ALPS Funds Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
$24.77+0.03 (+0.10%)
- 0.59%
- $3.62B
- −2.3%
- 4.44%
- 827K sh
- $24.75
- low $24.34high $26.40
The ETF.net SMTH Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 83 of 117
Score 50 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.F10 out of 100Rank 105 of 117Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 101Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 56 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 54 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 95 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 39 of 117
Our read on SMTH
In short
CA hands-on core-plus bond fund run with Gibson Smith's boutique, not a rules-based index sleeve. It roams past the plain Agg for income and price gains, and charges boutique-manager pricing to do it.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SMTH Holdings
- Bonds
- 959
- 37%
- U.S. Treasury Bond 5.125 08/15/2046
Sectors
- Government45.3%
- Corporate40.0%
- Securitized14.7%
Geography
- United States96.96%
- Canada0.98%
- Switzerland0.58%
- Cayman Islands0.40%
- Denmark0.32%
- Saudi Arabia0.29%
- United Kingdom0.28%
- Mexico0.20%
SMTH Performance
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SMTH$9,767
Returns run to the Oct 21, 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 | SMTH |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.0% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −1.9% |
| 1 year | −2.3% |
| 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 | SMTH |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.0% | |
| 2025 | +6.9% | |
| 2024 | +2.8% | |
| 2023 | +3.5% |
SMTH in the news
SMTH Dividends
- 4.44%
- $1.10
- $0.08 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SMTH 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.
- −0.46
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.
- −4.7%
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.
- 0.13
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.
SMTH Cost
0.59%
SMTH0.59%
- Middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
102 of the 115 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
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- CZHOGF/m Opportunistic Income ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return —
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- CTPLSThornburg Core Plus Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return −1.8%
