BD ETF — Russell Investments Core Plus Bond ETF

Russell Investments Core Plus Bond ETF (BD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BD is an ETF. its distribution rate is 4.77%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.33%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -2.5% over the past 0.3 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 4.3%.

Russell Investments Core Plus Bond ETF invests in investment-grade fixed income securities across a range of maturities and benchmarks its performance against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It is managed by Russell Investment Management, LLC with RBC Global Asset Management and Schroder Investment Management as co-managers, and has paid monthly since August 2026. The fund may appeal to income investors seeking broad core bond exposure.

BD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -2.5% over the past 0.3 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 4.3%.

BD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Russell Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/23/2026

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

4.77%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

1.33%

Last close

$24.13 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$56,084,209

Average volume

51411.0

Dividend

$0.096

Ex-dividend date

10/02/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.77%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.33%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Russell Investments; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider BD — and who may not

BD may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Tagged: Bonds, Fixed Income.

Frequently asked questions

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