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Nuveen International Aggregate Bond ETF

NXUSNYSE ArcaNuveenB

$24.42+0.02 (+0.09%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 24.40 to 24.42. Range 24.40 to 24.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.4524.4824.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size
$4.03B
1Y total return
−0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3301
Avg volume · 30D
157K sh
52W range
low $24.12high $25.52
Launched

The ETF.net NXUS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 68 out of 100

Rank
37 of 116
Six-pillar profile for NXUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 47, Mission not scored, Tradability 40, Holdings 93, Durability 52. Strongest: Holdings (93). Weakest: Tradability (40). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 68 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 82 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 68 of 116

Our read on NXUS

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost "aggregate bond" ETFs stop at the US border. NXUS starts there: roughly 3,200 investment-grade bonds from developed and emerging markets, none of them in dollars, with the currency risk hedged back to USD monthly, for 0.08% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD (Hedged) Index. Its strategy may also use debt securities outside the Index, including asset-backed securities.

Why people hold it

  • 0.08% a year, below the category median, and that is the real fare: gross and net fees are the same number, with no waiver propping it up.
  • Roughly 3,200 bonds (sovereign, corporate, securitized) across about two dozen local-currency markets, developed and emerging. One of the broader portfolios in its peer group.sec.govsec.gov 2
  • The index hedges its non-dollar exposure back to the US dollar monthly, so what you hold is foreign interest-rate exposure rather than a view on the dollar.sec.gov
  • AGG, BND, SPAB and SCHZ each charge 0.03% and each stops at the US border. This is the ex-US half they leave out, and it pays monthly.

Worth knowing

  • The hedge resets monthly, so dollar moves between reset dates flow through. Hedging dampens currency swings rather than removing them.sec.gov
  • Investment grade only: the index excludes subordinated, convertible, floating-rate and inflation-linked bonds. No high-yield kicker.sec.gov
  • It launched in September 2025, so the record is short, and it trades more lightly than the US core giants, which can show up in bid-ask spreads.

NXUS Performance

Launched Sep 23, 2025

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

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NXUS$9,942
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. NXUS $9,942. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 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 NXUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNXUS
Year to date+0.1%
1 month+1.4%
3 months−0.1%
1 year−0.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
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 NXUS
YearReturn barNXUS
2026 YTD+0.1%
2025+0.6%

History from Sep 24, 2025

NXUS in the news

NXUS Dividends

Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 12 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Nov 3, 2025 $0.02; Dec 1, 2025 $0.02; Dec 18, 2025 $0.06; Feb 2, 2026 $0.05; Mar 2, 2026 $0.06; Apr 1, 2026 $0.06; May 1, 2026 $0.07; Jun 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.07; Aug 3, 2026 $0.07; Sep 1, 2026 $0.07; Oct 1, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.07
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.07
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.07
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.07
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.07
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.07
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.07
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.06
Mar 2, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.06
Feb 2, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.05
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.06
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.02

See all 13 payments⁠

$10,000 in NXUS 1 year ago paid $274 in dividends.⁠

NXUS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.8%
Annualised · 13 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.
−0.90
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 months 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.
−3.1%
13 months · trough Sep 2026
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.
0.14
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.

NXUS Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$1,689

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

  • NXUS 0.08%

    $1,689

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NXUS 0.08%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530NXUS $1,689BKAG $0

Year by year

YearNXUSBKAGOverpaying
10$147$0$147
20$575$0$575
30$1,689$0$1,689

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