KEAT ETF — Keating Active ETF

Keating Active ETF (KEAT)

Updated November 6, 2026.

KEAT is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 2.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.82%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 37.5% over the past 2.6 years, 6.7 points behind SPY at 44.2%.

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

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 37.5% over the past 2.6 years, 6.7 points behind SPY at 44.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

KEAT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.59%

Issuer

Keating Investment Counselors Inc

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/2024

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

2.67%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.82%

Last close

$32.55 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$120,054,328

Average volume

10,679

Dividend

$0.217

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.67%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.82%) 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: 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.

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