Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF
$13.21−0.11 (−0.86%)
- 0.75%
- $38M
- +7.6%
- 7.79%
- 12.9K sh
- low $12.52high $14.81
The ETF.net GYLD Grade
F
Score 22 out of 100
- 41 of 42
Score 22 of 100 falls in the F 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.F4 out of 100Rank 39 of 42Mission
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.B55 out of 100Rank 19 of 42Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F19 out of 100Rank 39 of 42Holdings
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.C49 out of 100Rank 27 of 42
Our read on GYLD
In short
FOne ticker, five income buckets. GYLD tracks a Dow Jones index that hunts high yielders across dividend stocks, sovereign debt, corporate bonds, real estate and alternatives, and pays monthly. A 2012 vintage.
Stated mandate
The Fund passively seeks to match, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Global Composite Yield Index. It normally invests at least 80% of total assets in index components or depositary receipts.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GYLD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GYLD$10,756
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | GYLD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.4% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | −5.1% |
| 1 year | +7.6% |
| 3 years | +12.8% |
| 5 years | +5.7% |
| 10 years | +4.4% |
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 | GYLD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.4% | |
| 2025 | +19.8% | |
| 2024 | +3.8% | |
| 2023 | +10.3% | |
| 2022 | −7.7% | |
| 2021 | +18.0% | |
| 2020 | −11.1% |
GYLD in the news
GYLD Dividends
- 7.79%
- $1.04
- $0.05 per share
- Monthly
GYLD Risk
- 10.4%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −19.4%
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.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GYLD Cost
Overpaying vs SCHK, cheapest in Other Major Indexes
$13,844
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GYLD 0.75%
$14,482
SCHK 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GYLD | SCHK | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,336 | $55 | $1,281 |
| 20 | $5,078 | $216 | $4,862 |
| 30 | $14,482 | $638 | $13,844 |
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