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Madison Dividend Value ETF

DIVLNYSE ArcaMadison FundsC

$26.52+0.06 (+0.23%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 26.46 to 26.52. Range 26.46 to 26.57. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.4826.5026.5526.5710 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$64M
1Y total return
+19.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.70%
Holdings
38
Avg volume · 30D
1.54K sh
52W range
low $22.12high $26.59
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DIVL Grade

C

Score 39 out of 100

Rank
29 of 40
Six-pillar profile for DIVL. Scores out of 100: Cost 28, Risk 57, Mission 40, Tradability 39, Holdings 42, Durability 60. Strongest: Durability (60). Weakest: Cost (28). Leans toward Durability and Risk.

Score 39 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. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 40
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 14
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 38
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 40
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 40

Our read on DIVL

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost dividend funds screen for headline yield. Madison buys quality payers when their own yield sits unusually high versus its history, which usually means the crowd is nervous. Roughly 40 stocks, actively picked, paid monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income while also providing an opportunity for capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • The screen is spelled out: yield at least 110% of the S&P 500's, market cap above $1 billion, a strong balance sheet, and a dividend the manager expects to keep rising.sec.gov
  • Relative yield discipline favors stocks whose dividend yields sit in the top quarter of their own historic range. A valuation trigger, not a raw-yield chase.madisonfunds.commadisonfunds.com 2
  • Concentrated by design, around 40 names with at least 80% of assets in dividend payers, and income goes out monthly rather than quarterly.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • At 0.65% it runs above the dividend-income median and well above active peers like CGDV (0.33%) and TDVG (0.50%). Stock picking is what you're paying up for.
  • Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so the spread is part of your cost of entry, not just the expense ratio.
  • Launched in 2023, so the ETF itself is young, though relative yield is Madison's long-running house approach to dividend investing.madisoninvestments.com

DIVL Performance

Launched Aug 14, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
DIVL$11,979
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. DIVL $11,979. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for DIVL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDIVL
Year to date+17.4%
1 month+8.9%
3 months+5.3%
1 year+19.8%
3 yearsper year+14.8%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DIVL
YearReturn barDIVL
2026 YTD+17.4%
2025+9.8%
2024+8.8%
2023+1.8%

History from Aug 15, 2023

DIVL in the news

DIVL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
1.70%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.45Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.03 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Sep 26, 2023 $0.04; Oct 26, 2023 $0.03; Nov 27, 2023 $0.06; Dec 26, 2023 $0.07; Jan 26, 2024 $0.03; Feb 26, 2024 $0.05; Mar 26, 2024 $0.02; Apr 25, 2024 $0.04; May 29, 2024 $0.04; Jun 26, 2024 $0.06; Jul 26, 2024 $0.02; Aug 27, 2024 $0.03; Sep 26, 2024 $0.04; Oct 28, 2024 $0.04; Nov 26, 2024 $0.04; Dec 27, 2024 $0.08; Jan 29, 2025 $0.02; Feb 26, 2025 $0.03; Mar 27, 2025 $0.03; Apr 28, 2025 $0.04; May 28, 2025 $0.03; Jun 26, 2025 $0.04; Jul 29, 2025 $0.02; Aug 27, 2025 $0.03; Sep 26, 2025 $0.04; Oct 29, 2025 $0.02; Nov 26, 2025 $0.04; Dec 26, 2025 $0.06; Jan 28, 2026 $0.02; Feb 25, 2026 $0.02; Mar 27, 2026 $0.06; Apr 28, 2026 $0.03; May 27, 2026 $0.04; Jun 26, 2026 $0.04; Jul 29, 2026 $0.03; Aug 27, 2026 $0.04; Sep 28, 2026 $0.04; Oct 28, 2026 $0.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 28, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.03
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.04
Aug 27, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.04
Jul 29, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.03
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.04
May 27, 2026May 29, 2026$0.04
Apr 28, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.03
Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.06
Feb 25, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.02
Jan 28, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.02
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.06
Nov 26, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.04

See all 38 payments⁠

$10,000 in DIVL 3 years ago paid $723 in dividends.⁠

DIVL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.88
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−14.0%
38 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.54
vs its asset-class index
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.

DIVL Cost

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$7,558

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DIVL 0.65%

    $12,717

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DIVL 0.65%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530DIVL $12,717VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearDIVLVUSOverpaying
10$1,163$455$708
20$4,440$1,769$2,671
30$12,717$5,159$7,558

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