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ELCV vs VUS

Eventide High Dividend ETF

ELCVCNYSE Arca

Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF

VUSBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VUS −0.24pt a year

ELCV0.49%VUS0.25%

Avg volume · 30D

ELCV 61.3×the volume

ELCV56KVUS914

ELCV vs VUS Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+21.6%ELCV+19.8%VUS

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ELCV +21.6%. VUS +19.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%15%25%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ELCV 0.49%
VUS 0.25%, better
Fund size
ELCV $291M
VUS $17M
1Y total return
ELCV +22.4%
VUS No data
Yield (12M)
ELCV 2.10%
VUS No data
Holdings
ELCV 50
VUS 87
Avg volume (30D)
ELCV 56K sh, better
VUS 914 sh
NAV per share
ELCV $31.93
VUS $30.12
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ELCV: Cost 55, Risk 36, Mission 88, Tradability 68, Holdings 50, Durability 69. VUS: Cost 100, Risk 30, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 73, Durability 31.
Pillar letters and Scores for ELCV, VUS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarELCVVUS
Cost30% weightB55A100Higher
Mission25% weightA88Not scored
Risk15% weightD36HigherD30
Tradability15% weightB68HigherC41
Holdings10% weightC50A73Higher
Durability5% weightB69HigherD31

Rank among US Active Dividend Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ELCV and VUS are both graded against the same 40 US Active Dividend Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Dividend Income⁠

Category · 40 funds
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VUS ranks 7th and ELCV 15th of 40 funds in the US Active Dividend Income Category.

  1. Rank 7BCDPIColumbia High Dividend Premium Income ETFScore 66
  2. Rank 7BVUSVirtus U.S. Dividend ETFScore 66
  3. Rank 9BFDVFederated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETFScore 64
  4. Rank 14BDVNDTouchstone Dividend Select ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 15CELCVEventide High Dividend ETFScore 54
  6. Rank 15BVDIGVanguard Wellington Dividend Growth Active ETFScore 54

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ELCVCEventide High Dividend ETF

VUSBVirtus U.S. Dividend ETF

In short

ELCV A 2024 newcomer in a field full of veterans: an actively managed high-dividend portfolio that undercuts the typical active dividend ETF on fees and pays shareholders quarterly.

VUS An 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

ELCV The Fund seeks income, income growth, and long-term capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in dividend-paying securities using a long-only, actively managed, fundamental and values-based approach.

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

Why people hold it

  • ELCV Charges 0.49% a year, below the 0.55% median for active dividend-income ETFs.
  • Pays quarterly, so income arrives on a set schedule rather than in lumps.
  • Does what the label says: the portfolio lines up closely with the high-dividend mandate in its filings, with no strategy drift to squint at.
  • Already a few hundred million dollars in size and rated in the upper half of its active dividend-income peer group.
  • VUS 0.25% 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).
  • The 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
  • About 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

  • ELCV Launched in 2024, so the live record is short and covers no full market cycle yet.
  • Thinly traded. Limit orders and a glance at the spread matter more here than with the category's giants.
  • Cheaper than the cohort median, but not the cheapest shelf: CGDV runs 0.33% and HIDV 0.35%.
  • VUS Launched 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.
  • The 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
  • Income arrives annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so the cash shows up in lumps.

Full ELCV profile⁠

Full VUS profile⁠

ELCV vs VUS Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ELCV vs VUS Cost

Overpaying ELCV vs VUS

$4,633

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

  • ELCV 0.49%

    $9,792

  • VUS 0.25%

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ELCV 0.49%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ELCV $9,792VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearELCVVUSOverpaying
10$883$455$428
20$3,394$1,769$1,625
30$9,792$5,159$4,633

Expense ratio

  • 0.49%ELCV
  • 0.25%VUS, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.50%

VUS cheapest of 40 funds

ELCV 15th cheapest of 40 funds

ELCV vs VUS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ELCV 2.10%
VUS No data
Payout (12M)
ELCV $0.67
VUS No data
Last payment
ELCV $0.12
VUS $0.30
Ex-dividend
ELCV Sep 29, 2026
VUS Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
ELCV Sep 30, 2026
VUS Sep 28, 2026
Frequency
ELCV Quarterly
VUS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2024 to 2026, same scale for both

ELCVQuarterly · 8 paymentsAll ELCV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2024 $0.07; Mar 28, 2025 $0.12; Jun 27, 2025 $0.19; Sep 29, 2025 $0.12; Dec 29, 2025 $0.18; Mar 30, 2026 $0.07; Jun 29, 2026 $0.30; Sep 29, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD
VUSQuarterly · 3 paymentsAll VUS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2024 to 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.$0$0.252026YTD

ELCV vs VUS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ELCV 13.9%since Nov 2024VUS No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ELCV 0.76since Nov 2024VUS No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ELCV −18.4%since Oct 2024VUS No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ELCV 0.69VUS 1.03

ELCV and VUS in the news

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