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Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF

VUSNYSE ArcaA

$30.15−0.06 (−0.20%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 1:47 PM

A70/ 100

Rank 4 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income

A70/100Rank 4 of 40inUS Active Dividend Income
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Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$17M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
86
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$30.24
52W range
low $24.70high $30.69
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VUS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 70 out of 100

Category
US Active Dividend Income⁠
Rank
4 of 40
Six-pillar profile for VUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 44, Holdings 75, Durability 30. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Durability (30). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 40

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 40

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 40

Our read on VUS

ETF.net Research

AAn 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 Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
86
Top-10 weight
31%
Largest holding
AAPL6.6%

Sectors

  • Technology40.5%
  • Financials13.2%
  • Health Care10.5%
  • Real Estate8.8%
  • Industrials8.6%
  • Energy6.8%
  • Communication6.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary2.2%
  • Consumer Staples2.2%
  • Utilities0.8%

Geography

  • United States90.90%
  • United Kingdom2.31%
  • Greece1.67%
  • Ireland1.29%
  • Singapore1.17%
  • Bermuda0.98%
  • Puerto Rico0.94%
  • Canada0.73%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AAPLApple Inc6.57%3,391$1M715
002NVDANVIDIA Corp6.02%4,563$1M847
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.18%1,357$726K815
004AVGOBroadcom Inc3.25%1,564$565K754
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.27%1,502$394K736
006JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co2.02%1,054$351K481
007MUMicron Technology Inc1.97%332$342K679
008CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.71%2,507$297K592
009LRCXLam Research Corp1.69%924$295K606
010GOOGLAlphabet Inc1.68%833$293K709
011TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.62%992$281K503
012ABBVAbbVie Inc1.61%1,012$280K522
013ADIAnalog Devices Inc1.60%686$279K477
014CVXChevron Corp1.59%1,300$276K478
015ANETArista Networks Inc1.52%1,219$264K509

Showing 1–15 of 86 holdings

VUS Performance

Launched Dec 2, 2025

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

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VUS$12,240
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,500
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. VUS $12,240. SPY $11,500. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,051$10,807$12,563Dec 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for VUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVUS
Year to date+22.4%
1 month+0.7%
3 months+1.8%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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+22.4%
2025+0.8%

History from Dec 3, 2025

VUS in the news

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VUS Dividends

Last payment
$0.30 per share
Paid 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, 2026Sep 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.
1.03
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.

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