CRDT ETF — Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF

Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF (CRDT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CRDT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 5.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.44%, its expense ratio is 0.99%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 62/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 0.6% over the past 3.3 years, 81.5 points behind SPY at 82.1%.

Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in fixed income securities, including investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury bonds, bank loans, and preferred stock. The fund distributes monthly income at a high current rate, with an expense ratio of 0.99%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular distributions from a diversified fixed income strategy.

CRDT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 0.6% over the past 3.3 years, 81.5 points behind SPY at 82.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.6%.

CRDT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

62 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.63%

Issuer

Simplify ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/26/2023

Expense ratio

0.99%

Distribution rate

5.85%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

6.44%

Last close

$20.50 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$26,802,979

Average volume

31796.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.44%) 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: Simplify ETFs; 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.

CRDT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.6%.

Who may consider CRDT — and who may not

CRDT may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. 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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