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DFCF vs SPAB: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFCF's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SPAB's 5.9 on Jun 30, 2026; SPAB charges 0.03% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; DFCF is 1.1 times larger.

DFCFSPAB
Expense ratio0.17%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$11.0bn$9.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−1.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common15%
Below its high4.4%, high on Feb 27, 20264.9%, 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
−1.6%
SPAB total return, 1 year
0.17%
DFCF expense ratio
0.03%
SPAB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and SPAB 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

half

15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFCF SPAB
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 0.39% 0.42%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2028 1.06% 0.38%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2033 0.65% 0.37%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2033 0.65% 0.32%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2032 0.91% 0.31%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2033 0.61% 0.28%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2032 0.76% 0.27%
U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2045 0.30% 0.26%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2035 0.25% 0.33%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Mar 31, 2028 0.44% 0.25%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2031 0.53% 0.24%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2033 0.87% 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 SPAB
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.79%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.44%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.43%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 0.39%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.37%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.37%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37%

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On the same fields

DFCF
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
SPAB
State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Dimensional State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.17% 0.03%
Holdings 1771 8690
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 $11.0bn $9.9bn

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

DFCF in plain words

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

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or SPAB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and SPAB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or SPAB?
SPAB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 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 ↗SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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