DFSD
Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF
📎 Investment Objective
The Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF (DFSD) seeks to provide current income while maintaining a short-term, low-duration fixed income portfolio.
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Investment Summary
📎 Investment Objective
The Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF (DFSD) seeks to provide current income while maintaining a short-term, low-duration fixed income portfolio.
🎯 Investment Strategy
The ETF invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, short-term fixed income securities, such as U.S. government bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt instruments. The fund aims to maintain a weighted average maturity of 3 years or less to manage interest rate risk.
✨ Key Features
- Focuses on short-term, high-quality fixed income securities to provide current income
- Maintains a low duration portfolio to mitigate interest rate risk
- Seeks to provide stability and preservation of capital
- Relatively low expense ratio compared to similar short-term bond funds
⚠️ Primary Risks
- Interest rate risk: The value of the fund's holdings may decline due to rising interest rates
- Credit risk: The fund is exposed to the risk of default or downgrade of the underlying securities
- Liquidity risk: The fund may have difficulty selling certain securities, especially in times of market stress
- Reinvestment risk: When interest rates decline, the fund may have to reinvest coupon payments or proceeds from maturing securities at lower rates
👤 Best For
This ETF may be suitable for investors seeking a low-risk, low-volatility fixed income investment to provide current income and preserve capital, particularly those with a short-term investment horizon or as a component of a diversified portfolio.
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