HBDC ETF — Hilton BDC Corporate Bond ETF

Hilton BDC Corporate Bond ETF (HBDC)

Updated October 8, 2026.

HBDC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 5.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.15%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 3.0% over the past 1.3 years, 27.8 points behind SPY at 30.8%.

At the current 5.49% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $549 per year, or $45.75 per month.

HBDC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 3.0% over the past 1.3 years, 27.8 points behind SPY at 30.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.0%.

HBDC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.05%

Issuer

Hilton Capital Management, LLC

Asset type

ETF

Asset subtype

BDC_DEBT_ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/10/2025

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

5.49%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.15%

Last close

$24.31 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$83,131,114

Average volume

173.0

Last dividend

$0.1112

Last ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Last payment date

09/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.49%) 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 (5.15%) 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: Hilton Capital Management, LLC; 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.

HBDC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 3.0%.

Who may consider HBDC — and who may not

HBDC 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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