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Intermediate-Term Core-Plus Bond ETFs

Intermediate-term core-plus bond portfolios invest primarily in investment-grade U.S. fixed-income issues including government, corporate, and securitized debt, but generally have greater flexibility than core offerings to hold non-core sectors such as corporate high yield, bank loan, emerging-markets debt, and non-U.S. currency exposures. Their durations (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) typically range between 75% and 125% of the three-year average of the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index.

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Management Style
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETFIUSBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond28.19 Bil0.060%4253—Passive
Fidelity Total Bond ETFFBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond9.23 Bil0.360%2017—Active
First Trust TCWOpportunistic Fxd Inc ETFFIXDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond4.97 Bil0.650%9178—Active
PIMCO Active Bond ETFBONDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond4.21 Bil0.550%576437Active
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETFJCPBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond2.97 Bil0.400%1718—Active
SPDR® DoubleLine Total Return Tact ETFTOTLIntermediate Core-Plus Bond2.89 Bil0.550%3084—Active
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETFCGCPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond2.24 Bil0.340%———Active
Hartford Total Return Bond ETFHTRBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond1.56 Bil0.290%4034—Active
WisdomTree Voya Yld Enh USD Unvsl Bd FdUNIYIntermediate Core-Plus Bond1.29 Bil0.150%———Passive
Invesco Total Return Bond ETFGTOIntermediate Core-Plus Bond1.28 Bil0.250%6621—Active
ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETFSMTHIntermediate Core-Plus Bond720.94 Mil0.590%———Active
ActivePassive Core Bond ETFAPCBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond686.53 Mil0.360%———Active
iShares ESG Advanced Ttl USD Bd Mrkt ETFEUSBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond620.35 Mil0.120%46——Passive
Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETFVBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond426.15 Mil0.410%3064—Passive
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETFEVTRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond385.48 Mil0.320%27313Active
VictoryShares Core Plus Intmdt Bond ETFUBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond327.95 Mil0.400%———Active
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETFDBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond269.90 Mil0.500%———Active
PGIM Total Return Bond ETFPTRBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond233.38 Mil0.490%———Active
SPDR® SSGA Fixed Inc Sect Rotation ETFFISRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond219.38 Mil0.500%9295—Active
IQ MacKay ESG Core Plus Bond ETFESGBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond216.47 Mil0.390%———Active
iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETFBYLDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond180.15 Mil0.190%31313Passive
iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETFIMTBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond173.32 Mil0.060%5371—Passive
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETFOACPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond155.08 Mil0.770%———Active
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETFVPLSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond130.48 Mil0.200%———Active
T. Rowe Price Total Return ETFTOTRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond113.71 Mil0.310%———Active
Strive Total Return Bond ETFSTXTIntermediate Core-Plus Bond94.59 Mil0.490%———Active
Federated Hermes Total Return Bond ETFFTRBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond88.08 Mil0.390%———Active
BlackRock Total Return ETFBRTRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond79.70 Mil0.380%———Active
Monarch Ambassador Income ETFMAMBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond72.53 Mil1.490%74——Passive
iShares U.S. Fixed Inc Bal Rsk Sysmc ETFFIBRIntermediate Core-Plus Bond64.06 Mil0.250%1568—Passive
AB Core Plus Bond ETFCPLSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond52.27 Mil0.330%———Active
WisdomTree Mortgage Plus BondMTGPIntermediate Core-Plus Bond51.60 Mil0.450%62——Active
JHancock Mortgage Backed Sec ETFJHMBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond42.22 Mil0.390%———Active
Western Asset Bond ETFWABFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond40.40 Mil0.350%———Active
Western Asset Total Return ETFWBNDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond37.61 Mil0.450%10099—Active
Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFMBSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond32.95 Mil0.490%———Active
Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETFNCPBIntermediate Core-Plus Bond29.74 Mil0.300%———Active
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETFADFIIntermediate Core-Plus Bond28.75 Mil1.750%35——Active
F/m Opportunistic Income ETFXFIXIntermediate Core-Plus Bond28.61 Mil0.390%———Active
Harbor Disciplined Bond ETFAGGSIntermediate Core-Plus Bond24.32 Mil0.350%———Active
First Trust Commercial Mortg Opports ETFCAAAIntermediate Core-Plus Bond15.06 Mil0.550%———Active
iShares USD Systematic Bond ETFUSBFIntermediate Core-Plus Bond12.42 Mil0.180%———Passive
Fidelity Sustainable Core Plus Bond ETFFSBDIntermediate Core-Plus Bond11.52 Mil0.360%———Active
NEOS Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETFBNDIIntermediate Core-Plus Bond11.24 Mil0.580%———Active
WisdomTree Bianco Fixed Inc Ttl Ret ETFWTBNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond3.94 Mil0.540%———Passive
Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETFKDRNIntermediate Core-Plus Bond1.15 Mil1.090%———Active

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