QALT ETF — SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF

SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (QALT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QALT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.77%, its expense ratio is 0.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 11.0% over the past 1.1 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at 20.4%.

QALT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 11.0% over the past 1.1 years, 9.4 points behind SPY at 20.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.9%.

QALT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

SEI Investments Co

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/30/2023

Expense ratio

0.80%

Distribution rate

2.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.77%

Last close

$25.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$195,181,319

Average volume

9877.0

Dividend

$0.166

Ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.77%) 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: SEI Investments Co; 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.

QALT risks and drawbacks

QALT'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 4.9%.

Who may consider QALT — and who may not

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

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