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Yields for You Strategy A ETF (YFYA)
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Yields for You Strategy A ETF Overview
Yields for You Strategy A ETF (YFYA) is an actively managed Taxable Bond Ultrashort Bond exchange-traded fund (ETF). Teucrium launched the ETF in 2025.
The investment seeks total return (i.e. income and capital appreciation) consistent with the preservation of capital.
The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that operates as a “fund-of-funds.” Under normal market conditions the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of other exchange-traded funds (“Underlying ETFs”). The fund is non-diversified.
About Yields for You Strategy A ETF (YFYA)
There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.46 years: Springer Harris (2025), Joran Haugens (2025), Yehoshua “Leibel” Sternbach (2025) and Chris Small (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.
Yields for You Strategy A ETF has 11 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 99.6% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.
Yields for You Strategy A ETF is part of the Fixed Income global asset class and is within the Taxable Bond ETF group. Yields for You Strategy A ETF has 5.8% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 8.3% There is 0.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 12.2% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 46.4% (40.7% domestic bond, 5.7% foreign bond and 2.2% convertible bond). Yields for You Strategy A ETF has 49.2% of the portfolio in cash.
Assets Under Management
The fund has $10 million in total assets, which is below the $5 billion average for the Ultrashort Bond category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.
YFYA Performance and Fees
The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Yields for You Strategy A ETF expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Ultrashort Bond category. Yields for You Strategy A ETF has an expense ratio of 1.25%, which is 467% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a F. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.
High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Yields for You Strategy A ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 12%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 58% for the Ultrashort Bond category.
Recently, in the month of August 2026, Yields for You Strategy A ETF returned 0.6%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Ultrashort Bond category had an average return of 0.3%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.
Yields for You Strategy A ETF has a trailing yield of 5.20%, which is above the 4.03% category average.
The fund normally distributes its income monthly and its capital gains annually.
It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.
Yields for You Strategy A ETF Grades
Year to date, the ETF has returned 2.5%, 0.0 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 4.2% over the past year (grade of B).
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YFYA Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 8/31/26
| Last Month |
Last Quarter |
Ann'l. 1Yr |
Ann'l. 3Yr |
Ann'l. 5Yr |
Ann'l. 10Yr |
|
| YFYA Return (NAV) | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4.2% | na | na | na |
| YFYA Return (Price) | 0.7% | 0.5% | 4.1% | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Return | -0.166% | 0.437% | 0.065% | na | na | na |
| Ultrashort Bond Avg | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| YFYA Grade (NAV) | A | D | B | na | na | na |
| +/- Category (NAV) | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% | na | na | na |
| YFYA Tax-Cost Ratio | na | na | 2.1% | na | na | na |
YFYA Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 8/31/26
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| YFYA Return (NAV) | 2.5% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| YFYA Return (Price) | 2.6% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| NAV +/- Price Ret | 0.057% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Ultrashort Bond Avg | 2.5% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| YFYA Grade (NAV) | C | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| +/- Category | -0.0% | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Risk Measures | |
| Beta: | na |
| R-Squared: | na |
| Standard Deviation: | na |
| Category Risk Index: | na |
| Category Risk Rating: | |
| Total Risk Index: | na |
| Total Risk Rating: | |
| Portfolio Characteristics | |
| Yield: | 5.2% |
| Total Assets: | $ 11 Mil |
| Share Class Assets: | $ 11 Mil |
| Turnover: | 12.0% |
| Expense Ratio: | 1.25% |
| Index Fund: | No |
| Index Tracked: | N/A |
| Index Weighting: | 100% |
| Leveraged: | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund: | No |
| Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: | Annually |
| Income Distribution Frequency: | Monthly |
Management Team
| Number of Managers: 4 | |||
| Longest Tenure: 1.6 years | |||
| Average Tenure: 1.5 years | |||
| Managers (Year): Harris Springer (2025), Haugens Joran (2025), Sternbach Yehoshua “Leibel” (2025), Small Chris (2025) | |||
Portfolio Composition (as of 8/31/26)
| # of Holdings: | 11 |
| % in Top 10 Holdings: | 99.6% |
| Fund is Non-Diversified: | Yes |
| % in Foreign Issues: | 5.8% |
Portfolio Allocation |
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| Domestic Stock: | 8.3% |
| Foreign Stock: | 0.1% |
| Preferred Stock: | 12.2% |
| Domestic Bond: | 40.7% |
| Foreign Bond: | 5.7% |
| Convertible Bond: | 2.2% |
| Other: | -17.6% |
| Cash: | 49.2% |
Purchase Information
| Legal Structure: | Open Ended Investment Company |
| Fund Family: | Teucrium |
| Phone Number: | 800-617-0004 |
| Website: | |
| Inception Date: | January 30, 2025 |
Expenses and Fees
| Expense Ratio (%): | 1.25% (Rating: High) |
| Category Average Expense Ratio (%): | 0.22% |
