
Dana Concentrated Dividend ETF
$27.55−0.01 (−0.03%)
- 0.65%
- $47M
- +13.8%
- 0M sh
- $27.35
- low $23.62high $28.43
The ETF.net DIVE Grade
Score 34 out of 100
- 32 of 40
Score 34 of 100 falls in the D 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.D33 out of 100Rank 25 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.F20 out of 100Rank 37 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 20 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 35 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 DIVE
DMost dividend funds spread their bets over hundreds of names. DIVE goes the other way: an actively picked book of roughly 25 to 35 dividend payers, chasing growth and income at once. It launched in September 2025, so the track record starts here.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and income through an actively managed portfolio of approximately 25 to 35 primarily dividend-paying equity securities.
Why people hold it
- Real concentration, by design: the prospectus targets roughly 25 to 35 primarily dividend-paying stocks, so a single good pick still moves the needle.
- The mandate is two-sided, long-term capital appreciation plus income, not a yield chase with the growth engine bolted shut.
- The manager can shop outside the US as well as at home, so a dividend payer in Europe or Asia is fair game.
- Simple plumbing: a standard 1940 Act ETF holding stocks. No derivatives overlay, no K-1 at tax time.
Worth knowing
- At 0.65%, the fee sits above the 0.55% median for active dividend funds and well above cheaper rivals like CGDV (0.33%) and HIDV (0.35%).
- A 2025 launch with no multi-year record, and on the measures we track it currently sits in the lower reaches of a crowded peer group.
- Small asset base and thin trading, which usually means wider bid-ask spreads than the category's household names.
DIVE Holdings
- Stocks
- 36
- 47%
- PM
Geography
- United States97.11%
- Ireland2.89%
DIVE 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 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 | DIVE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | −0.7% |
| 3 months | +4.5% |
| 1 year | +13.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | DIVE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +2.2% |
DIVE in the news
DIVE Dividends
- $0.07 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
DIVE Risk
- 14.2%
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.
- 0.36
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.
- −11.5%
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.
- 0.68
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DIVE Cost
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
24 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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