BILT ETF — iShares Infrastructure Active ETF

iShares Infrastructure Active ETF (BILT)

BILT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.15%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 12.7% over the past 1.1 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at 22.1%.

At the current 1.46% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $146 per year, or about $36.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

iShares Infrastructure Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of infrastructure-related companies. The fund distributes quarterly, currently at a modest rate, with an expense ratio of 0.60%; note that the most recent distribution was a special one-time payout and may not recur at the same level. The fund appeals to income investors seeking exposure to infrastructure equities through active management rather than a passive index approach.

BILT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 12.7% over the past 1.1 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at 22.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

BILT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/29/2025

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.15%

Last close

$26.65 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$26.59

Premium / discount

0.23% premium

AUM

$114,106,151

Average volume

9600.0

Last dividend

$0.097

Last ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

P/E ratio

20.0509

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.46%) 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 (6.15%) 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: iShares; 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.

BILT risks and drawbacks

BILT'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 7.3%.

Who may consider BILT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BILT 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.

Frequently asked questions

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