GAUD - Guinness Atkinson US Dividend Builder ETF
GAUD is an actively managed ETF designed for investors seeking income from durable US companies with reliable, inflation-aware dividend growth potential. The fund invests in US companies that consistently pay and increase their dividends over the medium term, focusing on those that have achieved real cash flow returns on investment (CFROI) of at least 10% in each of the past 10 yearsan indicator of their ability to sustain and grow dividends. By targeting companies that generate consistent, high returns on capital, GAUD emphasizes business durability, financial strength, and long-term dividend growth.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $246,297
- Beta
- 0.61
- 52-Week Range
- 23.189-25.695
- Dividend Yield
- $0.15
- IPO Date
- Dec 22, 2025
- Exchange
- AMEX
GAUD Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for GAUD is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The GAUD overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked GAUD overview questions
- What is GAUD?
- GAUD is the ticker symbol for Guinness Atkinson US Dividend Builder ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. GAUD is an actively managed ETF designed for investors seeking income from durable US companies with reliable, inflation-aware dividend growth potential. The fund invests in US companies that consistently pay and increase their dividends over the medium term, focusing on those that have achieved real cash flow returns on investment (CFROI) of at least 10% in each of the past 10 yearsan indicator of their ability to sustain and grow dividends. Listed on AMEX. GAUD is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are GAUD's key statistics?
- Guinness Atkinson US Dividend Builder ETF (GAUD) carries a market capitalization of $246,297, 52-week range of 23.189-25.695. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does GAUD belong to?
- Guinness Atkinson US Dividend Builder ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare GAUD's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the GAUD data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for GAUD, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.