DFCF vs EAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFCF's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and EAGG's 5.9 on May 31, 2026; EAGG charges 0.10% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

EAGG costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; DFCF is 2.2 times larger.

DFCFEAGG
Expense ratio0.17%0.10%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$11.0bn$5.0bn
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−1.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common15%
Below its high4.4%, high on Feb 27, 20265.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.8%
DFCF total return, 1 year
−1.7%
EAGG total return, 1 year
0.17%
DFCF expense ratio
0.10%
EAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and EAGG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFCF EAGG
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2032 0.75% 0.37%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2028 0.47% 0.36%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 0.39% 0.35%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2033 0.65% 0.34%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2031 0.72% 0.32%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2033 0.65% 0.32%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2033 0.61% 0.27%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2033 0.87% 0.27%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2035 0.25% 0.37%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2032 0.89% 0.25%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2031 0.53% 0.25%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2032 0.91% 0.24%
Only in DFCF
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 6.19%
The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 6.07%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 5.34%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 4.70%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 4.10%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2027 3.07%
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 20, 2056 3.00%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2027 2.94%
Only in EAGG
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.51%
Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.42%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.38%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 0.38%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37%

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On the same fields

DFCF
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
EAGG
iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.17% 0.10%
Holdings 1771 5119
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $11.0bn $5.0bn

DFCF and EAGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFCF in plain words

DFCF is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

EAGG in plain words

EAGG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or EAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and EAGG −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or EAGG?
EAGG 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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