BAMA ETF — Brookstone Active ETF

Brookstone Active ETF (BAMA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BAMA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.44%, its expense ratio is 1.01%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 50.3% over the past 3 years, 34.4 points behind SPY at 84.7%.

Brookstone Active ETF is an actively managed fund of funds that invests in unaffiliated exchange-traded funds holding foreign and domestic stocks across all market capitalizations (including emerging markets), bonds (including high-yield bonds), and cash equivalents, with allocations adjusted based on the adviser's outlook for each asset class. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current rate and carries an expense ratio of 1.01%. It may appeal to investors seeking diversified exposure across asset classes with active management, though the multi-layer fund structure results in additional expenses beyond typical single-fund investing.

BAMA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 50.3% over the past 3 years, 34.4 points behind SPY at 84.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.4%.

BAMA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.67%

Issuer

Brookstone Asset Management

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/27/2023

Expense ratio

1.01%

Distribution rate

1.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.44%

Last close

$36.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$46,435,804

Average volume

1453.0

Dividend

$0.17

Ex-dividend date

08/28/2026

Payment date

09/04/2026

Beta

0.89

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.44%) 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: Brookstone Asset Management; 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.

BAMA risks and drawbacks

BAMA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 7.4%.

Who may consider BAMA — and who may not

BAMA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BAMA pays quarterly); 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.

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