SPLS ETF — PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange Traded Fund

PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond Exchange Traded Fund (SPLS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SPLS is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Index. its distribution rate is 0.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.67%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 10.7% over the past 0.7 years, 0.5 points behind SPY at 11.2%.

PIMCO US Stocks PLUS Active Bond ETF is an actively managed fund that allocates at least eighty percent of its assets between an equity portfolio tracking the S&P 500 Index and a fixed income portfolio, with the remainder in cash or other holdings. The fund carries a modest distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.18%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure with some fixed income ballast, managed with attention to tax efficiency.

SPLS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 10.7% over the past 0.7 years, 0.5 points behind SPY at 11.2%.

SPLS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

PIMCO

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/15/2026

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

0.51%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.67%

Last close

$54.99 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$87,572,388

Average volume

4235.0

Dividend

$0.07

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/05/2026

Beta

1.0403

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.51%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.67%) 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: PIMCO; Index: S&P 500 Index; 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.

SPLS risks and drawbacks

SPLS'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 SPLS — and who may not

SPLS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SPLS 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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