ABEQ ETF — Absolute Core Strategy ETF

Absolute Core Strategy ETF (ABEQ)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ABEQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.21%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 62.6% over the past 6.7 years, 92.9 points behind SPY at 155.5%.

At the current 1.22% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $122 per year, or about $61.00 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

The Absolute Core Strategy ETF is an equity fund that invests primarily in U.S. company stocks that the fund's adviser believes trade at substantial discounts to their fair value, with flexibility to hold companies of any size or sector, including foreign companies trading on U.S. exchanges. The fund carries a modest distribution rate and makes distributions on a semi-annual basis, with an expense ratio of 0.85%. It appeals to value-oriented investors seeking capital appreciation through discounted equity securities.

ABEQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 62.6% over the past 6.7 years, 92.9 points behind SPY at 155.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.9%.

ABEQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.82%

Issuer

WBI Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/21/2020

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

1.22%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.21%

Last close

$37.33 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$141,606,532

Average volume

16100.0

Last dividend

$0.227

Last ex-dividend date

06/26/2026

Last payment date

07/01/2026 (as of 2026-07-01)

Beta

0.24

P/E ratio

17.5908

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.22%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.21%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: WBI Investments; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ABEQ risks and drawbacks

ABEQ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.9%.

Who may consider ABEQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ABEQ pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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