GOEX ETF — Global X Gold Explorers ETF

Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GOEX)

GOEX is an ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Gold Explorers & Developers Total Return Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.11%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 60/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 22.9% over the past 15.8 years, 706.4 points behind SPY at 729.3%.

At the current 0.22% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $22 per year, or $1.83 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual semi-annual payments vary.

Global X Gold Explorers ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global companies engaged in gold exploration and development, investing at least 80% of assets in index securities and related depositary receipts. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to early-stage gold mining companies rather than established producers or physical gold.

GOEX performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 22.9% over the past 15.8 years, 706.4 points behind SPY at 729.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.9%.

GOEX key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

60 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.13%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/03/2010

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.22%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.11%

30-day SEC yield

0.32%

Last close

$83.64

AUM

$129,599,477

Average volume

20428.0

Last dividend

$0.0910

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.03

P/E ratio

15.1526

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.22%) 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 (2.11%) 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. The 30-day SEC yield (0.32%) is the SEC standardized figure when we have it. An issuer may publish a different SEC or TTM yield using another as-of date or share-class convention. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: Global X fund page; Index: Solactive Global Gold Explorers & Developers Total Return Index; 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.

GOEX risks and drawbacks

GOEX'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 39.9%.

Who may consider GOEX — and who may not

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

Frequently asked questions

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