Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or FLCB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and FLCB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, DFCF or FLCB?

FLCB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DFCF vs FLCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFCF's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and FLCB's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; FLCB charges 0.15% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $3.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF.

FLCB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

	DFCF	FLCB
Expense ratio	0.17%	0.15%
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and FLCB as of Oct 9, 2026	$11.0bn	$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	10%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.8%

DFCF total return, 1 year

−1.7%

FLCB total return, 1 year

0.17%

DFCF expense ratio

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and FLCB hold 10% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFCF FLCB

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 6.19% 2.13%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 1.65% 1.34%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 2.85% 1.32%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 5.34% 1.07%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 4.10% 1.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2028 0.60% 1.17%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2033 0.40% 3.04%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2029 0.40% 1.20%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jun 30, 2030 0.17% 0.32%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2030 0.16% 0.78%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2040 0.14% 0.41%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 31, 2030 0.14% 0.58%

Only in DFCF

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 6.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 4.70%

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%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jul 31, 2027 2.93%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2026 2.25%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2027 1.99%

Only in FLCB

T 3.25 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 3.16%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73%

T 1.375 12/31/28, due Dec 31, 2028 2.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.04%

T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.64%

T 1.375 08/15/50, due Aug 15, 2050 1.31%

T 3.875 05/15/29, due May 15, 2029 1.19%

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On the same fields

DFCF

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

FLCB

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional Franklin

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

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% 0.15%

Holdings 1771 588

Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and FLCB as of Oct 9, 2026 $11.0bn $3.1bn

DFCF and FLCB 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.

FLCB in plain words

FLCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or FLCB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and FLCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or FLCB?: FLCB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

DFCF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFCF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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