Sound Equity Dividend Income ETF
$29.95+0.24 (+0.81%)
- 0.45%
- $28M
- +21.8%
- 2.97%
- 0M sh
- $28.43
- low $24.94high $31.40
The ETF.net DIVY Grade
C
Score 47 out of 100
- 20 of 40
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D25 out of 100Rank 33 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 35 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 37 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 27 of 40
Our read on DIVY
CMost dividend funds hope for yield. DIVY writes it into the job description: an actively picked portfolio aiming for at least twice the S&P 500's dividend yield, paid out monthly.
The actively managed fund seeks current income by targeting a portfolio dividend yield at least twice that of the S&P 500, with long-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
Why people hold it
- The yield target is in the mandate, not the marketing: the fund seeks a portfolio dividend yield at least twice that of the S&P 500, with long-term growth as the stated second job.
- Cash arrives monthly, and the 0.45% fee sits under the typical charge for an active dividend-income fund.
- Names are chosen bottom-up on profitability, quality and value, so a fat payout has to clear a fundamentals bar first.
Worth knowing
- A small fund that trades thinly. Spreads can be wider than in household-name dividend ETFs, and bigger orders can push the price around.
- Doubling the market's yield narrows the hunting ground toward higher-payout corners, so the sector mix can look quite different from the broad market.
- The category is crowded with cheaper active options (CGDV at 0.33%, HIDV at 0.35%), and DIVY lands in the lower half of our dividend-income peer group.
DIVY Holdings
- Stocks
- 30
- 45%
- PRGO
Sectors
- Financials22.2%
- Health Care14.0%
- Consumer Discretionary12.2%
- Energy11.2%
- Technology9.5%
- Consumer Staples9.1%
- Communication8.2%
- Utilities5.9%
- Industrials5.4%
- Materials2.4%
Geography
- United States83.77%
- Ireland4.77%
- France3.22%
- United Kingdom3.18%
- Switzerland2.72%
- Canada2.34%
DIVY Performance
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Not enough history yet.
DIVY$12,183
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 | DIVY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.1% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | +1.5% |
| 1 year | +21.8% |
| 3 years | +10.8% |
| 5 years | +7.8% |
| 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 | DIVY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.4% | |
| 2024 | +2.7% | |
| 2023 | +5.1% | |
| 2022 | +3.4% | |
| 2021 | +35.4% |
DIVY in the news
DIVY Dividends
- 2.97%
- $0.88
- $0.04 per share
- Bi-Weekly
Distribution history
DIVY Risk
- 12.7%
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.
- 0.42
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.
- −18.3%
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.
- 0.59
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DIVY Cost
0.45%
DIVY0.45%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
8 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Dividend Income
- CGDIVHarbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (GDIV)Expense ratio 0.50%1 year return +18.9%
- CDIVPCullen Enhanced Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +14.1%
- CBDVGiMGP Berkshire Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +22.8%
- CDIVZPolen Dividend Income ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +6.9%
- CFRIZFranklin Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +9.7%