GURU ETF — Global X Guru Index ETF

Global X Guru Index ETF (GURU)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GURU is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.08%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is 393.6% over the past 14.4 years, 266.1 points behind SPY at 659.7%.

Global X Guru Index ETF is an equity ETF that tracks the top U.S. listed equity positions reported by a select group of hedge funds on Form 13F filings, holding at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index securities and related depositary receipts. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.75% and distributes on a semi-annual basis with a minimal current distribution rate. The fund may appeal to investors seeking a rules-based approach to following concentrated hedge fund positions.

GURU performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 393.6% over the past 14.4 years, 266.1 points behind SPY at 659.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

GURU key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.05%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/04/2012

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution rate

0.08%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.08%

Last close

$65.56 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$59,899,688

Average volume

467.0

Dividend

$0.053892

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

01/07/2026

Beta

1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.08%) 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: Global X or company page; 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.

GURU risks and drawbacks

GURU'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 11.2%.

Who may consider GURU — and who may not

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