ZAP ETF — Global X U.S. Electrification ETF

Global X U.S. Electrification ETF (ZAP)

ZAP is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.17%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.75%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is -41.1% over the past 20.8 years, 826.3 points behind SPY at 785.2%.

At the current 2.17% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $217 per year, or about $54.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Global X U.S. Electrification ETF tracks a non-diversified index of U.S.-listed companies involved in electrification across developed markets, holding at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index securities, which may include common stocks and American Depositary Receipts. The fund offers a modest distribution rate and makes distributions quarterly, with a low expense ratio of 0.50%. It appeals to income and growth investors interested in the electrification trend across utilities, industrials, and related sectors.

ZAP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is -41.1% over the past 20.8 years, 826.3 points behind SPY at 785.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.7%.

ZAP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/17/2024

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

2.17%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.75%

Last close

$30.97 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$30.87

Premium / discount

0.32% premium

AUM

$445,791,049

Average volume

93000.0

Last dividend

$0.168

Last ex-dividend date

07/06/2026

Last payment date

07/09/2026

Beta

0.6103

P/E ratio

21.4706

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.17%) 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 (1.75%) 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 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.

ZAP risks and drawbacks

ZAP'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 11.7%.

Who may consider ZAP — and who may not

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