
Zacks Income ETF
$25.70+0.13 (+0.52%)
- 1.07%
- $9M
- 0M sh
- $25.46
- low $24.85high $27.11
The ETF.net ZINC Grade
Score 30 out of 100
- 36 of 40
Score 30 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.F3 out of 100Rank 39 of 40Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 21 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 24 of 40Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 13 of 40Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F21 out of 100Rank 39 of 40
Our read on ZINC
DMost funds reaching for 8% sell options. ZINC goes at it with plain dividend payers and a managed quarterly payout targeting roughly 8% of NAV a year, topped up with return of capital when income runs short.
The Fund is an actively managed ETF whose stated principal strategy applies hybrid research.
Why people hold it
- Income comes from dividends and interest the portfolio actually earns, not from calls sold against it, so gains on the stocks aren't capped at a strike price.businesswire.comsec.gov
- The payout rule is written into the prospectus: quarterly managed distributions at a target rate of about 8.0% annualized on per-share NAV at declaration.sec.gov
- Built to reach for yield: a quant screen on dividend yield, valuation, momentum and earnings quality, plus room for ADRs, REITs, MLPs and Canadian royalty trusts.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- It runs 1.07% a year against a dividend-income peer median near 0.55%, and top-ranked peers like CGDV and HIDV charge well under half a percent.
- Return of capital is part of the design, so part of a check can be your own money coming back, and the 8% target can be raised or lowered without notice.sec.gov
- Launched in 2026 and still building scale and trading volume, so bid-ask spreads can matter more here than with the category's household names.
ZINC Holdings
- Stocks
- 59
- 35%
- MO
Geography
- United States94.58%
- Singapore2.28%
- Netherlands2.13%
- Ireland1.01%
ZINC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | ZINC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | ZINC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.9% |
ZINC in the news
ZINC Dividends
- $0.16 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
ZINC Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ZINC Cost
- The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.51%
38 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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- DEASYLiberty One Defensive Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.88%1 year return +17.1%
- DROPEEA Series Trust - Coastal Compass 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.81%1 year return +18.3%
- DSWPManager Directed Portfolios - SWP Growth & Income ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +12.4%
- FKDVDKeeley Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.90%1 year return —




