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VUS

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF

Active Equity · Virtus · Inception 2025-12-02 · SEC filings

$29.86−0.22 (−0.74%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 12:06 PM EDT

History starts Dec 3, 2025.History starts Dec 3, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 2 prints from 30.08 to 29.86. Range 29.86 to 30.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$29.90$30.00$30.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$17M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
91
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$30.14
52W range
low $24.70high $30.69

The ETF.net VUS Grade

B

66/ 100

Rank 6 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for VUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 31, Holdings 75, Durability 30. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Durability (30). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 66 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.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/40 · top 3%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 42
    Category rank24/37 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 31
    Category rank29/40 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 75
    Category rank11/40 · top 28%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 30
    Category rank34/40 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on VUS

ETF.net Research

BAn AI-assisted dividend fund at a passive-fund price. A quant model reads sentiment and valuation, humans make the final call, and it charges 0.25%, less than half the typical active US dividend ETF.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.25% a year, under half the 0.55% median for active US dividend ETFs and cheaper than every top-graded name in the cohort (CGDV, HIDV, MBOX, BGIG, TDVG).
  2. 02The engine: a proprietary alpha model using AI-powered language processing for sentiment plus valuation factors. Virtus portfolio managers make the final trading calls.sec.gov
  3. 03About 90 US-listed dividend payers, with at least 80% of net assets in them. Focused enough for picks to register, wide enough to spread single-name risk.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched December 2025 with a small asset base and light volume, so spreads can run wider than the cohort's household names and live history on the model is short.
  2. 02The prospectus lets the fund put more than 15% of assets in a single sector, so the portfolio can lean hard into a few corners of the market.sec.gov
  3. 03Income arrives annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so the cash shows up in lumps.

VUS Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
91
Top-10 weight
32%
Largest holding
AAPL6.6%

Sectors

  • Technology36.9%
  • Financials14.1%
  • Real Estate11.4%
  • Health Care11.2%
  • Industrials7.4%
  • Energy6.2%
  • Communication5.4%
  • Consumer Discr.3.3%
  • Cons. Staples2.2%
  • Utilities1.1%
  • Materials0.8%

Geography

  • United States93.57%
  • United Kingdom2.71%
  • Greece1.75%
  • Puerto Rico0.98%
  • Singapore0.63%
  • Ireland0.36%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple Inc6.63%3,391$1M707
002NVDANVIDIA Corp5.99%4,563$1M828
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.93%1,357$681K792
004AVGOBroadcom Inc3.27%1,564$567K732
005MUMicron Technology Inc2.84%472$493K655
006AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.24%1,502$388K720
007JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co2.14%1,054$371K478
008JNJJohnson & Johnson2.04%1,311$353K521
009GOOGLAlphabet Inc1.71%833$296K704
010CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.61%2,507$279K567
011LRCXLam Research Corp1.61%924$279K591
012TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.55%992$269K497
013ABBVAbbVie Inc1.54%1,012$268K511
014ADIAnalog Devices Inc1.52%686$263K474
015TRMDTORM PLC1.46%6,818$253K4

Showing 1–15 of 91 holdings

VUS Performance

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

VUS$12,204
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. VUS $12,204. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,052$10,803$12,553Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for VUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVUS
Year to date+22.0%
1 month+0.7%
3 months+1.9%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 VUS
YearReturn barVUS
2026 YTD+22.0%
2025+0.8%

History from Dec 3, 2025

VUS in the news

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VUS 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.30 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments in 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2026 $0.22; Jun 22, 2026 $0.16; Sep 21, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Pays Sep 28, 2026$0.30
Jun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.16
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.22

VUS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.
1.01
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.

VUS Cost

Expense ratio0.25%
  • The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.51%

No US Active Dividend Income fund charges less.

VUS costs $25.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Dividend Income fund costs $51.00.