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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iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | IUSB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 27.46 Bil | 0.060% | 40 | 54 | — | Passive |
Fidelity Total Bond ETF | FBND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 8.77 Bil | 0.360% | 21 | 17 | — | Active |
First Trust TCWOpportunistic Fxd Inc ETF | FIXD | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 4.90 Bil | 0.650% | 92 | 79 | — | Active |
PIMCO Active Bond ETF | BOND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 4.09 Bil | 0.550% | 56 | 62 | 35 | Active |
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | JCPB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 2.89 Bil | 0.400% | 18 | 19 | — | Active |
SPDR® DoubleLine Total Return Tact ETF | TOTL | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 2.79 Bil | 0.550% | 29 | 83 | — | Active |
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF | CGCP | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 2.10 Bil | 0.340% | — | — | — | Active |
Hartford Total Return Bond ETF | HTRB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 1.50 Bil | 0.290% | 42 | 36 | — | Active |
WisdomTree Voya Yld Enh USD Unvsl Bd Fd | UNIY | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 1.26 Bil | 0.150% | — | — | — | Passive |
Invesco Total Return Bond ETF | GTO | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 1.25 Bil | 0.250% | 62 | 21 | — | Active |
ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | SMTH | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 664.77 Mil | 0.590% | — | — | — | Active |
ActivePassive Core Bond ETF | APCB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 652.66 Mil | 0.360% | — | — | — | Active |
iShares ESG Advanced Ttl USD Bd Mrkt ETF | EUSB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 611.05 Mil | 0.120% | 45 | — | — | Passive |
Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF | VBND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 415.86 Mil | 0.410% | 25 | 65 | — | Passive |
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF | EVTR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 385.10 Mil | 0.320% | 34 | 41 | 4 | Active |
VictoryShares Core Plus Intmdt Bond ETF | UBND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 318.14 Mil | 0.400% | — | — | — | Active |
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF | DBND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 265.27 Mil | 0.500% | — | — | — | Active |
SPDR® SSGA Fixed Inc Sect Rotation ETF | FISR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 243.06 Mil | 0.500% | 92 | 96 | — | Active |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | PTRB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 215.65 Mil | 0.490% | — | — | — | Active |
IQ MacKay ESG Core Plus Bond ETF | ESGB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 213.05 Mil | 0.390% | — | — | — | Active |
iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF | BYLD | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 170.82 Mil | 0.190% | 3 | 12 | 12 | Passive |
iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF | IMTB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 166.08 Mil | 0.060% | 58 | 76 | — | Passive |
OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF | OACP | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 150.52 Mil | 0.770% | — | — | — | Active |
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF | VPLS | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 121.85 Mil | 0.200% | — | — | — | Active |
T. Rowe Price Total Return ETF | TOTR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 111.37 Mil | 0.310% | — | — | — | Active |
Strive Total Return Bond ETF | STXT | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 89.53 Mil | 0.490% | — | — | — | Active |
BlackRock Total Return ETF | BRTR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 78.50 Mil | 0.380% | — | — | — | Active |
Federated Hermes Total Return Bond ETF | FTRB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 73.11 Mil | 0.390% | — | — | — | Active |
Monarch Ambassador Income ETF | MAMB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 70.66 Mil | 1.490% | 76 | — | — | Passive |
iShares U.S. Fixed Inc Bal Rsk Sysmc ETF | FIBR | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 63.45 Mil | 0.250% | 14 | 63 | — | Passive |
AB Core Plus Bond ETF | CPLS | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 51.50 Mil | 0.330% | — | — | — | Active |
WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond | MTGP | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 46.30 Mil | 0.450% | 64 | — | — | Active |
JHancock Mortgage Backed Sec ETF | JHMB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 40.59 Mil | 0.390% | — | — | — | Active |
Western Asset Bond ETF | WABF | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 39.73 Mil | 0.350% | — | — | — | Active |
Western Asset Total Return ETF | WBND | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 36.98 Mil | 0.450% | 100 | 99 | — | Active |
Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | MBS | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 32.12 Mil | 0.490% | — | — | — | Active |
Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF | NCPB | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 29.26 Mil | 0.300% | — | — | — | Active |
F/m Opportunistic Income ETF | XFIX | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 28.24 Mil | 0.390% | — | — | — | Active |
Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF | ADFI | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 27.53 Mil | 1.750% | 34 | — | — | Active |
First Trust Commercial Mortg Opports ETF | CAAA | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 14.88 Mil | 0.550% | — | — | — | Active |
iShares USD Systematic Bond ETF | USBF | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 12.24 Mil | 0.180% | — | — | — | Passive |
Fidelity Sustainable Core Plus Bond ETF | FSBD | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 11.33 Mil | 0.360% | — | — | — | Active |
WisdomTree Bianco Fixed Inc Ttl Ret ETF | WTBN | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 3.87 Mil | 0.540% | — | — | — | Passive |
Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF | KDRN | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 1.14 Mil | 1.090% | — | — | — | Active |