LGH ETF — HCM Defender 500 Index ETF

HCM Defender 500 Index ETF (LGH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LGH is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.36%, its expense ratio is 1.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 167.8% over the past 7 years, 19.9 points behind SPY at 187.7%.

HCM Defender 500 Index ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in securities within the HCM 500 Index, which uses a proprietary methodology to seek outperformance of the Solactive US Large Cap Index. The fund carries a 1.00% expense ratio and makes annual distributions at a modest rate. It appeals to equity investors seeking large-cap exposure through an actively managed index approach.

LGH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 167.8% over the past 7 years, 19.9 points behind SPY at 187.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

LGH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.33%

Issuer

Howard Capital Management

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/09/2019

Expense ratio

1.00%

Distribution rate

0.36%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.36%

Last close

$65.73 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$601,118,247

Average volume

38603.0

Dividend

$0.237

Ex-dividend date

12/16/2025

Payment date

12/22/2025

Beta

1.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.36%) 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: Howard Capital Management; 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.

LGH risks and drawbacks

LGH'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 11.3%.

Who may consider LGH — and who may not

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