Guinness Atkinson Dividend Builder ETF
$33.91+0.06 (+0.17%)
- 0.98%
- $41M
- +12.6%
- 2.77%
- 0M sh
- $33.99
- low $29.68high $35.10
The ETF.net DIVS Grade
D
Score 27 out of 100
- 9 of 10
Score 27 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F15 out of 100Rank 9 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F15 out of 100Rank 9 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 3 of 10
Our read on DIVS
DA hands-on global dividend strategy running since 2012: roughly 70 payers chosen for income now plus dividend growth meant to outpace inflation. Small, genuinely active, and priced like it.
The ETF seeks moderate current income and dividend growth that exceeds inflation. It is actively managed and invests mainly in dividend-paying companies with the potential for consistent dividend increases.
Why people hold it
- Clear job description: moderate current income plus dividend growth aimed at beating inflation, from a global, actively picked book of roughly 70 stocks.
- The strategy dates back to 2012, a longer paper trail than most of the handful of global dividend-income funds it competes with.
- Dividend growth is the screen, not just a fat current yield, and cash goes out quarterly.
- Sits in the upper half of its global dividend-income peer group, helped by a contained risk profile and a stable operating setup.
Worth knowing
- 0.98% a year is active-manager pricing. Cheaper shelves exist in the same peer group, including DIVD at 0.49% and JDIV at 0.47%.
- Small asset base and thin trading. Spreads can widen, so the price on screen may sit further from the fund's underlying value than with a heavily traded name.
- No index to check the manager against: this is stock picking across global markets, so results track the team's judgment rather than a published benchmark.
DIVS Holdings
- Stocks
- 37
- 35%
- CSCO
Sectors
- Industrials24.7%
- Technology24.1%
- Consumer Staples20.1%
- Health Care13.9%
- Financials11.2%
- Communication3.5%
- Consumer Discretionary2.5%
Geography
- United States54.18%
- United Kingdom10.00%
- France8.09%
- Switzerland7.90%
- Ireland5.71%
- Sweden4.97%
- Taiwan3.56%
- Germany3.23%
- 2.35%
Developed 87% · Emerging 13%
DIVS Performance
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DIVS$11,255
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DIVS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.2% |
| 1 month | +0.8% |
| 3 months | +2.1% |
| 1 year | +12.6% |
| 3 years | +15.0% |
| 5 years | +10.1% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DIVS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.2% | |
| 2025 | +11.7% | |
| 2024 | +12.6% | |
| 2023 | +16.0% | |
| 2022 | −9.0% | |
| 2021 | +17.2% |
DIVS in the news
DIVS Dividends
- 2.77%
- $0.94
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DIVS Risk
- 11.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −20.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.73
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DIVS Cost
0.98%
DIVS0.98%
- The middle half of Global Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.63%
6 of the 8 Global Active Dividend Income funds charge less.
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- BJDIVJPMorgan Dividend Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +9.7%
- BCVGDCresAlta Global Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- CAMEIAmana Equity Income ETFExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return —
- DTHORThornburg Premium Income Builder ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return —
- DICAPInfrastructure Capital Equity Income Fund ETFExpense ratio 2.47%1 year return +14.9%