KEAT ETF — Keating Active ETF

Keating Active ETF (KEAT)

KEAT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.46%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 42.4% over the past 2.5 years, 7.5 points behind SPY at 49.9%.

At the current 2.46% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $246 per year, or about $61.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Keating Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in U.S.-listed equity securities, including common stocks, preferred shares, REITs, and depositary receipts. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking U.S. equity exposure combined with regular dividend payments.

KEAT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 42.4% over the past 2.5 years, 7.5 points behind SPY at 49.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

KEAT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.39%

Issuer

Keating Investment Counselors Inc

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/2024

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

2.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.46%

Last close

$33.85 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$34.05

Premium / discount

0.59% discount

AUM

$123,274,108

Average volume

114.0

Last dividend

$0.404

Last ex-dividend date

06/29/2026 (as of 2026-06-29)

Last payment date

06/30/2026 (as of 2026-06-30)

P/E ratio

14.8105

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.46%) 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 (2.46%) 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Keating Investment Counselors Inc; 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.

KEAT risks and drawbacks

KEAT'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 10.6%.

Who may consider KEAT — and who may not

KEAT 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 (KEAT 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.

Frequently asked questions

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