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  • ETF
  • GBF
    Pricing Data
    $113.04
    Change: $0.08 (-0.0%)
    Time: 04/25/19
    Previous Close: $113.12
  • Category
  • Total Bond Market
  • ESG Score
Last Updated:

Profile

Vitals

Trading Data

Open: - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • 52 Week Lo: $106.65
  • 52 Week Hi: $113.47
  • AUM: $293.8 M
  • Shares: 2.6 M

Investment Themes

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume: 51,391
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume: 32,362

Alternative ETFs in the Total Bond Market Category

Type Ticker Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest SCHZ 0.04% $5,997.9 M 728,073 2.77%
Largest (AUM) AGG 0.05% $59,841.4 M 4,860,760 2.63%
Most Liquid (Volume) AGG 0.05% $59,841.4 M 4,860,760 2.63%
Top YTD Performer PCEF 2.25% $753.5 M 127,576 13.54%

Analyst Report

This ETF offers broad-based exposure to investment grade U.S. bonds, making GBF a building block for any investor constructing a balanced long-term portfolio as well as a potentially attractive safe haven for investors pulling money out of equity markets. While GBF can potentially be a one stop shop for fixed income exposure, a close look at the composition of this fund is advised. Many may find the significant allocations to MBS and Treasuries somewhat insufficient for their return objectives; increased corporate bond exposure through LQD may result in a better balance and more attractive return. While GBF includes hundreds of individual securities, this ETF actually only holds a fraction of the bonds that make up the underlying benchmark; the sampling strategy employed avoids illiquid issues, but may lead to tracking error. GBF has reasonable levels of liquidity-- there are more liquid options out there-- but the expense ratio for this fund is pretty low and is among the lowest in the Category. However, for investors looking to avoid compounding costs and tracking error, the broad-based BND may be a better option for U.S. fixed income exposure.

Realtime Rating

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Realtime Rating Summary

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for GBF on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Total Bond Market with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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GBF Overall Realtime Rating:

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity B n/a
Expenses B+ n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

GBF In-Depth Analysis

The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb.com Category.

GBF Holdings

Filings Data as of: Apr 24, 2019

All 1590 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Number of Holdings
Rank: 9 of 77
1590
Category Low FLBL (1)
Category High IUSB (8078)
% Assets in Top 10
Rank: 44 of 76
33.20%
Category Low AGG (5.96%)
Category High IGVT (158.42%)
% Assets in Top 15
Rank: 34 of 76
38.09%
Category Low AGG (8.30%)
Category High IGVT (164.21%)
% Assets in Top 50
Rank: 44 of 76
52.38%
Category Low BNDX (17.37%)
Category High IGVT (191.07%)

Asset Allocation

Asset Percentage
Federal/Central debt 60.46%
Corporate debt 37.89%
ETF Cash Component 1.15%
Municipal debt 0.5%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Bond Sector Percentage
Government/Treasury 56.5%
Corporate 37.89%
Agency 3.59%
ETF Cash Component 1.15%
Municipal 0.5%
Provincial 0.37%

Bond Detailed Sector Breakdown

Bond Sector Percentage
Government/Treasury Unsecured Note 43.4%
Corporate Senior Note 31.64%
Government/Treasury Bond 12.35%
Agency Unsecured Note 1.67%
Supranational Senior Note 1.6%
Agency Senior Note 1.29%
Corporate Note 0.97%
Corporate Subordinated Note 0.82%
Government/Treasury Senior Note 0.75%
Corporate Senior Debenture 0.74%
Corporate Senior Subordinated Note 0.69%
Agency Bond 0.61%
Corporate First Mortgage Bond 0.42%
Municipal Build America Bond 0.33%
Provincial Bond 0.21%
Corporate Junior Subordinated Note 0.2%
Corporate Senior Bank Note 0.17%
Municipal Bond 0.17%
Corporate Unsecured Note 0.16%
Corporate Bond 0.09%
Provincial Unsecured Note 0.07%
Provincial Senior Note 0.06%
Corporate First Mortgage Note 0.06%
Provincial Senior Debenture 0.04%
Agency Debenture 0.01%
Corporate Debenture 0.01%
Corporate Secured Note 0.01%
Other 1.47%

Coupon Breakdown

Coupon Range Percentage
0% to 1% 0.02%
1% to 2% 17.27%
2% to 3% 30.83%
3% to 4% 28.11%
4% to 5% 13.37%
5% to 6% 4.73%
6% to 7% 3.11%
7% to 8% 1.07%
8% to 9% 0.25%
9% to 10% 0.1%
Greater Than 10% 0.02%
ETF Cash Component 1.15%

Credit Quality

Credit Percentage
AAA 57.6%
AA 4.68%
A 11.77%
BBB 23.51%
BB 1.26%
B 0.0%
Below B 0.0%
Not Rated 0.01%
ETF Cash Component 1.15%
Rating Unknown 0.02%

Maturity Breakdown

Maturity Percentage
Less Than 1 Year 0.47%
1-3 Years 27.83%
3-5 Years 20.56%
5-7 Years 13.05%
7-10 Years 14.01%
10-15 Years 1.42%
15-20 Years 3.01%
20-30 Years 17.56%
30+ Years 0.97%
ETF Cash Component 1.15%

GBF Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.546%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.21%
Category Average
0.39%
Expense Ratio
Rank: 34 of 89
0.20%
Category Low SPAB (0.04%)
Category High MCEF (2.37%)

Commission Free Trading

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Category Commission Free Trading

There are 0 other ETFs in the Total Bond Market ETFdb.com Category that are also eligible for commission free trading:

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GBF ESG Themes and Scores
  • 6.09/10
    ESG Score
  • 69.59%
    ESG Score Global Percentile (%)
  • 92.31%
    ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      1.59%

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      329.47

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      1.59%

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      4.52%

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE
    Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score

GBF Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Return
Rank: 29 of 89
0.23%
Category Low RISE (-0.50%)
Category High BLV (0.57%)
4 Week Return
Rank: 78 of 87
-0.31%
Category Low WYDE (-1.71%)
Category High PCEF (1.84%)
13 Week Return
Rank: 29 of 84
2.58%
Category Low WYDE (-3.57%)
Category High PCEF (7.43%)
26 Week Return
Rank: 19 of 77
5.30%
Category Low RISE (-5.02%)
Category High XMPT (12.54%)
Year to Date Return
Rank: 37 of 84
3.03%
Category Low WYDE (-5.29%)
Category High PCEF (13.54%)
1 Year Return
Rank: 18 of 66
5.59%
Category Low WYDE (-6.21%)
Category High XMPT (9.91%)
3 Year Return
Rank: 30 of 39
4.89%
Category Low WYDE (-15.32%)
Category High PCEF (27.91%)
5 Year Return
Rank: 12 of 24
11.86%
Category Low AGND (-0.85%)
Category High PCEF (32.08%)

GBF Fund Flows

This section compares the fund flows of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Fund Flow
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low BSV (‑$1,284.0 M)
Category High MINT ($92.4 M)
4 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 8 of 43
$113.0 M
Category Low BSV (‑$1,403.4 M)
Category High AGG ($791.1 M)
13 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 8 of 60
$196.2 M
Category Low BSV (‑$1,947.2 M)
Category High BNDX ($2,902.1 M)
26 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 16 of 69
$185.2 M
Category Low BSV (‑$3,394.2 M)
Category High AGG ($4,855.9 M)
Year to Date Fund Flow
Rank: 6 of 63
$196.2 M
Category Low BSV (‑$5,757.6 M)
Category High BNDX ($3,242.2 M)
1 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 21 of 73
$146.9 M
Category Low BIV (‑$3,660.5 M)
Category High BNDX ($4,682.9 M)
3 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 73 of 77
‑$65.3 M
Category Low FLTB (‑$168.5 M)
Category High AGG ($25,542.5 M)
5 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 30 of 77
$157.7 M
Category Low NFLT (‑$49.8 M)
Category High AGG ($43,715.3 M)

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Charts

The following charts can be customized to display historical performance in a number of different formats, including line charts, bar charts, and candlesticks. Time periods can be adjusted to increase or decrease the period shown, ranging from five minutes to several months.

The following chart also includes the option to compare the performance of GBF relative to other ETFs and benchmarks or to include indicators such as Bollinger Bands, relative strength, and moving averages.

GBF Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low EVFTC (3.0)
Category High FFTI (22.54)

GBF Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.25
Dividend Date
2019-04-01
Annual Dividend Rate
$2.93
Annual Dividend Yield
Rank: 50 of 86
2.59%
Category Low BBSA (0.12%)
Category High PCEF (7.44%)

GBF Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

5 Day Volatility
Rank: 53 of 88
1.85%
Category Low SHAG (0.08%)
Category High PCEF (28.32%)
20 Day Volatility
Rank: 15 of 85
2.87%
Category Low OPER (0.08%)
Category High ILTB (7.02%)
50 Day Volatility
Rank: 18 of 82
3.00%
Category Low OPER (0.09%)
Category High BLV (6.73%)
200 Day Volatility
Rank: 30 of 74
2.84%
Category Low MINT (0.26%)
Category High PCEF (8.90%)
Beta
Rank: 7 of 82
0.34
Category Low WYDE (-0.29)
Category High WBND (0.6)
Standard Deviation
Rank: 2 of 62
1.82%
Category Low VRIG (0.14%)
Category High BLV (2.24%)

Technicals

  • 20 Day MA: $112.86
  • 60 Day MA: $111.85
  • MACD 15 Period: 0.23
  • MACD 100 Period: 2.21
  • Williams % Range 10 Day: 14.62
  • Williams % Range 20 Day: 42.25
  • RSI 10 Day: 60
  • RSI 20 Day: 61
  • RSI 30 Day: 62
  • Ultimate Oscillator: 55

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day): $112.44
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day): $113.16
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day): $112.43
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day): $113.30
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day): $111.67
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day): $113.68

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1: $112.99
  • Support Level 2: $112.94
  • Resistance Level 1: $113.09
  • Resistance Level 2: $113.14

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day): 55.98
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day): 71.91
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day): 48.40
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day): 57.06

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