QARP ETF — Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF (QARP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QARP is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.03%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.99%, its expense ratio is 0.19%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 213.5% over the past 8.5 years, 13.3 points behind SPY at 226.8%.

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF tracks an index of U.S. large-cap companies selected for quality and value characteristics, investing at least 80% of assets in the underlying index components. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.19%. It appeals to income and value-oriented investors seeking exposure to reasonably priced, quality-focused U.S. equities.

QARP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 213.5% over the past 8.5 years, 13.3 points behind SPY at 226.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

QARP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.02%

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/04/2018

Expense ratio

0.19%

Distribution rate

1.03%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.99%

Last close

$68.99 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$78,330,967

Average volume

1180.0

Dividend

$0.177

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.82

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.03%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.99%) 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: DWS; 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.

QARP risks and drawbacks

QARP'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 7.3%.

Who may consider QARP — and who may not

QARP may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QARP 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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