GINX ETF — SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF

SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF (GINX)

GINX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.21%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.03%, its expense ratio is 1.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 54.7% over the past 2.6 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 54.8%.

At the current 2.21% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $221 per year, or about $55.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

SGI Enhanced Global Income ETF is an actively managed fund that seeks income through two strategies: investing in dividend-paying global companies trading on U.S. exchanges, and selling short-dated options (puts and calls) with deep out-of-the-money strike prices expiring within one to seven days to generate current income. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 1.02%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking enhanced yield through active management and options strategies, though the short-dated options approach introduces additional complexity and risk relative to traditional dividend funds.

GINX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 54.7% over the past 2.6 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 54.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

GINX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.79%

Issuer

Summit Global Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/28/2024

Expense ratio

1.02%

Distribution rate

2.21%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.03%

Last close

$36.27 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$36.27

Premium / discount

0.00%

AUM

$106,265,444

Average volume

8248.0

Last dividend

$0.20

Last ex-dividend date

06/29/2026 (as of 2026-06-29)

Last payment date

06/30/2026 (as of 2026-06-30)

Beta

0.7039

P/E ratio

14.6545

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.21%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.03%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Summit Global Investments; 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.

GINX risks and drawbacks

GINX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, 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 8.9%.

Who may consider GINX — and who may not

GINX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GINX pays quarterly); 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.

Frequently asked questions

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