ASMF ETF — Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures ETF

Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures ETF (ASMF)

ASMF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.19%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.19%, its expense ratio is 0.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 9.9% over the past 2.4 years, 40.4 points behind SPY at 50.3%.

At the current 0.19% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $19 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures ETF is an actively managed fund that uses derivatives such as futures and forward contracts to implement a systematic trend-following strategy across global equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The fund carries a modest expense ratio and maintains a minimal distribution rate. The strategy appeals to investors seeking diversified exposure across multiple asset classes through a rules-based, momentum-driven approach rather than traditional buy-and-hold investing.

ASMF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 9.9% over the past 2.4 years, 40.4 points behind SPY at 50.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.0%.

ASMF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Virtus Investment Partners

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

05/15/2024

Expense ratio

0.80%

Distribution rate

0.19%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.19%

Last close

$26.96 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$26.88

Premium / discount

0.30% premium

AUM

$30,276,127

Average volume

2574.0

Last dividend

$0.052

Last ex-dividend date

12/22/2025 (as of 2025-12-22)

Last payment date

12/29/2025 (as of 2025-12-29)

Beta

0.4797

P/E ratio

17.7007

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.19%) 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 (0.19%) 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Virtus Investment Partners; 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.

ASMF risks and drawbacks

ASMF'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.0%.

Who may consider ASMF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ASMF pays annual); 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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