GK ETF — AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF

AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF (GK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GK is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.07%, its expense ratio is 0.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 12.4% over the past 5.3 years, 76.4 points behind SPY at 88.8%.

AdvisorShares Gercer Kawasaki ETF is an actively managed equity ETF that invests primarily in U.S. exchange-traded securities, including stocks and ADRs, typically focusing on companies with market capitalizations of $1 billion or more, and may also use exchange-traded products to gain exposure to thematic macro opportunities identified by its sub-advisor. The fund does not maintain a regular distribution schedule, though it has made special distributions in the past that should not be expected to recur; it carries an expense ratio of 0.77%. This ETF may appeal to investors seeking thematic or macro-focused equity exposure rather than traditional dividend income.

GK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12.4% over the past 5.3 years, 76.4 points behind SPY at 88.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.1%.

GK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

AdvisorShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/01/2021

Expense ratio

0.77%

Distribution rate

0.09%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.07%

Last close

$27.96 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$32,113,452

Average volume

206.0

Dividend

$0.02

Ex-dividend date

12/22/2025

Payment date

12/29/2025

Beta

1.43

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.07%) 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: AdvisorShares; 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.

GK risks and drawbacks

GK'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 15.1%.

Who may consider GK — and who may not

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