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Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF

SYLDCboeCambria FundsD

$87.14+0.91 (+1.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D36/ 100

Rank 50 of 53 in US Dividend Index

D36/100Rank 50 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 86.23 to 87.14. Range 86.61 to 87.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.86.5086.7587.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$1.03B
1Y total return
+30.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.70%
Holdings
101
Avg volume · 30D
32.7K sh
52W range
low $65.26high $87.33
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net SYLD Grade

D

Score 36 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
50 of 53
Six-pillar profile for SYLD. Scores out of 100: Cost 12, Risk 40, Mission 40, Tradability 41, Holdings 82, Durability 60. Strongest: Holdings (82). Weakest: Cost (12). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 36 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.
    F12 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 49 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 36 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 53

Our read on SYLD

ETF.net Research

In short

DMost dividend funds count one thing: the payout. SYLD counts every way a company hands cash back, dividends, buybacks and debt paydown, in an active, roughly 100-stock US portfolio running since 2013.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks income and capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of U.S.-based publicly listed companies with high shareholder yield, measured through dividends, buybacks and debt paydowns.

Why people hold it

  • Dividends are one route back to shareholders. This screen also credits buybacks and debt paydown, so it can own cash generators a pure yield list skips.cambriafunds.com
  • Actively managed, not index-tracking: about 100 US names chosen on cash returned, rather than whatever a fixed rulebook happens to catch at rebalance.
  • Live since 2013 with billions in assets and quarterly distributions. A funded, road-tested strategy, not a launch-year experiment.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.59% it costs more than the typical dividend-screen fund, and index heavyweights like SCHD and VIG charge a fraction of that. Active picking is the bill.
  • Thinly traded next to the big dividend ETFs, so spreads and limit orders deserve a look before you hit the button.
  • It measures itself against the S&P 500 while holding about 100 value-tilted names, so its path can diverge widely from the broad market in either direction.

SYLD Performance

Launched May 14, 2013

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SYLD$13,055
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SYLD $13,055. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for SYLD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSYLD
Year to date+26.1%
1 month+7.0%
3 months+4.2%
1 year+30.5%
3 yearsper year+15.8%
5 yearsper year+9.1%
10 yearsper year+13.8%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SYLD
YearReturn barSYLD
2026 YTD+26.1%
2025+3.9%
2024+3.4%
2023+16.5%
2022−6.1%
2021+48.3%
2020+13.5%

SYLD in the news

SYLD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.70%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.47Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.50 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 28, 2017 $0.11; Jun 27, 2017 $0.13; Sep 26, 2017 $0.17; Dec 27, 2017 $0.17; Mar 28, 2018 $0.11; Jun 27, 2018 $0.24; Sep 26, 2018 $0.30; Dec 26, 2018 $0.18; Mar 28, 2019 $0.19; Jun 27, 2019 $0.21; Sep 26, 2019 $0.21; Dec 26, 2019 $0.23; Mar 26, 2020 $0.20; Jun 25, 2020 $0.23; Sep 24, 2020 $0.15; Dec 23, 2020 $0.32; Mar 25, 2021 $0.13; Jun 24, 2021 $0.31; Sep 23, 2021 $0.23; Dec 22, 2021 $0.77; Mar 24, 2022 $0.18; Jun 23, 2022 $0.31; Sep 22, 2022 $0.43; Dec 22, 2022 $0.39; Mar 23, 2023 $0.57; Jun 22, 2023 $0.29; Sep 21, 2023 $0.30; Dec 14, 2023 $0.13; Mar 21, 2024 $0.52; Jun 21, 2024 $0.43; Sep 20, 2024 $0.24; Dec 20, 2024 $0.21; Mar 20, 2025 $0.52; Jun 18, 2025 $0.35; Sep 18, 2025 $0.49; Dec 18, 2025 $0.20; Mar 20, 2026 $0.42; Jun 18, 2026 $0.34; Sep 18, 2026 $0.50. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 21, 2026$0.50
Jun 18, 2026Jun 22, 2026$0.34
Mar 20, 2026Mar 23, 2026$0.42
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.20
Sep 18, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.49
Jun 18, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.35
Mar 20, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.52
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.21
Sep 20, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.24
Jun 21, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.43
Mar 21, 2024Apr 1, 2024$0.52
Dec 14, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.13

See all 53 payments⁠

$10,000 in SYLD 10 years ago paid $3,997 in dividends.⁠

SYLD Risk

Risk pillarC40 out of 100Rank 36 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.73
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−26.6%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.74
vs its asset-class index
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.

SYLD Cost

Compare SYLD and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$10,786

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SYLD 0.59%

    $11,635

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SYLD 0.59%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530SYLD $11,635VIG $849

Year by year

YearSYLDVIGOverpaying
10$1,058$73$985
20$4,051$288$3,763
30$11,635$849$10,786

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