DIVS ETF — SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF

SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF (DIVS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DIVS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.73%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 90/100 (Safe). Total return is 75.7% over the past 5.5 years, 31.8 points behind SPY at 107.5%.

SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in publicly traded equities of companies expected to consistently increase their dividend payments over the medium term, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and convertible securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions quarterly, and has an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to dividend-growth companies.

DIVS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 75.7% over the past 5.5 years, 31.8 points behind SPY at 107.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

DIVS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

90 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.89%

Issuer

Guinness Atkinson

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/30/2012

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

2.10%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.73%

Last close

$34.29 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$40,294,765

Average volume

27864.0

Dividend

$0.18

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.78

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.10%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.73%) 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: Guinness Atkinson; 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.

DIVS risks and drawbacks

DIVS'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 10.6%.

Who may consider DIVS — and who may not

DIVS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DIVS 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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