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

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

Which is cheaper, DFCF or SCCR?

SCCR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DFCF vs SCCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFCF's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SCCR's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SCCR charges 0.16% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab Core Bond ETF.

SCCR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

	DFCF	SCCR
Expense ratio	0.17%	0.16%
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCCR as of Jun 30, 2026	$11.0bn	$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.8%

DFCF total return, 1 year

−1.7%

SCCR total return, 1 year

0.17%

DFCF expense ratio

0.16%

SCCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and SCCR hold 0% 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 SCCR

CISCO SYSTEMS INC, due Feb 15, 2039 0.27% 0.35%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2039 0.06% 0.45%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP LP, due Sep 26, 2034 0.05% 0.51%

FISERV INC, due Aug 21, 2033 0.03% 0.23%

DEVON ENERGY CORP, due Sep 15, 2034 0.03% 0.37%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC, due Feb 15, 2033 0.02% 0.41%

HONDA MOTOR CO LTD, due Jul 8, 2030 0.01% 0.37%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC THE, due Feb 7, 2030 0.01% 0.68%

T MOBILE USA INC, due Feb 15, 2041 0.01% 0.31%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC, due Mar 15, 2043 0.00% 0.52%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2046 0.00% 0.95%

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 SCCR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 2.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 1.58%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 1.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 1.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 1.30%

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On the same fields

DFCF

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

SCCR

Schwab Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional Schwab

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 −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.17% 0.16%

Holdings 1771 548

Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $11.0bn $1.5bn

DFCF and SCCR 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.

SCCR in plain words

SCCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 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 US Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or SCCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and SCCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or SCCR?: SCCR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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 ↗SCCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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