First-Year Review
EASY's first year trailed the defensive index it names
Liberty One Defensive Dividend Growth ETF
$26.61−0.03 (−0.13%)
- 0.88%
- $62M
- +17.1%
- 0M sh
- $26.42
- low $25.07high $28.25
The ETF.net EASY Grade
D
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.F14 out of 100Rank 34 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.C54 out of 100Rank 17 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 18 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 35 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C50 out of 100Rank 21 of 40
Our read on EASY
DA 2025 newcomer that treats dividend growth as defense: at least 80% of assets in companies with long records of raising their payouts, picked by an active manager rather than an index screen. At 0.88%, it charges boutique prices in a crowded aisle.
The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation to generate total return.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is nailed down in the prospectus: at least 80% of net assets in equities of companies with a strong long-term record of increasing dividends.
- Actively run, not index-bolted. The manager chooses the defensive payers instead of taking whatever a yield screen serves up, chasing income plus capital appreciation.
- Plain plumbing: a 1940 Act equity fund with no leverage, no options overlay, no swap counterparty layered on top.
Worth knowing
- The 0.88% fee runs well above the typical dividend-income ETF, and above active peers such as CGDV (0.33%) and TDVG (0.50%).
- It launched in September 2025, so there is little history here and risk readings rest on a very short window.
- Still a small, lightly traded fund, so spreads can be wider than the category giants, and distributions come on no fixed calendar.
EASY Holdings
- Stocks
- 26
- 44%
- CAH
Geography
- United States91.91%
- Switzerland4.10%
- United Kingdom3.99%
EASY Performance
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EASY$11,711
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 | EASY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.3% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +2.4% |
| 1 year | +17.1% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | EASY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.3% | |
| 2025 | −0.7% |
EASY in the news
EASY Dividends
- $0.06 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
EASY Risk
- —
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.
- —
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.
- −6.4%
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.
- 0.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EASY Cost
0.88%
EASY0.88%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
33 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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