ITAN ETF — Sparkline Intangible Value ETF

Sparkline Intangible Value ETF (ITAN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ITAN is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.00%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 85.7% over the past 5.3 years, 5.7 points behind SPY at 91.4%.

Sparkline Intangible Value ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests in U.S.-listed stocks and REITs selected by its sub-adviser using a proprietary valuation framework focused on intangible-augmented intrinsic value, with anticipated exposure to technology, communications, healthcare, and consumer discretionary sectors. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.50% and distributes quarterly, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. It appeals to value-oriented equity investors seeking a systematic approach to stock selection based on intangible asset assessment.

ITAN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 85.7% over the past 5.3 years, 5.7 points behind SPY at 91.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 29.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.0%.

ITAN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.74%

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/28/2021

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

1.00%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.00%

Last close

$44.13 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$118,328,806

Average volume

7904.0

Dividend

$0.14023

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.00%) 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.

ITAN risks and drawbacks

ITAN'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 9.0%.

Who may consider ITAN — and who may not

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