UDI vs VUS: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

USCF Dividend Income ETF

UDICNYSE Arca

Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF

VUSBNYSE Arca

Overlap

8.0%by weight

Expense ratio

VUS −0.40pt a year

UDI0.65%VUS0.25%

Avg volume · 30D

UDI 1.1×the volume

UDI1.01KVUS914

UDI vs VUS Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+18.7%UDI+18.7%VUS

Expense ratio: UDI 0.65%; VUS 0.25%, better
Fund size: UDI $3M; VUS $17M
1Y total return: UDI +25.7%; VUS No data
Yield (12M): UDI 2.58%; VUS No data
Holdings: UDI 44; VUS 86
Avg volume (30D): UDI 1.01K sh, better; VUS 914 sh
NAV per share: UDI $37.31; VUS $29.59
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for UDI, VUS, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	UDI	VUS
Cost30% weight	D28	A100Higher
Mission25% weight	A80	Not scored
Risk15% weight	A73Higher	D30
Tradability15% weight	D36	C41Higher
Holdings10% weight	B64	A73Higher
Durability5% weight	C54Higher	D31

Rank among US Active Dividend Income funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. UDI 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 UDI 27th of 40 funds in the US Active Dividend Income Category.

Rank 7BCDPIColumbia High Dividend Premium Income ETFScore 66
Rank 7BVUSVirtus U.S. Dividend ETFScore 66
Rank 9BFDVFederated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETFScore 64
Rank 27CDVVYInvesco Diversified Dividend Opportunities ETFScore 40
Rank 27CUDIUSCF Dividend Income ETFScore 40
Rank 29CDIVLMadison Dividend Value ETFScore 39

Our read on each fund

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UDICUSCF Dividend Income ETF

VUSBVirtus U.S. Dividend ETF

In short

UDI No data

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

UDI No data

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

Why people hold it

UDI No data

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

UDI No data

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 UDI profile⁠

Full VUS profile⁠

UDI vs VUS Holdings

How UDI and VUS differ

Overlap by weight

8.0%

Shared holdings make up 20.4% of UDI and 8.0% of VUS.

Level by level

Holdings7 in both8.0%
Sector11 Sectors60.7%
Countryby domicile91.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in UDI and VUS, widest gap first
Sector	More in UDIMore in VUS	UDI	VUS
Technology	VUS +35.4 points	5.1%	40.5%
Financials	UDI +12.3 points	25.5%	13.2%
Health Care	UDI +8.2 points	18.7%	10.5%
Utilities	UDI +6.9 points	7.7%	0.8%
Consumer Discretionary	UDI +4.2 points	6.4%	2.2%
Energy	UDI +3.6 points	10.4%	6.8%
Industrials	VUS +2.2 points	6.4%	8.6%
Materials	UDI +1.9 points	1.9%	0.0%
Communication	VUS +1.7 points	4.7%	6.4%
Consumer Staples	UDI +1.3 points	3.5%	2.2%
Real Estate	UDI +1.0 points	9.8%	8.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in UDI and VUS, widest gap first
Country	More in UDIMore in VUS	UDI	VUS
Canada	UDI +6.2 points	7.0%	0.8%
United States	VUS +4.9 points	88.4%	93.3%
Switzerland	UDI +2.1 points	2.1%	0.0%
Greece	VUS +2.0 points	0.0%	2.0%
Singapore	VUS +1.2 points	0.0%	1.2%
Other countries (2)	VUS +0.1 points	2.5%	2.6%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

UDI32.3%
VUS31.2%

Securities held

UDI42
VUS85

Asset class

UDI: Equity
VUS: Equity

Holdings

Only in UDI35
In both7
Only in VUS78

Only in UDI

35 securities, 77.5% of UDI by weight

Medtronic PLC3.60%
Conocophillips3.20%
Phillips 663.17%
Lamar Advertising Co-A3.15%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd3.04%
Exelon Corp2.75%
Gilead Sciences Inc2.72%
State Street Corp2.70%
Paychex Inc2.59%
M & T Bank Corp2.57%
Cme Group Inc2.52%
Home Depot Inc2.52%
Citigroup Inc2.46%
Gsk Plc-Spon Adr2.44%
Coca-Cola Co/The2.35%
Mcdonald's Corp2.26%
American Tower Corp2.21%
Snap-On Inc2.20%
Entergy Corp2.11%
Novartis Ag-Sponsored Adr2.09%
Equity Lifestyle Properties2.07%
Omnicom Group2.04%
Brixmor Property Group Inc2.01%
Tc Energy Corp2.00%
Gap Inc/The1.98%
Regions Financial Corp1.96%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1.96%
Nutrien Ltd1.80%
Old Republic Intl Corp1.73%
Ameren Corporation1.34%
Msc Industrial Direct Co-A1.31%
Sunococorp Llc1.28%
Cms Energy Corp1.25%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc1.11%
Regency Centers Corp1.00%

Only in VUS

78 securities, 90.3% of VUS by weight

Apple Inc6.87%
NVIDIA Corp5.49%
Microsoft Corp4.93%
Broadcom Inc3.00%
Amazon.com Inc2.12%
Chevron Corp1.80%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.77%
Micron Technology Inc1.73%
Analog Devices Inc1.68%
Amgen Inc1.57%
UnitedHealth Group Inc1.49%
Alphabet Inc1.37%
Pfizer Inc1.37%
CVS Health Corp1.31%
Summit Hotel Properties Inc1.31%
Amphenol Corp1.31%
Lam Research Corp1.30%
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd1.29%
Altria Group Inc1.27%
Parker-Hannifin Corp1.27%
Target Corp1.23%
Progressive Corp/The1.22%
Hafnia Ltd1.21%
Viper Energy Inc1.21%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co1.20%
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc1.17%
Docusign Inc1.16%
Torm PLC1.13%
Bank of America Corp1.13%
Allstate Corp/The1.12%
Dollar General Corp1.10%
AMETEK Inc1.08%
CuriosityStream Inc1.07%
Accenture PLC1.06%
Medtronic PLC1.02%
LTC Properties Inc1.02%
HP Inc1.01%
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc1.01%
Arista Networks Inc0.99%
Global Ship Lease Inc0.99%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.98%
nVent Electric PLC0.96%
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc0.96%
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico0.94%
Nordic American Tankers Ltd0.93%
Microchip Technology Inc0.93%
Alphabet Inc0.90%
General Dynamics Corp0.86%
Annaly Capital Management Inc0.81%
Visa Inc0.81%

Weight gaps

All 7 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in UDI and VUS, widest gap first
Holding	More in UDIMore in VUS	UDI	VUS
East West Bancorp IncEWBC	UDI +2.76 points	3.45%	0.69%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	UDI +2.23 points	2.63%	0.40%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	UDI +2.21 points	3.64%	1.43%
AbbVie IncABBV	UDI +1.79 points	3.54%	1.75%
Us BancorpUSB	UDI +1.37 points	2.58%	1.21%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	UDI +1.19 points	2.36%	1.17%
Texas Instruments IncTXN	UDI +0.89 points	2.23%	1.33%

All 32 UDI holdings⁠All 91 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.

UDI vs VUS Cost

Overpaying UDI vs VUS

$7,558

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

UDI 0.65%
$12,717
VUS 0.25%
$5,159

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

UDI 0.65%
VUS 0.25%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	UDI	VUS	Overpaying
10	$1,163	$455	$708
20	$4,440	$1,769	$2,671
30	$12,717	$5,159	$7,558

Expense ratio

0.65%UDI
0.25%VUS, cheaper

VUS0.25%UDI0.65%

0.25%0.99%

Middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
Median 0.50%

VUS cheapest of 40 funds

UDI 27th cheapest of 40 funds

UDI vs VUS Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): UDI 2.58%; VUS No data
Payout (12M): UDI $0.96; VUS No data
Last payment: UDI $0.09; VUS $0.30
Ex-dividend: UDI Oct 26, 2026; VUS Sep 21, 2026
Paid on: UDI Oct 28, 2026; VUS Sep 28, 2026
Frequency: UDI Monthly; VUS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

UDIMonthly · 46 paymentsAll UDI payments⁠

VUSQuarterly · 3 paymentsAll VUS payments⁠

UDI vs VUS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: UDI 11.4%VUS No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: UDI 1.40VUS No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: UDI −14.2%since Jun 2022VUS No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: UDI 0.53VUS 1.03; Market = 1

UDI and VUS in the news

All news⁠

Filings Digest
No ETF filed a fee change, a new registration, or a closure on Tuesday
Oct 13, 2026UDI
ETF Filings
Virtus files for High Dividend ETF VDIV after three regional funds held $40.9 million
Sep 25, 2026VUS

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UDI vs VUS

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How UDI and VUS differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in UDI

Only in VUS

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

No ETF filed a fee change, a new registration, or a closure on Tuesday

Virtus files for High Dividend ETF VDIV after three regional funds held $40.9 million