XDAT ETF — Franklin Exponential Data ETF

Franklin Exponential Data ETF (XDAT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XDAT is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.50%. Total return is 4.6% over the past 5.8 years, 113.1 points behind SPY at 117.7%.

Franklin Templeton's Exponential Data ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of companies relevant to exponential data themes, with flexibility to invest across sectors, market capitalizations, and geographies including emerging markets. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders, though it has made special distributions in the past that should not be assumed to recur regularly. With an expense ratio of 0.50% and a small asset base, the fund appeals to growth-focused investors seeking exposure to data-driven companies rather than those prioritizing current income.

XDAT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4.6% over the past 5.8 years, 113.1 points behind SPY at 117.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -4.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.3%.

XDAT key facts

Issuer

Franklin Templeton

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/12/2021

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$25.96 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,237,036

Average volume

655.0

Ex-dividend date

12/20/2024

Payment date

12/30/2024

Beta

1.27

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 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: Franklin Templeton; 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.

XDAT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.3%.

Who may consider XDAT — and who may not

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

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