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SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT)

Industrials | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
40.58 USD +0.08 (0.198%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.00 -0.58 (-0.580%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:20 a.m. EDT

The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF presents a classic case of high income masking structural uncertainty. The headline-grabbing 7.4% dividend yield is attractive, but the payout history reveals a volatile reality: distributions have swung wildly from pennies to over $2.40 per share within a single year, suggesting the yield is often a function of erratic capital recycling or special distributions rather than stable free cash flow. While the fund has managed to end the last three-year window with a net gain, the most recent annual performance was a significant decline, and the price has recently corrected off its highs. The options market reflects this ambivalence; while some players are betting on a surge to $44+, the overwhelming lack of implied volatility suggests the market sees this as a stagnant, low-beta trade rather than a high-conviction momentum play. Until the shipping cycle stabilizes and the dividend becomes predictable rather than sporadic, this remains a hold for income seekers who can tolerate the volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.022866
AutoARIMA0.022892
AutoTheta0.022938
MSTL_62_950.023870
MSTL0.024117
MSTL_950.030649
MSTL_620.037036

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 2.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.083
Excess Kurtosis 0.59
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 9.24

As of July 11, 2026, 5:20 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and conflicted. In the nearest expiration, traders are heavily weighted into in-the-money calls, suggesting a bias toward holding current levels or modest gains. However, further out, open interest concentrates significantly in out-of-the-money strikes (42 and 44), indicating a speculative bet on a sharp breakout above current prices. Conversely, put open interest sits deep in the money at 32, acting as a floor rather than a hedge against immediate downside. Implied volatility is extremely low across most expirations, reflecting a lack of consensus on future moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.62% 8.03% 9.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-29 1.006 2.622523
2026-03-27 0.428 1.086294
2025-12-30 0.851 2.683104
2025-09-29 0.514 1.641700
2025-06-27 0.765 2.668294
2025-03-27 0.419 1.561685
2024-12-27 2.420 8.701906
2024-09-26 0.486 1.360963
2024-06-26 0.663 1.805064
2024-03-25 0.314 1.057595
2023-12-26 0.748 2.462957
2023-09-26 0.550 1.953194
2023-06-27 2.447 9.422411
2023-03-28 0.338 1.107289
2022-12-27 0.650 2.279502
2022-09-28 1.070 4.290469
2022-06-28 1.273 4.361232
2022-03-29 0.778 2.266239
2021-12-28 0.352 1.207962
2021-09-22 0.052 0.172300
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 7.41

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 43.52
All Time Low 22.16
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 21,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 23,831
Average Volume 23,831
Average Volume10Days 21,600
Beta3 Year 0.46
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Category Industrials
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 41.16
Day Low 40.58
Dividend Yield 7.41
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.3937693
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.16922
Fifty Day Average Change -0.58921814
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.014312103
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.193966
Fifty Two Week High 43.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9399986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.067555115
Fifty Two Week Low 29.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.460001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.393544
Fifty Two Week Range 29.12 - 43.52
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,628,083,800,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family SonicShares
Fund Inception Date 1,627,948,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The index is a rules-based index that seeks to provide exposure to a global portfolio of companies identified as being engaged in the water transportation industry. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in Global Shipping Companies. It also may invest in securities or other investments not included in the index, but which the fund’s investment adviser believes will help it track the index. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name SonicShares Global Shipping ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1674688220
Nav Price 40.3664
Net Assets 67,047,328.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.69
Open 40.6
Phone 844-986-7676
Post Market Change -0.58000183
Post Market Change Percent -1.4292799
Post Market Price 40.0
Post Market Time 1,783,986,586
Previous Close 40.5
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0800018
Regular Market Change Percent 0.197535
Regular Market Day High 41.16
Regular Market Day Low 40.58
Regular Market Day Range 40.58 - 41.16
Regular Market Open 40.6
Regular Market Previous Close 40.5
Regular Market Price 40.58
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 14,914
Short Name SonicShares Global Shipping ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BOAT
Three Year Average Return 0.2494278
Total Assets 67,047,328
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 9.235806
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.05572
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.05572
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.738876
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.8411255
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10455207
Type Disp ETF
Volume 14,914
Yield 0.074099995
Ytd Return 24.5025