TBFG ETF — The Brinsmere Fund - Growth ETF

The Brinsmere Fund - Growth ETF (TBFG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TBFG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.46%, its expense ratio is 0.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 37.8% over the past 2.7 years, 28.2 points behind SPY at 66.0%.

The Brinsmere Fund - Growth ETF is an actively managed fund of funds that invests in a globally diversified portfolio of equities and bonds, systematically rebalancing its underlying holdings using two proprietary strategies: the Systematic Market Beta Strategy and the Classic Asset Allocation Revisited Strategy. The fund distributes on a quarterly basis with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.46%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking active management with systematic risk-management techniques across multiple asset classes.

TBFG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 37.8% over the past 2.7 years, 28.2 points behind SPY at 66.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.6%.

TBFG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.76%

Issuer

The Brinsmere Funds

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/12/2024

Expense ratio

0.46%

Distribution rate

1.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.46%

Last close

$32.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$385,623,108

Average volume

116.0

Dividend

$0.145

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.7783

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.46%) 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: The Brinsmere Funds; 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.

TBFG risks and drawbacks

TBFG'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 7.6%.

Who may consider TBFG — and who may not

TBFG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TBFG 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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