdings, Inc.
DFCF follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Nov 15, 2021.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.