WBIF ETF — WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF

WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF (WBIF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WBIF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.22%, its expense ratio is 1.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 39/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 59.5% over the past 12.1 years, 307.8 points behind SPY at 367.3%.

WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF seeks exposure to small-, mid-, and large-cap domestic and foreign equities selected for attractive growth prospects in intrinsic value, with the flexibility to allocate up to 50% of assets to emerging markets and pursue tactical opportunities. The fund distributes quarterly and carries a modest current distribution rate paired with an expense ratio of 1.65%. It appeals to value-focused equity investors seeking diversified exposure across market capitalizations and geographies.

WBIF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 59.5% over the past 12.1 years, 307.8 points behind SPY at 367.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.

WBIF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

39 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.09%

Issuer

WBI Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/25/2014

Expense ratio

1.65%

Distribution rate

0.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Last close

$36.03 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$23,183,057

Average volume

771.0

Dividend

$0.02

Ex-dividend date

09/25/2025

Payment date

09/26/2025

Beta

1.14

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield 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: WBI Investments; 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.

WBIF risks and drawbacks

WBIF'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 7.0%.

Who may consider WBIF — and who may not

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