SDMF ETF — Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF (SDMF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SDMF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.73%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 8.6% over the past 0.7 years, 3.8 points behind SPY at 12.4%.

Simplify DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF is an ETF that passively tracks the DBi CTA MF Index, a rules-based index designed to represent managed futures investment strategies. The fund maintains a modest current distribution rate and does not follow an established regular distribution schedule, though it has made special distributions; the expense ratio is 0.35%. This fund may appeal to investors seeking exposure to managed futures strategies, though the lack of regular distributions makes it less suitable for those seeking dependable income.

SDMF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 8.6% over the past 0.7 years, 3.8 points behind SPY at 12.4%.

SDMF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Simplify ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/17/2026

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution rate

1.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.73%

Last close

$27.24 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$43,161,030

Average volume

10521.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

09/25/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.73%) 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: Simplify ETFs; 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.

SDMF risks and drawbacks

SDMF'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.

Who may consider SDMF — and who may not

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