About this ETF
The ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (SMTH) endeavors to achieve overall returns that surpass the typical, by combining consistent income generation with growth in the value of its holdings.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.43% | -0.90% | -3.20% | -2.45% | -1.66% | — | — | — | +0.36% |
| Total return | +0.43% | -0.20% | -1.47% | -0.08% | +2.21% | — | — | — | +4.79% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.59% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $59.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 25, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 287 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.375 05/15/2036 | — | 6.83% | 211.12M | $205.9M |
| 2 | United States Treasury Notes 3.375 02/29/2028 | — | 5.03% | 153.51M | $151.7M |
| 3 | United States Treasury Notes 4.125 10/31/2029 | — | 3.90% | 118.26M | $117.6M |
| 4 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.625 11/15/2045 | — | 3.84% | 124.96M | $115.9M |
| 5 | United States Treasury Notes 4.00 05/31/2028 | — | 3.70% | 112.02M | $111.6M |
| 6 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.625 11/15/2055 | — | 3.50% | 116.30M | $105.6M |
| 7 | United States Treasury Notes 4.25 01/31/2030 | — | 3.41% | 103.18M | $102.9M |
| 8 | Ginnie Mae II Pool | — | 3.02% | 94.22M | $90.9M |
| 9 | Fannie Mae Pool | — | 2.91% | 92.03M | $87.6M |
| 10 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.75 08/15/2055 | — | 2.59% | 84.45M | $78.2M |
| 11 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.75 02/15/2056 | — | 2.49% | 81.13M | $75.2M |
| 12 | United States Treasury Bonds 4.875 08/15/2045 | — | 2.48% | 77.96M | $74.8M |
| 13 | Freddie Mac Pool | — | 1.36% | 43.69M | $41.0M |
| 14 | United States Treasury Notes 3.50 10/31/2027 | — | 1.23% | 37.32M | $37.0M |
| 15 | Cash Equivalent | USD | 1.22% | 36.75M | $36.7M |
| 16 | Fannie Mae REMICS | — | 1.08% | 34.36M | $32.5M |
| 17 | US TREASURY N/B T 4 1/4 07/31/28 4.25 07/31/2028 | — | 0.98% | 29.56M | $29.6M |
| 18 | Freddie Mac REMICS | — | 0.89% | 28.54M | $26.9M |
| 19 | Government National Mortgage Association | — | 0.86% | 30.31M | $25.8M |
| 20 | Boeing Co. 7.01 05/01/2064 | — | 0.80% | 22.45M | $24.2M |
| 21 | United States Treasury Notes 3.50 01/31/2028 | — | 0.66% | 20.15M | $20.0M |
| 22 | United States Treasury Notes 3.625 08/31/2027 | — | 0.58% | 17.52M | $17.4M |
| 23 | United States Treasury Bonds 5.00 05/15/2046 | — | 0.57% | 17.71M | $17.2M |
| 24 | Gildan Activewear Inc. 5.40 10/07/2035 | — | 0.54% | 16.91M | $16.2M |
| 25 | Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway Inc. / New… | — | 0.53% | 15.82M | $16.0M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.39% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.1175 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 20, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0942 (Aug 25, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -6.52% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | $0.0942 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $0.0951 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | $0.0921 |
| May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | $0.0965 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | $0.0921 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | $0.0933 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 | $0.0848 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | $0.0914 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | $0.0960 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.0915 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | $0.0958 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | $0.0946 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 3.65% / 4.56% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.393 / 0.267 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -2.74% / -4.12% | Sortino 1Y | -0.56 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.063 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.382 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 2.56% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 282.44K | Average volume | 393.56K |
| AUM | $3.03B | Premium/Discount | +0.16% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $5.3M | +0.18% | $3.01B → $3.02B |
| 1 Week | $37.2M | +1.25% | $2.98B → $3.02B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for SMTH
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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