AFOS ETF — ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF

ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF (AFOS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AFOS is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.23%, its expense ratio is 0.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 73.4% over the past 1.3 years, 47.0 points ahead of SPY at 26.4%.

ARS Focused Opportunities Strategy ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests in high-quality U.S. equities across market capitalizations and sectors, selected for strong balance sheets, reasonable earnings growth, and above-average dividend yields with growth prospects. The fund distributes annually, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis; the expense ratio is 0.46%. It appeals to income-oriented investors seeking exposure to dividend-paying equities managed through an active selection process rather than a passive index approach.

AFOS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 73.4% over the past 1.3 years, 47.0 points ahead of SPY at 26.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

AFOS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

ETF Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/25/2025

Expense ratio

0.46%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.23%

Last close

$43.78 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$310,606,851

Average volume

10905.0

Dividend

$0.102

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.4486

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 (0.23%) 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.

AFOS risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.8%.

Who may consider AFOS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AFOS pays annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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