HF ETF — DGA Core Plus Absolute Return ETF

DGA Core Plus Absolute Return ETF (HF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.88%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 29.9% over the past 3.2 years, 47.1 points behind SPY at 77.0%.

DGA Core Plus Absolute Return ETF is an equity ETF that launched in August 2023. The fund distributes annually at a modest rate, though specific holdings and strategy details are not provided in available materials. The fund may appeal to investors seeking exposure to absolute return strategies, though prospective investors should review the fund's prospectus for complete information on its investment approach and holdings.

HF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 29.9% over the past 3.2 years, 47.1 points behind SPY at 77.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.1%.

HF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Days Global Advisors

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/02/2023

Distribution rate

0.88%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.88%

Last close

$22.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$20,733,662

Average volume

9.0

Dividend

$0.19832

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

12/30/2025

Beta

0.3649

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.88%) 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: Days Global Advisors; 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.

HF risks and drawbacks

HF's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 3.1%.

Who may consider HF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HF pays annual); 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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