BGDV ETF — Bahl & Gaynor Dividend ETF

Bahl & Gaynor Dividend ETF (BGDV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BGDV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.93%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 26.8% over the past 1.8 years, 2.4 points behind SPY at 29.2%.

Bahl & Gaynor Dividend ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying stocks, focusing on securities that have distributed dividends over the prior 12 months. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate and distributes income monthly, with an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular dividend payments from a diversified portfolio of established dividend-paying equities.

BGDV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 26.8% over the past 1.8 years, 2.4 points behind SPY at 29.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.4%.

BGDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.90%

Issuer

Bahl & Gaynor

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2024

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

0.93%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

0.93%

Last close

$30.92 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$861,231,973

Average volume

11896.0

Dividend

$0.024

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.7758

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.93%) 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: Bahl & Gaynor; 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.

BGDV risks and drawbacks

BGDV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.4%.

Who may consider BGDV — and who may not

BGDV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for 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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