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Municipal bond funds are down for the year after a third-quarter selloff erased the first-half gain
Allspring Exchange-Traded Funds Trust - Allspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF
$23.74+0.06 (+0.23%)
- 0.20%
- $196M
- −1.9%
- 5.21%
- 0M sh
- $23.66
- low $23.51high $25.59
The ETF.net AFIX Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 45 of 117
Score 65 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A71 out of 100Rank 33 of 117Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 101Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 79 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 91 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 42 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D29 out of 100Rank 100 of 117
AFIX Holdings
- Bonds
- 583
- 19%
- U.S. Treasuries
Geography
- United States91.50%
- Canada2.82%
- United Kingdom1.84%
- Japan1.42%
- Netherlands0.74%
- France0.53%
- Switzerland0.48%
- Australia0.33%
- 0.33%
AFIX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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AFIX$9,806
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AFIX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.4% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −2.7% |
| 1 year | −1.9% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AFIX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.4% | |
| 2025 | +7.5% | |
| 2024 | −2.0% |
AFIX in the news
AFIX Dividends
- 5.21%
- $1.24
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
AFIX Risk
- 4.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.35
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −5.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AFIX Cost
0.20%
AFIX0.20%
- The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
31 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- BJHCRJohn Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - John Hancock Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return −1.9%
- BLDSFFirst Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.4%
- BFLIAFranklin International Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +0.5%
- BGBNDGoldman Sachs Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return −2.0%
- BPABPGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return −1.9%