
LeaderShares Dynamic Yield ETF
$22.09−0.07 (−0.34%)
- 0.75%
- $35M
- +1.8%
- 4.20%
- 6.46K sh
- low $21.88high $22.78
The ETF.net DYLD Grade
Score 27 out of 100
- 79 of 85
Score 27 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.F7 out of 100Rank 79 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 68 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 53 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D27 out of 100Rank 74 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D25 out of 100Rank 74 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C40 out of 100Rank 66 of 85
Our read on DYLD
In short
DA go-anywhere income fund in a corner of the market ruled by index trackers. No benchmark to hug: the manager can move across corporate bonds, bank loans, securitized paper and sovereigns in pursuit of current income, and pays monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks current income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DYLD 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 Nov 9, 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 | DYLD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.3% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 1 year | +1.8% |
| 3 years | +4.9% |
| 5 years | +0.8% |
| 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 | DYLD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.3% | |
| 2025 | +5.0% | |
| 2024 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | +6.3% | |
| 2022 | −10.7% | |
| 2021 | +1.4% |
DYLD in the news
DYLD Dividends
- 4.20%
- $0.93
- $0.08 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
DYLD Risk
- 3.1%
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.
- 0.23
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.
- −14.7%
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.
- 0.54
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.
DYLD Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$13,844
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DYLD 0.75%
$14,482
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DYLD | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,336 | $55 | $1,281 |
| 20 | $5,078 | $216 | $4,862 |
| 30 | $14,482 | $638 | $13,844 |
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