CSM ETF — ProShares Large Cap Core Plus

ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CSM is an ETF that tracks the UBS 130/30 Index. its distribution rate is 0.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.05%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 965.2% over the past 17.3 years, 77.8 points behind SPY at 1043.0%.

ProShares Large Cap Core Plus is an ETF that tracks the UBS 130/30 Index, a strategy that takes 130% long exposure to large-cap US stocks expected to outperform and 30% short exposure to those expected to underperform, with selections made through a quantitative multi-factor model. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to investors seeking a market-neutral or enhanced large-cap equity strategy with a modest income component.

CSM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 965.2% over the past 17.3 years, 77.8 points behind SPY at 1043.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.4%.

CSM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.98%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/13/2009

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

0.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.05%

Last close

$86.92 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$524,123,008

Average volume

1654.0

Dividend

$0.212

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

0.99

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.98%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.05%) 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: ProShares or company page; Index: UBS 130/30 Index; 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.

CSM risks and drawbacks

CSM'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 9.4%.

Who may consider CSM — and who may not

CSM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CSM 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.

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