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Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF (DFSD)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
48.21 USD +0.13 (0.270%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 48.21

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:41 a.m. EDT

DFSD is showing modest recent price momentumsurging past recent moving averages, yet the 45-day short-term forecasting model predicts a negligible 0.33% price change with high statistical significance of reversals (Ljung-Box p-value near zero), indicating a lack of exploitable directional edge for the near future. The 3.94% yield is stable and inflation-matching, but the short-duration asset class limits long-term capital appreciation potential given the flat price trajectory.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.003937
AutoETS0.005242
MSTL0.005256
AutoARIMA0.005271

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 4.86
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.228
Excess Kurtosis -0.98

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 4.00% 4.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.149 0.312369
2025-12-16 0.383 0.802747
2025-11-18 0.221 0.465360
2025-10-21 0.176 0.369845
2025-09-23 0.168 0.355275
2025-08-19 0.209 0.445182
2025-07-22 0.156 0.334153
2025-06-24 0.151 0.325106
2025-05-20 0.142 0.308888
2025-04-22 0.130 0.284708
2025-03-25 0.098 0.214943
2025-02-19 0.143 0.316291
2024-12-17 0.413 0.919970
2024-11-19 0.228 0.510063
2024-10-22 0.268 0.600159
2024-09-17 0.119 0.265863
2024-08-20 0.187 0.421121
2024-07-16 0.204 0.464055
2024-06-18 0.143 0.327606
2024-05-21 0.211 0.486206
2024-04-16 0.176 0.409565
2024-03-19 0.169 0.392654
2024-02-21 0.108 0.251509
2024-01-17 0.027 0.063143
2023-12-19 0.302 0.708487
2023-11-21 0.258 0.613509
2023-10-24 0.258 0.620261
2023-09-19 0.229 0.551347
2023-08-22 0.083 0.200474
2023-07-18 0.048 0.116019
2023-06-21 0.210 0.510306
2023-05-23 0.175 0.425344
2023-04-18 0.091 0.221726
2023-03-21 0.166 0.406130
2023-01-18 0.009 0.022010
2022-12-20 0.184 0.454704
2022-11-22 0.115 0.286314
2022-10-18 0.092 0.232404
2022-09-20 0.085 0.211617
2022-08-23 0.089 0.218716
2022-07-19 0.076 0.187523
2022-06-22 0.101 0.250739
2022-05-24 0.076 0.185423
2022-04-19 0.045 0.110431
2022-03-22 0.051 0.123499
2022-02-23 0.054 0.128994
2022-01-19 0.006 0.014122
2021-12-16 0.052 0.121026
2021-11-23 0.001 0.002334
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.94

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.28
All Time Low 45.17
Ask 51.04
Ask Size 1,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 459,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 491,529
Average Volume 491,529
Average Volume10Days 459,440
Beta3 Year 0.26
Bid 45.04
Bid Size 900
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 48.25
Day Low 48.19
Dividend Yield 3.94
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 48.121
Fifty Day Average Change 0.0890007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.001849519
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.6016841
Fifty Two Week High 48.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.29999924
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.006184276
Fifty Two Week Low 47.325
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.8849983
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01870044
Fifty Two Week Range 47.325 - 48.51
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,637,073,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Fund Inception Date 1,636,934,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary At least 80% of the Portfolio’s net assets will be invested in fixed income securities considered to be investment grade quality. The Portfolio primarily invests in securities that mature within five years from the date of settlement. It will generally maintain a weighted average duration of no more than one half year greater than, and no less than one year below, the weighted average duration of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate & Government Index.
Long Name Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1677882666
Nav Price 48.1894
Net Assets 6,424,003,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.16
Open 48.19
Phone 512-306-7400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 48.21
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Previous Close 48.08
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.129997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.270377
Regular Market Day High 48.25
Regular Market Day Low 48.19
Regular Market Day Range 48.19 - 48.25
Regular Market Open 48.19
Regular Market Previous Close 48.08
Regular Market Price 48.21
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 402,929
Short Name Dimensional Short-Duration Fixe
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFSD
Three Year Average Return 0.0551192
Total Assets 6,424,003,072
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.09142
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.09142
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 48.136776
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.073223114
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0015211471
Type Disp ETF
Volume 402,929
Yield 0.0394
Ytd Return 0.09142