HIDE ETF — Alpha Architect High Inflation and Deflation ETF

Alpha Architect High Inflation and Deflation ETF (HIDE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HIDE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.93%, its expense ratio is 0.29%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 15.5% over the past 3.9 years, 88.4 points behind SPY at 103.9%.

Alpha Architect High Inflation and Deflation ETF is an ETF that seeks to provide exposure to assets traditionally resilient during inflationary and deflationary periods by investing primarily in underlying ETFs and direct holdings across intermediate-term U.S. Treasury bonds, real estate, and commodities. The fund distributes annually at a modest current rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.29%. It may appeal to investors seeking diversification across inflation-hedging asset classes and inflation-protection strategies.

HIDE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 15.5% over the past 3.9 years, 88.4 points behind SPY at 103.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.3%.

HIDE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/16/2022

Expense ratio

0.29%

Distribution rate

2.93%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.93%

Last close

$24.55 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$138,203,566

Average volume

14780.0

Dividend

$0.719

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

0.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.93%) 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: Alpha Architect; 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.

HIDE risks and drawbacks

HIDE'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 3.3%.

Who may consider HIDE — and who may not

HIDE may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HIDE 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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