SELV ETF — SEI Exchange Traded Funds - SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF

SEI Exchange Traded Funds - SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF (SELV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SELV is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.62%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.65%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 56.7% over the past 4.4 years, 50.2 points behind SPY at 106.9%.

This ETF invests at least eighty percent of its assets in equity securities issued by large U.S. companies, with a strategy focused on lower volatility stocks. It distributes income quarterly at a modest current distribution rate, with an expense ratio of 0.15%. The fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to large-cap U.S. equities with reduced price swings compared to broader market indexes.

SELV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 56.7% over the past 4.4 years, 50.2 points behind SPY at 106.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.9%.

SELV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.39%

Issuer

SEI Investments Co

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/16/2022

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

1.62%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.65%

Last close

$35.70 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$254,471,364

Average volume

4514.0

Dividend

$0.145

Ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.43

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.62%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.65%) 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: SEI Investments Co; 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.

SELV risks and drawbacks

SELV'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 5.9%.

Who may consider SELV — and who may not

SELV 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 (SELV 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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