BCHI ETF — GMO Beyond China ETF

GMO Beyond China ETF (BCHI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BCHI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 111.83%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -58.7% over the past 1.7 years, 86.3 points behind SPY at 27.6%.

BCHI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -58.7% over the past 1.7 years, 86.3 points behind SPY at 27.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -65.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 77.8%.

BCHI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

GMO

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/12/2025

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

2.49%

Trailing yield

111.83%

Last close

$7.20 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$12,845,155

Average volume

4025.0

Dividend

$0.6563

Ex-dividend date

08/12/2026

Payment date

08/13/2026

Beta

1.3006

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.49%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (111.83%) 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: GMO; 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.

BCHI risks and drawbacks

BCHI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 77.8%.

Who may consider BCHI — and who may not

BCHI may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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