Which returned more over the last year, DFSD or IGSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSD returned +1.1% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFSD or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DFSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DFSD's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to DFSD's 0.16%.

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Net assets: $7.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.1%

DFSD total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.16%

DFSD expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

DFSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DFSD	IGSB
Return
Measure	DFSD	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	DFSD	IGSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	DFSD	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.04%
Net assets, DFSD as of Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026	$7.1bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	DFSD	IGSB
Holdings in common	19%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 26, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 256 weekly returns

DFSD IGSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB +11.9% +13.7%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.3% +2.6%

Price return edge IGSB −6.7% −4.7%

Risk

Volatility edge DFSD 2.5% 2.8%

Max drawdown edge Tie −8.3% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB −0.69 −0.48

Sortino edge IGSB −0.87 −0.65

Calmar edge IGSB 0.28 0.33

Reading

IGSB returned more: +13.7% to +11.9%. DFSD swung less: 2.5% to 2.8%. DFSD and IGSB fell about the same at their worst: −8.3% and −8.1%.

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Risk and return: DFSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DFSD	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.9%	+13.7%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.6%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−6.7%	−4.7%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.5%	2.8%	DFSD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.9%	2.1%	DFSD (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.3%	−8.1%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.69	−0.48	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.87	−0.65	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.28	0.33	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 256 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, DFSD and IGSB hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFSD IGSB

AMAZON COM INC, due Mar 13, 2031 0.27% 0.13%

CIGNA CORP, due Oct 15, 2028 0.19% 0.10%

BAYER US FINANCE II LLC, due Dec 15, 2028 0.26% 0.09%

META PLATFORMS INC, due May 15, 2031 0.09% 0.09%

META PLATFORMS INC, due Nov 15, 2030 0.19% 0.09%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, due Dec 3, 2029 0.26% 0.08%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, due Mar 21, 2031 0.11% 0.08%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP, due May 15, 2029 0.07% 0.08%

ALPHABET INC, due Nov 15, 2030 0.17% 0.07%

NTT FINANCE CORP, due Jul 16, 2030 0.39% 0.07%

AMAZON COM INC, due Nov 20, 2030 0.10% 0.07%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, due Mar 31, 2030 0.26% 0.06%

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Only in DFSD

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BOND, due May 15, 2030 2.35%

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 1.85%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 15, 2028 1.12%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 1.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Sep 30, 2028 0.71%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 29, 2028 0.69%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2028 0.59%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 0.57%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.11%

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Side by side

DFSD Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.1% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.5 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.04%

Holdings 1589 4781

Net assets, DFSD as of Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.1bn $23.7bn

DFSD and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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DFSD and IGSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. DFSD follows No index, actively managed and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 19% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. DFSD holds 1,589 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

DFSD

DFSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSD or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSD returned +1.1% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFSD or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DFSD on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DFSD dividend history →DFSD holdings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DFSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Dimensional website ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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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