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Intermediate-Term Core Bond ETFs

Intermediate-term core bond portfolios invest primarily in investment-grade U.S. fixed-income issues including government, corporate, and securitized debt, and hold less than 5% in below-investment-grade exposures. Their durations (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) typically range between 75% and 125% of the three-year average of the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index.

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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Fund Size
Adjusted Expense Ratio
Total Return Rank in Category
3 Year
Total Return Rank in Category
5 Year
Total Return Rank in Category
10 Year
Management Style
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETFBNDIntermediate Core Bond318.98 Bil0.030%374340Passive
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETFAGGIntermediate Core Bond105.14 Bil0.030%405143Passive
Vanguard Interm-Term Bond ETFBIVIntermediate Core Bond38.58 Bil0.040%372310Passive
SPDR® Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETFSPABIntermediate Core Bond7.79 Bil0.030%455848Passive
Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF™SCHZIntermediate Core Bond7.44 Bil0.030%475747Passive
Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETFDFCFIntermediate Core Bond4.76 Bil0.170%Active
Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Sec ETFJMBSIntermediate Core Bond3.91 Bil0.230%3213Active
iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFEAGGIntermediate Core Bond3.53 Bil0.100%5963Passive
VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETFUITBIntermediate Core Bond1.97 Bil0.380%158Active
Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETFFLCBIntermediate Core Bond1.75 Bil0.150%67Active
BNY Mellon Core Bond ETFBKAGIntermediate Core Bond1.73 Bil52Passive
JPMorgan BetaBuilders US Aggt Bond ETFBBAGIntermediate Core Bond1.59 Bil0.030%6270Passive
WisdomTree Yield Enhanced US Aggt Bd ETFAGGYIntermediate Core Bond952.21 Mil0.120%5367Passive
Avantis Core Fixed Income ETFAVIGIntermediate Core Bond701.42 Mil0.150%50Active
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETFPCRBIntermediate Core Bond546.57 Mil0.350%Active
Simplify Short Term Trsy Futs Strat ETFTUAIntermediate Core Bond476.10 Mil0.160%Active
Goldman Sachs Access US Aggregate Bd ETFGCORIntermediate Core Bond414.39 Mil0.140%76Passive
iShares CMBS ETFCMBSIntermediate Core Bond404.20 Mil0.250%131621Passive
Nuveen ESG US Aggregate Bond ETFNUBDIntermediate Core Bond345.80 Mil0.160%6074Passive
Aptus Enhanced Yield ETFJUCYIntermediate Core Bond335.44 Mil0.600%Active
DoubleLine Mortgage ETFDMBSIntermediate Core Bond296.92 Mil0.490%Active
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond ETFHTABIntermediate Core Bond287.75 Mil0.400%45Active
Hartford Core Bond ETFHCRBIntermediate Core Bond270.37 Mil0.290%39Active
Capital Group Core Bond ETFCGCBIntermediate Core Bond226.34 Mil0.270%Active
JPMorgan Active Bond ETFJBNDIntermediate Core Bond219.30 Mil0.300%Active
iShares Government/Credit Bond ETFGBFIntermediate Core Bond216.81 Mil0.200%564144Passive
Simplify Aggregate Bond ETFAGGHIntermediate Core Bond190.85 Mil0.330%Active
Vanguard Core Bond ETFVCRBIntermediate Core Bond189.39 Mil0.100%Active
FlexShares Core Select Bond ETFBNDCIntermediate Core Bond169.11 Mil0.350%7243Active
ClearShares Piton Intdt Fxd Inc ETFPIFIIntermediate Core Bond95.31 Mil0.450%4Active
T. Rowe Price QM US Bond ETFTAGGIntermediate Core Bond88.31 Mil0.080%Active
SGI Enhanced Core ETFUSDXIntermediate Core Bond78.93 Mil0.980%Active
Fidelity Investment Grade Bd ETFFIGBIntermediate Core Bond64.40 Mil0.360%26Active
Brookstone Intermediate Bond ETFBAMBIntermediate Core Bond54.89 Mil1.090%Active
Madison Aggregate Bond ETFMAGGIntermediate Core Bond51.78 Mil0.400%Active
Overlay Shares Core Bond ETFOVBIntermediate Core Bond45.13 Mil0.870%65Active
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETFPABIntermediate Core Bond42.81 Mil0.190%48Active
Janus Henderson Sus & Imp Cr Bd ETFJIBIntermediate Core Bond33.25 Mil0.390%Active
Nuveen Enhanced Yield US Aggt Bd ETFNUAGIntermediate Core Bond28.42 Mil0.210%2435Passive
First Trust Core Investment Grade ETFFTCBIntermediate Core Bond15.25 Mil0.550%Active
BrandywineGLOBAL-U.S. Fixed Income ETFUSFIIntermediate Core Bond11.64 Mil0.390%Active
Build Bond Innovation ETFBFIXIntermediate Core Bond7.46 Mil0.450%Active
Fidelity Investment Grade Sec ETFFSECIntermediate Core Bond3.08 Mil0.360%83Active

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