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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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Government
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate52.31%
Government47.32%
Securitized25.86%
Cash−25.49%
Stock breakdown by region
North America90.57%
Europe4.62%
Oceania2.68%
Asia2.13%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
DFCF invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 52.31% stocks, and Government, with 47.32% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
DFCF last dividends amounted to 0.17 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.16 USD in dividends, which shows a 8.98% increase.
DFCF assets under management is 6.81 B USD. It's risen 2.98% over the last month.
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.
Yes, DFCF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.62%. The last dividend (May 22, 2025) amounted to 0.17 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
DFCF shares are issued by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. under the brand Dimensional. The ETF was launched on Nov 15, 2021, and its management style is Active.
DFCF expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
DFCF follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
DFCF invests in bonds.
DFCF price has fallen by −0.55% 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 −0.30% over the last month, have fallen by −0.30% over the last month, showed a −0.17% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 6.24% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.30% over the last month, have fallen by −0.30% over the last month, showed a −0.17% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 6.24% in a year.
DFCF trades at a premium (0.07%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.