SCDV ETF — Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF

Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF (SCDV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SCDV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.42%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 3.9% over the past 1.8 years, 25.3 points behind SPY at 29.2%.

Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests at least eighty percent of its net assets in small-capitalization companies that have paid dividends within the prior twelve months. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.70% and distributes income monthly, though it currently maintains a very low distribution rate. The fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure within the small-cap equity space.

SCDV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3.9% over the past 1.8 years, 25.3 points behind SPY at 29.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

SCDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.29%

Issuer

Bahl & Gaynor

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2024

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.37%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

0.42%

Last close

$25.62 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$147,222,688

Average volume

3361.0

Dividend

$0.008

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.9063

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.37%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.42%) 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: Bahl & Gaynor; 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.

SCDV risks and drawbacks

SCDV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider SCDV — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for 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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