XMAG ETF — Defiance Large Cap ex-Mag 7 ETF

Defiance Large Cap ex-Mag 7 ETF (XMAG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XMAG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.46%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 28.4% over the past 2 years, 5.4 points behind SPY at 33.8%.

Defiance Large Cap ex-Mag 7 ETF is an equity fund tracking a broad U.S. large-cap index while intentionally excluding the seven largest technology companies known as the "Magnificent 7," aiming to provide diversified exposure to the broader market outside those mega-cap names. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.35% and distributes dividends at a modest rate. It appeals to equity investors seeking large-cap market exposure while tilting away from concentration in the largest technology stocks.

XMAG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 28.4% over the past 2 years, 5.4 points behind SPY at 33.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

XMAG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Defiance ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/21/2024

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution rate

0.46%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.46%

Last close

$25.49 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$199,819,051

Average volume

50000.0

Dividend

$0.116

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.8432

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.46%) 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: Defiance ETFs or company page; 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.

XMAG risks and drawbacks

XMAG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 7.3%.

Who may consider XMAG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XMAG pays annual); 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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