GVIP ETF — Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GVIP is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.32%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.32%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 330.4% over the past 9.9 years, 2.3 points ahead of SPY at 328.1%.

Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF is an equity fund that seeks to track an index designed to deliver exposure to stocks whose performance is expected to influence the long portfolios of hedge funds, investing at least 80% of its assets in securities included in that underlying index. The fund has a modest current distribution rate paid annually and carries an expense ratio of 0.45%. It may appeal to investors seeking exposure to stocks favored by hedge fund strategies.

GVIP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 330.4% over the past 9.9 years, 2.3 points ahead of SPY at 328.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.

GVIP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.27%

Issuer

Goldman Sachs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/01/2016

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

0.32%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.32%

Last close

$163.02 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$578,046,337

Average volume

4248.0

Dividend

$0.519

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Payment date

12/30/2025

Beta

1.24

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.32%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.32%) 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: Goldman Sachs; 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.

GVIP risks and drawbacks

GVIP'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.4%.

Who may consider GVIP — and who may not

GVIP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GVIP pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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