GINN ETF — Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (GINN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GINN is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.16%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 76/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 65.8% over the past 5.9 years, 67.6 points behind SPY at 133.4%.

Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF tracks an index designed to provide exposure to companies positioned to benefit from technological innovation across five key economic themes. The fund distributes annually at a modest current rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.50%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to innovation-driven companies rather than those primarily focused on income generation.

GINN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 65.8% over the past 5.9 years, 67.6 points behind SPY at 133.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.2%.

GINN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

76 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.88%

Issuer

Goldman Sachs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/09/2020

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

1.16%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.16%

Last close

$79.73 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$188,991,443

Average volume

600.0

Dividend

$0.922

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/30/2025

Beta

1.24

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 (1.16%) 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: Goldman Sachs; 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.

GINN risks and drawbacks

GINN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are 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 13.2%.

Who may consider GINN — and who may not

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