DFGP Fees and Costs — Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.22%: a 0.20% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 18%.
DFGP Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFGP. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.20% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.23% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.22% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
DFGP Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFGP, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $140 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.23% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.22%) | $23 | $73 | $127 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $13 |
| Total costs | $23 | $76 | $140 |
| Value after costs | $10,477 | $11,500 | $12,623 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
DFGP Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%
- Securities on loan, average value: $20.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $90K (0.006% of average net assets)
DFGP Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.0B | 34.54% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.6B | 26.57% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.2B | 19.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $560.6M | 9.45% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $224.2M | 3.78% |
| Jane Street Capital, LLC | $135.6M | 2.29% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $87.8M | 1.48% |
| Natwest Markets Securities Inc. | $47.1M | 0.79% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $46.2M | 0.78% |
| National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. | $44.9M | 0.76% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.