SEA ETF — U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF (SEA)

Updated October 2, 2026.

SEA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 4.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.64%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 69.9% over the past 4.7 years, 13.7 points behind SPY at 83.6%.

At the current 4.64% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $464 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

SEA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 69.9% over the past 4.7 years, 13.7 points behind SPY at 83.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 56.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.0%.

SEA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

U.S. Global Investors

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/19/2022

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

4.64%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

4.64%

Last close

$20.72 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$17,885,362

Average volume

10000.0

Last dividend

$0.961

Last ex-dividend date

12/24/2025

Last payment date

12/26/2025 (as of 2025-12-26)

Beta

0.43

P/E ratio

9.2883

Forward P/E

-157.7692

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.64%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.64%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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: U.S. Global Investors; 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.

SEA risks and drawbacks

Payments are 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 8.0%.

Who may consider SEA — and who may not

SEA may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SEA pays 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.

Frequently asked questions

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