GQGIX Mutual Fund — GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Shares

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Shares (GQGIX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GQGIX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.89%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.07%, its expense ratio is 0.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 122.0% over the past 9.8 years, 175.5 points behind SPY at 297.5%.

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Shares is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of emerging market companies, primarily publicly traded common stocks along with depositary receipts and P-Notes, operating as a non-diversified fund. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.98%. This fund may appeal to equity-focused investors seeking exposure to emerging markets, though it does not emphasize regular income distributions.

GQGIX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 122.0% over the past 9.8 years, 175.5 points behind SPY at 297.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.3%.

GQGIX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.76%

Issuer

GQG Partners Inc

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/28/2016

Expense ratio

0.98%

Distribution rate

1.89%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.07%

Last close

$18.34 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$19.68 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$19,336,720,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.379

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.89%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.07%) 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: GQG Partners Inc; 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.

GQGIX risks and drawbacks

GQGIX'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 9.3%.

Who may consider GQGIX — and who may not

GQGIX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GQGIX 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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