CHIQ ETF — Global X MSCI China Consumer Disc ETF

Global X MSCI China Consumer Disc ETF (CHIQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CHIQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.76%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 7/100 (High risk). Total return is 25.7% over the past 16.9 years, 800.4 points behind SPY at 826.1%.

Global X MSCI China Consumer Disc ETF is an ETF that tracks the consumer discretionary sector within the MSCI China Index, holding at least 80% of assets in securities and ADRs/GDRs from that index. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to Chinese consumer discretionary companies with modest income generation.

CHIQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 25.7% over the past 16.9 years, 800.4 points behind SPY at 826.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.5%.

CHIQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

7 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.08%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/30/2009

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

1.16%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.76%

Last close

$16.20 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$101,178,255

Average volume

9224.0

Dividend

$0.094

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

0.51

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.76%) 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: Global X or company page; 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.

CHIQ risks and drawbacks

CHIQ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.5%.

Who may consider CHIQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CHIQ pays semi-annual); 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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