TRUD ETF — VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF

VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF (TRUD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TRUD is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.59%, its expense ratio is 0.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 3.0% over the past 1.2 years, 18.7 points behind SPY at 21.7%.

VanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of consumer discretionary-related companies. The fund has a low current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.16%. It may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to the consumer discretionary sector.

TRUD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3.0% over the past 1.2 years, 18.7 points behind SPY at 21.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

TRUD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

VanEck

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/20/2025

Expense ratio

0.16%

Distribution rate

0.57%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.59%

Last close

$25.14 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$84,127,444

Average volume

19000.0

Dividend

$0.036

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.2823

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.59%) 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: VanEck; 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.

TRUD risks and drawbacks

TRUD'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 16.0%.

Who may consider TRUD — and who may not

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