Fieldstone UVA Unconstrained Medium-Term Fixed Income ETF (FFIU) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income through investments principally in a broad array of fixed income securities of any kind, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury bonds, government-sponsored enterprise securities, and cash equivalents, with a dollar-weighted average effective duration between three and seven years. The fund holds a diversified portfolio concentrated in U.S. bonds (approximately 90.83%), supplemented by cash and minimal equity exposure, with top holdings such as Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. securities, Morgan Stanley liquidity trusts, and Federal National Mortgage Association bonds; it maintains total net assets of around $49-53 million and a net expense ratio of 0.54%. FFIU operates within the long-term bond segment of the Morningstar category, targeting income-focused investors seeking unconstrained medium-term fixed income exposure primarily in the United States market.
FFIU is part of the Spinnaker ETF Series Trust, with portfolio management led by Robert Barone and Joshua Barone since inception, and U.S. Bank serving as a key service provider. Launched on August 18, 2017, and domiciled in the United States with headquarters associated with Spinnaker ETF Series Trust at 116 South Franklin Street, P.O. Box 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the ETF trades on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker FFIU. It pays monthly distributions, with recent payouts including $0.0900, $0.2300, $0.066, and $0.0735 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of approximately 3.83%.
No major strategic changes, such as partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, new product launches, or reorganizations, have been reported for FFIU or its sponsor in the last 1-2 years. The fund continues its core active fixed income strategy without noted expansions or shifts.