ETHO ETF — Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF (ETHO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ETHO is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.71%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.71%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 63/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 247.0% over the past 10.9 years, 90.8 points behind SPY at 337.8%.

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF tracks an index of U.S. companies recognized as leaders in their industries for managing carbon impact, investing at least 80% of assets in these climate-focused equities. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.45% and does not maintain a regular distribution schedule, though it has made special distributions in the past. This ETF appeals to investors seeking equity exposure aligned with environmental leadership criteria rather than those prioritizing regular income.

ETHO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 247.0% over the past 10.9 years, 90.8 points behind SPY at 337.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

ETHO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

63 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.45%

Issuer

Amplify ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/18/2015

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

0.71%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.71%

Last close

$78.75 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$176,928,046

Average volume

5466.0

Dividend

$0.559

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

1.1

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.71%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.71%) 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: Amplify ETFs or company page; 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.

ETHO risks and drawbacks

ETHO'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 9.2%.

Who may consider ETHO — and who may not

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