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Touchstone Dividend Select ETF

DVNDNYSE ArcaTouchstoneB

$39.44+0.03 (+0.08%)

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

B58/ 100

Rank 14 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income

B58/100Rank 14 of 40inUS Active Dividend Income
Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 39.41 to 39.44. Range 39.39 to 39.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.4839.5039.5210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%*
Fund size
$52M
1Y total return
+15.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.75%
Holdings
56
Avg volume · 30D
710 sh
52W range
low $33.88high $40.12
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Apr 29, 2027. Without it: 1.15%.

The ETF.net DVND Grade

B

Score 58 out of 100

Category
US Active Dividend Income⁠
Rank
14 of 40
Six-pillar profile for DVND. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 60, Mission 86, Tradability 46, Holdings 81, Durability 63. Strongest: Mission (86). Weakest: Tradability (46). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 58 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.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 40

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 40

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 40

Our read on DVND

ETF.net Research

In short

BActive dividend picking with a moat filter: Fort Washington looks for large-cap companies whose competitive advantages can keep funding a rising dividend, bought at what it judges a reasonable price. A few dozen names, paid quarterly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in equity securities of U.S. large-cap companies with a history of paying dividends, emphasizing consistent dividend growth.

Why people hold it

  • Quality screen, not a yield screen: the prospectus targets consistent, growing dividend payers with barriers to entry strong enough to keep funding those payments.sec.gov
  • 0.50% net of a fee waiver through April 29, 2027, which lands near the typical fee in its US dividend-income category.
  • The portfolio sticks closely to its stated job (US large-cap dividend payers), and the fund sits in the upper half of its dividend-income peer group.
  • Low-churn by design: valuation-driven entries and historically light portfolio turnover, so less trading drag and fewer taxable events to pass along.sec.govsec.gov 2

Worth knowing

  • That 0.50% is contractual, not permanent: the gross expense ratio is 1.15%, and the waiver runs through April 29, 2027.
  • Thinly traded with a modest asset base, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the category's household names.
  • Cheaper options exist among the category's strongest funds, with no waiver attached: VUS at 0.25%, CGDV at 0.33%, HIDV at 0.35%.

DVND Performance

Launched Aug 2, 2022

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.
DVND$11,576
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. DVND $11,576. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 DVND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDVND
Year to date+13.6%
1 month+3.0%
3 months+1.7%
1 year+15.8%
3 yearsper year+17.5%
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 DVND
YearReturn barDVND
2026 YTD+13.6%
2025+16.4%
2024+11.6%
2023+14.0%
2022+1.0%

History from Aug 5, 2022

DVND in the news

DVND 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.
1.75%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.69Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Sep 28, 2022 $0.05; Dec 28, 2022 $0.13; Mar 29, 2023 $0.13; Jun 28, 2023 $0.14; Sep 27, 2023 $0.13; Dec 27, 2023 $0.18; Mar 28, 2024 $0.14; Jun 27, 2024 $0.16; Sep 27, 2024 $0.14; Dec 30, 2024 $0.19; Mar 28, 2025 $0.15; Jun 27, 2025 $0.17; Sep 29, 2025 $0.16; Dec 30, 2025 $0.20; Mar 30, 2026 $0.17; Jun 29, 2026 $0.16; Sep 29, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.16
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.16
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.17
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.20
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.16
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.17
Mar 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.15
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.19
Sep 27, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.14
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.16
Mar 28, 2024Apr 2, 2024$0.14
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.18

See all 17 payments⁠

$10,000 in DVND 3 years ago paid $762 in dividends.⁠

DVND Risk

Risk pillarB60 out of 100Rank 15 of 38 in US Active Dividend Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.9%
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.
1.21
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.
−14.8%
50 months · trough Oct 2022
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.
0.63
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.

DVND Cost

Compare DVND and VUS

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$4,820

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

  • DVND 0.50%

    $9,979

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DVND 0.50%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530DVND $9,979VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearDVNDVUSOverpaying
10$900$455$445
20$3,460$1,769$1,691
30$9,979$5,159$4,820
How the 0.50% is worked out

Full fee 1.15%− waiver 0.65%= you pay 0.50%

The waiver ends Apr 29, 2027. After that the fee is 1.15% unless Touchstone renews it. Source: prospectus, Apr 2026.

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