ZAP ETF — Global X U.S. Electrification ETF

Global X U.S. Electrification ETF (ZAP)

Updated November 6, 2026.

ZAP is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 1.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.92%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 32.3% over the past 1.9 years, 4.4 points ahead of SPY at 27.9%.

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

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 32.3% over the past 1.9 years, 4.4 points ahead of SPY at 27.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.0%.

ZAP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.88%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/17/2024

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

1.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.92%

Last close

$30.92 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$445,156,078

Average volume

100,569

Dividend

$0.15

Ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Payment date

10/08/2026

Beta

0.6103

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.94%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.92%) 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.

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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.0%.

Who may consider ZAP — and who may not

ZAP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ZAP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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