ACEP ETF — ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF

ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF (ACEP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ACEP is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.11%, its expense ratio is 0.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 31.2% over the past 0.9 years, 14.1 points ahead of SPY at 17.1%.

ARS Core Equity Portfolio ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities or equity ETFs, with a non-diversified structure that may concentrate holdings in individual stocks or sectors. The fund makes annual distributions, though the most recent payout was special or one-time and may not recur; the current distribution rate is not publicly available. With an expense ratio of 0.46%, it appeals to equity investors seeking broad stock exposure through a concentrated, actively managed approach.

ACEP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 31.2% over the past 0.9 years, 14.1 points ahead of SPY at 17.1%. 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

0.46%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.11%

Last close

$19.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$100,537,935

Average volume

203.0

Dividend

$0.022

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

1.0593

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.11%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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