According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated February 17, 2026, Valley Financial Group, Inc. acquired 358,260 additional shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF. The quarter-end position value rose by $18.46 million, reflecting both the share increase and market price movement.
Valley Financial Group, Inc. increased its stake in EVTR to 14.37% of reportable 13F assets.
Top five holdings after the filing:
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NYSEMKT: IVV: $39.37 million (22.1% of AUM)
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NASDAQ: QVAL: $15.56 million (8.7% of AUM)
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NASDAQ: QMOM: $14.86 million (8.3% of AUM)
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NYSEMKT: FENI: $11.99 million (6.7% of AUM)
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NYSE: BRIE: $11.98 million (6.7% of AUM)
EVTR’s annualized dividend yield was 4.51% as of February 18, 2026, shares were 0.29% below their 52-week high.
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Metric |
Value |
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AUM |
4.89 billion |
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Price (as of market close 2/18/26) |
$51.99 |
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Dividend yield |
4.50% |
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1-year total return |
1.49% |
The Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (EVTR) provides investors with diversified access to U.S. investment grade fixed-income markets through an actively managed portfolio. It is structured as an exchange-traded fund, the vehicle offers daily liquidity and a competitive yield, with an expense ratio that supports cost-efficient access to actively managed fixed-income exposure.
The fund’s strategy emphasizes both income generation and capital preservation, leveraging a mix of government, corporate, and securitized bonds. With a substantial asset base and a competitive yield, EVTR serves as a core fixed-income allocation for institutional and individual investors seeking total return in a liquid ETF format.
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF ‘s investment strategy focuses on generating total return through a diversified portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade fixed-income securities, including government, corporate, municipal, mortgage- and asset-backed bonds.
The ETF primarily holds investment grade bonds, allocating at least 80% of assets to fixed-income securities to provide broad sector and credit quality diversification.
Bond investors know that even small shifts in interest rates or credit conditions can change how fixed-income portfolios perform. Fixed-income returns depend on sector exposure, including Treasuries, corporate bonds, and securitized credit, as well as interest-rate sensitivity. Actively managed bond ETFs address these changes by enabling managers to adjust duration and sector allocations instead of following a benchmark index.
The Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF offers actively managed access to investment-grade fixed-income markets. It invests in government bonds, corporate debt, and securitized assets such as mortgage and asset-backed securities. Unlike passive bond ETFs that track an index, actively managed funds like EVTR let managers move money between sectors such as Treasuries, corporate credit, and mortgage-backed securities, and adjust the fund’s sensitivity to interest-rate changes.