TRIO ETF — MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF

MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF (TRIO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TRIO is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 8.39%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 20.2% over the past 1.6 years, 15.7 points behind SPY at 35.9%.

MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF is an actively managed fund that uses options contracts to provide exposure to U.S. large-cap, U.S. small-cap, and international developed market equities while seeking to buffer losses up to a predetermined level, such as 10%. The fund distributes annually and has a modest expense ratio of 0.70%; its latest distribution was special or one-time in nature and may not recur regularly. This fund appeals to equity investors seeking downside protection alongside market participation rather than income-focused investors.

TRIO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 20.2% over the past 1.6 years, 15.7 points behind SPY at 35.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.1%.

TRIO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

McCarthy & Cox

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/05/2025

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

8.39%

Last close

$65.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$122,250,966

Average volume

741.0

Dividend

$5.5035

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

0.4807

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.39%) 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: McCarthy & Cox; 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.

TRIO risks and drawbacks

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 11.1%.

Who may consider TRIO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TRIO pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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