ACEP ETF — ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF

ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF (ACEP)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ACEP is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.11%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 32.4% over the past 0.9 years, 14.4 points ahead of SPY at 18.0%.

ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF is a non-diversified equity fund that invests at least eighty percent of its net assets in equity securities and equity-focused ETFs, including common stocks and American Depositary Receipts. The fund carries an expense ratio of 0.45% and distributes annually at a very modest current rate, with its latest distribution characterized as special and not necessarily indicative of recurring payouts. This fund may appeal to equity-focused investors seeking broad stock exposure with a non-diversified strategy.

ACEP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 32.4% over the past 0.9 years, 14.4 points ahead of SPY at 18.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.1%.

ACEP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

ETF Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/20/2025

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.11%

Last close

$20.00 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$100,812,596

Average volume

800.0

Last dividend

$0.022

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

12/31/2025 (as of 2025-12-31)

Beta

1.0593

P/E ratio

20.8364

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) 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 (0.11%) 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: ETF Architect; 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.

ACEP risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.1%.

Who may consider ACEP — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACEP pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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