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ProShares - S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
$88.02+0.32 (+0.36%)
- 0.40%
- $1.7B
- +8.4%
- 2.27%
- 0.1M sh
- $87.71
- low $80.52high $95.97
The ETF.net REGL Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 4 of 7
Score 56 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.C41 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A86 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D30 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B62 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 5 of 7
Our read on REGL
BThe Dividend Aristocrats formula, one size down. REGL screens the S&P MidCap 400 for companies that have raised their dividend at least 15 straight years, landing on a compact roster of about 60 mid-cap payers.
REGL seeks pre-fee and pre-expense investment results that track the S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats Index.
Why people hold it
- The 15-year raise streak is a quality filter in disguise: a company needs a decade and a half of intact cash flow to get in, and it drops out when the streak breaks.proshares.comfinance.yahoo.com
- Mid-cap dividend growth is a thin shelf. Running since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, this is the established wrapper for the idea, not a lightly used experiment.proshares.com
- It sticks close to its index, so the methodology on paper is what actually shows up in the portfolio. No manager discretion to second-guess.
- Cash comes back quarterly, in step with the payout rhythm of the companies inside.
Worth knowing
- 0.40% is dead-on the median for aristocrat-style funds, but broad dividend index products price near 0.05% (SPDG). The mid-cap screen is what the extra buys.
- About 60 names is a narrow roster carved out of a 400-stock universe, so individual companies and sector tilts carry real weight here.
- Trading is moderate rather than heavy, which matters more on size than on a small order.
REGL Holdings
- Stocks
- 66
- 17%
- RGLD
Sectors
- Financials31.0%
- Industrials15.9%
- Utilities13.6%
- Consumer Discretionary10.0%
- Materials9.7%
- Real Estate7.3%
- Health Care4.9%
- Consumer Staples3.1%
- Energy2.9%
- Technology1.7%
Geography
- United States98.33%
- Bermuda1.67%
REGL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
REGL$10,837
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 | REGL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.8% |
| 1 month | −3.2% |
| 3 months | −4.0% |
| 1 year | +8.4% |
| 3 years | +12.5% |
| 5 years | +7.5% |
| 10 years | +9.3% |
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 | REGL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.8% | |
| 2025 | +6.9% | |
| 2024 | +12.3% | |
| 2023 | +5.4% | |
| 2022 | −0.6% | |
| 2021 | +20.4% | |
| 2020 | +7.5% |
REGL in the news
REGL Dividends
- 2.27%
- $1.99
- $0.40 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
REGL Risk
- 15.0%
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.
- 0.51
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.
- −17.0%
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.
- 0.64
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
REGL Cost
0.40%
REGL0.40%
- The middle half of Dividend Aristocrats funds
- Median 0.40%
3 of the 7 Dividend Aristocrats funds charge less.
Other funds in Dividend Aristocrats
- ANOBLProShares - S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +12.0%
- BWDIVState Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +18.7%
- CKNGZFirst Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.3%
- CSNPDXtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +14.3%
- DFIDFirst Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +18.8%