CTEX ETF — ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF

ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF (CTEX)

CTEX is an ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.17%, its expense ratio is 0.58%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 45/100 (Caution). Fund total return is -14.1% over the past 4.9 years, 104.8 points behind SPY at 90.7%.

At the current 0.47% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $47 per year, or $3.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF tracks an index of U.S.-listed companies developing clean energy technologies and products, including solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen, and hydroelectric systems, holding all index components in the same proportions. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and carries an expense ratio of 0.58%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the cleantech sector, though its small asset base and non-diversified structure mean it concentrates on a narrow set of holdings.

CTEX performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is -14.1% over the past 4.9 years, 104.8 points behind SPY at 90.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.1%.

CTEX key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

45 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.21%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/29/2021

Expense ratio

0.58%

Distribution rate

0.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.17%

Last close

$33.95

AUM

$5,346,968

Average volume

370.0

Last dividend

$0.6570

Ex-dividend date

12/24/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

2.27

P/E ratio

21.6664

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.47%) 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 (2.17%) 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. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: ProShares; 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.

CTEX risks and drawbacks

CTEX'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 39.1%.

Who may consider CTEX — and who may not

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