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ETF Evaluator: Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF () Follow This ETF

Alternative Strategies
Global Asset Class
Alternative
Fund Group
Multi-Asset Overlay
Category
$31.250
Last Trade
(as of Aug 26)
$ 509 Mil
Share Class Assets
2.36%
TTM Yield
$32.290 - $26.300
52-Wk High-Low Range
0.39% B
Expense Ratio
39%
Portfolio Turnover
65 (k)
Avg. Daily Trading Vol.
Data as of 7/31/2026
-2.3% F (NAV)
-1.7% D (Price)
1-Mo Return
1.5% C (NAV)
1.8% B (Price)
3-Mo Return
7.3% C (NAV)
7.5% C (Price)
YTD Return
19.0% D (NAV)
19.5% D (Price)
1-Yr Return
na (NAV)
na (Price)
3-Yr Return
na (NAV)
na (Price)
5-Yr Return
na
Category
Risk
Index
na
Total
Risk
Index

ETF Details

Fund Family
Return stacked ETFs

Inception Date
12/4/2023

Website

Phone
844-737-3001

Primary Benchmark
S&P Composite 1500 (TR) USD: 100%

Additional Fund Details

Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF Overview

Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF (RSSB) is an actively managed Alternative Multi-Asset Overlay exchange-traded fund (ETF). Return stacked ETFs launched the ETF in 2023.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in large-capitalization global equity securities, global equity ETFs and futures contracts that provide the fund with exposure to the performance of the U.S. Treasury bond market as well as swaps on any of the foregoing and/or swaps on applicable indices. The fund uses leverage to “stack” the total return of holdings in the fund’s global equity strategy together with the potential returns of the fund’s U.S. treasury futures contract strategy. The fund is non-diversified.

About Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF (RSSB)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.46 years: Corey Hoffstein (2023) and Andrew Butler (2026). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 1 primary benchmark: S&P Composite 1500 (TR) USD index with a weighting of 100%. Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has 10 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 205.1% 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.

Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF is part of the Alternative Strategies global asset class and is within the Alternative ETF group. Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has 34.8% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 62.2% There is 34.8% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 97.2% (97.2% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has -97.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $509 million in total assets, which is above the $225 million average for the Multi-Asset Overlay 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.

RSSB 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 Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Multi-Asset Overlay category. Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which is 45% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. 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. Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 39%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 86% for the Multi-Asset Overlay category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF returned -2.3%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Multi-Asset Overlay category had an average return of -0.7%. 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.

Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF has a trailing yield of 2.36%, which is above the 2.20% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually 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.

Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 7.3%, 0.7 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 19.0% over the past year (grade of D).

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RSSB Trailing NAV Total Returns Data as of 7/31/26

Last
Month
Last
Quarter
Ann'l.
1Yr
Ann'l.
3Yr
Ann'l.
5Yr
Ann'l.
10Yr
RSSB Return (NAV) -2.3% 1.5% 19.0% na na na
RSSB Return (Price) -1.7% 1.8% 19.5% na na na
NAV +/- Price Return -0.620% -0.374% -0.525% na na na
Multi-Asset Overlay Avg -0.7% -2.1% 25.7% 23.7% 6.8% na
RSSB Grade (NAV) F C D na na na
+/- Category (NAV) -1.6% 3.6% -6.7% na na na
RSSB Tax-Cost Ratio na na 0.9% na na na

RSSB Annual NAV Total ReturnsData as of 7/31/26

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
RSSB Return (NAV) 7.3% 25.1% 10.6% na na na na na na na na
RSSB Return (Price) 7.5% 25.0% 10.6% na na na na na na na na
NAV +/- Price Ret 0.033% -0.002% -0.003% na na na na na na na na
Multi-Asset Overlay Avg 6.6% 38.5% 14.7% 19.0% -21.7% 22.2% 24.9% 31.5% na na na
RSSB Grade (NAV) C B C na na na na na na na na
+/- Category 0.7% -13.5% -4.1% 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: 2.4%
Total Assets: $ 509 Mil
Share Class Assets: $ 509 Mil
Turnover: 39.0%
Expense Ratio: 0.39%
Index Fund: No
Index Tracked: S&P Composite 1500 (TR) USD
Index Weighting: 100%
Leveraged: No
Socially Responsible Fund: No
Capital Gains Distribution Frequency: Annually
Income Distribution Frequency: Annually

Management Team

Number of Managers: 2
Longest Tenure: 2.7 years
Average Tenure: 1.5 years
Managers (Year): Hoffstein Corey (2023), Butler Andrew (2026)

Portfolio Composition (as of 7/31/26)

# of Holdings: 10
% in Top 10 Holdings: 205.1%
Fund is Non-Diversified: Yes
% in Foreign Issues: 34.8%
 

Portfolio Allocation

Domestic Stock: 62.2%
Foreign Stock: 34.8%
Preferred Stock: 0.0%
Domestic Bond: 97.2%
Foreign Bond: 0.0%
Convertible Bond: 0.0%
Other: 2.9%
Cash: -97.1%

Purchase Information

Legal Structure: Open Ended Investment Company
Fund Family: Return stacked ETFs
Phone Number: 844-737-3001
Website:
Inception Date: December 4, 2023

Expenses and Fees

Expense Ratio (%): 0.39% (Rating: Below Avg)
Category Average Expense Ratio (%): 0.71%
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