LFEQ ETF — VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF (LFEQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LFEQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.81%, its expense ratio is 0.58%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 166.9% over the past 9 years, 77.1 points behind SPY at 244.0%.

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF tracks a proprietary rules-based index developed by Ned Davis Research and CMG Capital Management that uses trend-following signals to adjust equity exposure between 100% invested and 100% cash, helping to limit losses during adverse market conditions. The fund has a modest current distribution rate with annual distributions and carries an expense ratio of 0.58%. It may appeal to investors seeking a systematic, trend-based approach to equity exposure with built-in downside protection rather than traditional buy-and-hold equity strategies.

LFEQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 166.9% over the past 9 years, 77.1 points behind SPY at 244.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.0%.

LFEQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.72%

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/04/2017

Expense ratio

0.58%

Distribution rate

0.81%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.81%

Last close

$60.81 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$27,911,874

Average volume

1113.0

Dividend

$0.49

Ex-dividend date

12/29/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.93

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.81%) 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: VanEck; 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.

LFEQ risks and drawbacks

LFEQ'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 9.0%.

Who may consider LFEQ — and who may not

LFEQ may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LFEQ 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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