BUSM ETF — EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market ETF

EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market ETF (BUSM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BUSM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.29%, its expense ratio is 0.73%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -7.6% over the past 0.2 years, 11.1 points behind SPY at 3.5%.

This ETF invests at least 80% of its assets in ultra-small-cap U.S. stocks, aiming to mirror the sector and size composition of the smallest 10% of listed companies. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and does not maintain a regular distribution schedule. With an expense ratio of 0.73%, it appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking broad exposure to the ultra-small-cap segment.

BUSM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -7.6% over the past 0.2 years, 11.1 points behind SPY at 3.5%.

BUSM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

ETF Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/27/2026

Predecessor fund inception

07/31/1997

Expense ratio

0.73%

Distribution rate

1.29%

Trailing yield

1.29%

Last close

$15.13 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$116,538,521

Average volume

12448.0

Beta

1.4

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.29%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.29%) 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: ETF Architect; 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.

BUSM risks and drawbacks

BUSM'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.

Who may consider BUSM — and who may not

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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