CFIT ETF — Cambria Fixed Income Trend ETF

Cambria Fixed Income Trend ETF (CFIT)

Updated October 12, 2026.

CFIT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 4.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.06%, its expense ratio is 0.64%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 6.3% over the past 1.5 years, 36.1 points behind SPY at 42.4%.

Cambria Fixed Income Trend ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities, including individual bonds and bond-focused ETFs, using a model-based investment approach. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.64% and distributes income quarterly. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to bonds through an actively managed strategy.

CFIT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-12.

Total return is 6.3% over the past 1.5 years, 36.1 points behind SPY at 42.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.2%.

CFIT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Cambria

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

03/27/2025

Expense ratio

0.64%

Distribution rate

4.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.06%

Last close

$25.11 (stale; as of 2026-10-12)

AUM

$40,966,571

Average volume

9898.0

Dividend

$0.302

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

0.3677

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.06%) 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: Cambria; 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.

CFIT risks and drawbacks

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 4.2%.

Who may consider CFIT — and who may not

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