SPXV ETF — ProShares S&P 500® ex-Health Care ETF

ProShares S&P 500® ex-Health Care ETF (SPXV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SPXV is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.91%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 400.3% over the past 11.1 years, 27.0 points ahead of SPY at 373.3%.

ProShares S&P 500® ex-Health Care ETF tracks the performance of large-cap U.S. companies across all sectors except health care, holding at least 80% of its assets in index components or economically similar instruments. The fund pays quarterly distributions at a modest current rate and charges a very low expense ratio of 0.09%. It appeals to investors seeking broad U.S. equity exposure with a specific tilt away from the health care sector.

SPXV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 400.3% over the past 11.1 years, 27.0 points ahead of SPY at 373.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

SPXV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.82%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/22/2015

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

0.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.91%

Last close

$83.19 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$41,793,438

Average volume

675.0

Dividend

$0.182

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.91%) 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: ProShares; 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.

SPXV risks and drawbacks

SPXV'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.2%.

Who may consider SPXV — and who may not

SPXV 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 (SPXV pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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