BFIX ETF — Build Bond Innovation ETF

Build Bond Innovation ETF (BFIX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BFIX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 4.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.61%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 17.8% over the past 4.7 years, 63.2 points behind SPY at 81.0%.

Build Bond Innovation ETF is an actively managed fund that invests in investment-grade U.S. dollar-denominated bonds from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, private credit instruments, and equity options, either directly or through other ETFs. The fund carries a moderate distribution rate with monthly distributions and a 0.45% expense ratio. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to both traditional fixed income and alternative credit strategies.

BFIX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 17.8% over the past 4.7 years, 63.2 points behind SPY at 81.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.8%.

BFIX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.17%

Issuer

Build Asset Management, LLC

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

02/09/2022

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

4.12%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.61%

Last close

$24.79 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$11,751,096

Average volume

8800.0

Dividend

$0.08507

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.35

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.12%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.61%) 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: Build Asset Management, LLC; 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.

BFIX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.8%.

Who may consider BFIX — and who may not

BFIX 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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Frequently asked questions

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