EFAD ETF — ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF

ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD)

Updated October 2, 2026.

EFAD is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.60%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 41.3% over the past 12.1 years, 331.7 points behind SPY at 373.0%.

At the current 1.51% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $151 per year, or about $37.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF tracks an index of large and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada that have increased their dividends every year for at least the past decade. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.50%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend growth exposure in international developed markets.

EFAD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 41.3% over the past 12.1 years, 331.7 points behind SPY at 373.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.2%.

EFAD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.07%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/19/2014

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

1.51%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.60%

Last close

$42.97 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$61,907,233

Average volume

1700.0

Last dividend

$0.162

Last ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Last payment date

09/29/2026 (as of 2026-09-29)

Beta

0.86

P/E ratio

20.3274

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.51%) 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 (2.60%) 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. 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: 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.

EFAD risks and drawbacks

EFAD'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 10.2%.

Who may consider EFAD — and who may not

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