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DIVO ETF’s 0.56% fee and options strategy draw investor scrutiny
Yahoo Finance calculates that a $10,000 investment in DIVO could face about $4,000 more in fee drag than comparable passive peers over 20 years, before taxes.
An investor-focused analysis from Yahoo Finance argues that Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, ticker DIVO, effectively costs shareholders twice due to its ongoing expense ratio and an options-based approach.
The outlet points to DIVO’s 0.56% fee, saying it is nearly ten times higher than passive dividend peers, and estimates that on a $10,000 position it translates to $56 per year in fund costs.
Yahoo Finance also highlights a “covered-call overlay” as a key driver of opportunity costs, and notes DIVO trailed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, SPY, by roughly 5 percentage points over one year while aiming to provide dividend exposure.
The analysis further flags a potential tax complication, citing a $0.95 special distribution in December 2025 that would land in taxable accounts as a separate, lumpy event, and says the fund’s net assets were $5.24 billion as of May 20, 2026.
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