# SBAR (Simplify Barrier Income ETF)

Simplify · Income ETFs · data as of Nov 12, 2026

Promise check: Partly. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SBAR paid 11.8% in cash and returned 7.5% in total, covering 63.6% of its payout. Since launch it covered 103.7%. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/income/

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SBAR paid 11.8% in cash and returned 7.5% in total.

## Key facts

- SBAR, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 11.8%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- SBAR, total return, 1 year: +7.5%, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- SBAR, benchmark: not set, as of Nov 12, 2026.
- SBAR, return of capital, annual report, fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 (Simplify latest estimate 76.8%, Oct 27, 2026): 19.0%, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- SBAR, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 27, 2026: $0.25, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- SBAR, net assets: $441m (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026).
- SBAR, expense ratio: 0.77% (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 28, 2026).

## SBAR over each window to Nov 12, 2026

| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Price | Benchmark | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −0.8% | 1.0% | −1.8% | not published | not available |
| 3 months | −0.8% | 2.9% | −3.7% | not published | not available |
| 6 months | +2.7% | 5.8% | −3.2% | not published | not available |
| Year to date | +5.2% | 9.7% | −4.7% | not published | not available |
| 1 year | +7.5% | 11.8% | −4.8% | not published | not available |
| Since launch | +19.7% | 19.0% | −0.5% | not published | not available |
| Since launch, annualised | +12.1% | – | – | – | – |

## SBAR key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $26.45 on Dec 22, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026: $24.30 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range: $24.92, 29% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)

## SBAR return of capital and tax

- Return of capital, fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 (annual report, filed Sep 8, 2026): 19.0% (<https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810747/000182912626009902/simplifyetf_ncsr.htm>)
- Return of capital, latest notice (Simplify estimate, Oct 27, 2026): 76.8% (<https://www.simplify.us/sites/default/files/2026-10/S19a_Notice_2026_October_M.pdf>)
- Return of capital, distributions paid Dec 23, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026 (Simplify estimates): 76.9%
- Notices behind that number: 8 of 12 distributions
- Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026): Options on one company’s shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts (<https://etfiq.com/learn/return-of-capital#section-1256-contract>)

Not tax advice.

## SBAR trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 11 close: −0.40%; 95% of days within ±0.45%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/sbar/trading/

## SBAR for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- SBAR interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | defined income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Not set | ETFIQ |
| How the benchmark is set | ETFIQ sets no benchmark for it. SBAR has no published holdings, and its prospectus names no one reference, so none could be read. | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $441m | issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 12.0% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.77% | 485BPOS XBRL, Oct 28, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 12.4% | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Apr 15, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 76.8% | Simplify 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.25 ex Oct 27, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 21, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026 | $3.09 | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Nov 11, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 11, 2026 | $0 |

Daily counts start Nov 9, 2026, so these windows have no daily data: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/sbar.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How much has SBAR paid over the last year?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SBAR paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 4.8%.

### How often does SBAR pay, and how much?

SBAR pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.0% at its price on Nov 12, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the SBAR distribution return of capital?

Simplify estimates 77% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

### When does SBAR next pay a distribution?

SBAR pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 27, 2026 at $0.25 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 26, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does SBAR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.77% a year.

### How much of SBAR’s distribution is return of capital?

Simplify’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 76.8% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Dec 23, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, the estimate is 76.9%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 puts it at 19.0% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, SBAR, income ETFs, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/sbar
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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