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iMGP Berkshire Dividend Growth ETF

BDVGNYSE ArcaIMGPC

$15.33−0.05 (−0.32%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 15.38 to 15.33. Range 15.33 to 15.46. Use the arrow keys to read each point.15.3515.4015.4315.4510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$24M
1Y total return
+22.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.30%
Holdings
41
Avg volume · 30D
14.6K sh
52W range
low $12.43high $16.64
Launched

The ETF.net BDVG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Rank
25 of 40
Six-pillar profile for BDVG. Scores out of 100: Cost 38, Risk 66, Mission not scored, Tradability 39, Holdings 42, Durability 49. Strongest: Risk (66). Weakest: Cost (38). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 40
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 38
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 40
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 40

Our read on BDVG

ETF.net Research

In short

CDividend investing by conviction, not by screen: about 30 large-cap US dividend payers, hand-picked and actively managed, priced right at the middle of the active dividend-income pack.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks dividend income and long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • A tight book of roughly 30 names, all large-cap US companies worth at least $10 billion when first bought. Every position has to earn its slot.
  • The 0.55% expense ratio lands exactly at the median for active dividend-income ETFs, so you are not paying a premium for the stock picking.
  • Two jobs, stated plainly in the prospectus: dividend income and long-term capital appreciation. Distributions go out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded with a small asset base. Spreads can widen, so limit orders do real work here.
  • Concentration cuts both ways. With about 30 holdings, one company's dividend decision moves the whole portfolio more than it would in a 400-stock index fund.
  • Index-tracking rivals go cheaper: CGDV at 0.33% and HIDV at 0.35% undercut this fund's 0.55%. Also a young fund, launched in 2023, so the record is short.

BDVG Performance

Launched Jun 29, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
BDVG$12,242
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BDVG $12,242. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for BDVG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBDVG
Year to date+21.3%
1 month+5.3%
3 months+4.0%
1 year+22.4%
3 yearsper year+19.7%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BDVG
YearReturn barBDVG
2026 YTD+21.3%
2025+13.7%
2024+11.7%
2023+3.3%

History from Jun 30, 2023

BDVG in the news

BDVG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.30%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.20Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Sep 28, 2023 $0.05; Dec 27, 2023 $0.05; Mar 26, 2024 $0.03; Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Sep 27, 2024 $0.05; Dec 27, 2024 $0.08; Mar 27, 2025 $0.05; Jun 27, 2025 $0.06; Sep 29, 2025 $0.05; Dec 30, 2025 $0.06; Mar 30, 2026 $0.04; Jun 29, 2026 $0.06; Sep 29, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.04
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.06
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.04
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.06
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.05
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.06
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.05
Dec 27, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.08
Sep 27, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.05
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.04
Mar 26, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.03
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.05

See all 13 payments⁠

$10,000 in BDVG 3 years ago paid $631 in dividends.⁠

BDVG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.34
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−14.5%
40 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.70
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BDVG Cost

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$5,745

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BDVG 0.55%

    $10,904

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BDVG 0.55%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530BDVG $10,904VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearBDVGVUSOverpaying
10$988$455$533
20$3,790$1,769$2,021
30$10,904$5,159$5,745

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