Simplify Aggregate Bond PLUS Credit Hedge ETF
The adviser seeks to achieve the fund’s investment objective by investing in investment grade bonds primarily by purchasing exchange traded funds and applying a credit hedge overlay to the fund’s investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. investment grade bonds primarily by purchasing exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The fund may invest up to 20% of the fund’s portfolio in derivatives.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET — OVER THIS RANGE
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -3.6% so far this year. At 0.33% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG runs the same ground at 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | +0.5% |
| 1 month | -0.6% |
| 3 months | -0.9% |
| 6 months | -4.5% |
| YTD | -3.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat AGGH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16B | +$288M | -30bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$288M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | 0.04% | $39B | +$26M | -29bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$26M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -29bp on fee · 39× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -29bp on fee · 31× the assets · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 0.05% | $45.8B | +$585M | -28bp on fee · 77× the assets · +$585M in over the month | Head-to-head |