Inspire Corporate Bond ETF
$23.060.00 (0.00%)
- 0.41%
- $503M
- −0.4%
- 4.37%
- 0.1M sh
- $23.07
- low $22.50high $24.78
The ETF.net IBD Grade
D
Score 39 out of 100
- 41 of 49
Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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 37 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C48 out of 100Rank 41 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 11 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 34 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 42 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 28 of 49
Our read on IBD
DThe first bond ETF ever built on biblical-values screens. IBD holds intermediate-term investment grade US corporate debt from companies that clear Inspire's rules-based Impact Score, and pays monthly.
The fund seeks to track the Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Index before fees and expenses. It generally invests at least 80% of assets in the index's component securities.
Why people hold it
- The original of its kind: launched in 2017 as the first faith-based bond ETF, so it has years of live operating history behind the screen, not a back-test.finance.yahoo.com
- The screen is rules-based, not a vibe. Inspire's Impact Score rates companies from -100 to +100 and docks points for exclusionary violations, so inclusion logic is published.cdn.prod.website-files.com
- Plain-vanilla plumbing under the values layer: investment grade corporate bonds, intermediate maturities, at least 80% in index components, with income paid monthly.cdn.prod.website-files.com
- Rare scale for a conviction fund: assets in the hundreds of millions and moderate day-to-day trading, where most values-screened bond funds stay tiny.
Worth knowing
- Conviction costs. At 0.41% a year, IBD runs above the typical investment grade corporate bond ETF, and well above index staples like VCIT (0.03%) and USIG (0.04%).
- Screening out whole industries shrinks the bond universe, so sector and issuer mix can look different from a broad corporate bond benchmark.cdn.prod.website-files.com
- Among dozens of investment grade corporate bond ETFs, it sits in the lower tier of the group, mostly on fees and trading friction rather than what it owns.
IBD Holdings
- Bonds
- 253
- 24%
- Azo 3 3/4 06/01/27
Geography
- United States99.61%
- Canada0.39%
IBD Performance
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.
IBD$9,960
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 | IBD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.7% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | −0.4% |
| 3 years | +5.0% |
| 5 years | +1.0% |
| 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 | IBD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.7% | |
| 2024 | +3.6% | |
| 2023 | +6.0% | |
| 2022 | −8.9% | |
| 2021 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | +5.1% |
IBD in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
IBD Dividends
- 4.37%
- $1.01
- $0.08 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IBD Risk
- 4.3%
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.
- 0.08
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.
- −13.7%
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.
- 0.66
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IBD Cost
0.41%
IBD0.41%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
36 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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