ETF comparison
DFCF vs PYLD
Both US Aggregate Bond.
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF · PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Holdings overlap
24 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFCF and PYLD would leave roughly 9.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFCF is 47 bps cheaper than PYLD. On a $100,000 position that's about $470/yr more in fees for PYLD.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DFCF vs PYLD.
Top shared holdings
24 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFCF | In PYLD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 6.06% | 8.36% | 6.06% |
| 2 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 2.70% | 5.97% | 2.70% |
| 3 | ASHTEAD CAPITAL, INC. | 0.05% | 0.26% | 0.05% |
| 4 | THE AES CORPORATION | 0.02% | 0.10% | 0.02% |
| 5 | WOODSIDE FINANCE LIMITED | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| 6 | BROADCOM INC. | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| 7 | BROADSTONE NET LEASE, LLC | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 8 | SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| 9 | HCA INC. | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| 10 | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 11 | WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 12 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Only in DFCF
1,683 total- Federal National Mortgage Association 5.55%
- Federal National Mortgage Association 4.66%
- United States of America 3.48%
- United States of America 3.32%
- United States of America 2.94%
- United States of America 2.89%
- United States of America 2.72%
- United States of America 2.48%
- Government National Mortgage Association 2 2.32%
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2.10%
Only in PYLD
1,541 total- UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.59%
- UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.43%
- UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.41%
- UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 5.23%
- UNITED STATES GOVT 2.07%
- PERU GOVT 0.99%
- SOUTH AFRICA GOVT 0.85%
- UNITED STATES GOVT 0.82%
- UNITED STATES GOVT 0.80%
- UNITED STATES GOVT 0.70%
Open DFCF or PYLD at a brokerage
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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.