ADME ETF — Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF (ADME)

Updated October 8, 2026.

ADME is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.36%, its expense ratio is 0.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 140.0% over the past 10.3 years, 191.7 points behind SPY at 331.7%.

At the current 0.30% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $30 per year, or about $7.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF is an actively managed fund investing at least 80% of its assets in U.S.-listed equities while purchasing put options to limit downside risk during market declines. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.79%. It may appeal to equity investors seeking downside protection alongside market participation.

ADME performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 140.0% over the past 10.3 years, 191.7 points behind SPY at 331.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.5%.

ADME key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.23%

Issuer

Aptus

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/08/2016

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution rate

0.30%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.36%

Last close

$56.91 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$308,542,108

Average volume

4303.0

Last dividend

$0.042

Last ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Last payment date

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

Beta

0.91

P/E ratio

25.071

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.30%) 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 (0.36%) 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: Aptus; 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.

ADME risks and drawbacks

ADME'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 7.5%.

Who may consider ADME — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ADME 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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