
Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF
$37.11−0.05 (−0.13%)
- 0.45%
- $2.28B
- +18.5%
- 1.67%
- 171K sh
- low $31.52high $37.73
The ETF.net BGIG Grade
Score 70 out of 100
- 3 of 40
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.A73 out of 100Rank 9 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 12 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 11 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 3 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 23 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 5 of 40
Our read on BGIG
In short
AAn active dividend fund that writes the cushion into its own mandate: rising income, downside protection versus the broad market, and growth. Distributions land monthly, and it charges less than the typical active dividend-income fund.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks growing dividend income, downside protection relative to the broader equity market, and long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BGIG 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 Nov 2, 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 | BGIG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.4% |
| 1 month | +4.9% |
| 3 months | +2.1% |
| 1 year | +18.5% |
| 3 years | +18.4% |
| 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 | BGIG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.4% | |
| 2025 | +12.5% | |
| 2024 | +16.9% | |
| 2023 | +3.3% |
BGIG in the news
BGIG Dividends
- 1.67%
- $0.62
- $0.05 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
BGIG Risk
- 9.5%
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.
- 1.49
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.
- −13.2%
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.
- 0.55
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.
BGIG Cost
Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income
$3,882
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BGIG 0.45%
$9,041
VUS 0.25% Cheapest
$5,159
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BGIG | VUS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $812 | $455 | $357 |
| 20 | $3,128 | $1,769 | $1,359 |
| 30 | $9,041 | $5,159 | $3,882 |
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