DDX against the ETFIQ Strategic 40 benchmark

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As of Nov 4, 2026, Defined Duration 10 ETF holds 36.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderately conservative band. Its benchmark is ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks, a rule, not a fund.

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In the year to Oct 30, 2026, DDX returned +6.55%, 1.72 points ahead of the ETFIQ Strategic 40 benchmark’s hypothetical +4.83%.

0.25%fee a year

+6.55%1 year, to Oct 30, 2026

+4.83%Strategic 40, 1 year, hypothetical

+1.72points, DDX ahead

Growth of $10,000

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Ranges such as 1Y and 5Y end on Oct 30, 2026; All ends on Nov 4, 2026. DDX’s line is its own market-price total return. The benchmark’s is dashed and shaded where hypothetical, before Oct 5, 2026. The largest drawdown of DDX is shaded where the comparison dates it. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Not published: the 10Y range, the comparison carries no such window.

DDXStrategic 40, the benchmarkHypothetical

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. DDX is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 31, 2025	Jan 14, 2026	Mar 27, 2026	Jun 9, 2026	Aug 20, 2026	Oct 30, 2026
DDX	$10,000	$10,259	$10,071	$10,530	$10,758	$10,655
Reference	$10,000	$10,194	$9,852	$10,466	$10,620	$10,483

DDXStrategic 40, the benchmarkHypotheticalLargest drawdown −5.26%, Sep 27, 2024 to Jan 10, 2025

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 31, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. DDX is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 31, 2023	Jun 6, 2024	Jan 14, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Mar 27, 2026	Oct 30, 2026
DDX	$10,000	$11,157	$11,185	$12,126	$12,560	$13,289
Reference	$10,000	$11,497	$11,779	$12,874	$13,164	$14,007

DDXStrategic 40, the benchmarkHypotheticalLargest drawdown −21.28%, Nov 9, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022

Value of $10,000 at six points from Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. DDX is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Oct 29, 2021	Oct 28, 2022	Oct 30, 2023	Oct 29, 2024	Oct 30, 2025	Oct 30, 2026
DDX	$10,000	$8,189	$8,487	$9,736	$10,605	$11,292
Reference	$10,000	$8,330	$8,630	$10,350	$11,544	$12,107

DDXStrategic 40, the benchmarkHypothetical

Value of $10,000 at six points from Sep 20, 2021 to Nov 4, 2026; the same numbers as the chart. DDX is its market-price total return; the benchmark is hypothetical.
Value on	Sep 20, 2021	Sep 27, 2022	Oct 6, 2023	Oct 15, 2024	Oct 27, 2025	Nov 4, 2026
DDX	$10,000	$8,088	$8,648	$9,960	$10,790	$11,481
Reference	$10,000	$8,210	$8,850	$10,538	$11,745	$12,328

DDX and Strategic 40 by window

DDX and Strategic 40 by window
Window	From	To	DDX	Strategic 40	Difference, points	Side
Year to date	Dec 31, 2025	Nov 4, 2026	+6.12%	+5.03%*	+1.09	DDX ahead
1 year	Oct 31, 2025	Oct 30, 2026	+6.55%	+4.83%*	+1.72	DDX ahead
3 years, a year	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 30, 2026	+9.94%	+11.89%*	−1.95	DDX behind
5 years, a year	Oct 29, 2021	Oct 30, 2026	+2.46%	+3.90%*	−1.44	DDX behind
10 years, a year	not published	not published	not published	not published	not published	not published
Since Sep 20, 2021, a year	Sep 30, 2021	Oct 30, 2026	+2.88%	+4.25%*	−1.37	DDX behind

DDX’s own market-price total return beside Strategic 40 over the same closes. YTD and 1 year are total returns; the longer windows are yearly rates over whole months. The difference is in percentage points. *Hypothetical as a whole: the benchmark’s window begins before its tracked date, Oct 5, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo.

Fees

Fees
Portfolio	Fee	A year	On $10,000	As of
DDX	Expense ratio, from its prospectus	0.25%	$25	Nov 21, 2025
Strategic 40	Weighted fund fee, inside its returns	0.04%	$4	Nov 4, 2026

Both fees are already inside the returns above. On $10,000 is the fee times 100, the dollars a year at that fee.

Risk over 5 years

Risk over 5 years
Number	DDX	Strategic 40
Volatility, a year	8.59%	9.15%
Largest drawdown, on daily values	−21.28%	−20.32%
Beta to the benchmark	0.92	measured against itself
Correlation	0.98	measured against itself
Tracking error, a year	1.86%	measured against itself
Up capture	0.88	measured against itself
Down capture	0.96	measured against itself

From monthly returns, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026, 60 months. The drawdown uses daily values. Beta, correlation, tracking error and captures compare the fund with the benchmark.

How a benchmark is published

Each benchmark has its own page with its weights, calendar and returns. Rules were frozen on Oct 3, 2026. Data before Oct 5, 2026 is hypothetical: we apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. Total returns use market price with distributions reinvested, after each fund’s own fees. Nothing else is deducted. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Methodology v1.3 →

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DDX fund page→The Strategic 40 benchmark→Every benchmark at 40% stocks→Every model, side by side→How the benchmarks are built→

Questions people ask about DDX and its benchmark

Why is DDX measured against ETFIQ Strategic 40?

As of Nov 4, 2026, DDX holds 36.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderately conservative band, more than 30% and up to 50% stocks. ETFIQ Strategic 40 is that band’s benchmark.

What does ETFIQ Strategic 40 hold?

40% VT and 60% US bonds (BND and AGG in equal parts), rebalanced on the last trading day of each month. It is a rule, not a fund. ETFIQ takes no payment from any fund company.

Why are the benchmark’s returns hypothetical?

Its rule was frozen on a set date. Returns before that date apply today’s rule and funds to earlier prices. The fund’s own returns use its market price with distributions reinvested. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived.

Sources and dates

Prices and distributions, every fund the benchmarks holdData sourced by Tiingo · end of day · Nov 4, 2026 ↗

The risk-free rate, for the Sharpe ratioU.S. Treasury daily bill rates ↗

DDX’s page, with its prospectus and feeDDX’s page, with its prospectus and fee →

DDX’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratioDDX’s prospectus filing, for its expense ratio ↗

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. Data sourced by Tiingo.

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