ACVF ETF — American Conservative Values ETF

American Conservative Values ETF (ACVF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ACVF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.41%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.49%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 132.8% over the past 6 years, 18.0 points behind SPY at 150.8%.

American Conservative Values ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in large-capitalization U.S. companies selected according to politically conservative criteria. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and a 0.75% expense ratio, with quarterly distributions to shareholders. It may appeal to income-oriented investors seeking equity exposure aligned with conservative values.

ACVF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 132.8% over the past 6 years, 18.0 points behind SPY at 150.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.7%.

ACVF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.35%

Issuer

ACV ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/28/2020

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution rate

0.41%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.49%

Last close

$54.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$155,328,954

Average volume

2024.0

Dividend

$0.05568

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.41%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.49%) 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: ACV ETFs; 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.

ACVF risks and drawbacks

ACVF'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 7.7%.

Who may consider ACVF — and who may not

ACVF may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACVF 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.

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