iMGP Berkshire Dividend Growth ETF
$15.070.00 (+0.01%)
- 0.55%
- $23M
- +22.8%
- 1.33%
- 0M sh
- $14.98
- low $12.43high $16.64
The ETF.net BDVG Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 21 of 40
Score 46 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.C45 out of 100Rank 22 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 5 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 32 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 31 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 23 of 40
Our read on BDVG
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 44%
- DELL
Sectors
- Technology28.2%
- Financials16.0%
- Industrials15.8%
- Health Care9.4%
- Energy9.3%
- Consumer Staples8.8%
- Materials4.7%
- Consumer Discretionary4.4%
- Utilities2.4%
- Real Estate1.0%
Geography
- United States92.49%
- Ireland5.35%
- Switzerland2.16%
BDVG Performance
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BDVG$12,284
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | BDVG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.8% |
| 1 month | −0.3% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 1 year | +22.8% |
| 3 years | +18.2% |
| 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 | BDVG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.8% | |
| 2025 | +13.7% | |
| 2024 | +11.7% | |
| 2023 | +3.3% |
BDVG in the news
BDVG Dividends
- 1.33%
- $0.20
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
BDVG Risk
- 10.6%
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.
- 1.09
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.
- −14.5%
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.
- 0.70
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BDVG Cost
0.55%
BDVG0.55%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
21 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Dividend Income
- CDIVPCullen Enhanced Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +14.1%
- CDIVYSound Equity Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +21.8%
- CDIVZPolen Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +6.9%
- CFRIZFranklin Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +9.7%
- CDIVLMadison Dividend Value ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +13.5%