SAMT ETF — Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF

Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF (SAMT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SAMT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.66%, its expense ratio is 0.66%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 71.8% over the past 4.7 years, 15.4 points behind SPY at 87.2%.

Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF is an actively managed equity ETF that invests principally in U.S. common stocks selected by the adviser for their correlation to macro-thematic trends, with flexibility across market capitalizations subject to liquidity requirements. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.66% and distributes annually at a modest current rate. It may appeal to equity-focused investors seeking thematic exposure through active management rather than passive index tracking.

SAMT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 71.8% over the past 4.7 years, 15.4 points behind SPY at 87.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.1%.

SAMT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Strategas Asset Management, LLC

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/24/2022

Expense ratio

0.66%

Distribution rate

0.66%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.66%

Last close

$41.02 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$801,858,880

Average volume

131454.0

Dividend

$0.27

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

01/07/2026

Beta

0.9

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.66%) 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: Strategas Asset Management, LLC; 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.

SAMT risks and drawbacks

SAMT'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 14.1%.

Who may consider SAMT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SAMT 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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