About this ETF
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the index and TBA securities representing such component securities. The index seeks to improve the overall mix of credit quality, interest rate and yield as compared to traditional U.S. core bond indices.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 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 | +0.26% | -0.81% | -2.97% | -2.51% | -1.55% | +0.56% | -3.61% | -1.80% | -1.26% |
| Total return | +0.26% | -0.07% | -1.17% | -0.14% | +2.35% | +4.83% | -0.01% | +1.31% | +1.56% |
* 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 | 0.41% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $41.00 |
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. 181 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account… | — | 9.99% | 52.31M | $52.2M |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 10/31/2029 | — | 2.01% | 10.60M | $10.5M |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375%… | — | 2.01% | 10.70M | $10.5M |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.25%… | — | 2.01% | 10.31M | $10.5M |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%… | — | 2.01% | 10.45M | $10.5M |
| 6 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 01/31/2029 | — | 1.99% | 10.50M | $10.4M |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25%… | — | 1.99% | 10.45M | $10.4M |
| 8 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.25%… | — | 1.99% | 9.80M | $10.4M |
| 9 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 07/31/2029 | — | 1.99% | 10.50M | $10.4M |
| 10 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5% 05/15/2045 | — | 1.98% | 10.63M | $10.3M |
| 11 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 1.98% | 10.89M | $10.3M |
| 12 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%… | — | 1.98% | 11.14M | $10.3M |
| 13 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625%… | — | 1.98% | 11.11M | $10.3M |
| 14 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375%… | — | 1.96% | 11.27M | $10.2M |
| 15 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 1.96% | 10.54M | $10.2M |
| 16 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.5% 02/15/2044 | — | 1.96% | 11.12M | $10.2M |
| 17 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.875%… | — | 1.95% | 10.65M | $10.2M |
| 18 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 1.95% | 10.77M | $10.2M |
| 19 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.875%… | — | 1.93% | 11.75M | $10.1M |
| 20 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125%… | — | 1.92% | 11.50M | $10.0M |
| 21 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125%… | — | 1.74% | 9.20M | $9.1M |
| 22 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 11/15/2042 | — | 1.45% | 8.70M | $7.6M |
| 23 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 6% 09/15/2041 | — | 1.41% | 7.30M | $7.4M |
| 24 | Ginnie Mae 6% 09/15/2053 | — | 1.40% | 7.20M | $7.3M |
| 25 | PacifiCorp 7.375% 09/15/2055 | — | 1.25% | 6.51M | $6.5M |
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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) | 4.35% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.8729 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 18, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1648 (Aug 19, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +2.61% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +6.38% / +18.52% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | $0.1648 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 | $0.1673 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | $0.1482 |
| May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | $0.1656 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 | $0.1681 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | $0.1556 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.1204 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 | $0.1198 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.1944 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | $0.1492 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | $0.1743 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $0.1453 |
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 | 4.14% / 5.39% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.306 / 0.24 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -2.84% / -4.57% | Sortino 1Y | -0.45 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.067 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.3 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 2.82% | 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 | 24.59K | Average volume | 25.69K |
| AUM | $488.8M | Premium/Discount | -2.86% |
| 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 | $0.00 | 0.00% | $488.8M → $488.8M |
| 1 Week | -$795.9K | -0.16% | $488.8M → $488.8M |
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.
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