Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF

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Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF (FXED)

Type

Exchange-traded fund

Manager

Sound ETF

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

N/A

-148.6

percentile

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Group: Allocation

Ranking: 1,674 out of 673 funds

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Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

N/A

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Top scoring holdings

The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. Bank of America Corp Pfd
2.07% of assets
$838,712 invested
2. Wells Fargo & Co 4.70% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - SER AA (CL A)
1.88% of assets
$758,920 invested
3. VICI Properties Inc Ordinary Shares
1.49% of assets
$601,570 invested
4. MetLife Inc Series F
1.92% of assets
$778,367 invested
5. AT&T Inc 4.75% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - 1/1000th Int Ser C
1.9% of assets
$770,336 invested
6. Omega Healthcare Investors Inc
1.08% of assets
$436,267 invested
7. Allstate Corp 5.10% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - Ser H 1/1000th Int
2.01% of assets
$813,807 invested
8. Morgan Stanley 4.875% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 1/1000th Int Ser L
2.01% of assets
$813,285 invested
9. Morgan Stanley 4.25% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - Ser O
1.68% of assets
$677,994 invested
10. Associated Banc-Corp 5.625% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - Ser F 1/40 Int
1.84% of assets
$743,652 invested

Bottom scoring holdings

The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. Apple Hospitality REIT Inc
0.31% of assets
$126,424 invested
2. National Health Investors Inc
0.53% of assets
$214,340 invested
3. Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc
0.33% of assets
$132,908 invested
4. Simon Property Group Inc
2.08% of assets
$840,952 invested
5. National Storage Affiliates Trust
0.48% of assets
$193,844 invested
6. NNN REIT Inc
0.71% of assets
$288,353 invested
7. Realty Income Corp
1.15% of assets
$467,002 invested
8. Truist Financial Corp PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - 1/1000th Int Ser O
2.03% of assets
$819,846 invested
9. Capital One Financial Corp 4.80% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - 1/40TH INT Series J
1.85% of assets
$748,952 invested
10. Associated Banc-Corp 5.625% PRF PERPETUAL USD 25 - Ser F 1/40 Int
1.84% of assets
$743,652 invested

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Gender Equality and Returns

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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.

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FXED

Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF

Family

Sound ETF

Category

Conservative Allocation

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Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/25

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3 years

5 years

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Benchmark

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Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 3-yr returns

9.25% less in annualized returns

Same overall gender equality score

0 / 100 points

Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points higher

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

FXED

Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF

Family

Sound ETF

Category

Conservative Allocation

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 3-yr returns

9.25% less in annualized returns

Same overall gender equality score

0 / 100 points

Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points higher

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

FXED

Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF

Family

Sound ETF

Category

Conservative Allocation

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 3-yr returns

9.25% less in annualized returns

Same overall gender equality score

0 / 100 points

Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score

1 / 40 points higher

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 5/31/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
FXED - Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF

3.55%

5.13%

55 / 100 points

Benchmark

13%

14%

16%

13%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-9.93%

-9.25%

Same

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