ETF comparison

DFCFvsFLOT

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF · iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
4.8%

146 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFCF and FLOT would leave roughly4.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFCF only 118.1%Shared 4.8%FLOT only 95.9%
In DFCF only
1,561 positions
Shared
146 positions
In FLOT only
384 positions

Side by side

DFCF

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

Dimensional · US Aggregate Bond

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.17%
Net assets
$11.49B
TTM yield
4.43%
Top-10 conc.
36.8%
FLOT

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$10.68B
TTM yield
4.34%
Top-10 conc.
10.1%

Sub-score comparison

83
Cost
85
52
Tax efficiency
52
100
Liquidity
100
62
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
DFCFsub-scoreFLOT

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

FLOT is 2 bps cheaper than DFCF. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for DFCF.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with DFCF vs FLOT.

Top shared holdings

146 shared in total
#HoldingIn DFCFIn FLOTOverlap
1MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED0.16%0.21%0.16%
2NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED0.15%0.31%0.15%
3BANK OF MONTREAL0.14%0.16%0.14%
4THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA0.14%0.22%0.14%
5Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.0.12%0.25%0.12%
6NATWEST MARKETS PLC0.11%0.19%0.11%
7ROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.10%0.15%0.10%
8INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK0.10%0.72%0.10%
9HSBC USA INC.0.10%0.24%0.10%
10BANQUE FEDERATIVE DU CREDIT MUTUEL SA0.10%0.11%0.10%
11BANQUE FEDERATIVE DU CREDIT MUTUEL SA0.09%0.14%0.09%
12AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION0.08%0.24%0.08%

Only in DFCF

1,561 total
  • Federal National Mortgage Association6.06%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association5.55%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association4.66%
  • United States of America3.48%
  • United States of America3.32%
  • United States of America2.94%
  • United States of America2.89%
  • United States of America2.72%
  • Federal National Mortgage Association2.70%
  • United States of America2.48%

Only in FLOT

384 total
  • BlackRock Funds III1.75%
  • INTER-AMERICAN DEVEL BK0.73%
  • KOMMUNALBANKEN AS0.65%
  • ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK0.58%
  • INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.53%
  • MORGAN STANLEY0.41%
  • MORGAN STANLEY BANK NA0.40%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.39%
  • INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.39%
  • EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK0.38%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.