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BOXX vs DYNF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and DYNF an actively managed equity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $42.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF.

BOXX on its own →DYNF on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+14.5%
DYNF total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; DYNF is 2.9 times larger.

BOXX vs DYNF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXDYNF
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+14.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.26%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$42.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight95%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.7%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +14.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (PBUS)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.2 pts vs PBUS
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.26%
Holdings not counted 262
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and DYNF as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $42.7bn

BOXX and DYNF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or DYNF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and DYNF +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or DYNF?
BOXX is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →DYNF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →DYNF dividend history →DYNF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
DYNF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DYNF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DYNF ↗

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