GAID ETF — Guinness Atkinson International Dividend Builder ETF

Guinness Atkinson International Dividend Builder ETF (GAID)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GAID is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 1.54%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -58.4% over the past 0.8 years, 70.7 points behind SPY at 12.3%.

Guinness Atkinson International Dividend Builder ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in publicly traded dividend-paying companies outside the United States that are expected to consistently increase their dividend payments over the medium term. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.45%; note that the latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. The fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking international dividend growth exposure.

GAID performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -58.4% over the past 0.8 years, 70.7 points behind SPY at 12.3%.

GAID key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Guinness Atkinson

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/19/2025

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.54%

Last close

$10.40 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$369,311

Average volume

2912.0

Dividend

$0.16

Ex-dividend date

03/20/2026

Payment date

03/27/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.54%) 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: Guinness Atkinson; 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.

GAID risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider GAID — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GAID pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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