
Touchstone Dividend Select ETF
$38.820.00 (0.00%)
- 1.15%
- $54M
- +16.6%
- 1.78%
- 0M sh
- $38.84
- low $33.88high $40.12
The ETF.net DVND 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.F0 out of 100Rank 40 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 13 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 28 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 7 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 15 of 40
Our read on DVND
DA boutique, high-conviction take on dividend investing: roughly 40 hand-picked US large-cap payers instead of an index list of hundreds. Active conviction, priced like active conviction, in a category where cheap beta is everywhere.
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
- Concentrated by design. About 40 US large-cap dividend names means each pick carries real weight, not index filler.
- The portfolio matches the pitch: at least 80% in US large-cap dividend payers with a bias toward consistent dividend growth, and the holdings line up closely with that mandate.
- Measured against the Bloomberg US 1000 Value Index, so the manager's stock picking has a plain value yardstick to be judged on.
- Pays quarterly, in line with the fund's stated goal of current income alongside capital appreciation.
Worth knowing
- Fee is the headline trade-off: 1.17% a year, against a category median near 0.55%. Peers like CGDV (0.33%) and TDVG (0.50%) run the same dividend beat for far less.
- Small and thinly traded, so spreads can be wide and fills less predictable than in the category's giants.
- Concentration cuts both ways. With roughly 40 holdings, one stumbling name lands harder than it would in a broad dividend index.
DVND Holdings
- Stocks
- 56
- 29%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology24.4%
- Financials14.0%
- Health Care11.6%
- Communication9.9%
- Industrials9.0%
- Consumer Staples8.3%
- Consumer Discretionary7.9%
- Materials4.6%
- Energy4.5%
- Utilities3.1%
- Real Estate2.5%
Geography
- United States96.73%
- Ireland1.69%
- United Kingdom1.58%
DVND 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 | DVND |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.9% |
| 1 month | −1.0% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +16.6% |
| 3 years | +17.7% |
| 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 | DVND |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.9% | |
| 2025 | +16.4% | |
| 2024 | +11.6% | |
| 2023 | +14.0% | |
| 2022 | +1.0% |
DVND in the news
DVND Dividends
- 1.78%
- $0.69
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DVND Risk
- 10.9%
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.
- 1.08
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.
- −14.8%
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.
- 0.72
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DVND Cost
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
Every other US Active Dividend Income fund charges less.
Other funds in US Active Dividend Income
- DTGLRWedbush Laffer Tengler New Era Value ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +15.9%
- DDIVEDana Concentrated Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +13.8%
- DEASYLiberty One Defensive Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.88%1 year return +17.1%
- DROPEEA Series Trust - Coastal Compass 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.81%1 year return +18.3%
- DZINCZacks Income ETFExpense ratio 1.07%1 year return —




