VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF
$73.57+0.22 (+0.30%)
- 0.38%
- $703M
- +16.2%
- 3.23%
- 0M sh
- $72.83
- low $64.30high $78.48
The ETF.net CDC Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 19 of 53
Score 63 of 100 falls in the B 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.C52 out of 100Rank 24 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A85 out of 100Rank 25 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 19 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C51 out of 100Rank 27 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A78 out of 100Rank 8 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 36 of 53
Our read on CDC
BA dividend fund with a built-in seatbelt: the index weights high-yielding US large caps by volatility instead of size, and can shift part of the portfolio into cash after deep market declines.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, a U.S. large-cap high-dividend index that uses long/cash positioning and volatility weighting. It generally invests at least 80% of assets in securities included in that index.
Why people hold it
- The long/cash rule is the hook. The index can move part of the portfolio to cash when the market falls hard, then rebuild equity exposure as it recovers. Rare in dividend land.
- Volatility weighting spreads roughly 100 dividend payers by how much each one swings, so the biggest names don't automatically get the biggest slots.
- Running since 2014 and pays monthly, a cadence most equity dividend funds don't offer.
- The portfolio itself is one of the sturdier builds in the dividend-screen group, and the fund sits in the upper half of that peer set overall.
Worth knowing
- At 0.38% it's right around the middle of dividend screens, but plain-vanilla rivals like SCHD (0.06%) and VIG (0.04%) cost a fraction. The rules aren't free.
- Thinly traded next to the mega dividend funds, so spreads can run wider and size matters when you're placing an order.
- The cash switch is reactive by design: it responds to declines that already happened rather than anticipating them.
CDC Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 16%
- WEC
Sectors
- Utilities24.1%
- Financials20.3%
- Consumer Staples16.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.9%
- Energy9.8%
- Health Care6.0%
- Industrials4.7%
- Communication4.1%
- Technology3.8%
- Materials0.8%
- Real Estate0.0%
Geography
- United States97.00%
- Ireland2.26%
- Switzerland0.73%
- Barbados0.01%
CDC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
CDC$11,623
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 | CDC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.1% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | −2.4% |
| 1 year | +16.2% |
| 3 years | +13.7% |
| 5 years | +6.0% |
| 10 years | +10.0% |
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 | CDC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.1% | |
| 2025 | +9.0% | |
| 2024 | +14.5% | |
| 2023 | −5.0% | |
| 2022 | −7.8% | |
| 2021 | +33.0% | |
| 2020 | +12.9% |
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CDC Dividends
- 3.23%
- $2.37
- $0.20 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CDC Risk
- 11.3%
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.
- 0.71
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.
- −21.4%
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.
- 0.34
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CDC Cost
0.38%
CDC0.38%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
23 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- BDHSWisdomTree U.S. High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +18.6%
- BXUDVFranklin US Dividend Booster Index ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +27.7%
- BEQINColumbia U.S. Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +18.9%
- BFDRRFidelity Dividend ETF for Rising RatesExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +24.1%
- BSPDVAAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +22.2%