DEFR — Aptus Deferred Income ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-13
DEFR — Aptus Deferred Income ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Alternative · $115.71M AUM · 0.79% expense ratio · 6.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
DEFR Fund Overview
DEFR — Aptus Deferred Income ETF is a US mutual fund managed by ETF Series Solutions, categorised as Alternative. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: ETF Series Solutions
- Category: Alternative
- Assets under management: $115.71M
- 1-year return: 6.4%
- Ticker: DEFR
- SEC CIK: 0001540305
- SEC series ID: S000088186
- Share class ID: C000254244
DEFR Holdings
Top 2 holdings of Aptus Deferred Income ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 5.02% |
| First American Treasury Obliga | 0.17% |
DEFR Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Aptus Deferred Income ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Derivatives | 94.9% |
| Fixed Income | 5.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
DEFR Performance
Total returns for DEFR (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.3% |
| 1 year | 6.4% |
DEFR Risk Information
Risk metrics for DEFR, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 4.5%
DEFR Costs and Fees
DEFR costs about $79 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.79%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.79%
- Brokerage commissions: 12.85 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
DEFR Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Aptus Deferred Income ETF had net inflows of $112.14M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $2.67M |
| 2026-03 | $5.73M |
| 2026-02 | $2.70M |
| 2026-01 | $4.02M |
| 2025-12 | $8.67M |
| 2025-11 | $3.29M |
DEFR Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Aptus Deferred Income ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 5.02% |
DEFR Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Aptus Deferred Income ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.