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About Dimensional Short-Duration 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
DFSD invests in corporate and government debt securities from around the world. The fund focuses on bonds in the lower half of the investment-grade spectrum that matures within five years. The portfolio is expected to maintain its weighted average duration similar to its benchmark, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate & Government Index. However, if the expected term premium is greater for longer-term securities in the eligible maturity range, the fund may focus in the longer-term area. DFNM hedges its foreign currency exposure and could engage in foreign currency forward contracts, securities lending, credit default swaps, or options. The fund is actively managed.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate84.28%
Government15.40%
Cash0.32%
Stock breakdown by region
North America74.51%
Europe17.94%
Oceania3.87%
Asia3.56%
Africa0.11%
Latin America0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
DFSD invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 84.28% stocks, and Government, with 15.40% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
DFSD top holdings are Government of the United States of America FRN 31-OCT-2025 and United States Treasury Notes 4.625% 30-SEP-2028, occupying 1.28% and 1.12% of the portfolio correspondingly.
DFSD last dividends amounted to 0.14 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.13 USD in dividends, which shows a 9.00% increase.
DFSD assets under management is 4.58 B USD. It's risen 2.85% over the last month.
DFSD fund flows account for 1.65 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, DFSD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.59%. The last dividend (May 22, 2025) amounted to 0.14 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
DFSD 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.
DFSD expense ratio is 0.16% meaning you'd have to pay 0.16% of your investment to help manage the fund.
DFSD follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
DFSD invests in bonds.
DFSD price has risen by 0.13% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.94% increase. See more dynamics on DFSD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.22% over the last month, showed a 1.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.53% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.22% over the last month, showed a 1.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.53% in a year.
DFSD trades at a premium (0.13%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.