RNRG ETF — Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF

Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF (RNRG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RNRG is an ETF linked to Global Renewable Energy Equities. its distribution rate is 1.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.87%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 53/100 (Caution). Total return is -6.3% over the past 11.4 years, 340.4 points behind SPY at 334.1%.

Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF tracks an index of publicly traded companies that generate energy from renewable sources including wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to income and growth-oriented investors seeking equity exposure to the global renewable energy sector.

RNRG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -6.3% over the past 11.4 years, 340.4 points behind SPY at 334.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -4.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.4%.

RNRG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

53 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.72%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/27/2015

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

1.36%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.87%

Last close

$31.44 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$23,336,335

Average volume

467.0

Dividend

$0.21327

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.87%) 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; Index: Global Renewable Energy Equities; 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.

RNRG risks and drawbacks

RNRG'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 20.4%.

Who may consider RNRG — and who may not

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