GNR ETF — State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF

State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GNR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.23%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.36%, its expense ratio is 0.40%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 146.8% over the past 16.1 years, 655.3 points behind SPY at 802.1%.

State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of about 90 of the world's largest publicly traded natural resources and commodities companies, holding at least 80% of its assets in the index constituents. The fund distributes on a semi-annual basis and carries a current distribution rate in the low single digits, with an expense ratio of 0.40%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the natural resources sector with a modest level of current income.

GNR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 146.8% over the past 16.1 years, 655.3 points behind SPY at 802.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.0%.

GNR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.65%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/13/2010

Expense ratio

0.40%

Distribution rate

2.23%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.36%

Last close

$77.09 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$5,162,377,132

Average volume

309969.0

Dividend

$0.861

Ex-dividend date

06/01/2026

Payment date

06/03/2026

Beta

0.5

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.23%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.36%) 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: State Street; 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.

GNR risks and drawbacks

GNR'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 11.0%.

Who may consider GNR — and who may not

GNR may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GNR 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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