# Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF (SCEC): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Sterling Capital · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2025-03-14 SCEC is core bond portfolio comprised of diversified USD-denominated securities, including foreign and emerging market debt. It primarily allocates at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade securities, allowing up to 20% in high-yield bonds. To maintain its diversified portfolio, the fund holds various securities including, but is not limited to, US government and corporate bonds, asset- and mortgage-backed securities, CLOs, and Muni bonds. It may also invest in preferred stock, restricted securities, and variable and floating rate instruments. As part of the strategy, the manager util... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $24.03 | | Expense Ratio | 0.39% | | Assets Under Management | $617.5M | | NAV | $24.00 | | Holdings Count | 0 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.18% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.24 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $23.57 – $25.75 | | Beta | 0.09 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1048 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-05 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SCEC invest in? SCEC is core bond portfolio comprised of diversified USD-denominated securities, including foreign and emerging market debt. It primarily allocates at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade securities, allowing up to 20% in high-yield bonds. To maintain its diversified portfolio, the fund holds various securities including, but is not limited to, US government and corporate bonds, asset- and mortgage-backed securities, CLOs, and Muni bonds. It may also invest in preferred stock, restricted securities, and variable and floating rate instruments. As part of the strategy, the manager utilizes a top-down investment management approach, centering on interest rate risk, sector allocation, credit risk, and individual securities selection. Selection is dependent on valuations and potential risk of each security. The fund is actively managed. It may also use derivatives, including futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, credit default swaps, and interest rate swaps. ### What is the expense ratio of SCEC? Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF (SCEC) charges an expense ratio of 0.39%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is SCEC's dividend yield? SCEC's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.18%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of SCEC? Effective duration measures SCEC's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SCEC's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of SCEC? SCEC's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of SCEC? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SCEC if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SCEC's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does SCEC pay a dividend? Yes, Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF (SCEC) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.18%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does SCEC pay dividends? Sterling Capital Enhanced Core Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is SCEC's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SCEC was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SCEC's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.39% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SCEC charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SCEC's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SCEC cost more than a fund like VOO? SCEC is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.39%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether SCEC's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SCEC? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as SCEC (0.39%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/scec/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.