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DFCF vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 DFCF's duration was 5.8 years and TAGG's 5.8; TAGG charges 0.08% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

TAGG costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; DFCF is 4.7 times larger.

DFCFTAGG
Expense ratio0.17%0.08%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$11.0bn$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−1.4%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common7%
Below its high4.4%, high on Feb 27, 20264.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−1.8%
DFCF total return, 1 year
−1.4%
TAGG total return, 1 year
0.17%
DFCF expense ratio
0.08%
TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and TAGG hold 7% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFCF TAGG
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 4.10% 0.60%
U S TREASURY BOND, due Nov 15, 2044 0.50% 1.76%
U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2045 0.58% 0.49%
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 20, 2056 1.74% 0.42%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 5.34% 0.38%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 6.19% 0.37%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 1.65% 0.31%
U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2045 0.30% 0.94%
U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2045 0.28% 1.35%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 28, 2030 0.21% 1.92%
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 2.85% 0.20%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2035 0.25% 0.19%
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%
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%
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2028 1.06%
Only in TAGG
US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%
US TREASURY N/B 11/54 4.5, due Nov 15, 2054 1.70%
US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B 11/30 3.5, due Nov 30, 2030 1.26%
US TREASURY N/B 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.07%
US TREASURY N/B 02/56 4.75, due Feb 15, 2056 1.07%
US TREASURY N/B 04/31 3.875, due Apr 30, 2031 1.03%
US TREASURY N/B 08/30 3.625, due Aug 31, 2030 0.91%

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On the same fields

DFCF
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF
TAGG
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Dimensional T. Rowe Price
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.17% 0.08%
Holdings 1771 1815
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $11.0bn $2.7bn

DFCF and TAGG 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.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or TAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or TAGG?
TAGG is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 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 ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price 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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