DIVY ETF — Sound Equity Income ETF

Sound Equity Income ETF (DIVY)

DIVY is an ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.85%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 92.1% over the past 5.6 years, 29.0 points behind SPY at 121.1%.

At the current 3.28% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $328 per year, or $27.33 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual biweekly payments vary.

Sound Equity Income ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying stocks, typically holding a concentrated portfolio of around 30 companies. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and distributes income biweekly, with an expense ratio of 0.45%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking regular dividend distributions from a concentrated equity portfolio.

DIVY performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 92.1% over the past 5.6 years, 29.0 points behind SPY at 121.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

DIVY key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.98%

Issuer

Reality Shares ETF Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/18/2014

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

3.28%

Distribution frequency

Biweekly

Trailing yield

2.85%

Last close

$30.95

AUM

$13,008,661

Average volume

938.0

Last dividend

$0.0390

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

08/18/2026

Beta

0.56

P/E ratio

17.0823

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.28%) 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 (2.85%) 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: Reality Shares ETF Trust; 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.

DIVY risks and drawbacks

DIVY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.1%.

Who may consider DIVY — and who may not

DIVY may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, 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.

Frequently asked questions

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