VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
$76.75+0.23 (+0.31%)
- 0.39%
- $384M
- +16.2%
- 3.22%
- 0M sh
- $75.97
- low $67.30high $81.88
The ETF.net CDL Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 23 of 53
Score 60 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.D38 out of 100Rank 29 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A86 out of 100Rank 22 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 15 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 31 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.B56 out of 100Rank 30 of 53
Our read on CDL
BCDL sizes its positions by volatility instead of company size: roughly 100 high-yielding US large caps, with the calmer names getting the wider berth. Income lands monthly.
The fund seeks to track the performance of the CEMP US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Volatility Weighted Index before fees and expenses. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in stocks included in that index.
Why people hold it
- The index screens US large caps for high dividends, then weights the survivors by volatility, so a stock's slot is set by how it trades, not how big it is.
- Pays monthly, a smoother cadence than the calendar most equity income portfolios run on.
- Running since 2015 and still doing the advertised job: at least 80% of net assets in its index's names, tracked closely.
- Lands in the upper half of a crowded dividend-screen field, with the underlying basket among its stronger features.
Worth knowing
- The 0.39% fee sits right at the peer median, but big index-tracking rivals like SCHD (0.06%), VIG (0.04%) and DGRO (0.08%) run at a fraction of it.
- Thinly traded for the category, so spreads can be wider at the moment you place an order.
- A yield screen plus volatility weighting builds a portfolio that looks little like a cap-weighted index, so it moves on its own schedule.
CDL 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 States97.01%
- Ireland2.26%
- Switzerland0.73%
CDL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
CDL$11,618
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 | CDL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.9% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | −2.4% |
| 1 year | +16.2% |
| 3 years | +16.8% |
| 5 years | +9.6% |
| 10 years | +10.8% |
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 | CDL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.9% | |
| 2025 | +9.0% | |
| 2024 | +15.6% | |
| 2023 | +3.0% | |
| 2022 | −0.4% | |
| 2021 | +33.4% | |
| 2020 | −3.3% |
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CDL Dividends
- 3.22%
- $2.47
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CDL Risk
- 12.1%
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.
- 0.86
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.
- −17.3%
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.
- 0.51
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CDL Cost
0.39%
CDL0.39%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
28 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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