BASV ETF — Brown Advisory Sustainable Value ETF

Brown Advisory Sustainable Value ETF (BASV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BASV is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.38%, its expense ratio is 0.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 20.7% over the past 1.3 years, 8.0 points behind SPY at 28.7%.

Brown Advisory Sustainable Value ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap stocks meeting the adviser's criteria for value and sustainable investing practices. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions annually; note that its latest distribution was a one-time special payout and may not recur as part of the regular schedule. With an expense ratio of 0.71%, this fund appeals to income and value-oriented investors seeking exposure to sustainable companies.

BASV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 20.7% over the past 1.3 years, 8.0 points behind SPY at 28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.4%.

BASV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Brown Advisory

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/13/2025

Expense ratio

0.71%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.38%

Last close

$30.37 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$412,782,903

Average volume

22034.0

Dividend

$0.115

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

01/07/2026

Beta

0.8262

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 (0.38%) 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: Brown Advisory; 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.

BASV risks and drawbacks

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 9.4%.

Who may consider BASV — and who may not

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

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