NZAC ETF — SPDR® MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF

SPDR® MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF (NZAC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NZAC is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.05%, its expense ratio is 0.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 207.4% over the past 11.9 years, 141.2 points behind SPY at 348.6%.

SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF is an equity fund that tracks a global index designed to meet the EU's Paris-Aligned Benchmark standard, investing at least 80% of assets in securities that align with limiting global temperature increases to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The fund offers a modest distribution rate paid semi-annually, with a low expense ratio of 0.12%. It appeals to investors seeking broad global equity exposure combined with climate-focused investing objectives.

NZAC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 207.4% over the past 11.9 years, 141.2 points behind SPY at 348.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.1%.

NZAC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.13%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/25/2014

Expense ratio

0.12%

Distribution rate

1.28%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.05%

Last close

$45.95 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$195,473,036

Average volume

2412.0

Dividend

$0.295

Ex-dividend date

06/01/2026

Payment date

06/05/2026

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.28%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.05%) 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: State Street; 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.

NZAC risks and drawbacks

NZAC'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 10.1%.

Who may consider NZAC — and who may not

NZAC may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NZAC 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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