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About Inspire Global Hope ETF
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Inception date
Feb 27, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Inspire Investing LLC
Distributor
Foreside Fund Services LLC
BLES is a principles-based fund that screens stocks for how closely they line up with biblical values and positive impact on the world, measured through a proprietary scoring system. The methodology starts by screening out companies that have any level of participation in any of the following: abortion, gambling, alcohol, pornography, the LGBT lifestyle, and more. After that filter, the index looks for companies that provide products and services towards education, fighting disease, helping the poor and marginalized, and Christian-themed products as defined by the Issuer. Other criteria are treatment of employees, community involvement, and environment. BLES plans to compose its portfolio as 50% domestic securities, 40% in developed foreign securities, and 10% in emerging market securities. The index is equally weighted and rebalanced quarterly. Between March 30 and August 19, 2022, the fund's name included a reference to 'ESG'. The name changes did not impact the fund strategy.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.30%
Finance21.21%
Producer Manufacturing9.66%
Technology Services7.75%
Electronic Technology7.63%
Utilities7.32%
Process Industries6.40%
Health Technology6.03%
Energy Minerals5.65%
Non-Energy Minerals4.79%
Consumer Non-Durables4.14%
Transportation3.51%
Retail Trade3.36%
Consumer Durables2.75%
Commercial Services2.64%
Industrial Services2.39%
Communications1.79%
Distribution Services1.24%
Consumer Services0.52%
Health Services0.51%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.70%
Cash0.44%
Temporary0.25%
Rights & Warrants0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America52.48%
Europe28.19%
Asia12.01%
Oceania3.85%
Latin America1.98%
Africa0.98%
Middle East0.49%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
BLES invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.21% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 9.66% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
BLES last dividends amounted to 0.09 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.08 USD in dividends, which shows a 6.70% increase.
BLES assets under management is 130.16 M USD. It's risen 6.18% over the last month.
BLES fund flows account for 11.33 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, BLES pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.62%. The last dividend (Apr 1, 2025) amounted to 0.09 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
BLES shares are issued by Inspire Impact Group LLC under the brand Inspire. The ETF was launched on Feb 27, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
BLES expense ratio is 0.58% meaning you'd have to pay 0.58% of your investment to help manage the fund.
BLES follows the Inspire Global Hope Large Cap Equal Weight Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
BLES invests in stocks.
BLES price has risen by 8.31% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 4.07% increase. See more dynamics on BLES price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.21% over the last month, showed a 2.12% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.68% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 7.21% over the last month, showed a 2.12% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.68% in a year.
BLES trades at a premium (0.13%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.