TDV ETF — ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF

ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF (TDV)

Updated October 2, 2026.

TDV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.05%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 179.3% over the past 6.9 years, 3.3 points ahead of SPY at 176.0%.

At the current 1.01% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $101 per year, or about $25.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF tracks an index of U.S.-listed technology companies that have increased their dividends annually for at least seven years. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, paid quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.45%.

TDV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 179.3% over the past 6.9 years, 3.3 points ahead of SPY at 176.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.6%.

TDV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.94%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/2019

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

1.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.05%

Last close

$102.60 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$270,846,151

Average volume

8100.0

Last dividend

$0.258

Last ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Last payment date

09/29/2026 (as of 2026-09-29)

Beta

1.23

P/E ratio

25.1505

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.01%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.05%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

TDV risks and drawbacks

TDV'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 9.6%.

Who may consider TDV — and who may not

TDV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TDV pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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