VAMO ETF — Cambria Value and Momentum ETF

Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO)

Updated October 12, 2026.

VAMO is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.92%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.67%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 58.8% over the past 11.1 years, 321.5 points behind SPY at 380.3%.

Cambria Value and Momentum ETF is an equity fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in U.S. exchange-listed stocks selected for value and momentum characteristics, with sector allocations capped at twenty-five percent maximum and the flexibility to hedge or hold cash and debt securities. The fund distributes quarterly, with a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.65%; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur as part of the regular payout schedule. The fund appeals to income-oriented investors seeking exposure to value-tilted U.S. equities with defined risk parameters.

VAMO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-12.

Total return is 58.8% over the past 11.1 years, 321.5 points behind SPY at 380.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.7%.

VAMO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

68 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.63%

Issuer

Cambria

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/08/2015

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.92%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.67%

Last close

$35.43 (stale; as of 2026-10-12)

AUM

$86,035,877

Average volume

1839.0

Dividend

$0.077

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

0.35

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.92%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.67%) 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: Cambria; 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.

VAMO risks and drawbacks

VAMO'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 6.7%.

Who may consider VAMO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VAMO 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.

Frequently asked questions

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