NSI ETF — National Security Emerging Markets Index ETF

National Security Emerging Markets Index ETF (NSI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NSI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.26%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 58/100 (Caution). Total return is 53.7% over the past 2.9 years, 19.0 points behind SPY at 72.7%.

National Security Emerging Markets Index ETF tracks an index of stocks from globally recognized exchanges, excluding companies deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security interests. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and an expense ratio of 0.75%. It appeals to investors seeking emerging markets exposure with a focus on national security screening criteria.

NSI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 53.7% over the past 2.9 years, 19.0 points behind SPY at 72.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.7%.

NSI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

58 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.16%

Issuer

Tuttle Capital Management

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/06/2023

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution rate

0.28%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.26%

Last close

$36.50 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$43,306,479

Average volume

4666.0

Dividend

$0.052

Ex-dividend date

05/22/2026

Payment date

05/27/2026

Beta

1.2723

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.28%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.26%) 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: Tuttle Capital Management; 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.

NSI risks and drawbacks

NSI'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 13.7%.

Who may consider NSI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NSI 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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Frequently asked questions

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