Arimathea and Faith Investor Services Launch Catholic-Aligned Core Bond ETF

The Arimathea Catholic Core Bond ETF (SHRD) is designed to deliver broad core fixed-income exposure while adhering to Catholic faith-based investment principles. The actively-managed fund invests primarily in investment-grade corporate, government, mortgage-backed, and asset-backed securities that meet screening standards based on guidance from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Mensuram Bonam. The strategy seeks to closely track the risk and return profile of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index while excluding issuers involved in activities that conflict with Catholic values, including abortion, pornography, tobacco, gambling, and certain weapons.