BAMU ETF — Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BAMU)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BAMU is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.91%, its expense ratio is 1.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 63/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 11.0% over the past 3.1 years, 74.8 points behind SPY at 85.8%.

Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in U.S. Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds with maturities between zero and two years, along with unaffiliated fixed income ETFs holding similar securities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly, with an expense ratio of 1.00%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking shorter-duration bond exposure with lower interest-rate sensitivity.

BAMU performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 11.0% over the past 3.1 years, 74.8 points behind SPY at 85.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 0.1%.

BAMU key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

63 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.73%

Issuer

Brookstone Asset Management

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

09/26/2023

Expense ratio

1.00%

Distribution rate

2.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.91%

Last close

$25.27 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$65,637,144

Average volume

2232.0

Dividend

$0.174

Ex-dividend date

08/28/2026

Payment date

09/04/2026

Beta

0.01

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.75%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.91%) 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.

BAMU risks and drawbacks

BAMU'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 0.1%.

Who may consider BAMU — and who may not

BAMU may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BAMU 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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