FundNYSEARCAFixed Income

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

DFCF NYSE Arca

The investment objective of the Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF is to seek to maximize total returns from the universe of eligible investments. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

40.30USD
−1.51 (−3.60%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Dividend yield
3.01%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
4.3%
Average Risk
Beta
0.11
vs the market
52-week range
40.1042.76
01 Performance

How DFCF has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+2.9 pts
-4%-2%0%2%4% DFCF −0.7% Price −3.6%

Over 1 year, DFCF returned −0.7% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +2.9 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
4.3%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±4% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−6.2%
0%-4%−6.2%

Deepest fall −6.2% on Oct 5, 2026 — 220 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 6% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
DFCF tends to move+1.1%

A beta of 0.11 means DFCF has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -1.13 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
40.30
  • 12-day average40.30 +0.0%
  • 26-day average40.52 −0.5%
  • 50-day average40.83 −1.3%
  • 200-day average41.35 −2.5%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Oversold
OversoldOverbought29.9

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield3.01%

About 30 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.21
Last paid
Sep 22, 2026

Last 12 months

1.21 USD / share
0.15Oct 210.19Nov 180.29Dec 160.04Jan 210.08Feb 180.12May 190.17Jun 230.16Sep 22
05 Themes

Where DFCF shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold DFCF. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

06 Profile

About Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

The investment objective of the Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF is to seek to maximize total returns from the universe of eligible investments. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
DFCF
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US25434V8726
CUSIP
25434V872
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Fixed Income
Industry
Aggregate
Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
All key statistics

Details

NameDimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
TickerDFCF
ISINUS25434V8726
CUSIP25434V872
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryFixed Income
Sub CategoryAggregate
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 15, 2021
BenchmarkBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD40.30
52W Low / High 40.10 / 42.76
1Y Total Return-0.70%
Subpar
1Y Volatility4.26%
Average Risk
Beta0.11
12M Dividends1.21295
Last Dividend DateSep 22, 2026
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield3.01%

Dataas of Oct 13, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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