EART ETF — Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (EART)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EART is an ETF that tracks the Solactive Rare Earth & Critical Materials Index. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.72%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 49/100 (Caution). Total return is 19.5% over the past 4.7 years, 69.1 points behind SPY at 88.6%.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF tracks the Solactive Rare Earth & Critical Materials Index, holding companies that produce metals and raw materials essential to disruptive technologies including lithium batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, fuel cells, robotics, and 3D printing. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually and has an expense ratio of 0.59%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to critical materials and commodities used in clean energy and advanced manufacturing rather than traditional dividend income.

EART performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 19.5% over the past 4.7 years, 69.1 points behind SPY at 88.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.8%.

EART key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

49 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.51%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/24/2022

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.72%

Last close

$26.15 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$44,667,025

Average volume

15888.0

Dividend

$0.137

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.72%) 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; Index: Solactive Rare Earth & Critical Materials Index; 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.

EART risks and drawbacks

EART'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 29.8%.

Who may consider EART — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EART 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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