Congress Intermediate Bond ETF
$23.980.00 (0.00%)
- 0.35%
- $310M
- −0.4%
- 4.17%
- 0M sh
- $23.99
- low $23.87high $25.26
The ETF.net CAFX Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 7 of 9
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C 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.D28 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B61 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D37 out of 100Rank 8 of 9
Our read on CAFX
CA boutique manager's active take on the boring middle of the bond market: Congress buys investment-grade paper itself, keeps average maturity inside ten years, and pays out monthly.
The Fund seeks to maximize total return through active management of a portfolio invested primarily in debt securities and similar instruments.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed rather than index-tracking: the mandate is to maximize total return from U.S.-dollar investment-grade bonds, benchmarked to the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Index.
- The prospectus pins dollar-weighted average maturity to a zero-to-ten-year band, so the interest-rate lane is defined by document, not by manager mood.
- 0.35% a year puts it around the middle of the broad bond-fund pack on cost, unusual for active management, and income lands monthly.
Worth knowing
- The index heavyweights in this category charge 0.03% (BND, SPAB, SCHZ). Active selection here starts each year with that fee gap behind it.
- Launched in 2024, so the live record is short and the fund still sits in the lower half of a crowded aggregate-bond field.
- Shares trade thinly. Spreads and order type matter more here than with the giant core bond ETFs.
CAFX Holdings
- Bonds
- 50
- 37%
- 91282CMM0
Geography
- United States88.86%
- United Kingdom4.64%
- Australia2.28%
- Netherlands2.28%
- Japan1.94%
CAFX Performance
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CAFX$9,958
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 | CAFX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.2% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | −1.3% |
| 1 year | −0.4% |
| 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 | CAFX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.5% | |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
CAFX in the news
CAFX Dividends
- 4.17%
- $1.00
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CAFX Risk
- 2.8%
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.
- −0.90
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.
- −2.8%
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.
CAFX Cost
0.35%
CAFX0.35%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate (5-10 Year) funds
- Median 0.19%
6 of the 9 Investment Grade Corporate (5-10 Year) funds charge less.
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