SMCO ETF — Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF

Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (SMCO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SMCO is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.97%, its expense ratio is 0.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 39.8% over the past 2.9 years, 34.3 points behind SPY at 74.1%.

Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF is an equity fund that invests in a focused portfolio of 50–75 U.S. small- and mid-cap stocks selected through a proprietary investment process emphasizing fundamental value and risk-adjusted returns. The fund carries a modest distribution rate, makes distributions annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.55%; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur. This fund may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to smaller U.S. companies with disciplined stock selection.

SMCO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 39.8% over the past 2.9 years, 34.3 points behind SPY at 74.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.5%.

SMCO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Hilton Capital Management, LLC

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/28/2023

Expense ratio

0.55%

Distribution rate

0.43%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.97%

Last close

$27.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$133,525,092

Average volume

8769.0

Dividend

$0.27

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

1.0075

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.43%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.97%) 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: Hilton Capital 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.

SMCO risks and drawbacks

SMCO'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 11.5%.

Who may consider SMCO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SMCO 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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Frequently asked questions

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