GMOD ETF — GMO Dynamic Allocation ETF

GMO Dynamic Allocation ETF (GMOD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GMOD is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.99%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.36%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 12.4% over the past year, 4.1 points behind SPY at 16.5%.

GMO Dynamic Allocation ETF is an actively managed ETF that seeks to build a balanced portfolio across equities, fixed-income securities, and liquid alternative strategies, primarily by investing in other investment companies managed by GMO and third parties, though it may also invest directly in securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate. This multi-asset approach may appeal to investors seeking diversified income and growth exposure through a single holding.

GMOD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12.4% over the past year, 4.1 points behind SPY at 16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.5%.

GMOD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

GMO

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/2025

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.99%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.36%

Last close

$27.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$48,677,171

Average volume

4494.0

Dividend

$0.1361

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2026

Payment date

07/01/2026

Beta

0.5548

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.99%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.36%) 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: GMO; 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.

GMOD risks and drawbacks

GMOD'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 6.5%.

Who may consider GMOD — and who may not

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