ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
$72.72+0.27 (+0.37%)
- 0.40%
- $653M
- +15.4%
- 2.41%
- 0.1M sh
- $72.41
- low $63.86high $79.56
The ETF.net SMDV Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 37 of 53
Score 50 of 100 falls in the C 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.D38 out of 100Rank 29 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 39 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F12 out of 100Rank 53 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 22 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 17 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 23 of 53
Our read on SMDV
CDividend-growth screens usually live in large-cap land. SMDV points one at the small-cap Russell 2000 instead, holding about 100 names selected for their dividend growth records, and it has run that way since 2015.
SMDV seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Russell 2000 Dividend Growth Index.
Why people hold it
- A small-cap version of a large-cap idea: it tracks the Russell 2000 Dividend Growth Index, so the sorting rule is payout history rather than size or price momentum.
- Live since 2015 with assets in the hundreds of millions, it is a settled product in a corner of the market where new ideas often come and go.
- About 100 holdings and quarterly distributions make it a compact, income-oriented slice of US small caps, not a 2,000-stock index clone.
Worth knowing
- At 0.40% a year it runs above the typical fund in its factor group, and far above broad dividend options such as VYM at 0.04%.
- It trades thinly, so spreads and limit orders deserve more attention here than with a headline large-cap dividend fund.
- Narrow by design: roughly 100 small caps chosen on dividend history can move quite differently from the full Russell 2000.
SMDV Holdings
- Stocks
- 71
- 18%
- PRGO
Sectors
- Financials29.0%
- Industrials25.3%
- Materials13.5%
- Utilities12.5%
- Consumer Staples5.4%
- Health Care4.9%
- Real Estate3.8%
- Technology2.6%
- Consumer Discretionary1.7%
- Communication1.5%
Geography
- United States96.65%
- Ireland2.11%
- Bermuda1.24%
SMDV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SMDV$11,540
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 | SMDV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.5% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −4.8% |
| 1 year | +15.4% |
| 3 years | +12.0% |
| 5 years | +5.5% |
| 10 years | +7.0% |
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 | SMDV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.5% | |
| 2025 | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | +7.0% | |
| 2023 | +9.0% | |
| 2022 | −5.9% | |
| 2021 | +19.0% | |
| 2020 | −4.7% |
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SMDV Dividends
- 2.41%
- $1.75
- $0.42 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SMDV Risk
- 17.8%
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.
- 0.43
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.
- −21.2%
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.
- 0.79
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SMDV Cost
0.40%
SMDV0.40%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
32 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- CCSBVictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +13.8%
- COUSAALPS Funds O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +12.1%
- COUSMALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +11.0%
- CTPHDTimothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +12.6%
- CDIVGlobal X - SuperDividend U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +20.4%