NYSE

STXT

The iShares Systematic Bond ETF seeks to track an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that are rated either investment grade or high yield, aiming to outperform the broad U.S. fixed income market.

Cboe US

SYSB

TOTL is an actively managed ETF sub-advised by DoubleLine Capital that seeks to maximize total return by tactically investing across fixed income sectors of any credit quality, including government, corporate, mortgage-backed, and emerging market debt.

NYSEArca

TOTL

TOTR

NasdaqGM

UBND

VBND is a Vident ETF that tracks the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy Index, allocating across U.S. and international bond sectors using a governance-focused methodology. The fund selects individual bonds based on governance factors and valuation, seeking portfolio resiliency and reasonable tradeoffs among quality, duration, and yield compared to a traditional core bond approach.

VBND

VPLS

WABF

The F/m Opportunistic Income ETF (ZHOG) is an actively managed fund that invests in perceived undervalued sectors and securities within the U.S. fixed income market, without limitations on maturity or credit quality.

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
STXT	Strive Total Return Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Aug 9, 2023	0.49%	-0.12%	—	4.85%	35
SYSB	iShares Systematic Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Feb 24, 2015	0.25%	0.11%	2.52%	4.64%	78
TOTL	State Street DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond, Actively Managed	Feb 23, 2015	0.55%	-0.26%	1.76%	5.26%	48
TOTR	T. Rowe Price Total Return ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Sep 28, 2021	0.31%	0.15%	—	5.33%	42
UBND	VictoryShares Core Plus Intermediate Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Oct 4, 2021	0.40%	0.12%	—	4.65%	58
VBND	Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Oct 15, 2014	0.41%	-0.40%	1.56%	4.15%	34
VPLS	Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Dec 7, 2023	0.20%	0.20%	—	4.78%	56
WABF	Western Asset Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Sep 19, 2023	0.35%	-0.01%	—	5.02%	44
ZHOG	F/m Opportunistic Income ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	Sep 5, 2023	0.43%	0.11%	—	5.21%	81

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