AIPO ETF — Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF (AIPO)

AIPO is an ETF. As of September 4, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.01%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 39.9% over the past 1.1 years, 17.2 points ahead of SPY at 22.7%.

At the current 0.01% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1 per year, or $0.08 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual annual payments vary.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF tracks U.S. companies involved in electrical grid infrastructure, artificial intelligence and data computing hardware, decentralized energy technologies, electrical utilities, and data center operations. The fund has a very low current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.69%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to the intersection of AI infrastructure and power generation themes rather than income-focused investors.

AIPO performance versus SPY

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Total return is 39.9% over the past 1.1 years, 17.2 points ahead of SPY at 22.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.4%.

AIPO key facts

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/24/2025

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

0.01%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.01%

30-day SEC yield

-0.08%

Last close

$29.07

NAV

$27.87

Premium / discount

4.31% premium

AUM

$902,248,024

Average volume

989894.0

Last dividend

$0.003

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

2.0349

P/E ratio

33.1599

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.01%) 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 (0.01%) 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. The 30-day SEC yield (-0.08%) is the SEC standardized figure when we have it. An issuer may publish a different SEC or TTM yield using another as-of date or share-class convention. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company page; 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.

AIPO risks and drawbacks

AIPO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 24.4%.

Who may consider AIPO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AIPO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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