08. US Bond Index

About the Index

(1) Taxable Bond Funds groupings according to CEFdata.com. (2) Removing funds with US / Non US Equity allocations over 5% each. (3) US Bond allocation over 80%. (4) 1 Year Trailing Income dividend classification over 80%. (5) 90-day average trade dollar $ liquidity over $250K. Equal weight each fund for the index. The index constituents will be rebalanced each quarter.

Index Performance

	Current($)	Previous Day(%)	1 Week(%)	1 Month(%)	3 Month(%)	6 Month(%)	1 Year(%)	3 Year(%)	5 Year(%)	MTD(%)	QTD(%)	YTD(%)
Price	1,192.03	0.12	0.26	1.25	3.91	17.83	7.15	9.59	5.75	2.09	3.58	14.23
NAV	1,176.55	0.13	0.70	1.43	3.15	9.67	6.23	8.93	5.32	1.37	2.68	9.14
Difference		0.01	0.45	0.18	-0.76	-8.16	-0.92	-0.66	-0.43	-0.73	-0.90	-5.08
* Periods greater than 1 Year are annualized. ** On Inception Date (12/30/16), Index Price was $1,000 and NAV was $1,000.00

2019 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2019
Price	7.17	2.74	0.49	10.65	2.46	-0.98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.13
NAV	4.07	1.63	0.67	6.47	1.70	-0.41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.77
Difference	-3.10	-1.12	0.18	-4.18	-0.76	0.58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-4.36
2018 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2018
Price	-0.45	-0.53	0.60	-0.38	0.79	0.38	-0.00	1.17	0.79	0.75	0.97	-0.00	1.72	-3.88	-1.16	-3.18	-8.01	-6.29	-5.50
NAV	1.04	-0.60	-0.11	0.32	0.42	0.15	0.09	0.67	0.99	1.15	0.36	0.62	2.14	-1.20	-1.15	-2.50	-4.78	-2.64	-1.66
Difference	1.49	-0.07	-0.71	0.70	-0.37	-0.23	0.10	-0.50	0.19	0.40	-0.61	0.62	0.41	2.68	0.00	0.68	3.23	3.65	3.84
2017 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2017
Price	3.30	1.82	-0.59	4.56	2.28	0.90	0.30	3.51	8.07	1.82	-0.55	1.15	2.43	-0.17	-1.75	1.42	-0.51	1.91	9.98
NAV	1.78	1.33	0.17	3.30	1.15	1.11	0.42	2.70	6.00	1.16	0.28	0.71	2.17	0.68	-0.06	0.48	1.10	3.27	9.27
Difference	-1.53	-0.50	0.76	-1.26	-1.13	0.21	0.12	-0.81	-2.07	-0.66	0.83	-0.44	-0.26	0.84	1.69	-0.95	1.61	1.35	-0.71
2016 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2016
Price	-2.67	-0.57	7.57	4.10	3.01	1.40	1.62	6.14	10.24	3.98	2.18	0.22	6.48	-0.45	0.22	3.10	2.86	9.34	19.58
NAV	-1.71	-0.89	4.00	1.31	3.22	1.06	1.17	5.53	6.85	2.62	1.83	1.31	5.87	0.84	-0.17	1.79	2.48	8.35	15.20
Difference	0.97	-0.33	-3.56	-2.78	0.21	-0.34	-0.45	-0.61	-3.39	-1.36	-0.35	1.09	-0.61	1.29	-0.38	-1.31	-0.38	-0.99	-4.38
2015 - Monthly Performance (%)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Q1	Apr	May	Jun	Q2	1H	Jul	Aug	Sep	Q3	Oct	Nov	Dec	Q4	2H	2015
Price	0.92	2.72	-0.43	3.22	1.51	-0.87	-3.47	-2.87	0.35	-1.02	-2.60	-1.92	-5.45	4.10	-1.94	-0.55	1.52	-3.92	-3.57
NAV	0.68	2.15	0.09	2.94	1.35	0.42	-0.99	0.77	3.70	-0.27	-1.54	-2.04	-3.81	1.44	-1.50	-2.48	-2.55	-6.36	-2.66
Difference	-0.24	-0.57	0.51	-0.28	-0.16	1.29	2.48	3.63	3.35	0.75	1.06	-0.12	1.64	-2.66	0.44	-1.93	-4.08	-2.44	0.91

Performance Chart

Discount

Characteristics

PORTFOLIO Weighted Average Data
Discount -5.23%	1Yr Disc -6.55%	3Yr Disc -5.57%	5Yr Disc -6.59%	Rel Disc Range (3yr) 52.79%
Mkt Yield 7.23%	Lev Adj NAV Yield 5.39%	After Tax Yield* 5.46%	Est Tax Friction* 1.77%	3Yr NAV Volatiliy 4.14
1 Yr RoC 1.83%	3 Yr Dest RoC 0.22%	Leverage 27.96%	Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.35%	Beta (2yr) 0.13
Equity Exposure 2.08%	Bond Exposure 96.28%	# Holdings 87	Cash Weighted Duration 3.19
Comp NAV TR 0.21%	Comp Discount -0.59%	Net Assets (M) 487	Liquidity - 90d (K) 1,301
* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%.

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation as reported by each fund's sponsor as of the last reporting period.

Constituents

87 Funds

Ticker	Name	Sponsor	Allocation	Discount	Market Yield	RoC(1yr)	Leverage	Net Assets	Liquidity (90d)
AFT	Apollo Sr Flt Rt Fd	Apollo Credit	1.13	-12.18	8.08	0.00	34.57	263	799
AIF	Apollo Tactical Incm Fd	Apollo Credit	1.13	-12.34	8.16	0.00	34.11	243	695
ARDC	Ares Dyn Cr Alloc Fd	Ares	1.14	-12.30	8.57	0.00	28.20	394	1,145
AWF	AB Glbl Hi Incm Fd	AllianceBernstein	1.15	-10.03	6.64	0.00	41.27	1,135	2,217
BGB	B/GSO Stgc Cr Fd	Blackstone	1.16	-6.47	9.36	0.00	37.17	698	2,271
BGH	Barings Glbl Srt Dur Hi Yld Fd	Barings	1.12	-4.09	9.99	0.00	28.60	372	1,234
BGIO	2022 Glbl Incm Opp Tr	BlackRock	1.15	-4.23	6.47	0.00	21.86	214	605
BGT	BR Flt Rt Incm Fd	BlackRock	1.13	-12.52	6.03	0.00	28.70	326	889
BGX	B/GSO Lng-Srt Cr Incm Fd	Blackstone	1.15	-2.75	9.40	0.00	38.98	203	949
BHK	BR Core Bnd Tr	BlackRock	1.16	-6.96	5.61	3.57	24.23	806	1,524
BIT	BR Mlt-Sctr Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.17	-7.59	8.10	2.72	35.66	702	2,060
BKT	BR Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.14	-5.31	6.81	20.58	31.33	408	827
BLW	BR Ltd Dur Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.15	-11.18	6.35	0.00	24.56	608	1,292
BSL	B/GSO Sr Flt Rt Trm Fd	Blackstone	1.15	0.18	7.94	0.00	33.08	256	1,085
BTZ	BR Cr Alloc Incm Tr	BlackRock	1.17	-11.32	6.22	0.00	30.18	1,513	2,957
CBH	AG Convt & Incm 2024 Tgt Trm	Allianz	1.15	-6.13	6.01	1.67	28.41	179	433
CIK	CS Ast Mgmt Incm Fd	Credit Suisse	1.14	-9.59	8.68	0.33	31.45	180	450
DCF	BYN A Glbl Cr Incm 2024 Tgt Trm	BNY Mellon	1.16	-2.88	7.11	0.00	30.18	140	279
DHF	BNY Mellon Hi Yld Stgs Fd	BNY Mellon	1.14	-8.63	8.40	0.00	31.71	244	511
DHY	CS Hi Yld Bnd Fd	Credit Suisse	1.14	-3.10	9.12	13.16	35.54	267	623
DSL	DbLin Incm Solutions Fd	Doubleline	1.15	-0.10	8.87	2.53	29.10	2,059	5,798
DSU	BR Dbt Stgs Fd	BlackRock	1.13	-11.98	7.66	4.99	30.79	609	1,636
DUC	D&P Util & Corp Bnd Tr	Duff & Phelps	1.14	-8.00	4.81	25.50	29.00	261	263
EAD	WF Incm Opp Fd	Wells Fargo	1.17	-9.54	8.69	0.00	28.80	575	1,640
EFF	EV Flt-Rt Inc+ Fd	Eaton Vance	1.14	-12.70	6.64	0.00	35.80	131	316
EFL	EV Flt-Rt 2022 Tgt Trm Tr	Eaton Vance	1.15	-2.11	5.94	0.00	36.60	224	525
EFR	EV Sr Flt-Rt Tr	Eaton Vance	1.14	-10.99	6.91	0.00	35.50	546	1,477
EFT	EV Flt-Rt Incm Tr	Eaton Vance	1.15	-11.07	6.76	0.00	35.00	605	1,575
EHT	EV Hi Incm 2021 Tgt Trm Tr	Eaton Vance	1.15	-0.50	4.93	0.00	22.50	215	488
EVF	EV Sr Incm Tr	Eaton Vance	1.15	-11.47	6.53	0.00	35.00	267	909
EVG	EV Srt Dur Divr Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	1.16	-9.53	6.73	0.00	45.00	264	477
EVV	EV Ltd Dur Incm Fd	Eaton Vance	1.14	-12.38	6.59	0.00	35.30	1,689	3,024
FCT	FT Sr Flt Rt Incm Fd II	First Trust	1.14	-12.64	6.65	0.00	30.34	365	872
FIV	FT Sr Flt Rt 2022 Tgt Trm Fd	First Trust	1.13	-6.96	4.46	0.00	29.93	340	728
FRA	BR Flt Rt Incm Stgc Fd	BlackRock	1.15	-11.45	6.50	0.00	29.26	530	2,036
GDO	WA Glbl Corp Dfin Opp Fd	Legg Mason	1.16	-8.22	7.19	9.73	26.51	274	517
GGM	Gghm Cr Alloc Fd	Guggenheim	1.16	4.64	10.49	3.73	24.32	147	619
GHY	PGIM Glbl Hi Yld Fd	Prudential	1.15	-13.72	8.40	2.79	29.55	677	1,554
HIO	WA Hi Incm Opp Fd	Legg Mason	1.17	-9.75	7.08	0.27	0.00	709	1,327
HIX	WA Hi Incm Fd II	Legg Mason	1.21	-6.85	8.04	6.44	29.48	634	1,287
HNW	Pioneer Divr Hi Incm Tr	Pioneer	1.13	-11.60	7.96	0.00	31.20	135	288
HYB	New Amrc Hi Incm Fd	T. Rowe Price	1.15	-11.56	7.57	0.00	29.00	230	425
HYI	WA Hi Yld Dfin Opp Fd	Legg Mason	1.16	-7.78	7.04	0.00	0.00	374	1,096
HYT	BR Corp Hi Yld Fd	BlackRock	1.17	-9.18	8.08	0.00	28.52	1,435	3,748
IGI	WA Inv Grd Dfin Opp Tr	Legg Mason	1.19	1.93	4.82	0.00	0.00	225	536
IHIT	Invsc Hi Incm 2023 Tgt Trm Fd	Invesco	1.13	-1.52	5.80	0.00	25.00	252	485
IHTA	Invsc Hi Incm 2024 Tgt Trm Fd	Invesco	1.16	-2.30	5.49	1.65	25.00	92	183
INSI	Insight Sel Incm Fd	Cutwater	1.15	-7.36	4.10	0.00	0.00	226	326
ISD	PGIM Hi Yld Bnd Fd	Prudential	1.15	-13.00	8.26	0.00	24.49	555	1,429
IVH	Ivy Hi Incm Opp Fd	Ivy Investment	1.13	-12.16	8.88	0.00	30.86	255	864
JCO	Nuveen Cr Opp 2022 Tgt Trm Fd	Nuveen	1.15	0.82	5.76	0.00	29.20	269	361
JFR	Nuv Flt Rt Incm Fd	Nuveen	1.15	-11.34	7.55	0.00	37.70	627	1,605
JGH	Nuv Glbl Hi Incm Fd	Nuveen	1.15	-13.02	7.96	2.94	30.74	410	822
JHB	Nuv Hi Incm Nov 2021 Tgt Trm Fd	Nuveen	1.14	-1.10	5.04	0.00	27.31	558	798
JHD	Nuv Hi Incm Dec 2019 Tgt Trm Fd	Nuveen	1.12	-1.20	3.95	0.00	0.00	270	676
JHI	JH Invstr Tr	John Hancock	1.15	-10.01	7.64	0.00	35.97	158	345
JHS	JH Incm Sec Tr	John Hancock	1.11	-7.07	4.24	0.00	34.14	178	278
JHY	Nuv Hi Incm 2020 Tgt Trm Fd	Nuveen	1.12	0.71	4.25	0.00	28.59	155	287
JRO	Nuv Flt Rt Incm Opp Fd	Nuveen	1.14	-11.60	7.75	0.00	37.16	444	1,441
JSD	Nuv Srt Dur Cr Opp Fd	Nuveen	1.12	-8.98	8.06	0.00	38.49	171	475
KIO	KKR Incm Opp Fd	KKR Credit	1.15	-4.31	9.51	0.00	31.16	335	1,572
MCI	Barings Corp Invstr	Barings	1.14	4.20	7.68	0.00	9.04	302	347
NHS	NB Hi Yld Stgs Fd	Neuberger Berman	1.18	-7.56	9.16	1.79	33.60	251	790
NSL	Nuv Sr Incm Fd	Nuveen	1.14	-11.08	7.68	0.00	38.16	254	774
OXLC	Oxford Lane Cap Corp	Oxford Lane	1.18	22.96	15.84	0.00	34.08	354	5,708
PAI	WA Inv Grd Incm Fd	Legg Mason	1.13	-1.99	4.66	0.00	0.00	143	294
PCI	PIMCO Dyn Cr & Mortg Incm	PIMCO	1.17	3.02	8.12	0.00	45.89	3,237	8,789
PCM	PCM Fund	PIMCO	1.15	11.10	8.49	0.00	39.91	118	248
PCN	PIMCO Corp & Incm Stgy Fd	PIMCO	1.18	21.14	7.50	0.52	23.97	588	1,475
PDI	PIMCO Dyn Incm Fd	PIMCO	1.15	15.17	8.14	0.00	41.34	1,598	5,106
PFL	PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd	PIMCO	1.17	8.31	9.11	14.38	25.61	296	972
PFN	PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd II	PIMCO	1.17	7.19	9.07	0.00	24.48	617	2,040
PHD	Pioneer Flt Rt Tr	Pioneer	1.14	-12.47	7.12	0.00	31.70	298	816
PHT	Pioneer Hi Incm Tr	Pioneer	1.16	-8.18	8.80	0.00	29.90	293	905
PIM	Putnam Mstr Imd Incm Tr	Putnam	1.14	-5.20	7.89	20.19	8.00	256	639
PKO	PIMCO Incm Opp Fd	PIMCO	1.15	8.60	8.48	0.00	33.99	404	1,192
PPR	Voya Prime Rt Tr	Voya	1.13	-12.61	6.90	0.00	28.09	808	1,302
PPT	Putnam Prmr Incm Tr	Putnam	1.14	-3.54	8.11	0.00	17.14	555	1,198
PTY	PIMCO Corp & Incm Opp Fd	PIMCO	1.23	29.25	8.25	2.63	37.97	1,276	5,304
TLI	WA Corp Ln Fd	Legg Mason	1.14	-12.59	7.89	0.57	32.01	109	287
TSI	TCW Stgc Incm Fd	TCW	1.17	-2.89	5.77	0.00	0.00	281	729
TSLF	THL Cr Sr Ln Fd	THL Credit	1.11	-12.49	7.97	0.00	25.31	129	446
VBF	Invsc Bnd Fd	Invesco	1.15	-5.68	4.31	2.31	0.00	228	548
VVR	Invsc Sr Incm Tr	Invesco	1.15	-9.43	5.83	7.63	32.00	859	2,614
WEA	WA Prmr Bnd Fd	Legg Mason	1.20	-3.07	5.69	0.00	27.39	171	440
WIA	WA Inf-Lnk Incm Fd	Western Asset	1.14	-13.64	3.61	3.89	30.90	387	526
WIW	WA Inf-Lnk Opp & Incm Fd	Western Asset	1.16	-13.29	3.87	0.00	29.90	787	933

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