PIFI ETF — ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income ETF

ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income ETF (PIFI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PIFI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.77%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.58%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 3.6% over the past 6 years, 144.3 points behind SPY at 147.9%.

ClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in investment-grade debt securities with a dollar-weighted average maturity of zero to ten years. The fund carries a moderate current distribution rate and distributes income quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.45%. It is designed for income-focused investors seeking exposure to intermediate-term fixed income securities.

PIFI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3.6% over the past 6 years, 144.3 points behind SPY at 147.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 3.1%.

PIFI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.05%

Issuer

ClearShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

10/01/2020

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

3.77%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.58%

Last close

$91.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$95,487,504

Average volume

452.0

Dividend

$0.862

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.59

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.77%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.58%) 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: ClearShares; 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.

PIFI risks and drawbacks

PIFI'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 3.1%.

Who may consider PIFI — and who may not

PIFI 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 (PIFI 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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