ETF comparison

DFCFvsGOVT

US Aggregate Bond vs US Treasury (Intermediate).

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF · iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
12.9%

55 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFCF and GOVT would leave roughly12.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFCF only 110.0%Shared 12.9%GOVT only 86.1%
In DFCF only
1,652 positions
Shared
55 positions
In GOVT only
169 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%
GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Intermediate)

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$41.82B
TTM yield
3.73%
Top-10 conc.
21.7%

Sub-score comparison

83
Cost
95
52
Tax efficiency
58
100
Liquidity
100
62
Concentration
83
Tracking quality
DFCFsub-scoreGOVT

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

Cost difference

GOVT is 12 bps cheaper than DFCF. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/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 GOVT.

Top shared holdings

55 shared in total
#HoldingIn DFCFIn GOVTOverlap
1United States of America0.97%0.85%0.85%
2United States of America1.01%0.82%0.82%
3United States of America0.80%5.25%0.80%
4United States of America0.72%0.82%0.72%
5United States of America0.77%0.64%0.64%
6United States of America0.63%0.76%0.63%
7United States of America0.84%0.52%0.52%
8United States of America0.84%0.49%0.49%
9United States of America0.73%0.48%0.48%
10United States of America0.44%0.49%0.44%
11United States of America0.40%0.39%0.39%
12United States of America0.36%0.38%0.36%

Only in DFCF

1,652 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 GOVT

169 total
  • United States of America2.92%
  • United States of America2.60%
  • United States of America2.06%
  • United States of America1.59%
  • United States of America1.55%
  • United States of America1.51%
  • United States of America1.49%
  • United States of America1.39%
  • United States of America1.37%
  • United States of America1.34%

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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.