
Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
The ETF.net MBS Grade
Score 31 out of 100
- 22 of 25
Score 31 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.F15 out of 100Rank 21 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D37 out of 100Rank 16 of 21Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 14 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 15 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 20 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 18 of 25
Our read on MBS
In short
DMost mortgage ETFs buy government-backed paper and call it a day. Angel Oak's fund goes the other way, picking non-agency residential mortgage bonds, asset-backed paper and corporate debt from a shop built around that corner of credit.
Stated mandate
The fund invests in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and corporate debt.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
MBS Holdings
- Bonds
- 160
- 34%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 5.5% 11/15/2040
Geography
- United States100.00%
MBS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | MBS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.7% |
| 1 month | +2.1% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +0.2% |
| 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 | MBS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +6.5% |
MBS in the news
MBS Dividends
- 6.10%
- $0.51
- $0.04 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
MBS Risk
- 5.1%
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.
- 0.11
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.
- −5.0%
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.
- 0.95
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.
MBS Cost
Overpaying vs VMBS, tied cheapest in Mortgage-Backed Securities
$9,154
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
MBS 0.49%
$9,792
VMBS 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | MBS | VMBS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $883 | $55 | $828 |
| 20 | $3,394 | $216 | $3,178 |
| 30 | $9,792 | $638 | $9,154 |
Full fee 0.79% waiver 0.30% you pay 0.49%
Other funds in Mortgage-Backed Securities
- CTSECTouchstone Securitized Income ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +3.2%
- DCAAAFirst Trust AAA CMBS ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +1.7%
- DSCIOFirst Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.86%1 year return +2.7%
- DPMBSPIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.83%1 year return −0.1%
- DGISCGuggenheim Securitized Income ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return



