XOEX ETF — Xtrackers S&P 100 Ex Top 20 ETF

Xtrackers S&P 100 Ex Top 20 ETF (XOEX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XOEX is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.47%, its expense ratio is 0.14%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 90/100 (Safe). Total return is 78.1% over the past 3.9 years, 36.8 points behind SPY at 114.9%.

Xtrackers S&P 100 Ex Top 20 ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of large-cap U.S. value stocks while applying environmental, social, and governance screens that exclude companies in tobacco, weapons, thermal coal, oil sands extraction, and related sectors. The fund distributes a modest current yield on a quarterly basis and carries no publicly available expense ratio information. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to large-cap U.S. equities with values-aligned screening criteria.

XOEX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 78.1% over the past 3.9 years, 36.8 points behind SPY at 114.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

XOEX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

90 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.39%

Issuer

DWS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/08/2022

Expense ratio

0.14%

Distribution rate

1.54%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.47%

Last close

$40.52 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$275,578,003

Average volume

1630.0

Dividend

$0.156

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.7887

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.54%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.47%) 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: DWS; 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.

XOEX risks and drawbacks

XOEX'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 7.3%.

Who may consider XOEX — and who may not

XOEX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XOEX 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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