SELF REIT — Global Self Storage, Inc

Global Self Storage, Inc (SELF)

SELF is a REIT. its distribution rate is 5.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.81%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 462.5% over the past 29.6 years, 1036.9 points behind SPY at 1499.4%.

At the current 5.81% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $581 per year, or about $145.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Global Self Storage is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, and manages self-storage properties across eight states, providing affordable storage solutions to residential and commercial customers through a portfolio of 13 properties. The REIT distributes quarterly with a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits and targets income-focused investors seeking real estate exposure through the self-storage sector.

SELF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 462.5% over the past 29.6 years, 1036.9 points behind SPY at 1499.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

SELF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.81%

Issuer

Global Self Storage

Asset type

REIT

Asset class

Real Estate

Distribution rate

5.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.81%

5-year average yield

5.46

Last close

$5.03 (as of 2026-09-18)

Market cap

$57,449,743

Average volume

61700.0

Next dividend

$0.073

Last ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.025

Payout ratio

1.2279

P/E ratio

27.94

Forward P/E

0.0

EPS

$0.18

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.81%) 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 (5.81%) 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global Self Storage or company page; 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.

SELF risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, 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 10.8%.

Who may consider SELF — and who may not

SELF may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SELF pays quarterly); 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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