QMOM ETF — Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (QMOM)

Updated November 6, 2026.

QMOM is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 0.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.54%, its expense ratio is 0.28%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 176.6% over the past 10.9 years, 143.9 points behind SPY at 320.5%.

Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF is an actively managed fund that invests in U.S. stocks selected through a quantitative, rules-based process to identify companies exhibiting the strongest price momentum, typically holding 50 to 200 securities. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.28% and distributes annually at a low current rate. It appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to momentum-driven equity strategies rather than high current income.

QMOM performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 176.6% over the past 10.9 years, 143.9 points behind SPY at 320.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.9%.

QMOM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.50%

Issuer

Alpha Architect

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/01/2015

Expense ratio

0.28%

Distribution rate

0.54%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.54%

Last close

$65.87 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$412,101,583

Average volume

25,973

Dividend

$0.354

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.54%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.54%) 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: Alpha Architect or company page; 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.

QMOM risks and drawbacks

QMOM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 19.9%.

Who may consider QMOM — and who may not

QMOM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QMOM pays annual); 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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