ACSV ETF — American Century Small Cap Value Insights ETF

American Century Small Cap Value Insights ETF (ACSV)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ACSV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.07%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 20.8% over the past year, 3.0 points ahead of SPY at 17.8%.

At the current 0.91% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $91 per year, or about $22.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

American Century Small Cap Value Insights ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in small-cap U.S. companies, using fundamental research and systematic analysis to identify higher-quality businesses trading below fair value. The fund distributes quarterly and has a modest current distribution rate and a low expense ratio of 0.49%. It appeals to value-oriented investors seeking exposure to small-cap equities with an income component.

ACSV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 20.8% over the past year, 3.0 points ahead of SPY at 17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.6%.

ACSV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

American Century

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/14/2025

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

0.91%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.07%

Last close

$47.50 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$23,753,067

Average volume

3000.0

Last dividend

$0.108

Last ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Last payment date

09/10/2026 (as of 2026-09-10)

Beta

0.8415

P/E ratio

15.256

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.91%) 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 (1.07%) 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: American Century; 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.

ACSV risks and drawbacks

ACSV'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.6%.

Who may consider ACSV — and who may not

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