BOXX Dividend Yield
Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF · Ultrashort Bond · Alpha Architect · ETF · annual payer
$118.87
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, BOXX (Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF) pays no regular distribution; its return shows up in its $118.87 share price. It costs 0.19% a year and manages $14.4B. Over the last 3 years it returned 4.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.
Current yield
0.00%
Paid a Year
None
Expense Ratio
0.19%
Assets
$14.4B
3-Yr Return
4.6%/yr
Frequency
Annual
Key facts about BOXX
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- BOXX's expense ratio is 0.19% a year, or $19.00 on $10,000.
- BOXX is an ETF from Alpha Architect with $14.4B in assets, started Dec 27, 2022.
- BOXX: Earns a T-bill-like return from options box spreads and pays no distributions: the return shows up in the share price and is taxed when you sell.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BOXX Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BOXX
What $10,000 in BOXX became
Change the dates →From Dec 2022 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$11,902
Payouts taken as cash
$11,901
$31 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$20,718
The gap between the lines is what BOXX's payouts added.
BOXX total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +4.1% | +4.1% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +4.5% | +23.3% |
| Since Dec 2022 | +4.6% | +4.6% | +20.9% |
BOXX distributions
Every payment →| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | — | $0.2910 |
What BOXX holds
Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.
- Technology38.2%
- Financials12.0%
- Healthcare10.3%
- Consumer cyclical9.2%
- Communication8.4%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer defensive4.9%
- Energy3.9%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real estate1.8%
- Materials1.6%
BOXX questions
What is BOXX's dividend yield?
BOXX doesn't pay a regular distribution; its return builds up in the share price instead.
What is BOXX's expense ratio?
BOXX's expense ratio is 0.19% a year: $19.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is BOXX's total return?
In the year to Oct 2026, BOXX returned 4.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 4.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
How is BOXX's income taxed?
Earns a T-bill-like return from options box spreads and pays no distributions: the return shows up in the share price and is taxed when you sell. This is general information, not tax advice.
Is BOXX or SGOV better?
It depends on what the money is for. Our BOXX vs SGOV comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- Alpha Architect
- Category
- Box-spread ETF
- Started
- Dec 27, 2022
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Assets
- $14.4B
- Current yield
- 0.00%
- Paid in the last year
- Nothing
- Last payment
- $0.2910 · ex Aug 13, 2024
What it holds and how it's taxed
Earns a T-bill-like return from options box spreads and pays no distributions: the return shows up in the share price and is taxed when you sell.
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.