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Fidelity Tactical Bond ETF

FTBDNYSE ArcaFidelityC

$47.55+0.07 (+0.15%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 47.48 to 47.55. Range 47.48 to 47.68. Use the arrow keys to read each point.47.6047.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$37M
1Y total return
−0.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.14%
Holdings
748
Avg volume · 30D
3.83K sh
52W range
low $46.58high $50.45
Launched

The ETF.net FTBD Grade

C

Score 46 out of 100

Rank
22 of 29
Six-pillar profile for FTBD. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 44, Mission 97, Tradability 39, Holdings 22, Durability 44. Strongest: Mission (97). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Mission.

Score 46 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.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 29
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 27
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 29
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 29
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 29
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 29

Our read on FTBD

ETF.net Research

In short

CFidelity's go-anywhere bond sleeve: measured against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate, but the managers can roam into foreign and emerging-market debt and shift along the yield curve. Active bets, index yardstick, monthly income.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks a high level of current income and may also pursue capital growth. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in debt securities and repurchase agreements across the debt market, using active asset allocation, sector and security selection, yield-curve positioning, and opportunistic trading.

Why people hold it

  • Go-anywhere by design: at least 80% in debt securities, with managers setting sector, security and yield-curve positioning across US, international and emerging-market bonds.
  • Current income is the stated first goal, and the fund's own income policy sets a monthly distribution cadence.
  • Diversified rather than concentrated: a few hundred positions across sectors and regions, and the portfolio has matched the roaming mandate its prospectus describes.
  • Standard 1940 Act fund wrapper, so it reports on a 1099 with no K-1 paperwork.

Worth knowing

  • 0.55% a year, against 0.03% at plain index trackers like BND, SPAB and AGG. That gap is the bar the manager's calls get measured against.
  • Fidelity's own broad active bond ETF, FBND, works off the same benchmark for 0.36%.
  • Launched in 2023 and still a small, thinly traded fund, so spreads tend to be wider than at the mega core bond ETFs.

FTBD Performance

Launched Jan 24, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
FTBD$9,983
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FTBD $9,983. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for FTBD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFTBD
Year to date−0.4%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.6%
1 year−0.2%
3 yearsper year+6.3%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FTBD
YearReturn barFTBD
2026 YTD−0.4%
2025+8.3%
2024+1.8%
2023+3.7%

History from Jan 26, 2023

FTBD in the news

FTBD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.14%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.44Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.20 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 24, 2023 $0.22; Mar 29, 2023 $0.19; Apr 26, 2023 $0.19; May 26, 2023 $0.19; Jun 28, 2023 $0.20; Jul 27, 2023 $0.19; Aug 29, 2023 $0.20; Sep 27, 2023 $0.18; Oct 27, 2023 $0.20; Nov 28, 2023 $0.20; Dec 27, 2023 $0.38; Jan 29, 2024 $0.12; Feb 27, 2024 $0.20; Mar 26, 2024 $0.19; Apr 26, 2024 $0.21; May 30, 2024 $0.21; Jun 27, 2024 $0.21; Jul 30, 2024 $0.20; Aug 29, 2024 $0.16; Sep 27, 2024 $0.16; Oct 30, 2024 $0.17; Nov 27, 2024 $0.18; Dec 30, 2024 $0.28; Jan 30, 2025 $0.14; Feb 27, 2025 $0.19; Mar 28, 2025 $0.18; Apr 29, 2025 $0.22; May 29, 2025 $0.20; Jun 27, 2025 $0.19; Jul 30, 2025 $0.22; Aug 28, 2025 $0.21; Sep 29, 2025 $0.18; Oct 30, 2025 $0.20; Nov 26, 2025 $0.15; Dec 30, 2025 $0.41; Jan 29, 2026 $0.15; Feb 26, 2026 $0.16; Mar 30, 2026 $0.20; Apr 29, 2026 $0.20; May 28, 2026 $0.19; Jun 29, 2026 $0.20; Jul 30, 2026 $0.20; Aug 28, 2026 $0.19; Sep 29, 2026 $0.18; Oct 29, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 29, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.20
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.18
Aug 28, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.19
Jul 30, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.20
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.20
May 28, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.19
Apr 29, 2026May 1, 2026$0.20
Mar 30, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.20
Feb 26, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.16
Jan 29, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.15
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.41
Nov 26, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.15

See all 45 payments⁠

$10,000 in FTBD 3 years ago paid $1,537 in dividends.⁠

FTBD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.31
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−7.0%
45 months · trough Oct 2023
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.04
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FTBD Cost

Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)

$9,844

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FTBD 0.55%

    $10,904

  • BNDW 0.05% Cheapest

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FTBD 0.55%
  • BNDW 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FTBD $10,904BNDW $1,060

Year by year

YearFTBDBNDWOverpaying
10$988$92$896
20$3,790$360$3,430
30$10,904$1,060$9,844

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