# GIAX (Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF)

Nicholas · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GIAX paid 23.3% in cash and still finished 3.4 points behind ACWI.

## Key facts

- GIAX, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 23.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GIAX, total return, 1 year: +15.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GIAX, against ACWI: −3.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GIAX, latest payout, annualized: 24.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GIAX, net assets: $86m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- GIAX, expense ratio: 1.03% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026).

## GIAX over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | ACWI | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 5.7% | −7.6% | −1.9% | +3.1% | −5.0 pts |
| 6 months | 13.1% | +7.9% | +21.7% | +15.6% | +6.1 pts |
| 1 year | 23.3% | −9.8% | +15.8% | +19.1% | −3.4 pts |
| Since launch | 44.9% | −20.1% | +33.2% | +47.3% | −14.1 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | All-country world (ACWI) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $86m | SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 24.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 25.9% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Jul 30, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.075 ex Sep 11, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $0.8923 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has GIAX paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GIAX paid 23.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 9.8%.

### Is GIAX ahead of ACWI?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GIAX returned +15.8% against +19.1% for All-country world (ACWI), so a holder was behind it by 3.4 points.

### How often does GIAX pay, and how much?

GIAX pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 24.5% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does GIAX next pay a distribution?

GIAX pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 11, 2026 at $0.075 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 18, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.

### What does GIAX cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.03% a year.


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