
ETF Series Solutions - Aptus Deferred Income ETF (DEFR)
ETF overview
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its objective by attempting to provide a tax-efficient return stream through investments in options, total return swaps, Treasury Bills and/or box spreads as opposed to traditional bond investments. The index is unmanaged and measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-rate taxable bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, asset-backed securities, and mortgage pass-through securities. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.79%
- Fund assets
- 155.77M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- Aptus
- Inception date
- May 13, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 9
Breakdown
Holdings (9)
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| QQQ 11/20/2026 100 C | 59.69% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 1100 P | 37.70% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 | 912797VQ7 | 4.13% |
| IEF 03/19/2027 91 C | 0.97% | |
| TLH 03/19/2027 94 C | 0.49% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 1100 C | 0.00% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 100 P | 0.00% | |
| TLH 03/19/2027 94 P | -0.49% | |
| IEF 03/19/2027 91 P | -1.15% |
Historical returns do not guarantee future returns. This is not investment advice.

ETF Series Solutions - Aptus Deferred Income ETF (DEFR)
- Expense ratio
- 0.79%
- Fund assets
- 155.77M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- Aptus
- Inception date
- May 13, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 9
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| QQQ 11/20/2026 100 C | 59.69% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 1100 P | 37.70% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 | 912797VQ7 | 4.13% |
| IEF 03/19/2027 91 C | 0.97% | |
| TLH 03/19/2027 94 C | 0.49% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 1100 C | 0.00% | |
| QQQ 11/20/2026 100 P | 0.00% | |
| TLH 03/19/2027 94 P | -0.49% | |
| IEF 03/19/2027 91 P | -1.15% |
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its objective by attempting to provide a tax-efficient return stream through investments in options, total return swaps, Treasury Bills and/or box spreads as opposed to traditional bond investments. The index is unmanaged and measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-rate taxable bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, asset-backed securities, and mortgage pass-through securities. The fund is non-diversified.
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