AHLT ETF — American Beacon AHL Trend ETF

American Beacon AHL Trend ETF (AHLT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AHLT is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 1.47%, its expense ratio is 0.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 27.8% over the past 3.1 years, 48.6 points behind SPY at 76.4%.

American Beacon AHL Trend ETF is a non-diversified fund that implements a quantitative trading strategy designed to capitalize on price trends—both upward and downward—across more than 20 global markets including stock indices, bonds, and currencies, primarily using derivative instruments. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.96%, with annual distributions; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur. The fund appeals to traders and systematic-strategy investors seeking exposure to trend-following strategies across global asset classes.

AHLT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 27.8% over the past 3.1 years, 48.6 points behind SPY at 76.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.6%.

AHLT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

American Beacon

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/30/2023

Expense ratio

0.96%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.47%

Last close

$30.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$191,017,713

Average volume

14437.0

Dividend

$0.447

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

0.05

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 (1.47%) 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: American Beacon; 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.

AHLT risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, 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 6.6%.

Who may consider AHLT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AHLT pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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