AAM Brentview Dividend Growth ETF
$24.36−0.10 (−0.39%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.49%
- Fund size
- $7M
- 1Y return
- +10.0%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 1.06%
- Holdings
- 36
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $24.40
- 52W range
The ETF.net BDIV Grade
Score 40 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.BScore 68Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.AScore 81Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.AScore 74Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.FScore 18Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.CScore 52Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.DScore 30Category rank
Our read on BDIV
CA boutique that does one thing, dividend growth, picks a few dozen US stocks and pays out monthly. Priced below the typical active US equity fund, it's a concentrated take on income plus appreciation rather than a broad dividend index.
The Fund seeks current dividend income and long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.49% a year, under the 0.65% that sits mid-pack among active US equity funds.sec.gov
- The prospectus targets roughly 30 to 40 companies, so every holding carries real weight instead of being spread thin across hundreds of names.sec.gov
- Pays monthly rather than quarterly, matching the rhythm of most household bills.
- Sub-advised by Brentview, a small shop built around dividend growth investing and nothing else, and the portfolio has tracked its stated income-and-appreciation mandate closely.brentviewim.com
Worth knowing
- Assets are small and shares trade thinly, so spreads run wider and larger orders need more care than in a heavily traded fund.
- Launched in 2024, so there's no record spanning a full market cycle yet.
- A few dozen names concentrates both the hits and the misses, and sector tilts can run far from a broad index.sec.gov
BDIV Holdings
- Stocks
- 36
- 46%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology22.7%
- Financials15.3%
- Industrials13.5%
- Health Care11.2%
- Cons. Staples6.9%
- Energy6.6%
- Utilities6.4%
- Communication5.6%
- Materials4.1%
- Consumer Discr.4.1%
- Real Estate3.6%
Geography
- United States89.68%
- United Kingdom4.80%
- Ireland3.52%
- Taiwan (Province of China)2.00%
BDIV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BDIV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.2% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +10.0% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BDIV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.2% | |
| 2025 | +18.6% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
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BDIV Dividends
- 1.06%
- $0.26
- $0.02 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | $0.02 |
| May 29, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 3, 2026 | $0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 5, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.02 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $0.02 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | $0.02 |
BDIV Risk
- 11.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.90
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −15.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BDIV Cost
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
36 of the 124 US Active Equity funds charge less.