Inspire Corporate Bond Fund (IBD) Receives 5-star Overall Morningstar Rating™ Among 155 Corporate Bond Funds

The Inspire Corporate Bond ETF (IBD) has been awarded a 5-star Overall Morningstar Rating™ for the 5-year period out of 155 Corporate Bond funds as of 7/31/26. Morningstar’s rating system evaluates funds based on their risk-adjusted returns relative to category peers, with the top 10% of funds in each category receiving a 5-star rating.

According to Morningstar, the fund's overall performance ranks as "Above Average," while its overall risk is rated "Low" over the same timeframe.

With a net expense ratio of 0.41%, IBD is a faith-based ETF designed to provide broad exposure to higher-credit-quality, investment-grade fixed-income securities issued by large U.S. companies. The fund seeks to invest in the investment-grade bonds of companies that meet Inspire's biblically responsible investing criteria. Using the proprietary Inspire Impact Score™ methodology, IBD seeks to identify companies that align with biblical values and are considered to be a blessing to their customers, communities, workforce, and the world. IBD's intermediate-term composition is designed to serve as a core fixed-income holding within a diversified portfolio. The fund seeks to replicate investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Inspire Corporate Bond Index.

Inspire Investing is the world's largest provider of Christian ETFs as of 6/30/26, and creator of the Inspire Impact Score™, which applies a proprietary methodology combining exclusionary screening with positive impact factors, aligned with Inspire's biblically responsible investing framework. Inspire has made FA Magazine 's "Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms" list and The Financial Times' "Americas' Fastest Growing Companies" list four times each. Inspire has also been recognized in the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-growing Private Companies in America seven years in a row. Inspire donates 50% or more of its net corporate profits from management fees to support impactful ministry projects around the globe through its Give50 Program. Ministries supported by the Give50 Program include Lifewise Academy, PreBorn!, World Help, and International Justice Mission (IJM).