FundNYSEARCAFixed Income

Dimensional Short Duration Fixed Income ETF

DFSD NYSE Arca

The investment objective of the Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF is to maximize total returns from the universe of fixed income securities in which the Portfolio invests. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

46.87USD
+0.03 (+0.06%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Dividend yield
2.87%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
2.4%
Low Risk
Beta
0.05
vs the market
52-week range
46.2547.71
01 Performance

How DFSD has paid off

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

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+2.9 pts
-1%0%1%2%3% DFSD +2.9% Price +0.1%

Over 1 year, DFSD returned +2.9% 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
2.4%Low Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±2% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−3.1%
0%-2%−3.1%

Deepest fall −3.1% on Sep 28, 2026 — 213 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
DFSD tends to move+0.5%

A beta of 0.05 means DFSD has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.76 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
46.87
  • 12-day average46.70 +0.4%
  • 26-day average46.64 +0.5%
  • 50-day average46.68 +0.4%
  • 200-day average46.85 +0.1%

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

Relative strength (RSI)

Overbought
OversoldOverbought76.0

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 yield2.87%

About 29 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.34
Last paid
Oct 20, 2026

Last 12 months

1.34 USD / share
0.22Nov 180.38Dec 160.14May 190.24Jun 230.17Sep 220.18Oct 20
05 Themes

Where DFSD shows up

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

06 Profile

About Dimensional Short Duration Fixed Income ETF

The investment objective of the Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF is to maximize total returns from the universe of fixed income securities in which the Portfolio invests. Total return is comprised of income and capital appreciation.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
DFSD
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US25434V8643
CUSIP
25434V864
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Fixed Income
Industry
Short Duration
Benchmark
ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate & Government Index
All key statistics

Details

NameDimensional Short Duration Fixed Income ETF
TickerDFSD
ISINUS25434V8643
CUSIP25434V864
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryFixed Income
Sub CategoryShort Duration
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 15, 2021
BenchmarkICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate & Government Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD46.87
52W Low / High 46.25 / 47.71
1Y Total Return2.87%
Below Average
1Y Volatility2.48%
Low Risk
Beta0.05
12M Dividends1.34333
Last Dividend DateOct 20, 2026
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield2.87%

Dataas of Nov 2, 2026

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