IMOM ETF — Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF (IMOM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IMOM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.49%, its expense ratio is 0.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 88.9% over the past 10.8 years, 251.6 points behind SPY at 340.5%.

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF is an actively managed fund that invests in developed-market international stocks selected through a quantitative momentum strategy, targeting companies with the strongest intermediate-term price momentum while applying quality filters; it typically holds approximately 50 to 200 non-U.S. equity securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with annual distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.38%. It may appeal to investors seeking international equity exposure with an active, rules-based momentum approach rather than passive indexing.

IMOM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 88.9% over the past 10.8 years, 251.6 points behind SPY at 340.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.8%.

IMOM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.34%

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/22/2014

Expense ratio

0.38%

Distribution rate

2.49%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.49%

Last close

$38.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$150,827,751

Average volume

17700.0

Dividend

$0.964

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.25

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.49%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.49%) 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 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.

IMOM risks and drawbacks

IMOM'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 16.8%.

Who may consider IMOM — and who may not

IMOM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IMOM 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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