VGSR ETF — Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF (VGSR)

Updated October 9, 2026.

VGSR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.25%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.96%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 76/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 25.9% over the past 2.8 years, 50.9 points behind SPY at 76.8%.

At the current 2.25% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $225 per year, or about $56.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate ETF is an actively managed fund that invests in a broad portfolio of sustainable real estate companies globally, including REITs and REIT-like entities in the U.S. and internationally. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.45%.

VGSR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-09.

Total return is 25.9% over the past 2.8 years, 50.9 points behind SPY at 76.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.7%.

VGSR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

76 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.71%

Issuer

Vert Asset Management

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/31/2017

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

2.25%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.96%

Last close

$10.65 (as of 2026-10-09)

AUM

$472,900,158

Average volume

136758.0

Dividend

$0.06

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026 (as of 2026-09-25)

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.25%) 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 (2.96%) 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: Vert Asset 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.

VGSR risks and drawbacks

VGSR's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. 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 10.7%.

Who may consider VGSR — and who may not

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

Frequently asked questions

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