VNAM ETF — Global X MSCI Vietnam ETF

Global X MSCI Vietnam ETF (VNAM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VNAM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.23%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.53%, its expense ratio is 0.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 38/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is -8.9% over the past 4.9 years, 83.9 points behind SPY at 75.0%.

Global X MSCI Vietnam ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in Vietnamese stocks and depositary receipts that track the broad Vietnam equity market. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually and has a low expense ratio of 0.51%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to Vietnam's economy, though as a non-diversified, single-country fund it carries concentration risk relative to broader international equity funds.

VNAM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -8.9% over the past 4.9 years, 83.9 points behind SPY at 75.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.2%.

VNAM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

38 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.09%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/07/2021

Expense ratio

0.51%

Distribution rate

0.23%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.53%

Last close

$23.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$33,498,109

Average volume

21794.0

Dividend

$0.027

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.18

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.23%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.53%) 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; 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.

VNAM risks and drawbacks

VNAM'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 17.2%.

Who may consider VNAM — and who may not

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