DIVZ ETF — Polen Dividend Income ETF

Polen Dividend Income ETF (DIVZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DIVZ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.58%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 79.6% over the past 5.7 years, 38.6 points behind SPY at 118.2%.

Polen Dividend Income ETF is an actively managed fund that selects a focused portfolio of 25 to 35 dividend-paying stocks trading at attractive valuations, with an emphasis on companies expected to grow their dividends over time. The fund distributes income monthly at a modest current distribution rate and charges an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking both current dividend income and the potential for dividend growth.

DIVZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 79.6% over the past 5.7 years, 38.6 points behind SPY at 118.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.2%.

DIVZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.44%

Issuer

Polen Capital

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/27/2021

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

1.47%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.58%

Last close

$37.62 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$304,299,346

Average volume

36850.0

Dividend

$0.04615

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.41

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.58%) 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: Polen Capital; 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.

DIVZ risks and drawbacks

DIVZ'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 7.2%.

Who may consider DIVZ — and who may not

DIVZ may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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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