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The MCM-BlueStar Israel Bonds Index (the “Index”) tracks the performance of USD and shekel denominated bonds issued by the Israeli government or Israeli corporations according to a methodology that was developed in partnership with M.C.M Alternative Investments Ltd. ("MCM”).
The index provides exposure to Israeli Shekel and US Dollar denominated debt issued by the Israeli government, government-related entities or agencies, or companies. Securities are selected to the index based on the following procedure with a target of 35 bonds, a minimum of 15 issuers, a maximum of 10 securities issued by the Israeli government or government-related entities, and a maximum of 5 securities issued by any one corporate issuer (issuer is determined by parent company).
The index uses a modified market cap weighting methodology as follows, where the maximum security weight is set to 5%, the maximum aggregate weight of securities issued by the Israeli government or government-related entities is 25%, and the maximum aggregate weight of securities issued by any single corporate issuer is set to 7.5%. The index is reviewed and rebalanced monthly. The Index may include US Treasury securities as well as USD-denominated Israel Bonds that are rated below investment grade (aka "junk bonds").
CHAI provides investors with a convenient way to gain exposure to the Israeli bond market.
You can invest in an Israel Fixed Income ETF through a brokerage account or with the help of your financial advisor, just like you would with stocks. Simply search for the Defiance Israel Bond ETF by its ticker symbol, CHAI, on your brokerage account and place your order.
The Defiance Israel Fixed Income ETF works similarly to other ETFs. It holds a basket of Israeli bonds, and its shares are traded on exchange. Investors can buy and sell these shares throughout the trading day, offering liquidity and transparency. CHAI is a passive ETF that tracks an index.
Diversification: As a passive ETF, CHAI attempts to replicate the Index's performance, offering investors potential diversification across different issuers and maturities.
Liquidity: ETFs are traded on stock exchanges, making it easy to buy and sell shares.
Transparency: The ETF's holdings are disclosed daily basis
The Defiance Israel Fixed Income ETF (CHAI) aims to pay interest to investors on a monthly basis.
CHAI includes fixed-rate and non-convertible bonds issued by the Israeli government, government-related entities, or Israeli corporate issuers.
Yes, CHAI can include Israeli Shekel (ILS) denominated bonds if there are fewer than 35 eligible U.S. Dollar (USD) denominated bonds. The ETF will only hold USD or ILS denominated bonds. ILS denominated bond prices are converted to USD on a daily basis. It may also include US Treasury securities as well as USD-denominated Israel Bonds that are rated below investment grade (aka "junk bonds").
The ETF is rebalanced on a monthly basis.
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Bonds are weighted based on their USD market value, with a maximum of 5% per bond, 7.5% aggregate weight per corporate issuer, and 25% aggregate weight of bonds issued by the Israeli government or related entities.
Name | Ticker | CUSIP | Weight | Shares |
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ISRAELI NEW SHEKEL | ILS | CASHILS | 0.08% | 7,185.40 |
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | FGXXX | 31846V336 | 0.26% | 6,430.71 |
ENERGIAN ISRAEL FINANCE 5.875% 03/30/2031 | BKP8KT7 | BKP8KT7 | 0.87% | 25,000.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 5.375% 03/30/2028 | BKP8KV9 | BKP8KV9 | 0.91% | 25,000.00 |
Cash & Other | Cash&Other | Cash&Other | 1.12% | 27,427.94 |
Israel Government International Bond 3.25% 01/17/2028 | 46513YJH2 | 46513YJH2 | 1.23% | 33,000.00 |
LEVIATHAN BOND LTD 6.75% 06/30/2030 | BMDYSL9 | BMDYSL9 | 1.32% | 36,000.00 |
Migdal Insurance Funds Raising Ltd 5.4% 12/31/2036 | IL0011975732 | IL0011975732 | 1.34% | 125,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 2.75% 07/03/2030 | 46513JB34 | 46513JB34 | 1.36% | 40,000.00 |
Strauss Group Ltd 2.61% 06/30/2027 | IL0074603890 | IL0074603890 | 1.48% | 140,000.00 |
SHIR Shlomo Real Estate Ltd 4.1% 10/31/2030 | IL0011576688 | IL0011576688 | 1.54% | 150,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 4.5% 01/17/2033 | 46514BRA7 | 46514BRA7 | 1.64% | 45,000.00 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd 6.125% 06/30/2025 | BMF1186 | BMF1186 | 1.67% | 42,000.00 |
State of Israel 3.375% 01/15/2050 | 46513JXN6 | 46513JXN6 | 1.77% | 69,000.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 4.875% 03/30/2026 | BLH2QQ3 | BLH2QQ3 | 1.92% | 50,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 3.875% 07/03/2050 | 46513JB42 | 46513JB42 | 1.97% | 70,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 4.5% 01/30/2043 | 4651387N9 | 4651387N9 | 2.13% | 65,000.00 |
Amot Investments Ltd 3.39% 01/04/2026 | IL0011381147 | IL0011381147 | 2.15% | 200,000.00 |
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd 3.85% 02/28/2027 | IL0039003541 | IL0039003541 | 2.15% | 203,750.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 8.5% 09/30/2033 | BMY3GR7 | BMY3GR7 | 2.29% | 58,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 2.875% 03/16/2026 | 46513CXR2 | 46513CXR2 | 2.31% | 60,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.375% 03/12/2029 | 46514BRN9 | 46514BRN9 | 2.39% | 60,000.00 |
Fattal Properties Ltd / Europe 2.65% 08/30/2027 | BL688S8 | BL688S8 | 2.98% | 290,000.00 |
Clalbit Finance Ltd 2.5% 03/31/2035 | IL0011799280 | IL0011799280 | 3.19% | 370,000.00 |
ISRAEL CHEMICALS L 6.375% 05/31/2038 | BF3SP44 | BF3SP44 | 3.22% | 87,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.75% 03/12/2054 | 46514BRM1 | 46514BRM1 | 3.68% | 100,000.00 |
Migdal Insurance Funds Raising Ltd 2.63% 12/31/2030 | IL0011427858 | IL0011427858 | 3.82% | 365,000.00 |
Amot Investments Ltd 2.44% 01/05/2032 | IL0011628661 | IL0011628661 | 3.92% | 430,000.00 |
B Communications Ltd 3.65% 11/30/2026 | IL0011781510 | IL0011781510 | 4.01% | 385,000.00 |
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd 3.65% 12/01/2025 | BKPNLN3 | BKPNLN3 | 4.02% | 370,000.00 |
Clalbit Finance Ltd 2.64% 03/31/2033 | IL0011606477 | IL0011606477 | 4.10% | 433,000.00 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd 6.5% 06/30/2027 | BMF1012 | BMF1012 | 4.31% | 112,000.00 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC 6.15% 02/01/2036 | 88163VAD1 | 88163VAD1 | 4.46% | 115,000.00 |
Amdocs Ltd 2.538% 06/15/2030 | 02342TAE9 | 02342TAE9 | 4.52% | 131,000.00 |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd 2.68% 12/05/2030 | IL0074801635 | IL0074801635 | 4.62% | 454,000.00 |
Bank Hapoalim BM 2.5% 12/09/2031 | IL0066204889 | IL0066204889 | 4.68% | 468,000.00 |
Mizrahi Tefahot Issuing Co Ltd 2.98% 06/08/2025 | IL0023101673 | IL0023101673 | 4.71% | 439,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.5% 03/12/2034 | 46514BRL3 | 46514BRL3 | 5.85% | 150,000.00 |
YTD | 1 Months | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception | |
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nav | -0.71% | -0.80% | -0.71% | -.-% | -.-% | 2.13% |
mkt | -1.26% | -1.10% | -1.26% | -.-% | -.-% | 2.22% |
YTD | 1 Months | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception | |
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nav | -3.69% | -3.00% | -2.77% | -.-% | -.-% | -0.93% |
mkt | -4.62% | -3.41% | -3.12% | -.-% | -.-% | -1.27% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance current to the most recent month-end can be obtained by calling 888-411-1948. Short term performance, in particular, is not a good indication of the fund’s future performance, and an investment should not be made based solely on returns. Market price is the price at which shares in the ETF can be brought or sold on the exchanges during trading hours, while the net asset value (NAV) represents the value of each share’s portion of the fund’s underlying assets and cash at the end of the trading day.
Declaration Date | Ex-Div Date | Record Date | Payable Date | Amount ($) | 12/27/2023 | 12/28/2023 | 12/29/2023 | 01/02/2024 | $0.06424000 | 01/29/2024 | 01/30/2024 | 01/31/2024 | 02/01/2024 | $0.08829010 | 02/28/2024 | 02/29/2024 | 03/01/2024 | 03/04/2024 | $0.06609240 | 03/28/2024 | 03/29/2024 | 04/01/2024 | 04/02/2024 | $0.11036680 | 04/29/2024 | 04/30/2024 | 05/01/2024 | 05/02/2024 | $0 | 05/29/2024 | 05/30/2024 | 05/30/2024 | 05/31/2024 | $0 | 06/27/2024 | 06/28/2024 | 06/28/2024 | 07/01/2024 | $0 | 07/30/2024 | 07/31/2024 | 07/31/2024 | 08/01/2024 | $0 | 08/28/2024 | 08/29/2024 | 08/29/2024 | 08/30/2024 | $0 | 09/26/2024 | 09/27/2024 | 09/27/2024 | 09/30/2024 | $0 | 10/30/2024 | 10/31/2024 | 10/31/2024 | 11/01/2024 | $0 | 11/27/2024 | 11/29/2024 | 11/29/2024 | 12/02/2024 | $0 | 12/30/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 01/02/2025 | $0 |
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The Funds' investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company. Please read carefully before investing. A hard copy of the prospectuses can be requested by calling 888-411-1948.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. As an ETF, the funds may trade at a premium or discount to NAV. Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. A portfolio concentrated in a single industry or country may be subject to a higher degree of risk.
The Defiance Israel Fixed Income ETF (the “Fund” or the “Israel Fixed Income ETF”) seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the BlueStar® USD Israel Bonds Index (the “Index”). Investors in the Fund will not have the right to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the companies that comprise the Index but will be subject to declines in the performance of the Index. The Index is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub- Adviser, or their respective affiliates and is not involved with this offering.
The BlueStar® USD Israel Bonds Index is predominantly composed of investment grade, U.S. dollar (“USD”)-denominated Israel Bonds. CHAI (the Fund) may also include US treasury securities and USD-denominated Israel Bonds that are rated below investment grade (also known as “junk bonds”) and a limited number of derivatives. Generally, the value of debt securities will change inversely with changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed income (aka debt or bond) securities tends to decrease. The value of the Index may be highly volatile and could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors which may be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. See the prospectus for details.
Associated Risks of Israeli Investments: Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities, including, but not limited to, risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to geopolitical or economic instability. Non-U.S. issuers may be subject to different accounting, auditing, legal and financial reporting requirements. Israel’s economy is dependent upon external trading partners. As a result, economic conditions of Israel may be particularly affected by changes in the credit rating, economy, or political relations between Israel and its key trading partners. These dynamics can adversely affect the cost of borrowing in the international capital markets, the liquidity of and demand for Israel’s debt securities, and the trading price for Israel’s debt securities.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are financial instruments that derive value from the underlying reference asset or assets, such as stocks, bonds, or funds (including ETFs), interest rates or indexes. The Fund’s investments in derivatives will be limited but may pose risks in addition to, and greater than, those associated with directly investing in securities or other ordinary investments, including risk related to the market, imperfect correlation with underlying investments, higher price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty risk, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions.
New Fund Risk: The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with no operating history on which an investor on which to base their investment decisions or evaluate the management team. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategy will be properly implemented, and an investor may lose some or all of their investment.
CHAI is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.
Commissions may be charged on trades.
Name | Ticker | CUSIP | Weight | Shares |
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ISRAELI NEW SHEKEL | ILS | CASHILS | 0.08% | 7,185.40 |
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | FGXXX | 31846V336 | 0.26% | 6,430.71 |
ENERGIAN ISRAEL FINANCE 5.875% 03/30/2031 | BKP8KT7 | BKP8KT7 | 0.87% | 25,000.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 5.375% 03/30/2028 | BKP8KV9 | BKP8KV9 | 0.91% | 25,000.00 |
Cash & Other | Cash&Other | Cash&Other | 1.12% | 27,427.94 |
Israel Government International Bond 3.25% 01/17/2028 | 46513YJH2 | 46513YJH2 | 1.23% | 33,000.00 |
LEVIATHAN BOND LTD 6.75% 06/30/2030 | BMDYSL9 | BMDYSL9 | 1.32% | 36,000.00 |
Migdal Insurance Funds Raising Ltd 5.4% 12/31/2036 | IL0011975732 | IL0011975732 | 1.34% | 125,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 2.75% 07/03/2030 | 46513JB34 | 46513JB34 | 1.36% | 40,000.00 |
Strauss Group Ltd 2.61% 06/30/2027 | IL0074603890 | IL0074603890 | 1.48% | 140,000.00 |
SHIR Shlomo Real Estate Ltd 4.1% 10/31/2030 | IL0011576688 | IL0011576688 | 1.54% | 150,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 4.5% 01/17/2033 | 46514BRA7 | 46514BRA7 | 1.64% | 45,000.00 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd 6.125% 06/30/2025 | BMF1186 | BMF1186 | 1.67% | 42,000.00 |
State of Israel 3.375% 01/15/2050 | 46513JXN6 | 46513JXN6 | 1.77% | 69,000.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 4.875% 03/30/2026 | BLH2QQ3 | BLH2QQ3 | 1.92% | 50,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 3.875% 07/03/2050 | 46513JB42 | 46513JB42 | 1.97% | 70,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 4.5% 01/30/2043 | 4651387N9 | 4651387N9 | 2.13% | 65,000.00 |
Amot Investments Ltd 3.39% 01/04/2026 | IL0011381147 | IL0011381147 | 2.15% | 200,000.00 |
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd 3.85% 02/28/2027 | IL0039003541 | IL0039003541 | 2.15% | 203,750.00 |
ENERGEAN ISRAEL FI 8.5% 09/30/2033 | BMY3GR7 | BMY3GR7 | 2.29% | 58,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 2.875% 03/16/2026 | 46513CXR2 | 46513CXR2 | 2.31% | 60,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.375% 03/12/2029 | 46514BRN9 | 46514BRN9 | 2.39% | 60,000.00 |
Fattal Properties Ltd / Europe 2.65% 08/30/2027 | BL688S8 | BL688S8 | 2.98% | 290,000.00 |
Clalbit Finance Ltd 2.5% 03/31/2035 | IL0011799280 | IL0011799280 | 3.19% | 370,000.00 |
ISRAEL CHEMICALS L 6.375% 05/31/2038 | BF3SP44 | BF3SP44 | 3.22% | 87,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.75% 03/12/2054 | 46514BRM1 | 46514BRM1 | 3.68% | 100,000.00 |
Migdal Insurance Funds Raising Ltd 2.63% 12/31/2030 | IL0011427858 | IL0011427858 | 3.82% | 365,000.00 |
Amot Investments Ltd 2.44% 01/05/2032 | IL0011628661 | IL0011628661 | 3.92% | 430,000.00 |
B Communications Ltd 3.65% 11/30/2026 | IL0011781510 | IL0011781510 | 4.01% | 385,000.00 |
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd 3.65% 12/01/2025 | BKPNLN3 | BKPNLN3 | 4.02% | 370,000.00 |
Clalbit Finance Ltd 2.64% 03/31/2033 | IL0011606477 | IL0011606477 | 4.10% | 433,000.00 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd 6.5% 06/30/2027 | BMF1012 | BMF1012 | 4.31% | 112,000.00 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC 6.15% 02/01/2036 | 88163VAD1 | 88163VAD1 | 4.46% | 115,000.00 |
Amdocs Ltd 2.538% 06/15/2030 | 02342TAE9 | 02342TAE9 | 4.52% | 131,000.00 |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd 2.68% 12/05/2030 | IL0074801635 | IL0074801635 | 4.62% | 454,000.00 |
Bank Hapoalim BM 2.5% 12/09/2031 | IL0066204889 | IL0066204889 | 4.68% | 468,000.00 |
Mizrahi Tefahot Issuing Co Ltd 2.98% 06/08/2025 | IL0023101673 | IL0023101673 | 4.71% | 439,000.00 |
Israel Government International Bond 5.5% 03/12/2034 | 46514BRL3 | 46514BRL3 | 5.85% | 150,000.00 |