ABOT ETF — Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF

Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF (ABOT)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ABOT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.26%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 36/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 88.2% over the past 5.8 years, 37.2 points behind SPY at 125.4%.

At the current 0.22% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $22 per year, or about $5.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF is an equity ETF that tracks a strategy focused on innovation leaders. The fund distributes quarterly with a low current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.39%. It appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to innovative companies rather than those prioritizing current income.

ABOT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 88.2% over the past 5.8 years, 37.2 points behind SPY at 125.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.5%.

ABOT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

36 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.08%

Issuer

FCF Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/07/2020

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

0.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.26%

Last close

$43.65 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$4,505,572

Average volume

400.0

Last dividend

$0.024

Last ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Last payment date

09/30/2026 (as of 2026-09-30)

Beta

0.9585

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

0.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.22%) 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 (0.26%) 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: FCF Funds; 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.

ABOT risks and drawbacks

ABOT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 21.5%.

Who may consider ABOT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ABOT pays quarterly); 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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