PPTY ETF — U.S. Diversified Real Estate

U.S. Diversified Real Estate (PPTY)

Updated November 6, 2026.

PPTY is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 3.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.54%, its expense ratio is 0.53%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 75.6% over the past 8.6 years, 144.3 points behind SPY at 219.9%.

This ETF tracks a rules-based index providing diversified exposure to liquid U.S. real estate companies, investing at least 80% of its assets in real estate firms principally listed on U.S. exchanges. It distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.53%. The fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the diversified U.S. real estate market.

PPTY performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 75.6% over the past 8.6 years, 144.3 points behind SPY at 219.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

PPTY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.42%

Issuer

Vident Financial

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/2018

Expense ratio

0.53%

Distribution rate

3.50%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.54%

Last close

$32.94 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$22,579,224

Average volume

476

Dividend

$0.288

Ex-dividend date

10/20/2026

Payment date

10/21/2026

Beta

0.86

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.50%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.54%) 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: Vident Financial; 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.

PPTY risks and drawbacks

PPTY'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 11.8%.

Who may consider PPTY — and who may not

PPTY may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PPTY 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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