DIVY ETF — Sound Equity Income ETF

Sound Equity Income ETF (DIVY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DIVY is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.31%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.88%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 91.1% over the past 5.8 years, 29.3 points behind SPY at 120.4%.

Sound Equity Income ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying stocks, typically holding a concentrated portfolio of around 30 companies, and may also invest in equity ETFs. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the moderate range and pays distributions biweekly, with an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular dividend payments from a streamlined equity portfolio.

DIVY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 91.1% over the past 5.8 years, 29.3 points behind SPY at 120.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

DIVY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.01%

Issuer

Reality Shares ETF Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/18/2014

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

3.31%

Distribution frequency

Biweekly

Trailing yield

2.88%

Last close

$30.62 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$13,008,661

Average volume

1390.0

Dividend

$0.039

Ex-dividend date

10/15/2026

Payment date

10/16/2026

Beta

0.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.31%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.88%) 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: 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.

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