Build Asset Management Launches the BUILD Bond Innovation ETF (BFIX)

By Build Asset Management
February 10, 2022

BFIX: BUILD Bond Innovation ETF. Now trading on the NYSE Arca. www.BFIX.fund

Seeks to outperform traditional bond strategies; Pursues risk mitigation while seeking upside potential; Aims to address challenges of achieving growth in a low-yield bond market environment

Build Asset Management, developers of unique bond and risk mitigation investment strategies, today announced the launch of a new ETF: the BUILD Bond Innovation ETF (ticker: BFIX on the New York Stock Exchange).

BFIX is a new class of bond allocation fund designed to address headwinds facing traditional bond allocation strategies. Low interest rates, heightened inflation, and constraints to real economic growth challenge conservative investors that traditionally sought bond funds for capital preservation and modest growth. BFIX carries an investment objective of capital appreciation and risk mitigation.

“We designed BFIX with the voice of the American retiree and traditional bond investor in mind. These investors often wonder how they can achieve meaningful returns with a defensive mindset,” says John Ruth, co-founder and CEO of Build Asset Management. “We hope BFIX will serve as a timely compliment to a well-diversified portfolio for years to come.”

BFIX plays defense first. The ETF typically has 90% to 95% of its holdings in fixed income assets, with the intent of providing downside risk mitigation over the long-term. The Fund seeks to maintain a moderate duration profile and requires investment grade credit quality in the Fund’s bond holdings. BFIX goes on offense with the remainder of the Fund’s assets in an actively managed options overlay on US large-cap equities, seeking a risk-managed exposure to their price performance. The combination of this advanced options strategy and prudent fixed income profile aims to weather broad market drawdown events while seeking upside potential.

“Bond investors are currently in a risk versus return conundrum, and BFIX seeks to address the low yield problem without taking on more duration risk or decreasing credit quality,” says Matt Dines, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Build Asset Management. “Our approach combines active fixed income management, an equity options overlay, and a rules-based trading framework that seeks repeatable outcomes. The strategy seeks to provide meaningful total return potential with preferred risk-adjusted return metrics relative the strategy’s benchmark.”

For more information about the fund, including definitions of terms discussed, please visit: www.BFIX.fund.

Contact Details

Meir Kahtan Public Relations
Meir Kahtan
+1 917-864-0800
mkahtan@rcn.com

Build Asset Management
John Ruth
+1 833-852-8453
john@getbuilding.com

Company Website

https://getbuilding.com

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