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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFCF or VCRB?

VCRB 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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DFCF vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFCF's duration was 5.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCRB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; VCRB charges 0.10% to DFCF's 0.17%. Net assets: $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

	DFCF	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.17%	0.10%
Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026	$11.0bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, 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

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.17%

DFCF expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFCF and VCRB hold 3% 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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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFCF VCRB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2032 0.75% 0.43%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 29, 2032 0.52% 0.36%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2045 0.30% 0.16%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2045 0.28% 0.14%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2040 0.14% 0.13%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2030 0.16% 0.11%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jul 31, 2030 0.10% 0.49%

U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2040 0.25% 0.09%

NOVARTIS CAPITAL CORP, due Mar 18, 2033 0.17% 0.09%

GENERAL MOTORS CO, due Apr 1, 2036 0.13% 0.05%

META PLATFORMS INC, due Nov 15, 2045 0.05% 0.04%

ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2033 0.05% 0.04%

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 VCRB

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.33%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.68%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

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On the same fields

DFCF

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.17% 0.10%

Holdings 1771 3418

Net assets, DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.0bn $7.6bn

DFCF and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFCF or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFCF returned −1.8% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFCF or VCRB?: VCRB 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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Where these figures came from

DFCF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFCF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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