Strive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETF
$20.18+0.01 (+0.05%)
- 0.26%
- $528M
- +3.8%
- 4.48%
- 0.3M sh
- $20.16
- low $20.12high $20.40
The ETF.net BUXX Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 44 of 78
Score 58 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.F24 out of 100Rank 57 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 20 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 34 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A76 out of 100Rank 15 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 41 of 78
Our read on BUXX
BStrive's parking spot for near-term cash: a short-maturity bond fund built to pay monthly income while damping price swings and keeping liquidity handy. Young for its category, but it stays tightly inside the job its prospectus describes.
The Fund seeks current income while aiming to reduce price volatility and preserve liquidity.
Why people hold it
- Does what the label says. The portfolio has stayed inside its stated short-maturity, income-seeking lane, one of the tighter mandate matches in the ultra-short bond group.
- Income lands monthly, spread across roughly 230 bond positions rather than a handful of big bets.
- Real scale for a young fund, with moderate day-to-day trading activity behind it instead of a thin, name-only listing.
Worth knowing
- The fee is 0.26% a year, above the ultra-short cohort median of 0.20% and well above VUSB (0.10%) or SHV (0.15%).
- Reduced price volatility is the aim, not zero. This is a bond fund, so the share price can move. A bank deposit it is not.
- Launched in 2023, so its track record is short next to ultra-short peers that have run through multiple rate cycles.
BUXX Holdings
- Bonds
- 328
- 15%
- United States Treasury Bill 12/24/2026
Geography
- United States90.77%
- Ireland2.98%
- Netherlands1.60%
- Spain1.49%
- United Kingdom1.41%
- Luxembourg1.26%
- Canada0.50%
BUXX Performance
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BUXX$10,379
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 | BUXX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.8% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +3.8% |
| 3 years | +5.2% |
| 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 | BUXX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.8% | |
| 2025 | +4.8% | |
| 2024 | +6.2% | |
| 2023 | +2.9% |
BUXX in the news
BUXX Dividends
- 4.48%
- $0.90
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
BUXX Risk
- 0.5%
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.
- 1.26
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.
- −0.6%
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.
- 0.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BUXX Cost
0.26%
BUXX0.26%
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
60 of the 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds charge less.
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