{"url":"https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/","section":"models","title":"DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark | ETFIQ","description":"In the year to Oct 30, 2026, DDX returned +6.55%, 1.72 points ahead of the ETFIQ Strategic 40 benchmark\u2019s hypothetical +4.83%.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"ItemList","name":"DDX and its matched benchmark","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"DDX, Defined Duration 10 ETF","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ddx"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks","url":"https://etfiq.com/benchmarks/strategic-40/"}]},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is DDX measured against ETFIQ Strategic 40?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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. 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Data as of Nov 4, 2026; 1Y, 3Y and 5Y returns end at the last month end, Oct 30, 2026.\n DDX against the ETFIQ Strategic 40 benchmark\n 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.\n +6.55% DDX, 1 year \n +4.83%* Strategic 40, 1 year \n +1.72 Difference, points \n 0.25% Expense ratio \n\n In the year to Oct 30, 2026, DDX returned +6.55%, 1.72 points ahead of the ETFIQ Strategic 40 benchmark\u2019s hypothetical +4.83%.\n ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks: launched on Oct 3, 2026, when ETFIQ froze its rule. Data before Oct 5, 2026 is hypothetical: we apply today\u2019s rule and funds to earlier prices. From Oct 5, 2026 the record is tracked. A window that starts earlier is hypothetical as a whole.\n Other allocation ETFs against their benchmarks\n AAAA ALTY AOA AOK AOM AOR AVMA BAMA CCEF CGBL DDX DPRE ELM FARX FPAA FREI FTBI FXED GAA GAL GMOD GYLD HEFT HYIN INCM INKM IRTR ITDB ITDC ITDD ITDE IYLD JFLI KEAT LCR LEXI LOTI MDIV MFUL MHIG MHIP MPRO NDOW NMBL OCIO PVEX RAA RISN RJVI RSMV TBFC TBFG TDSC TRND TRTY VPC WBIG XRLX YLDW DDX and Strategic 40 by window\n DDX\u2019s 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\u2019s window begins before its tracked date, Oct 5, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo .\n Total return of DDX and ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks by window, to Nov 4, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo. Window From To DDX Strategic 40 Difference, points Side \n Year to date Dec 31, 2025 Nov 4, 2026 +6.12% +5.03%* +1.09 DDX ahead \n 1 year Oct 31, 2025 Oct 30, 2026 +6.55% +4.83%* +1.72 DDX ahead \n 3 years, a year Oct 31, 2023 Oct 30, 2026 +9.94% +11.89%* \u22121.95 DDX behind \n 5 years, a year Oct 29, 2021 Oct 30, 2026 +2.46% +3.90%* \u22121.44 DDX behind \n 10 years, a year not published not published not published not published not published not published \n Since Sep 20, 2021, a year Sep 30, 2021 Oct 30, 2026 +2.88% +4.25%* \u22121.37 DDX behind \n\n Fees\n Both fees are already inside the returns above. On $10,000 is the fee times 100, the dollars a year at that fee.\n The expense ratio of DDX and the weighted fund fee of ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks. Portfolio Fee A year On $10,000 As of \n DDX Expense ratio, from its prospectus 0.25% $25 Nov 21, 2025 \n Strategic 40 Weighted fund fee, inside its returns 0.04% $4 Nov 4, 2026 \n\n Risk over 5 years\n 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.\n Risk of DDX and ETFIQ Strategic, 40% stocks over 5 years to Oct 30, 2026. Figure DDX Strategic 40 \n Volatility, a year 8.59% 9.15% \n Largest drawdown, on daily values \u221221.28% \u221220.32% \n Beta to the benchmark 0.92 measured against itself \n Correlation 0.98 measured against itself \n Tracking error, a year 1.86% measured against itself \n Up capture 0.88 measured against itself \n Down capture 0.96 measured against itself \n\n Questions people ask\n 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\u2019s 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\u2019s returns hypothetical? Its rule was frozen on a set date. Returns before that date apply today\u2019s rule and funds to earlier prices. The fund\u2019s 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. Total returns use market price with distributions reinvested, after each fund\u2019s own fees. Nothing else is deducted. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Data sourced by Tiingo .\n Sources\n Data sourced by Tiingo U.S. Treasury daily bill rates, for the Sharpe ratio DDX\u2019s page, with its prospectus and fee DDX\u2019s prospectus filing, for its expense ratio Where to next\n DDX fund page The Strategic 40 benchmark Every benchmark at 40% stocks Every model, side by side How the benchmarks are built ETFIQ publishes ETF data. It is independent, is not an investment adviser, takes no payment from issuers, and makes no recommendations.\n \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/ Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/ APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/ Markdown [DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DDX ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 40 Benchmark, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/ddx/"}