ALPS Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF
$71.72−0.45 (−0.62%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.52%
- Fund size
- $80M
- 1Y return
- +17.0%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 1.96%
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $72.34
- 52W range
The ETF.net RFDA Grade
Score 57 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.CScore 51Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.BScore 59Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.CScore 42Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.BScore 62Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.AScore 85Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.AScore 74Category rank
Our read on RFDA
BA 2016-vintage active dividend fund that doesn't screen on yield alone: RFDA ranks US payers on growth, momentum, quality and value at once, then sends income out monthly instead of quarterly.
RFDA seeks capital appreciation and dividend income through a disciplined US dividend-growth strategy using quality screens and active factor-driven selection.
Why people hold it
- Four factors drive the picks (growth, momentum, quality, value), so the portfolio isn't just the highest yielders sorted top down.
- Income is paid monthly, a rhythm most equity funds don't offer.
- Charges 0.52% a year, a touch under the median for active US dividend-income funds.
- Live since 2016, giving it a real multi-market track record, and it lands in the upper half of its dividend-income peer group on our review.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded. Limit orders and a glance at the spread matter more here than with a giant index fund.
- Cheaper active dividend options exist: CGDV runs 0.33% and HIDV 0.35%.
- Active selection means results can diverge from the S&P 500 it measures itself against, in either direction.
RFDA Holdings
- Stocks
- —
- 29%
- USD
Sectors
- Financials18.7%
- Health Care14.6%
- Technology13.5%
- Energy12.8%
- Industrials8.2%
- Consumer Discr.8.0%
- Cons. Staples6.6%
- Communication6.6%
- Real Estate4.7%
- Utilities4.4%
- Materials2.0%
Geography
- United States94.87%
- Taiwan1.89%
- Canada1.37%
- Switzerland0.97%
- Ireland0.90%
RFDA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
RFDA$11,704
Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 | RFDA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.0% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | +4.0% |
| 1 year | +17.0% |
| 3 years | +20.7% |
| 5 years | +13.4% |
| 10 years | +13.2% |
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 | RFDA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.4% | |
| 2024 | +20.1% | |
| 2023 | +17.0% | |
| 2022 | −8.6% | |
| 2021 | +25.9% | |
| 2020 | +11.1% |
RFDA in the news
RFDA Dividends
- 1.96%
- $1.41
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | $0.21 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | $0.16 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $0.05 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | $0.13 |
| May 21, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | $0.14 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | $0.03 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | $0.09 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | $0.17 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.06 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | $0.03 |
RFDA Risk
- 11.9%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −19.4%
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.
- 0.84
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RFDA Cost
0.52%
RFDA0.52%
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
20 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.