AIMS ETF — Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF

Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF (AIMS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AIMS is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.75%. Total return is 4.5% over the past 0.7 years, 6.6 points behind SPY at 11.1%.

Acuitas Small Cap Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in small-capitalization companies, defined as those with market capitalizations at or below the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index; the fund is non-diversified. It carries an expense ratio of 0.75% and does not currently distribute income to shareholders. The fund may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to small-cap equities through active management rather than passive indexing.

AIMS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4.5% over the past 0.7 years, 6.6 points behind SPY at 11.1%.

AIMS key facts

Issuer

Acuitas Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/09/2026

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$26.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$84,277,322

Average volume

2634.0

Beta

1.0459

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 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: Acuitas Investments; 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.

AIMS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider AIMS — and who may not

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

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Frequently asked questions

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