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TUG ETF — STF Tactical Growth ETF
STF Tactical Growth ETF (TUG)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
TUG's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (43/100, medium confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 0.00%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.001 with an ex-date of June 25, 2026, was 99.8% lower than the previous $0.665. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: STF Management, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
TUG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.44%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 43/100 (Caution). Total return is 101.3% over the past 4.4 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 108.1%.
STF Tactical Growth ETF is an actively-managed fund that allocates its portfolio among U.S. equities or equity ETFs tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index, long-duration U.S. Treasury securities, and short-term Treasury bills and cash equivalents. The fund currently carries a very modest distribution rate and makes distributions quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.65%.
TUG dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (1.44%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.001. The ex-dividend date is 06/25/2026. The payment date is 06/26/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | $0.001 | -99.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-24 | $0.665 | 16525.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.004 | -69.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.013 | 18.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-26 | $0.011 | -99.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-26 | $1.605 | 6073.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.026 | 44.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.018 | 12.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-20 | $0.016 | -61.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.041 | -64.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-20 | $0.116 | 205.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-21 | $0.038 | -60.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-22 | $0.097 | -32.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-21 | $0.143 | 53.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-21 | $0.093 | 830.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-22 | $0.01 | — |
| 2022 total (partial launch year) | $0.246 | — |
| 2023 total | $0.292 | — |
| 2024 total | $1.665 | 470.2% |
| 2025 total | $0.693 | -58.4% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.001 | -95.8% vs prior-year YTD |
TUG dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -59.5%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -88.73%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -59.5% |
| 3Y | 80.6% |
TUG holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
TUG performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 101.3% over the past 4.4 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 108.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 1.4% | — |
| 3M | 0.9% | — |
| 6M | 12.3% | — |
| YTD | 16.6% | — |
| 1Y | 20.0% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 20.80% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 21.60% |
| Since inception (4.4 years) | 101.3% | 17.20% |
TUG key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 43 · Caution
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.62%
- Issuer
- STF Management
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 05/18/2022
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Distribution rate
- 0.00%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 1.44%
- Last close
- $46.25 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $35,324,345
- Average volume
- 1004.0
- Dividend
- $0.001
- Ex-dividend date
- 06/25/2026
- Payment date
- 06/26/2026
- Beta
- 1.2
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.44%) 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: STF Management; 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.
TUG risks and drawbacks
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 12.3%.
Who may consider TUG — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TUG 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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Frequently asked questions
Does TUG pay monthly?
No. TUG currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is TUG's expense ratio?
TUG's expense ratio is 0.65%.
What is TUG's dividend yield?
TUG's distribution rate is 0.00%, paid quarterly, with a 0.65% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has TUG's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -59.5%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does TUG pay a dividend?
TUG pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.001. The ex-dividend date is 06/25/2026. The payment date is 06/26/2026.
How has TUG performed?
Total return is 101.3% over the past 4.4 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 108.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.
Is TUG a good investment?
TUG's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 43 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.00% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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