Kingsbarn Tactical Bond ETF
$22.430.00 (−0.02%)
- 0.57%
- $1M
- −0.9%
- 3.73%
- 0M sh
- $22.43
- low $22.34high $23.72
The ETF.net KDRN Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 25 of 29
Score 40 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.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 41
- This cap took
- −1
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F23 out of 100Rank 21 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 18 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 16 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 22 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D25 out of 100Rank 25 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D31 out of 100Rank 26 of 29
Our read on KDRN
CMost core bond ETFs pick a duration and live with it. Kingsbarn runs a fund of bond ETFs with a 10-year Treasury futures overlay, so an active manager can dial interest-rate exposure up or down in pursuit of total return.
The Fund seeks to maximize total return.
Why people hold it
- Rate exposure is a dial, not a setting: it holds underlying bond ETFs and layers on 10-year Treasury futures, a lever the index trackers in this aisle don't pull.
- The mandate is short and global: maximize total return, actively managed, with no benchmark's bond mix to copy.
- A standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper with a live record back to its 2021 launch, and it distributes quarterly.
Worth knowing
- The tactical overlay carries a tactical price tag: 1.06% a year, against 0.03% at index-tracking core bond rivals like BND, SPAB and SCHZ.
- Small and lightly traded, so spreads and fills can be less friendly than in the category's household-name funds.
- Futures plus active calls mean returns can drift from the broad bond market in either direction, and it currently sits in the lower tier of its aggregate-bond peer group.
KDRN Holdings
- Bonds
- 7
- 100%
- IGSB
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
KDRN Performance
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KDRN$9,905
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 | KDRN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.8% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 1 year | −0.9% |
| 3 years | +4.0% |
| 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 | KDRN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.8% | |
| 2025 | +4.7% | |
| 2024 | +1.3% | |
| 2023 | +10.1% | |
| 2022 | −12.0% | |
| 2021 | +0.1% |
KDRN in the news
KDRN Dividends
- 3.73%
- $0.84
- $0.24 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
KDRN Risk
- 4.6%
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.
- −0.23
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.
- −15.3%
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.
- 0.76
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KDRN Cost
0.57%
KDRN0.57%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
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