Dimensional - Core Fixed Income ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About DFCF

What does DFCF invest in?

Under typical market conditions, at least 80% of the Portfolio's total assets will be invested in fixed income securities that are considered investment-grade. The fund predominantly targets debt instruments with maturities occurring within two decades of their settlement date. Furthermore, the Portfolio's weighted average duration will generally be managed to stay within a precise range relative to its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: it will not exceed the benchmark's duration by more than a quarter year, nor will it be more than one year below the benchmark's duration.

What is the expense ratio of DFCF?

Dimensional - Core Fixed Income ETF (DFCF) charges an expense ratio of 0.18%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is DFCF's dividend yield?

DFCF's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.42%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of DFCF?

Effective duration measures DFCF's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. DFCF's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of DFCF?

DFCF's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of DFCF?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from DFCF if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. DFCF's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.