TUSB ETF — Thrivent Ultra Short Bond ETF

Thrivent Ultra Short Bond ETF (TUSB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TUSB is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.16%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 7.6% over the past 1.7 years, 19.4 points behind SPY at 27.0%.

Thrivent Ultra Short Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities rated BBB- or higher. The fund has a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, paid monthly, and charges an expense ratio of 0.20%. It may appeal to income investors seeking regular distributions from a conservative fixed-income portfolio with lower interest rate risk.

TUSB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 7.6% over the past 1.7 years, 19.4 points behind SPY at 27.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 0.2%.

TUSB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.75%

Issuer

Thrivent

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

02/18/2025

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

3.20%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.16%

Last close

$50.48 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$272,074,969

Average volume

24849.0

Dividend

$0.13445

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.0114

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.16%) 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: Thrivent; 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.

TUSB risks and drawbacks

TUSB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 0.2%.

Who may consider TUSB — and who may not

TUSB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, 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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