PBOG ETF — Portfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and Production Index ETF

Portfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and Production Index ETF (PBOG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PBOG is a low-cost ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.12%, its expense ratio is 0.13%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 53.9% over the past 0.9 years, 39.6 points ahead of SPY at 14.3%.

Portfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and Production Index ETF is a non-diversified equity ETF that tracks a rules-based index of upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies with publicly traded shares on major developed-market exchanges. The fund carries a very low expense ratio of 0.13% and distributes annually, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur. The current distribution rate is minimal, making this fund primarily suited to investors seeking index-level exposure to the upstream energy sector rather than those focused on income generation.

PBOG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 53.9% over the past 0.9 years, 39.6 points ahead of SPY at 14.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.2%.

PBOG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Portfolio Building Block

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/25/2025

Expense ratio

0.13%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.12%

Last close

$38.24 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$465,172,409

Average volume

37747.0

Dividend

$0.044

Ex-dividend date

12/24/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.12%) 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: Portfolio Building Block; 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.

PBOG risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.2%.

Who may consider PBOG — and who may not

PBOG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PBOG pays annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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