- CEO
- Christian Sewing
- Full Time Employees
- 90,923
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin TX United States of America 78746
- IPO Date
- Sep 27, 2023
- Business
- Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF (DUSB) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to maximize total returns through investments primarily in investment-grade fixed income securities with maturities typically one year or less from the date of settlement; the portfolio targets a dollar-weighted average maturity of less than one year and includes U.S. Treasury notes, corporate bonds from issuers such as PPG Industries, Chevron USA, GlaxoSmithKline Capital, and Home Depot, as well as obligations from supranational entities like the International Finance Corporation and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; holdings number approximately 450-453 securities with an average effective duration of 0.09 years, average effective maturity of 0.10 years, and average credit quality rated highly investment-grade.
DUSB forms part of the offerings from Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P. (DFA), a global investment firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that applies academic research and systematic processes to equity and fixed income mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and model portfolios across segments including small-cap, value, profitability, and short-duration fixed income; DFA operates 15 international offices in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and additional U.S. locations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Santa Monica, California, serving institutional and advisor-channel clients worldwide with approximately $634-$679 billion in assets under management.
Launched on September 26, 2023, DUSB exhibits an expense ratio of 0.15%, monthly dividend distributions yielding around 4.7-4.8%, portfolio turnover of 19%, and assets under management exceeding $1.4 billion as of late 2025.
In recent developments, Dimensional Fund Advisors renewed its transfer agency agreement with SS&C Global Investor and Distribution Solutions in March 2025 for U.K. OEIC funds managing GBP 8.7 billion; partnered with Prudential Financial and Fiduciary Exchange in January 2025 to introduce protected lifetime income strategies via managed accounts and insurance overlays; received SEC approval in November 2025 to launch ETF share classes for 13 mutual funds; and launched UCITS ETFs supported by State Street in December 2025, expanding its ETF suite amid ongoing academic collaborations and awards such as Morningstar's 2025 Award for Investing Excellence.