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Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
NYSE
Arca: LIT |
Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF
NASDAQ:
CEFA |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF
NYSE
Arca: SDIV |
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF
NASDAQ:
QCLR |
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Global
X Social Media ETF
NASDAQ:
SOCL |
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF
NASDAQ:
QTR |
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Global
X Guru®
Index ETF
NYSE
Arca: GURU |
Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF
NYSE
Arca: XCLR |
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Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF
NYSE
Arca: SPFF |
Global
X S&P 500®
Tail
Risk ETF
NYSE
Arca: XTR |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF
NYSE
Arca: DIV |
Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
(formerly
known as Global X Disruptive Materials ETF)
NASDAQ:
EART |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF
NYSE
Arca: SDEM |
Global
X Russell 2000 ETF
NYSE
Arca: RSSL |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF
NASDAQ:
SRET |
Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF
NASDAQ:
ZAP |
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Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF
NASDAQ:
RNRG |
Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF
NYSE
Arca: FLAG |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF
NASDAQ:
CATH |
Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF
NYSE
Arca: EGLE |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF
NASDAQ:
EFAS |
Global
X S&P 500 Christian Values ETF
NASDAQ:
CHRI |
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Global
X E-commerce ETF
NASDAQ:
EBIZ |
Global
X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF*
NASDAQ:
CAGG |
Prospectus
March 1,
2026
*
Not open for investment.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.
Shares
in a Fund (defined below) are not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other agency of the U.S. Government, nor are shares
deposits or obligations of any bank. Such shares in a Fund involve investment
risks, including the loss of principal.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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| FUND
SUMMARIES |
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| ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS |
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| A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS |
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| A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF OTHER RISKS |
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| PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS INFORMATION |
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| FUND
MANAGEMENT |
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| DISTRIBUTOR |
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| BUYING
AND SELLING FUND SHARES |
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| FREQUENT
TRADING |
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| DISTRIBUTION
AND SERVICE PLAN |
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| DIVIDENDS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS |
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| TAXES |
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| DETERMINATION
OF NET ASSET VALUE |
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| PREMIUM/DISCOUNT
AND SHARE INFORMATION |
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| TOTAL
RETURN INFORMATION |
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| INFORMATION
REGARDING THE INDICES AND THE INDEX PROVIDERS |
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| OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS |
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| ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION |
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| FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS |
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| OTHER
INFORMATION |
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FUND
SUMMARIES
Global X Lithium &
Battery Tech ETF
Ticker:
LIT Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment
results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before
fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Lithium Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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0.75% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.75% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Three
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Five
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Ten
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$240 |
$417 |
$930 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 51.63% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the
securities of the Solactive Global Lithium Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs")
based on the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund also invests at least
80% of its total assets in securities of companies that are economically tied to
the lithium industry. Companies economically tied to the lithium industry
include those engaged in lithium mining and lithium battery production. The
Fund's 80% investment policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior
written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The
Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s
total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is designed to measure broad-based equity market performance of
global companies involved in the lithium industry, as defined by Solactive AG,
the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 40 constituents, 33 of which
are foreign companies. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may
be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund concentrates its investments
(i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group
of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the metals and mining industry and had significant exposure to
the materials sector. The Fund is classified as
“non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets
in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
China
A-Shares Risk:
A-Shares are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are traded
on Chinese exchanges. Foreign investors can access investments in A-Shares by
obtaining a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") or a Renminbi
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("RQFII") license, as well as through
the Stock Connect Program, which is a securities trading and clearing program
with an aim to achieve mutual stock market access between the China and Hong
Kong markets. Stock Connect was developed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Limited, the Shanghai Stock Exchange ("SSE") (in the case of Shanghai Connect)
or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ("SZSE") (in the case of Shenzhen Connect), and
the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (“CSDCC”). The
Fund currently intends to gain exposure to A-Shares through the Stock Connect
Programs. The markets on which A-Shares trade are considered emerging markets
characterized by generally low trading volume and less market liquidity due to
various factors. For example, investments in A-Shares are subject to various
regulations and limits, and the recoupment or repatriation of assets invested in
A-Shares is subject to restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. In
addition, investors from outside mainland China may face difficulties or
prohibitions accessing certain A-Shares that are part of a restricted list in
countries such as the U.S. A-Shares may also be subject to frequent and
widespread trading halts, which can increase pricing volatility and cause the
A-Shares to become illiquid. Trading suspensions in certain stock could lead to
greater market execution, clearing and settlement risks and costs for the Fund,
and the creation and redemption of Creation Units (as defined below) may also be
disrupted. These risks, among others, could adversely affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Cash
Transaction Risk: Unlike most exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), the Fund intends to
effect a significant portion of creations and redemptions for cash, rather than
in-kind securities. As such, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio
securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds.
As a result, an investment in the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an
investment in a more conventional ETF. Moreover, cash transactions may have to
be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid
and may involve the Fund recognizing a capital gain and/or incurring
considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These factors may result in wider spreads
between the bid and the offered prices of the Fund’s Shares than for more
conventional ETFs. Additionally, to the extent that brokerage or other costs are
costs or taxable gains or losses that the Fund might not offset by transaction
fees, such costs may be borne by the Fund and result in a decrease in the value
of the Fund.
Commodity
Risk: The
Underlying Index measures the performance of companies involved in a
commodity-related industry and not the performance of the price of a commodity
itself. The securities of companies involved in a commodity-related industry may
under- or over-perform the price of such commodity over the short-term or the
long-term.
These companies may be susceptible to fluctuations in the
underlying commodities market and may be influenced or characterized by
unpredictable factors, including high volatility, changes in supply and demand
relationships, weather, agriculture, trade, changes in interest rates and
monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction. Securities of
companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a single commodity, or are
concentrated on a single commodity sector, may typically exhibit even higher
volatility attributable to commodity prices.
Exposure
to Related Markets Risk: Companies
that are active in the exploration and/or mining of commodities may derive a
significant percentage of their profits from other business activities,
including direct investment in those commodities and in technologies and
products related to those commodities. As a result, the performance of these
markets and the profits of these companies from such activities may
significantly impact the Fund's performance.
Lithium
Risk: The
Underlying Index measures the performance of companies involved in the lithium
mining and lithium-ion battery industries and not the performance of the price
of lithium itself. The securities of companies involved in the lithium industry
may under- or over-perform the price of lithium over the short-term or the
long-term. Securities of companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a
single commodity, or are concentrated on a single commodity sector, may
typically exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity
prices.
Companies involved in lithium production or use are subject to
risks specific to the global lithium market. Lithium demand is closely linked to
battery manufacturing, electric vehicle adoption, and energy storage deployment,
and may be affected by changes in technology, government incentives, or the pace
of electrification and renewable energy
adoption.
Lithium supply may be disrupted by factors such as project development
challenges, environmental regulation, water usage concerns, permitting delays,
and production decisions in major lithium-producing regions. In addition,
lithium prices may be influenced by technological advances affecting battery
chemistry, substitution by alternative materials, inventory levels, and
speculative activity, which may contribute to increased volatility in
lithium-related securities.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Lithium-Ion Battery
Industry: Securities in the Fund’s portfolio involved in the manufacturing of
lithium-ion batteries may decline for many reasons, including, among others,
price changes of traditional minerals as well as traditional and alternative
sources of energy, developments in battery and alternative energy technology,
government regulations, decrease or elimination of government subsidies, energy
conservation efforts, and costs related to exploration, mining, and production.
Such companies are also subject to the possibility that lithium-ion technology
is not suitable for widespread adoption.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Materials Sector: Companies in the materials sector are affected by commodity price
volatility, exchange rates, import and export controls, supply chain
disruptions, worldwide competition, social and political unrest, war, depletion
of resources, technical advances, labor relations, over-production, litigation
and government regulations, among other factors, among other
factors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Metals and Mining Industry:
Securities in the Fund's portfolio may be significantly subject to the effects
of competitive pressures in the mining industry and the price of certain metals.
The price of certain metals may be affected by changes in inflation rates,
interest rates, monetary policy, economic conditions, and political stability.
Commodity prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time;
therefore, the Fund’s Share price may be more volatile than other types of
investments. A significant portion of the world’s precious metals are held by
governments, central banks and related institutions, and their policies may be
unpredictable and may have a significant adverse impact on the supply and prices
of precious metals. In addition, metals and mining companies, which may include
companies at various stages of development, may also be significantly affected
by import controls, worldwide competition, the success of exploration projects,
fluctuation in extraction and production costs, liability for environmental
damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and
pollution control devices. Metals and mining companies may have significant
operations in areas at risk for social and political unrest, security concerns
and environmental damage. These companies may also be at risk for increased
government regulation and intervention. Such risks may adversely affect the
issuers to which the Fund has
exposure.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Australia: Investments in Australian issuers may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risk specific to
Australia. The Australian economy is heavily dependent on exports from the
energy, agricultural and mining sectors. This makes the Australian economy
susceptible to fluctuations in the commodity markets. Australia is also
dependent on trading with key trading partners. Intensifying weather-related
natural disasters in Australia, including drought and bushfires, have imposed
substantial economic costs. A continuation of these trends may impose financial
stress which in turn could cause the value of the Fund's investments to
decline.
Risk
of Investing in China:
Investments in Chinese securities may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to China. China may
be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Concerns about the rising government and household debt levels
could impact the stability of the Chinese economy. Despite economic and market
reform in recent decades, the Chinese government’s control over certain sectors
and enterprises and significant regulation of investment and industry are
pervasive. Chinese companies are subject to the risk that Chinese authorities
can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or
confrontations with other countries, including military conflicts in response to
such events, may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater
risk of currency fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate
fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.
The
Chinese economy is highly reliant on trade. Reduction in spending on Chinese
products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers
(including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S.
or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in
any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact
on the Chinese economy.
China
has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international
relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in
state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments.
Actual and threatened responses to such activity, including purchasing
restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or
Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers in which the
Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may adversely
affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese companies,
including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of
regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies
in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese
securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited
legal remedies. Investments in China may be subject to loss due to
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, and or the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital.
In addition, many Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable
interest entities (“VIEs”) in their structure as a result of foreign ownership
restriction. Any change in the operations of
entities
in a VIE structure, the status of VIE contractual arrangements or the legal or
regulatory environment in China could result in significant, and possibly
permanent and/or total, losses for investments in VIE
issuers.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments
in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to developed
countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion of the
global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than some
less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced security
concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents
involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in its markets
and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition,
developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the economic
conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt burdens and
the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets may be
subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets.
Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid, subject to
greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less
government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent
accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities
markets of more developed countries, and there may be greater risk associated
with the custody of securities in emerging markets. It may be difficult or
impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against an emerging market issuer in
the courts of an emerging market country. There may be significant obstacles to
obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against
emerging market companies and shareholders may have limited legal rights and
remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience inflation, political
turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions than more developed markets.
Emerging markets may also face other significant internal or external risks,
including the risk of war, terrorism, or other social or political
conflicts.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does not. ETFs that track
indices with significant weight in emerging markets issuers may experience
higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not track such
indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk:
The investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest may be
limited. If a company no longer meets the Index Provider’s criteria for
inclusion in the Underlying Index, the Fund may need to reduce
or
eliminate its holdings in that company. The reduction or elimination of the
Fund’s holdings in the company may have an adverse impact on the liquidity of
the Fund’s overall portfolio holdings and on Fund
performance.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk:
The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Risks
Related to Stock Connect Programs: A Fund may purchase shares in mainland China-based companies that
trade on Chinese stock exchanges (“China A-Shares”) through the Shanghai-Hong
Kong Stock Connect program and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (“the
Stock Connect Programs”). Trading through the Stock Connect Programs is subject
to a number of restrictions, including daily and aggregate quota limitations,
which may restrict or preclude the Fund’s ability to enter into and exit Stock
Connect positions on a timely basis. The Shenzhen and Shanghai markets may
operate when the Stock Connect Programs are not active, and consequently the
prices of shares held via Stock Connect Programs may fluctuate at times when the
Fund is unable to add to or exit its positions. The Stock Connect Programs are
relatively new trading platforms, and the effect of the introduction of large
numbers of foreign investors on the market for trading Chinese-listed securities
is not yet well understood. Further developments to the Stock Connect Programs
are likely and there can be no assurance as to whether or how such developments
may restrict or affect the Fund’s investments or returns. Regulations, such as
limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the
Stock Connect Programs and in turn, adversely impact the value of the Fund’s
investments. The Fund's investments in A-Shares though the Stock Connect Program
are held by its custodian in accounts in Central Clearing and Settlement System
("CCASS") maintained by the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
("HKSCC"), which in turn holds the A-Shares, as the nominee holder, through an
omnibus securities account in its name registered with the CSDCC. The precise
nature and rights of the Fund as the beneficial owner of the SSE Securities or
SZSE Securities through HKSCC as nominee is not well defined under Chinese law.
There is no guarantee that the Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges
will continue to support the Stock Connect Programs in the
future.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Tax
Status Risk: The
Fund intends to pay dividends each taxable year to enable it to continue to
satisfy the distribution requirements necessary to qualify for treatment as a
regulated investment company ("RIC"). If the Fund were to distribute to its
shareholders less than the minimum amount required for any year, the Fund would
become subject to federal income tax for that year on all of its taxable income
and recognized gains, even those distributed to its shareholders, thereby
diminishing returns for shareholders. In addition, under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Fund may not earn more than 10% of
its annual gross income from gains resulting from the sale of commodities and
precious metals. This could make it more difficult for the Fund to pursue its
investment strategy and maintain qualification as a RIC. In lieu of potential
disqualification as a RIC, the Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain
failures to satisfy this income requirement, which, in general, are limited to
those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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12/31/2020 |
55.63% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-20.32% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
| Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
59.31% |
1.83% |
13.98% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
59.07% |
1.67% |
13.51% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund
Shares1 |
35.21% |
1.39% |
11.58% |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
11.72% |
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Solactive
Global Lithium Index (net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
60.03% |
2.33% |
14.27% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF
Ticker:
SDIV Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X SuperDividend®
ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price
and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global
SuperDividend®
Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Fees: |
0.58% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.58% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $59 |
$186 |
$324 |
$726 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 68.09% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Solactive
Global SuperDividend® Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the
Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up to
one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
Underlying Index tracks the performance of 100 equally-weighted companies that
rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in the world,
including emerging market countries, as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of
the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). The Fund's investment objective and
Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the financials
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment
Risk: The Fund may have exposure to
companies that invest in real estate, such as REITs, which expose investors in
the Fund to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that
relate specifically to the way in which real estate companies are organized and
operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to general and local economic
conditions and developments and characterized by intense competition and
periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies, including REITs, utilize
leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases risk and could
adversely affect a real estate company's operations and market value in periods
of rising interest rates. Real estate stocks and REITs may also be adversely
impacted by natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires,
floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related
phenomena.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities
market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be
less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities
may be more volatile and less liquid than large- and mid-capitalization
companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may have smaller
revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller
shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and
shorter operating histories than large- and mid-capitalization companies. These
securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall
securities market.
Credit
Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the
security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A
downgrade or perceived changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s
perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject
to structural risks, including economic, political and social
instability. Additionally, certain securities held by the Fund, while traded on
U.S. exchanges, may be issued by foreign financial institutions and as such, may
be subject to the risks of investing in securities issued by foreign companies,
which may not be subject to the same regulations as companies domiciled in the
U.S. Where all or a portion of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is
closed when the market in which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is
open, there may be differences between the last quote from the security’s closed
foreign market and the value of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading
day. This, in turn, could lead to differences between the market price of the
Fund’s Shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Brazil: Investments
in Brazilian issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Brazil. The Brazilian economy
has experienced high inflation, debt, political unrest, corruption, and
violence, each of which may constrain economic growth. The Brazilian economy
depends heavily on international trade and is highly sensitive to fluctuations
in international commodity prices and commodity
markets.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments
in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to developed
countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion of the
global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than some
less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced security
concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents
involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in its markets
and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition,
developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the economic
conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt burdens and
the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets may be subject to a greater risk of
loss than investments in developed markets. Securities markets of emerging
market countries are less liquid, subject to greater price volatility, have
smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation, and are not
subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting
requirements as the securities markets of more developed countries, and there
may be greater risk associated with the custody of securities in emerging
markets. It may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against
an emerging market issuer in the courts of an emerging market country. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against emerging market companies and shareholders may have
limited legal rights and remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to
experience inflation, political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions
than more developed markets. Emerging markets may also face other significant
internal or external risks, including the risk of war, terrorism, or other
social or political conflicts.
Risk
of Investing in the United States:
Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk: High-yielding stocks are often speculative, high risk investments.
These companies may be paying out more than they can support and may reduce
their dividends or stop paying dividends at any time (including reducing or
eliminating anticipated accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends),
which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies
and the Fund’s performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest
rates, causing such companies to underperform companies that do not pay
dividends. Also, the market return of high dividend yield stocks, in certain
market conditions, may perform worse than the overall stock
market.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of
uninvested cash, size of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or
the valuation of dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the
Underlying Index or the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of
increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error
also may result because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying
Index does not. ETFs that track indices with significant weight in emerging
markets issuers may experience higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not
track such indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Prepayment
Risk: Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will
repay principal (in part or in whole) earlier than expected. When interest rates
fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than
originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in
securities with lower yields, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s
income.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk:
The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange. Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because
the Fund invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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12/31/2020 |
23.61% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-46.59% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
28.27% |
1.06% |
0.13% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
24.18% |
-2.08% |
-2.57% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
17.52% |
-0.30% |
-0.68% |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
11.72% |
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Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
Index
(net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
28.97% |
0.96% |
0.06% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has
been a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global X Social Media
ETF
Ticker:
SOCL Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Social Media ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Solactive Social Media Total Return Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Fees: |
0.65% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.65% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
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$208 |
$362 |
$810 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 9.79% of the average value of the
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund will
invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Solactive
Social Media Total Return Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on
the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up
to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
Underlying Index tracks the equity performance of the largest and most liquid
companies involved in the social media industry, including companies that
provide social networking, file sharing, and other web-based media applications,
as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index
Provider"). As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 49
constituents, 20 of which are foreign companies. The Fund's investment objective
and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was concentrated in the interactive media and services industry
and had significant exposure to the communication services
sector. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means
it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers
than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Social Media Companies:
The Fund invests in securities of social media companies, including companies
that provide social networking, file sharing, and other web-based media
applications. The risks related to investing in such companies include
disruption in service caused by hardware or software failure, interruptions or
delays in service by third-party data center hosting facilities and maintenance
providers, security breaches involving certain private, sensitive, proprietary
and confidential information managed and transmitted by social media companies,
and privacy concerns and laws, evolving Internet regulation and other foreign or
domestic regulations that may limit or otherwise affect the operations of such
companies. Additionally, the collection of data from consumers and other sources
could face increased scrutiny as regulators consider how the data is collected,
stored, safeguarded and used. Furthermore, the business models employed by the
companies in the social media industry may not prove to be successful. Through
its portfolio companies’ customers and suppliers, the Fund is exposed to
Asian
Economic Risk and
European
Economic Risk.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk:
Mid-capitalization companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading
volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition,
mid-capitalization companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines,
less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service
markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strength than
large-capitalization companies. These securities may have returns that vary,
sometimes significantly, from the overall securities
market.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Communication Services Sector: Companies
in the communication services sector may be affected by industry competition,
substantial capital requirements, government regulation, cyclicality of revenues
and earnings, obsolescence of communications products and services due to
technological advancement, a potential decrease in the discretionary income of
targeted individuals and changing consumer tastes and
interests.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Interactive Media and Services Industry:
The
success of the interactive media and services industry may be tied closely to
the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates,
competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable
household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the interactive media
and services industry may be subject to severe competition, which may have an
adverse impact on their respective profitability. Changes in demographics and
consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, interactive
media and services in the
marketplace.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of
regulation of the securities market; weaker accounting, disclosure
and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating to corporate
governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The countries in
which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks, including
economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain securities
held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by foreign
financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of investing in
securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to the same
regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion of the
Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in which the
Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences between
the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value of the
security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could lead to
differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the underlying
value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in China:
Investments in Chinese securities may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to China. China may
be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Concerns about the rising government and household debt levels
could impact the stability of the Chinese economy. Despite economic and market
reform in recent decades, the Chinese government’s control over certain sectors
and enterprises and significant regulation of investment and industry are
pervasive. Chinese companies are subject to the risk that Chinese authorities
can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or
confrontations with other countries, including military conflicts in response to
such events, may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater
risk of currency fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate
fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.
The
Chinese economy is highly reliant on trade. Reduction in spending on Chinese
products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers
(including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S.
or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in
any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact
on the Chinese economy.
China
has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international
relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in
state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments.
Actual and threatened responses to such activity, including purchasing
restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or
Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers in which the
Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may adversely
affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese companies,
including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of
regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies
in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese
securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited
legal remedies. Investments in China may be subject to loss due to
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, and or the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital.
In addition, many Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable
interest entities (“VIEs”) in their structure as a result of foreign ownership
restriction. Any change in the operations of entities in a VIE structure, the
status of VIE contractual arrangements or the legal or regulatory environment in
China could result in significant, and possibly permanent and/or total, losses
for investments in VIE issuers.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments
in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to developed
countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion of the
global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than some
less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced security
concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents
involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in its markets
and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition,
developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the economic
conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt burdens and
the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets:
The Fund targets social media companies globally and is expected to invest in
securities in emerging market countries. Investments in emerging markets may be
subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets.
Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid, subject to
greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have
less government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent
accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities
markets of more developed countries, and there may be greater risk associated
with the custody of securities in emerging markets. It may be difficult or
impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against an emerging market issuer in
the courts of an emerging market country. There may be significant obstacles to
obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against
emerging market companies and shareholders may have limited legal rights and
remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience inflation, political
turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions than more developed markets.
Emerging markets may also face other significant internal or external risks,
including the risk of war, terrorism, or other social or political
conflicts.
Risk
of Investing in South Korea: Investments
in South Korean issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to South Korea. In addition,
economic and political developments of South Korea’s neighbors, or potential
hostilities with North Korea may have an adverse effect on the South Korean
economy. The South Korean economy is heavily reliant on trading exports,
especially with other Asian countries and the U.S. Conditions that weaken demand
for key South Korean exports, and disruptions or decreases in trade activity
could lead to declines in economic growth.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk: The investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest
may be limited. If a company no longer meets the Index Provider’s criteria for
inclusion in the Underlying Index, the Fund may need to reduce or eliminate its
holdings in that company. The reduction or elimination of the Fund’s holdings in
the company may have an adverse impact on the liquidity of the Fund’s overall
portfolio holdings and on Fund performance.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk:
The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk:
Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to
return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to
recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a
risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the
loaned securities increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly.
Additionally, the Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral
it receives. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the
Fund. As securities on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that
the Fund may not be able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on
material proxy matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
6/30/2020 |
44.80% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-22.23% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
| Global
X Social Media ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
30.06% |
-1.92% |
11.08% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
29.93% |
-1.99% |
10.97% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
17.90% |
-1.47% |
9.16% |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
11.72% |
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Solactive
Social Media Total Return Index (Net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
30.87% |
-1.45% |
11.69% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X Guru®
Index ETF
Ticker:
GURU Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Guru®
Index ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the
price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Guru
Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Fees: |
0.75% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.75% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $77 |
$240 |
$417 |
$930 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year end,
the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 86.33% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Solactive Guru
Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and
Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying
Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days
prior written notice to shareholders before it can be changed.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the
Fund’s total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is comprised of the top U.S. listed equity positions reported
on Form 13F by a select group of entities characterized as hedge funds, as
defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index
Provider").
Hedge
funds are selected by the Index Provider from a pool of thousands of privately
offered pooled investment vehicles based on the size of their reported equity
holdings and the efficacy of replicating their publicly disclosed positions.
Hedge funds must have minimum reported holdings of $500 million in their Form
13F to be considered for the Underlying Index. Additional filters are applied to
eliminate hedge funds that have high turnover rates for equity holdings. Only
hedge funds with a concentrated top holding are included in the selection
process.
Once
the hedge fund pool has been determined, the Index Provider utilizes Form 13F
filings to compile the top stock holding
from
each of these hedge funds. The stocks are screened for liquidity, equal
weighted, and rebalanced quarterly following the Form 13F filing timeline. As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 78 constituents. The Fund's
investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was not concentrated in any industry or
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Associated
Risks Related to Form 13F Data:
The Form 13F filings used to select the securities in the Underlying Index are
filed up to 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Therefore, a given
investor may have already sold its position by the time the security is added to
the Underlying Index. Furthermore, the Form 13F filing may only disclose a
subset of a particular investor’s holdings, as not all securities are required
to be reported on the Form 13F. As a result, the Form 13F may not provide a
complete picture of the holdings of a given investor. An investor may hold long
positions for a number of reasons, and the
Index Provider has not investigated such reasons or the strategies
followed by an investor who makes the filings. The Underlying Index may
not be representative of the investor's universe or the strategies that give
rise to the reported holdings. Because the Form 13F filing is publicly available
information, it is possible that other investors are also monitoring these
filings and investing accordingly. This may result in inflation of the share
price of securities in which the Fund invests.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk: The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its
assets invested in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more
sectors to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in
investments related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or
more sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater
extent on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an
economic, business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does not. ETFs that track
indices with significant weight in emerging markets issuers may experience
higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not track such
indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk:
Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may negatively affect
issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and its investments. The
Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to short-term market movements
and over longer periods during market downturns. Trade policy, including the
imposition of tariffs, may dampen
consumer spending and result in decreased confidence in the markets.
Additionally, political uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S.
government’s approach to trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local,
regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of
infectious diseases, inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange
rates, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its
investments and trading of its Shares. Market risk factors may result in
increased volatility and/or decreased liquidity in the securities
markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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6/30/2020 |
26.73% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-24.72% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
X Guru®
Index ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
25.27% |
7.56% |
11.03% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
25.24% |
7.50% |
10.83% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
14.98% |
5.93% |
9.08% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.42% |
14.82% |
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Solactive Guru Index (USD)
(net)
(Index returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding
taxes, but reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
25.77% |
7.74% |
11.23% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global X SuperIncome™
Preferred ETF
Ticker:
SPFF Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X SuperIncome™
Preferred
ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price
and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Global X U.S. High Yield
Preferred Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Fees: |
0.48% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.48% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $49 |
$154 |
$269 |
$604 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 73.21% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund will
invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Global X U.S.
High Yield Preferred Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the
securities in the Underlying Index. Moreover, at least 80% of the Fund's total
assets will be invested in preferred securities. The Fund's 80% investment
policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior written notice to
shareholders before they can be changed. The Fund may lend
securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets
(including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is owned and was developed by Global X Management Company LLC
(the “Index Provider”), an affiliate of the Fund and the Fund’s investment
adviser (the “Adviser”). The Underlying Index tracks the performance of the
highest-yielding preferred securities listed in the United States, as determined
by Solactive AG, the administrator of the Underlying Index (“Index
Administrator”). The Underlying Index is comprised of preferred stocks that meet
certain criteria relating to size, liquidity, issuer concentration and rating,
maturity and other requirements, as determined by the Index Administrator. The
Underlying Index does not seek to directly reflect the performance of the
companies issuing the preferred stock. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 49 constituents. The Fund's investment objective and
Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
In
general, preferred stock is a class of equity security that pays a specified
dividend that must be paid before any dividends can be paid to common
stockholders, and which takes precedence over common stock in the event of the
company's liquidation. Although preferred stocks represent a partial ownership
interest in a company, preferred stocks generally do not carry voting rights and
have economic characteristics similar to fixed-income securities. Preferred
stocks generally are issued with a fixed par value and pay dividends based on a
percentage of that par value at a fixed or variable rate. Additionally,
preferred stocks often have a liquidation value that generally equals the
original purchase price of the preferred stock at the date of issuance. The
Underlying Index may include many different categories of preferred stock, such
as floating and fixed rate preferreds, perpetual preferred stock, trust
preferred securities, cumulative and non-cumulative preferreds or preferred
stocks with a callable or conversion feature.
The
Index Administrator determines the relative weightings of the securities in the
Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the
Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was concentrated in the banking industry and had significant
exposure to the financials
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Affiliated
Index Provider Risk: The
Adviser also serves as the Fund’s Index Provider, which may present a potential
conflict of interest. For example, a potential conflict could arise if the
Adviser were to exercise undue influence with respect to regular and/or
extraordinary updates to the methodology or composition of the Underlying Index,
including in a manner that might improve the apparent performance of the Fund
relative to the performance of the Underlying Index. Additionally, potential
conflicts could arise to the extent that portfolio managers of the Adviser
become aware of contemplated methodology changes or rebalance activity prior to
disclosure to the public, which could facilitate “front running” on behalf of
other funds managed by the Adviser with similar exposure. Although the Adviser
has taken steps designed to ensure that these potential conflicts are mitigated
(e.g., via the adoption of policies and procedures that are designed to minimize
potential conflicts of interest and ensure independence with respect to the
operation of the Underlying Index, as well as the implementation of
informational barriers designed to minimize the potential for the misuse of
information about the Underlying Index), there can be no assurance that such
measures will be successful.
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Hybrid
Securities Investment Risk:
Although generally considered equity securities, hybrid securities are subject
to the risks of equity securities and risks of debt securities. Therefore,
hybrid securities are subject to the risks of equity securities and risks of
debt securities. The claims of holders of hybrid securities of an issuer are
generally subordinated to those of holders of traditional debt securities in
bankruptcy, and thus hybrid securities may be more volatile and subject to
greater risk than traditional debt securities and may, in certain circumstances,
even be more volatile than traditional equity securities. At the same time,
hybrid securities may not fully participate in gains of their issuer and thus
potential returns of such securities are generally more limited than traditional
equity securities, which would participate in such
gains.
Preferred
Stock Investment Risk:
There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities.
Preferred stock may be subordinated to bonds or other debt instruments in an
issuer’s capital structure, meaning that an issuer’s preferred stock generally
pays dividends only after the issuer makes required payments to holders of its
bonds and other debt. Additionally, in certain situations, an issuer may call or
redeem its preferred stock or convert it to common stock. Preferred stock may be
less liquid than many other types of securities, such as common stock, and
generally provide no voting rights with respect to the issuer. Preferred stock
is subject to many of the risks associated with debt securities, including
interest rate risk and floating rate debt risk. As interest rates rise, the
value of the preferred stocks held by the Fund are likely to
decline.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Credit
Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the
security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A
downgrade or perceived changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s
perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational, information
security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the Fund and its
service providers (including, without limitation, the Adviser, fund accountant,
custodian, transfer agent and financial intermediaries) have the ability to
cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in
financial losses, impediments to trading, the inability of Fund shareholders to
transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other
laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage,
reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Banking Industry: The performance of stocks in the banking industry may be affected
by extensive governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types
of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and the interest rates
and fees they can charge, and the amount of capital they must maintain. The
banking sector is particularly sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates.
Credit, borrower, asset, depositor or counterparty concentration can negatively
impact banking companies, as well as credit losses resulting from financial
difficulties of borrowers. The banking sector is a target for cyber-attacks and
financial services companies may experience technological malfunctions,
disruptions, and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact
the Fund.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
High
Yield Securities Risk:
Securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as "junk
bonds", including those bonds rated lower than "BBB-" by Standard &
Poor’s®
(a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.) ("S&P") and Fitch, Inc.
("Fitch"), "Baa3" by Moody’s® Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody’s"), or "BBB (low)" by Dominion
Bond Rating Service Limited ("DBRS"), or are unrated but may be judged to be of
comparable quality, at the time of purchase, may be more volatile than
higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Investing in junk bonds is
speculative.
Income
Risk:
Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s income will decline because
of falling interest rates.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Interest
Rate Risk: Interest
rate risk refers to fluctuations in the value of fixed income securities
resulting from changes in the level of interest rates. When interest rates
decline, prices of fixed-income securities generally increase; and decrease when
interest rates increase. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term
interest rates rise sharply.
Variable and floating rate securities also
increase or decrease in value in response to changes in interest rates, although
generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate
securities. Variable and floating rate securities may decline in value if their
interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general.
When the Fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease in market
interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities,
which may also impact the net asset value of the Fund’s
Shares.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of
the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which may
subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading
price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout
trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities
or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be unable to
rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments
and/or may incur substantial trading losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
6/30/2020 |
10.56% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-17.18% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
| Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
7.17% |
1.70% |
3.08% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
5.45% |
0.01% |
1.26% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
5.27% |
1.01% |
1.97% |
|
S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.42% |
14.82% |
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Global
X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index (TR)2
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
7.78% |
2.20% |
3.58% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
2
Underlying Index performance
reflects the performance of the S&P Enhanced Yield North American Preferred
Stock Index through April 2, 2023, and the Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred
Index thereafter. The performance above reflects results achieved pursuant to
different principal investment strategies than the strategies currently employed
by the Fund. If the Fund's current strategies had been in place prior to April
2, 2023, results shown would have been different.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has
been a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF
Ticker:
DIV Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
Indxx SuperDividend® U.S. Low Volatility Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment):
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Fees: |
0.45% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.45% |
Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example
does not take into account customary brokerage commissions that you pay when
purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund in the secondary
market. The example assumes that you invest
$10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold or sell all of
your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $46 |
$144 |
$252 |
$567 |
Portfolio
Turnover: The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are
held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the
most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 41.47% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Indxx
SuperDividend® U.S. Low Volatility Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund also
invests at least 80% of its total assets in dividend-yielding U.S. securities.
The Fund's 80% investment policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior
written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The
Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s
total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index tracks the performance of 50 equally-weighted common stocks,
including Master Limited Partnerships ("MLPs") and Real Estate Investment Trusts
("REITs"), that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in
the United States, as defined by Indxx, LLC, the provider of the Underlying
Index (the "Index Provider"). The components of the Underlying Index have paid
dividends consistently over the last two years. The Underlying Index is
comprised of securities that the Index Provider determines to have lower
relative volatility, as measured by the beta, a measure of a security's
sensitivity to the movements of the broader market, of each security relative to
the market benchmark. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may
be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was not concentrated in any industry or
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Master
Limited Partnerships Investment Risk: Investments in securities of an MLP involve risks that may differ
from investments in common stock, including (i) tax risks, (ii) the limited
ability to elect or remove management or the general partner or managing member,
(iii) risks related to limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, (iv)
risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s
general partner, (v) dilution risks, (vi) risks related to the general partner’s
right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time
or price, resulting from regulatory changes or other reasons, and (vii) cash
flow risks. MLP common units and other equity securities can be affected by
changes in macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in
general, including changes in growth, unemployment, and inflation rates, as well
as expectations of interest rates. MLP common units and other equity securities
can also be affected by investor sentiment towards MLPs or the energy sector,
changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or
unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer (in the case of MLPs,
generally measured in terms of distributable cash flow). Prices of common units
of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by
fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including earnings power and
coverage ratios.
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment
Risk:
The Fund may have exposure to companies that invest in real estate, such as
REITs, which expose investors in the Fund to the risks of owning real estate
directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which real
estate companies are organized and operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to
general and local economic conditions and developments and characterized by
intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies,
including REITs, utilize leverage (and
some
may be highly leveraged), which increases risk and could adversely affect a real
estate company's operations and market value in periods of rising interest
rates. Real estate stocks and REITs may also be adversely impacted by natural or
environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes,
tsunamis, and other severe weather-related
phenomena.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be
less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities
may be more volatile and less liquid than large- and mid-capitalization
companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may have smaller
revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller
shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and
shorter operating histories than large- and mid-capitalization companies. These
securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall
securities market.
Credit
Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the
security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A
downgrade or perceived changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s
perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Industry:
Mortgage
REITs are exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as
credit risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk and prepayment
risk.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism
and
strained international relations. Incidents involving a country’s or region’s
security may cause uncertainty in its markets and may adversely affect its
economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition, developed countries may be
adversely impacted by changes to the economic conditions of certain key trading
partners, regulatory burdens, debt burdens and the price or availability of
certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk:
High-yielding stocks are often speculative, high risk investments. These
companies may be paying out more than they can support and may reduce their
dividends or stop paying dividends at any time (including reducing or
eliminating anticipated accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends),
which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies
and the Fund’s performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest
rates, causing such companies to underperform companies that do not pay
dividends. Also, the market return of high dividend yield stocks, in certain
market conditions, may perform worse than the overall stock
market.
Indexing
Strategy Risk: The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
MLP
Tax Risk: Subject to the application of the partnership audit rules, MLPs
that elect to be taxed as partnerships do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the
partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the
partnership’s income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in
current tax law, or a change in the underlying business mix of a given MLP,
could result in an MLP that previously elected to be taxed as a partnership
being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would
result in such MLP being required to pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable
income. The classification of an MLP as a corporation for U.S. federal income
tax purposes would have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for
distribution by the MLP. Thus, to the extent that any of the MLPs to which the
Fund has exposure are treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, it could result in a reduction in the value of the Fund’s investment
and lower the Fund’s income. The Fund may also invest in MLPs that elect to be
taxed as corporations, which taxes would have the effect of reducing the amount
of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Additionally, as a result of the
Fund's exposure to MLPs taxed as partnerships, a portion of the Fund’s
distributions are expected to be treated as a return of capital for tax
purposes. A decline in the Fund's assets may also result in an increase in the
portion of a Fund's expense ratio that is not subject to a unitary fee or any
other form of contractual cap, and over time the distributions paid in excess of
net distributions received could work to erode the Fund's net asset
value.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Prepayment
Risk: Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will
repay principal (in part or in whole) earlier than expected. When interest rates
fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than
originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in
securities with lower yields, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s
income.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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6/30/2020 |
19.58% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-44.86% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S.
ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
3.12% |
7.23% |
3.57% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
0.78% |
5.44% |
1.84% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
2.44% |
5.17% |
2.26% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.42% |
14.82% |
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Indxx
SuperDividend®
U.S. Low Volatility Index (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
3.69% |
7.80% |
4.21% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser: Global
X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF
Ticker:
SDEM Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.65% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.01% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.66% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
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Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $67 |
$211 |
$368 |
$822 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 69.54% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the MSCI Emerging
Markets Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on
the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up
to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index tracks the performance of 50
equally-weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity
securities in Emerging Markets, as defined by MSCI. The Underlying Index may
include components from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
Czechia, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top
50 Dividend Index begins with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a
capitalization-weighted index, as its starting universe, and then follows a
rules-based methodology that is designed to select among the highest dividend
yielding equity securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging
Markets Top 50 Dividend Index is equal weighted and rebalanced annually. The
Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without
shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to "beat" the
Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets
decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The
Fund concentrates its investments (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of
industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the banking industry and had significant exposure to the
financials sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
China
A-Shares Risk:
A-Shares are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are traded
on Chinese exchanges. Foreign investors can access investments in A-Shares by
obtaining a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") or a Renminbi
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("RQFII") license, as well as through
the Stock Connect Program, which is a securities trading and clearing program
with an aim to achieve mutual stock market access between the China and Hong
Kong markets. Stock Connect was developed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Limited, the Shanghai Stock Exchange ("SSE") (in the case of Shanghai Connect)
or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ("SZSE") (in the case of Shenzhen Connect), and
the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (“CSDCC”). The
Fund currently intends to gain exposure to A-Shares through the Stock Connect
Programs. The markets on which A-Shares trade are considered emerging markets
characterized by generally low trading volume and less market liquidity due to
various factors. For example, investments in A-Shares are subject to various
regulations and limits, and the recoupment or repatriation of assets invested in
A-Shares is subject to restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. In
addition, investors from outside mainland China may face difficulties or
prohibitions accessing certain A-Shares that are part of a restricted list in
countries such as the U.S. A-Shares may also be subject to frequent and
widespread trading halts, which can increase pricing volatility and cause the
A-Shares to become illiquid. Trading suspensions in certain stock could lead to
greater market execution, clearing and settlement risks and costs for the Fund,
and the creation and redemption of Creation Units (as defined below) may also be
disrupted. These risks, among others, could adversely affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Cash
Transaction Risk: Unlike most exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), the Fund intends to
effect a significant portion of creations and redemptions for cash, rather than
in-kind securities. As such, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio
securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds.
As a result, an investment in the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an
investment in a more conventional ETF. Moreover, cash transactions may have to
be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid
and may involve the Fund recognizing a capital gain and/or incurring
considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These factors may result in wider spreads
between the bid and the offered prices of the Fund’s Shares than for more
conventional ETFs. Additionally, to the extent that brokerage or other costs are
costs or taxable gains or losses that the Fund might not offset by transaction
fees, such costs may be borne by the Fund and result in a decrease in the value
of the Fund.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or
other
occurrence affecting such industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased
impact on the value of the Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a
fund that invests in a broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Banking Industry: The
performance of stocks in the banking industry may be affected by extensive
governmental regulation which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and
other financial commitments they can make, and the interest rates and fees they
can charge, and the amount of capital they must maintain. The banking sector is
particularly sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates. Credit, borrower,
asset, depositor or counterparty concentration can negatively impact banking
companies, as well as credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of
borrowers. The banking sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Brazil: Investments
in Brazilian issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Brazil. The Brazilian economy
has experienced high inflation, debt, political unrest, corruption, and
violence, each of which may constrain economic growth. The Brazilian economy
depends heavily on international trade and is highly sensitive to fluctuations
in international commodity prices and commodity
markets.
Risk
of Investing in China:
Investments in Chinese securities may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to China. China may
be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Concerns about the rising government and household debt levels
could impact the stability of the Chinese economy. Despite economic and market
reform in recent decades, the Chinese government’s control over certain sectors
and enterprises and significant regulation of investment and industry are
pervasive. Chinese companies are subject to the risk that Chinese authorities
can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or
confrontations with other countries, including military conflicts in response to
such events, may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater
risk of currency fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate
fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.
The
Chinese economy is highly reliant on trade. Reduction in spending on Chinese
products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers
(including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S.
or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in
any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact
on the Chinese economy.
China
has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international
relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in
state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments.
Actual and threatened responses to such activity, including purchasing
restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or
Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers in which the
Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may adversely
affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese companies,
including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of
regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies
in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese
securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited
legal remedies. Investments in China may be subject to loss due to
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, and or the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital.
In addition, many Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable
interest entities (“VIEs”) in their structure as a result of foreign ownership
restriction. Any change in the operations of entities in a VIE structure, the
status of VIE contractual arrangements or the legal or regulatory environment in
China could result in significant, and possibly permanent and/or total, losses
for investments in VIE issuers.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets may be
subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets.
Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid, subject to
greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less
government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent
accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities
markets of more developed countries, and there may be greater risk associated
with the custody of securities in emerging markets. It may be difficult or
impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against an emerging market issuer in
the courts of an emerging market country. There may be significant obstacles to
obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against
emerging market companies and shareholders may have limited legal rights and
remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience inflation, political
turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions than more developed markets.
Emerging markets may also face other significant internal or external risks,
including the risk of war, terrorism, or other social or political
conflicts.
Government
Debt Risk: Countries
with high levels of public debt and spending may experience stifled economic
growth. Such countries may face higher borrowing costs and, in some cases, may
implement austerity measures that could have an adverse effect on economic
growth. Such developments could contribute to prolonged periods of recession and
adversely impact investments in the Fund.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk: High-yielding stocks are often speculative, high risk investments.
These companies may be paying out more than they can support and may reduce
their dividends or stop paying dividends at any time (including reducing or
eliminating anticipated accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends),
which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies
and the Fund’s performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest
rates, causing such companies to underperform companies that do not pay
dividends. Also, the market return of high dividend yield stocks, in certain
market conditions, may perform worse than the overall stock
market.
Indexing
Strategy Risk: The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of
uninvested cash, size of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or
the valuation of dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the
Underlying Index or the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of
increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error
also may result because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying
Index does not. ETFs that track indices with significant weight in emerging
markets issuers may experience higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not
track such indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any
resulting
liquidation of the Fund could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs
and could result in negative tax consequences for its
shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Risks
Related to Stock Connect Programs: A Fund may purchase shares in mainland China-based companies that
trade on Chinese stock exchanges (“China A-Shares”) through the Shanghai-Hong
Kong Stock Connect program and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (“the
Stock Connect Programs”). Trading through the Stock Connect Programs is subject
to a number of restrictions, including daily and aggregate quota limitations,
which may restrict or preclude the Fund’s ability to enter into and exit Stock
Connect positions on a timely basis. The Shenzhen and Shanghai markets may
operate when the Stock Connect Programs are not active, and consequently the
prices of shares held via Stock Connect Programs may fluctuate at times when the
Fund is unable to add to or exit its positions. The Stock Connect Programs are
relatively new trading platforms, and the effect of the introduction of large
numbers of foreign investors on the market for trading Chinese-listed securities
is not yet well understood. Further developments to the Stock Connect Programs
are likely and there can be no assurance as to whether or how such developments
may restrict or affect the Fund’s investments or returns. Regulations, such as
limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the
Stock Connect Programs and in turn, adversely impact the value of the Fund’s
investments. The Fund's investments in A-Shares though the Stock Connect Program
are held by its custodian in accounts in Central Clearing and Settlement System
("CCASS") maintained by the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
("HKSCC"), which in turn holds the A-Shares, as the nominee holder, through an
omnibus securities account in its name registered with the CSDCC. The precise
nature and rights of the Fund as the beneficial owner of the SSE Securities or
SZSE Securities through HKSCC as nominee is not well defined under Chinese law.
There is no guarantee that the Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges
will continue to support the Stock Connect Programs in the
future.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities
lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to return the
securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to recover the
securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement
security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if
and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities increases and
the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the Fund will bear
any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These events could
also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities on loan may
not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be able to
recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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12/31/2020 |
21.42% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-33.34% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
31.28% |
4.48% |
4.68% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
29.93% |
3.11% |
3.27% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
19.70% |
3.47% |
3.59% |
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MSCI
Emerging Markets Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
33.57% |
4.20% |
8.42% |
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MSCI
Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index (net)2
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
32.31% |
5.43% |
5.94% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
2
Performance
reflects the performance of the Indxx SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets Index through November 15, 2016 and the MSCI Emerging Markets
Top 50 Dividend Index thereafter.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF
Ticker:
SRET Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the
price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global
SuperDividend®
REIT
Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Fees: |
0.58% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.58% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $59 |
$186 |
$324 |
$726 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 44.38% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the
securities in the Underlying Index. Moreover, at least 80% of the Fund's total
assets are invested in securities of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs").
The Fund's 80% investment policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior
written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The
Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s
total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index tracks the performance of REITs that rank among the highest
yielding REITs globally, as determined by Solactive AG, the provider of the
Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). The Index Provider screens the highest
yielding REITs to exclude REITs that have historically exhibited the highest
volatility, as determined by the Index Provider. As of December 31, 2025,
the Underlying Index had 30 constituents, 9 of which are foreign companies. The
Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without
shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider
determines
the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes
information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was concentrated in the mortgage real estate investment
industry and had significant exposure to the financials and real estate
sectors.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment
Risk: The Fund may have exposure to
companies that invest in real estate, such as REITs, which expose investors in
the Fund to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that
relate specifically to the way in which real estate companies are organized and
operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to general and local economic
conditions and developments and characterized by intense competition and
periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies, including REITs, utilize
leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases risk and could
adversely affect a real estate company's operations and market value in periods
of rising interest rates. Real estate stocks and REITs may also be adversely
impacted by natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires,
floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related
phenomena.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be
less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities
may be more volatile and less liquid than large- and mid-capitalization
companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may have smaller
revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller
shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and
shorter operating histories than large- and mid-capitalization companies. These
securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall
securities market.
Credit
Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the
security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A
downgrade or perceived changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s
perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Equity Real Estate Investment Industry:
The Fund is concentrated in the Equity Real Estate Investment Industry, which
comprises Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). For more information, see
Asset
Class Risk - Real Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Investment Risk in
the SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
and A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
sections of the Prospectus.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Industry:
Mortgage
REITs are exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as
credit risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk and prepayment
risk.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Real Estate
Sector: The real estate sector includes real
estate companies focused on commercial and residential real estate development,
sales, operations, and services, as well as real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”). Real estate is highly sensitive to general and local economic
conditions and developments and characterized by intense competition and
periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies utilize leverage (and some may
be highly leveraged), which increases risk and could adversely affect a real
estate company's operations and market value in periods of rising interest
rates.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Singapore: Investments
in Singaporean issuers involve risks that are specific to Singapore, including
legal, regulatory, political and economic risks. In addition, because
Singapore’s economy is export-driven, Singapore relies heavily on its trading
partners. Political and economic developments of Singapore's neighbors may have
an adverse effect on Singapore's
economy.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk:
High-yielding stocks are often speculative, high risk investments. These
companies may be paying out more than they can support and may reduce their
dividends or stop paying dividends at any time (including reducing or
eliminating anticipated accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends),
which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies
and the Fund’s performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest
rates, causing such companies to underperform companies that do
not pay dividends. Also, the market return of high dividend yield
stocks, in certain market conditions, may perform worse than the overall stock
market.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Prepayment
Risk: Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will
repay principal (in part or in whole) earlier than expected. When interest rates
fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than
originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in
securities with lower yields, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s
income.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
|
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|
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|
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| |
| Best
Quarter: |
6/30/2020 |
22.73% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-56.55% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF: |
|
| |
|
·Return
before taxes |
17.77% |
3.54% |
2.48% |
|
·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
13.91% |
1.06% |
-0.34% |
|
·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
10.38% |
1.61% |
0.75% |
|
MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of U.S. and non-U.S. withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
11.72% |
|
Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index (USD)
(net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of U.S. and non-U.S. withholding
taxes, but reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
18.54% |
4.14% |
3.04% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has
been a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global X Renewable
Energy Producers ETF
Ticker:
RNRG Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF (the "Fund") seeks to track, before fees
and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Indxx Renewable Energy
Producers Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.65% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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$208 |
$362 |
$810 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 31.79% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Indxx
Renewable Energy Producers Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on
the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up
to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to publicly traded companies
that produce energy from renewable sources including wind, solar, hydroelectric,
geothermal, and biofuels (including publicly traded companies that are formed to
own operating assets that produce defined cash flows (“YieldCos”))
(collectively, "Renewable Energy Companies"), as defined by Indxx LLC, the
provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider").
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider first identifies FactSet
Industries related to renewable energy production. Companies within these
industries, as of the selection date, are further reviewed by the Index Provider
on the basis of revenue related to renewable energy production. To be eligible
for the Underlying Index, a company is considered by the Index Provider to be a
Renewable Energy Company if the company generates at least 50% of its revenues
from renewable energy production, as determined by the Index Provider. The Index
Provider classifies Renewable Energy Companies as those companies that produce
energy from renewable sources, including: wind, solar, hydroelectric,
geothermal, and biofuels (including YieldCos), as determined by the Index
Provider.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a modified capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted semi-annually. Modified
capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily based on market
capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities.
Generally speaking, this approach will limit the amount of concentration in the
largest market capitalization companies and increase company-level
diversification. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or
small-capitalization companies, and components may include, but are not limited
to, utilities, industrials and energy companies. The Fund's investment objective
and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The
Fund concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or
group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index
is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the independent power and renewable energy industry and had
significant exposure to the utilities sector. The Fund is
classified as “non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger percentage
of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Renewable Energy Companies:
Renewable Energy Companies typically face intense competition, short
product lifecycles and potentially rapid product obsolescence. These companies
may be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and in the supply
and demand of renewable energy, tax incentives, permitting application
timelines, availability of transmission capacity, subsidies, and other
governmental regulations and policies. These companies are also heavily
dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss
or impairment of those rights. Renewable Energy Companies may be adversely
affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of
import controls, availability of certain inputs and materials required for
production, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor
relations. A decline in the price of conventional energy such as oil and natural
gas could have a materially adverse impact on Renewable Energy Companies.
Renewable energy resources may be highly dependent upon government policies that
support renewable generation and enhance the economic viability of owning
renewable electric generation assets. Investors should additionally take notice
of the distinction between implemented government policy based on legislation
and less guaranteed commitments which may be aspirational, subject to political
risk, and difficult to enforce. Additionally, adverse environmental conditions
may cause fluctuations in renewable electric generation and adversely affect the
cash flows associated with Renewable Energy Companies.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in YieldCos: Investments
in securities of YieldCos involve risks that differ from investments in
traditional operating companies, including risks related to the relationship
between the YieldCo and the company responsible for the formation of the YieldCo
(the "YieldCo Sponsor”). YieldCos typically remain dependent on the management
and administration services provided by or under the direction of the YieldCo
Sponsor and on the ability of the YieldCo Sponsor to identify and present the
YieldCo with acquisition opportunities, which may often be assets of the YieldCo
Sponsor itself. To the extent that the YieldCo relies on the YieldCo Sponsor for
developing new assets for potential future acquisitions, the YieldCo may be
dependent on the development capabilities and financial health of the YieldCo
Sponsor. YieldCo Sponsors may have interests that conflict with the interests of
the YieldCo, and may retain control of the YieldCo via classes of stock held by
the Yieldco Sponsor. Congress voted not to extend bonus depreciation in
2015 for qualifying capital equipment, meaning new YieldCo assets could be
subject to slower depreciation schedules and less ability to minimize tax
liabilities. Additionally, Congress could vote to eliminate production tax
credits (“PTCs”) for green energy projects, which could reduce the profitability
of companies, including YieldCos that operate in the renewable energy
space. YieldCo securities can be affected by macro-economic and other
factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates,
investor sentiment towards YieldCos or the energy sector, changes in a
particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor
performance of a particular issuer (in the case of YieldCos, generally measured
in terms of distributable cash flow). A YieldCo’s share price is typically a
multiple of its distributable cash flow. Therefore any event that limits
the YieldCo’s ability to maintain or grow its distributable cash flow would
likely have a negative impact on the YieldCo’s share price. Prices of YieldCo
securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the company, including
the robustness and consistency of its earnings and its ability to meet debt
obligations including the payment of interest and principle to creditors.
YieldCos may distribute all or substantially all of the cash available for
distribution, which may limit new acquisitions and future growth. YieldCos may
finance its growth strategy with debt, which may increase the YieldCo’s leverage
and the risks associated with the YieldCo. The ability of a YieldCo to maintain
or grow its dividend distributions may depend on the entity’s ability to
minimize its tax liabilities through the use of accelerated depreciation
schedules, tax loss carryforwards, and tax incentives. Changes to the current
tax code could result in greater tax liabilities, which would reduce the
YieldCo’s distributable cash flow.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be
less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities
may be more volatile and less liquid than large- and mid-capitalization
companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may have smaller
revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller
shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and
shorter operating histories than large- and mid-capitalization companies. These
securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall
securities market.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers Industry: Companies in the independent power and renewable electricity
producers industry may be highly dependent upon government subsidies, contracts
with government entities, and the successful development of new and proprietary
technologies. In addition, seasonal weather conditions, fluctuations in the
supply of and demand for energy products, changes in energy prices, and
international political events may cause fluctuations in the performance of
independent power and renewable electricity producers companies and the prices
of their securities.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Utilities Sector:
Companies in the utilities sector may be adversely affected by changes in
exchange rates, domestic and international competition and governmental
regulations on rates charged to customers. Privatization and deregulation in the
utilities sector may subject companies to greater competition and losses in
profitability. Companies in the utilities sector may have difficulty obtaining
an adequate return on invested capital, raising capital, or financing large
construction programs during periods of inflation or unsettled capital markets.
In addition, companies in the utilities sector may be adversely affected due to
increase in fuel and operating costs and the costs of complying with
regulations. Furthermore, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government
intervention or other factors may render a utility company's equipment unusable
or obsolete and negatively impact
profitability.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject
to structural risks, including economic, political and social
instability. Additionally, certain securities held by the Fund, while traded on
U.S. exchanges, may be issued by foreign financial institutions and as such, may
be subject to the risks of investing in securities issued by foreign companies,
which may not be subject to the same regulations as companies domiciled in the
U.S. Where all or a portion of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is
closed when the market in which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is
open, there may be differences between the last quote from the security’s closed
foreign market and the value of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading
day. This, in turn, could lead to differences between the market price of the
Fund’s Shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Brazil: Investments
in Brazilian issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Brazil. The Brazilian economy
has experienced high inflation, debt, political unrest, corruption, and
violence, each of which may constrain economic growth. The Brazilian economy
depends heavily on international trade and is highly sensitive to fluctuations
in international commodity prices and commodity
markets.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets may be subject to a greater risk of
loss than investments in developed markets. Securities markets of emerging
market countries are less liquid, subject to greater price volatility, have
smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation, and are not
subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting
requirements as the securities markets of more developed countries, and there
may be greater risk associated with the custody of securities in emerging
markets. It may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against
an emerging market issuer in the courts of an emerging market country. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against emerging market companies and shareholders may have
limited legal rights and remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to
experience inflation, political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions
than more developed markets. Emerging markets may also face other significant
internal or external risks, including the risk of war, terrorism, or other
social or political conflicts.
Risk
of Investing in New Zealand: Investment
in New Zealand issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security , and economic risks specific to New Zealand. The New Zealand
economy is heavily dependent on agricultural exports, and as a result, is
susceptible to fluctuations in demand for agricultural products. New Zealand is
also dependent on trade with key trading partners; a reduction in such trade may
cause an adverse impact on its
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk: The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology
may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of
uninvested cash, size of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or
the valuation of dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the
Underlying Index or the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of
increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error
also may result because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying
Index does not. ETFs that track indices with significant weight in emerging
markets issuers may experience higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not
track such indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk: The investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest
may be limited. If a company no longer meets the Index Provider’s criteria for
inclusion in the Underlying Index, the Fund may need to reduce or eliminate its
holdings in that company. The reduction or elimination of the Fund’s holdings in
the company may have an adverse impact on the liquidity of the Fund’s overall
portfolio holdings and on Fund performance.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk:
The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk:
The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as
Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange. Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because
the Fund invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track.
The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
12/31/2020 |
24.58% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-18.03% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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X Renewable Energy Producers ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
29.36% |
-8.01% |
3.27% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
28.96% |
-8.16% |
2.70% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
17.77% |
-5.71% |
2.57% |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
11.72% |
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Indxx
Renewable Energy Producers Index (net)2
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
30.01% |
-7.62% |
3.68% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
2
Performance reflects the
performance of the Indxx Global YieldCo Index through November 18, 2018 and the
Indxx YieldCo & Renewable Energy Income Index thereafter. Effective February
1, 2021, the name of the Underlying Index changed from Indxx YieldCo &
Renewable Energy Income Index to the Indxx Renewable Energy Producers
Index.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF
Ticker:
CATH Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
S&P 500®
Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.29% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.29% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
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$93 |
$163 |
$368 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 9.79% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the S&P
500® Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80%
investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice
to shareholders before it can be changed. The Fund may lend
securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets
(including the value of the collateral received).
The
S&P 500®
Catholic Values Index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. equity securities
included in the S&P 500®
Index while maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the
Catholic Church. The Underlying Index is based on the S&P 500®
Index, and generally comprises approximately 500 or less U.S. listed common
stocks. All index constituents are members of the S&P 500®
Index and follow the eligibility criteria for that index. From this starting
universe, constituents are screened to exclude companies involved in activities
which are perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values as outlined in the
Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). As of December 31, 2025, the activities
screened for constituents’ exclusion by the S&P 500®
Catholic Values Index included Abortion, Contraceptives, Human Embryonic Stem
Cells, Adult Entertainment, Controversial Weapons, Military Contracting,
Gambling, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Child Labor. The Underlying Index then
reweights the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index's sector
exposures matches the sector exposures of the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor's Financial
Services LLC (the "Index Provider"), which is an organization that is
independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management Company
LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index Provider
determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and
publishes information regarding
the
market value of the Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 445 constituents. The Fund's investment objective and
Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The
Fund concentrates its investments (i.e.,
hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of
industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had significant
exposure to the information technology
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Catholic
Values Investing Risk: The
Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s investment criteria
by excluding the securities of companies based on such company's involvement in
one or more activities deemed by the investment criteria to be inconsistent with
Catholic teachings. There can be no guarantee that the activities of the
companies included in the Underlying Index will align with the moral and social
teachings of the Catholic Church, or that the Underlying Index’s investment
criteria will align fully with all interpretations of Catholic social teachings.
To the extent an investor intends to invest in a manner consistent with his or
her interpretation of Catholic social teachings, an investment in the Fund may
fail to achieve such objective.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational, information
security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the
Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or
personnel.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk:
Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to
return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to
recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
6/30/2020 |
21.14% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-19.60% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (04/18/2016)
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Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
17.21% |
13.45% |
14.39% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
16.97% |
13.16% |
14.05% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
10.35% |
10.73% |
12.02% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.42% |
14.93% |
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S&P
500®
Catholic Values Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.52% |
13.77% |
14.43% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF
Ticker:
EFAS Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
MSCI EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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0.55% |
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and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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0.00% |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.55% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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$176 |
$307 |
$689 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34.85% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the MSCI EAFE Top
50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index tracks the performance of 50 equally-weighted companies that
rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in Europe,
Australasia and the Far East, as defined by MSCI, the provider of the Underlying
Index (the "Index Provider"). The Underlying Index begins with the MSCI EAFE
Index, which is a capitalization-weighted index, and then follows a rules-based
methodology that is designed to select among the highest dividend yielding
equity securities of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Underlying Index is equal weighted
and rebalanced annually. As of December 31, 2025, components from the
following 21 developed market countries were eligible for inclusion in the
Underlying Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization
companies. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index primarily includes
components from the following sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Energy,
Financials, Materials, Real Estate, Telecommunication Services, and Utilities.
The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components
represent certain industries, are likely to change over time. The Fund's
investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the financials
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment
Risk:
The Fund may have exposure to companies that invest in real estate, such as
REITs, which expose investors in the Fund to the risks of owning real estate
directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which real
estate companies are organized and operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to
general and local economic conditions and developments and characterized by
intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies,
including REITs, utilize leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which
increases risk and could adversely affect a real estate company's operations and
market value in periods of rising interest rates. Real estate stocks and REITs
may also be adversely impacted by
natural or environmental disasters,
such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe
weather-related phenomena.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are
listed and trading is open, there may be differences between the
last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value of the
security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could lead to
differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the underlying
value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk: High-yielding stocks are often speculative, high risk investments.
These companies may be paying out more than they can support and may reduce
their dividends or stop paying dividends at any time (including reducing or
eliminating anticipated accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends),
which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies
and the Fund’s performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall
out of favor with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest
rates, causing such companies to underperform companies that do not pay
dividends. Also, the market return of high dividend yield stocks, in certain
market conditions, may perform worse than the overall stock
market.
Indexing
Strategy Risk: The
Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index.
Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that
security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if
that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
12/31/2020 |
25.39% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-32.96% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (11/14/2016) |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
45.31% |
12.27% |
9.19% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
43.48% |
10.83% |
7.78% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
27.85% |
9.55% |
7.11% |
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MSCI
EAFE Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
31.22% |
8.92% |
9.30% |
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MSCI
EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index (USD) (net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
46.12% |
12.78% |
9.69% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has
been a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019. Ms. Yang has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since December 2020.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global X E-commerce
ETF
Ticker:
EBIZ Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X E-commerce ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Solactive E-commerce Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.50% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.50% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 19.38% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Solactive
E-commerce Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up
to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to exchange-listed companies
that are positioned to benefit from the increased adoption of e-commerce as a
distribution model, including but not limited to companies whose principal
business is in operating e-commerce platforms, providing e-commerce software and
services, and/or selling goods and services online (collectively, "E-commerce
Companies"), as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index
(the "Index Provider").
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider first applies a
proprietary natural language processing algorithm to the eligible universe,
which seeks to identify and rank companies with direct exposure to the
e-commerce industry based on filings, disclosures and other public information
(e.g. regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, etc.). Companies identified by
the natural language processing algorithm, as of the selection date, are further
reviewed by the Index Provider on the basis of revenue related to e-commerce
activities. To be eligible for the Underlying Index, a company is considered by
the Index Provider to be an E-commerce Company if the company generates at least
50% of its revenues from e-commerce activities, as determined by the Index
Provider. E-commerce Companies are those companies that (i) operate e-commerce
platforms that connect buyers and
sellers
of goods and services via online marketplaces, (ii) provide e-commerce software,
analytics or services that facilitate the development and enhancement of
e-commerce platforms, and/or (iii) primarily sell goods and services online and
generate the majority of their overall revenue from online retail, as determined
by the Index Provider.
To
be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, certain minimum
market capitalization and liquidity criteria, as defined by the Index Provider,
must be met. As of December 31, 2025, companies must have a minimum market
capitalization of $200 million and a minimum average daily turnover for the last
6 months greater than or equal to $2 million in order to be eligible for
inclusion in the Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, companies
listed in the following countries were eligible for inclusion in the Underlying
Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a modified capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted semi-annually, with each
included security being allocated a maximum weight of 4% and a minimum weight of
0.3% in connection with each semi-annual rebalance. Modified capitalization
weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily based on market capitalization,
but subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities. Generally
speaking, this approach will limit the amount of concentration in the largest
market capitalization companies and increase company-level diversification. The
Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and
components primarily include information technology and consumer discretionary
companies. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 40
constituents. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be
changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The
Fund concentrates its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or
group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index
is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the broadline retail industry and had significant exposure to
the consumer discretionary sector. The Fund is classified as
“non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets
in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in E-commerce Companies: E-commerce companies typically face intense competition and are
subject to fluctuating consumer demand. Many of these companies compete
aggressively on price, potentially affecting their long run profitability. Due
to the online nature of E-commerce companies and their involvement in
processing, storing and transmitting large amounts of data, these companies are
particularly vulnerable to cyber security risk. This includes threats to
operational software and hardware, as well as theft of personal and transaction
records and other customer data. In the event of a cyberattack, E-commerce
companies could suffer serious adverse reputational and operational
consequences, including liability and litigation. E-commerce companies may
participate in monopolistic practices that could make them subject to higher
levels of regulatory scrutiny and/or potential break ups in the future, which
could severely impact the viability of these companies. Chinese E-commerce
Companies have been subject to heightened scrutiny as regulators seek to rein in
monopolistic practices and prevent the ‘disorderly expansion of capital’ under
the Common Prosperity initiative.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Small-capitalization
companies may be less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and
their securities may be more volatile and less liquid than large- and
mid-capitalization companies. In addition, small-capitalization companies may
have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and
experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial
resources, and shorter operating histories than large- and mid-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational, information
security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the
Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Broadline Retail Industry:
Companies in the internet and direct marketing retail industry are
dependent on internal infrastructure and on the availability, reliability and
security of the internet and related systems. Critical systems and operations
may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from fire, flood, power loss,
telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks, cyber-attacks, acts of war,
break-ins, earthquake and similar events. Any system interruption that results
in the unavailability of a company’s website or mobile app or reduced
performance of transaction systems could interrupt or substantially reduce a
company’s ability to conduct its business. Companies in the internet and direct
marketing retail industry are dependent on paid and unpaid natural search
engines and are therefore dependent on business decisions made by companies that
offer natural search engines. Any business changes by dominant providers of
natural search engines can be detrimental to an internet and direct marketing
retail company’s business while being totally outside of the control of such
company.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Consumer Discretionary Sector: The
consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and
international economies, exchange and interest rates, inflation, competition,
consumers’ disposable income and consumer preferences, social trends and
marketing campaigns.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in China:
Investments in Chinese securities may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to China. China may
be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Concerns about the rising government and household debt levels
could impact the stability of the Chinese economy. Despite economic and market
reform in recent decades, the Chinese government’s control over certain sectors
and enterprises and significant regulation of investment and industry are
pervasive. Chinese companies are subject to the risk that Chinese authorities
can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or
confrontations with other countries, including military conflicts in response to
such events,
may
disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency
fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher
rates of inflation.
The
Chinese economy is highly reliant on trade. Reduction in spending on Chinese
products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers
(including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S.
or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in
any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact
on the Chinese economy.
China
has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international
relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in
state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments.
Actual and threatened responses to such activity, including purchasing
restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or
Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers in which the
Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may adversely
affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese companies,
including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of
regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies
in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese
securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited
legal remedies. Investments in China may be subject to loss due to
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, and or the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital.
In addition, many Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable
interest entities (“VIEs”) in their structure as a result of foreign ownership
restriction. Any change in the operations of entities in a VIE structure, the
status of VIE contractual arrangements or the legal or regulatory environment in
China could result in significant, and possibly permanent and/or total, losses
for investments in VIE issuers.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to
legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: The Fund targets e-commerce companies globally and is expected to
invest in securities in emerging market countries. Investments in emerging
markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed
markets. Securities markets of emerging market countries are less liquid,
subject to greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have
less government regulation, and are not subject to as extensive and frequent
accounting, financial, and other reporting requirements as the securities
markets of more developed countries, and there may be greater risk associated
with the custody of securities in emerging markets. It may be difficult or
impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against an emerging market issuer in
the courts of an emerging market country. There may be significant obstacles to
obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against
emerging market companies and shareholders may have limited legal rights and
remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience inflation, political
turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions than more developed markets.
Emerging markets may also face other significant internal or external risks,
including the risk of war, terrorism, or other social or political
conflicts.
Risk
of Investing in the United States:
Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does not. ETFs that track
indices with significant weight in emerging markets issuers may experience
higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not track such
indices.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk:
The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk: Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may
fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not
able to recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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6/30/2020 |
55.92% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-24.25% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (11/27/2018) |
| Global
X E-commerce ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
18.38% |
0.79% |
11.93% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
18.23% |
0.72% |
11.83% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
10.98% |
0.60% |
9.72% |
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MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflects
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.19% |
12.94% |
|
Solactive
E-commerce Index (USD) (net)
(Index
returns reflects invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
18.87% |
1.22% |
12.42% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers: The
professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more
information.
Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF
Ticker:
CEFA Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF (the "Fund") seeks to
provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Catholic
Values Index (the "Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.35% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.35% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $36 |
$113 |
$197 |
$443 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 12.92% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for investment
purposes (if any), in the securities of the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Catholic
Values Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the
Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed.
The
Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to developed market equity
securities outside the U.S. while maintaining alignment with the moral and
social teachings of the Catholic Church. The Underlying Index is based on the
S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index, a benchmark index that provides exposure
to the large capitalization segment of developed markets within the Europe and
Asia Pacific regions, excluding Korea. The S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index
does not target any specific sector exposure. All index constituents are members
of the S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index and follow the eligibility criteria
for that index. From this starting universe, constituents are screened to
exclude companies involved in activities which are perceived to be inconsistent
with Catholic values as outlined in the Socially Responsible Investment
Guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). As of
December 31, 2025, the activities screened for constituents’ exclusion by
the S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index included Abortion, Contraceptives,
Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Adult Entertainment, Controversial Weapons, Military
Contracting, Gambling, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Child Labor. The Underlying Index
then reweights the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index’s sector
exposures match the current sector exposures of the S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large
Cap Index. The Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor’s Financial
Services LLC (the "Index Provider"), which is an organization that is
independent of, and
unaffiliated
with, the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for
the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index Provider determines the relative weightings
of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding
the market value of the Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 361 constituents. The Fund's investment objective and
Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the financials
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Catholic
Values Investing Risk: The
Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s investment criteria
by excluding the securities of companies based on such company's involvement in
one or more activities deemed by the investment criteria to be inconsistent with
Catholic teachings. There can be no guarantee that the activities of the
companies included in the Underlying Index will align with the moral and social
teachings of the Catholic Church, or that the Underlying Index’s investment
criteria will align fully with all interpretations of Catholic social teachings.
To the extent an investor intends to invest in a manner consistent with his or
her interpretation of Catholic social teachings, an investment in the Fund may
fail to achieve such objective.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector: Performance
of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors,
including, among others, government regulation and intervention, changes in
interest rates, economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, credit
rating downgrades, exposure concentration, and decreased liquidity in credit
markets. The financials sector is a target for cyber-attacks and financial
services companies may experience technological malfunctions, disruptions,
and/or failures, which may cause losses and may negatively impact the
Fund.
Foreign
Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S.
securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers
(including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global
Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower
levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility;
exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public
information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities;
imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the
expatriation of the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by
U.S. regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody
costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Europe: The Fund is more exposed to the economic and political risks of
Europe and of the European countries in which it invests than funds whose
investments are more geographically diversified. Adverse economic and political
events in Europe may cause the Fund’s investments to decline in value. The
economies and markets of European countries are often closely connected and
interdependent, and events in one country in Europe can have an adverse impact
on other European countries. The Fund makes investments in securities of issuers
that are domiciled in, or have significant operations in, member states of the
European Union that are subject to economic and monetary controls that can
adversely affect the Fund’s investments. The European financial markets have
experienced volatility and adverse trends in recent years and these events have
adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro and may continue to
significantly affect other European countries.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Japan: Investments in Japanese issuers may
subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to Japan. The Japanese economy may be subject to
considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability, which could
have a negative impact on Japanese securities. The Japanese economy is heavily
dependent on international trade, oil and other commodity imports and consistent
government policy supporting its exports. Changes in governmental regulations on
trade, decreasing imports or exports, and/or an economic recession in Japan may
cause the value of the Fund's investments to decline. Downturns in the economies
of key trading partners such as the U.S., China and/or countries in Southeast
Asia, including economic, political or social instability in such countries,
could also have a negative impact on the Japanese economy. In addition, Japan is
subject to the risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanoes,
typhoons and tsunamis, which could negatively affect the Fund. Japan’s relations
with neighboring countries have at times been strained, and strained relations
with its neighboring countries or trading partners may cause uncertainty in the
Japanese markets and adversely affect the overall Japanese
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of
uninvested cash, size of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or
the valuation of dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the
Underlying Index or the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of
increased market
volatility or other unusual market
conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund incurs fees and
expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with
changes in the market value of the
Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some
cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
12/31/2022 |
16.17% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-15.72% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (06/22/2020)
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Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
26.21% |
7.18% |
10.25% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
25.29% |
6.53% |
9.60% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
16.05% |
5.59% |
8.12% |
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MSCI
EAFE Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflect
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
31.22% |
8.92% |
11.71% |
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S&P®
Developed ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index
(USD)
(net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
26.49% |
7.46% |
10.56% |
1 After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. To has been a
Portfolio Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2018. Mr. Xie has been a Portfolio
Manager of the Fund since March 1, 2019.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF
Ticker:
QCLR Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares ("Shares") of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
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0.25% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.25% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
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$80 |
$141 |
$318 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 7.94% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's
80% investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written
notice to shareholders before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of a risk management strategy that
holds the underlying stocks of the NASDAQ 100®
Index and applies an options collar strategy (i.e., a mix of short (sold) call
options and long (purchased) put options) on the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the component
securities of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, combined with a long position in 5% out-of-the money (“OTM”) put options
and a short position in 10% OTM call options, each corresponding to the value of
the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
The implications of the long put option and short call option are described in
more detail here:
Put
Options
- When an investor purchases a put option, the investor pays an amount (premium)
to acquire the right (but not the obligation) to sell shares of a reference
asset at a specified exercise (“strike”) price on the expiration date. If the
reference asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date and the
investor exercises the put option, the investor will be entitled to receive the
difference between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put
option may end up worthless and the investor’s loss is limited to the amount of
premium it paid.
Call
Options
– When an investor sells a call option, the investor receives a premium in
exchange for an obligation to sell shares of a reference asset at a strike price
on the expiration date if the buyer of the call option exercises it. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date and the
buyer exercises the call option, the investor will have to pay the difference
between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the reference
asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date, the call option
may end up worthless and the investor retains the premium.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market
price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
and take short positions in quarterly call options with an exercise price
generally at 10% above the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. However, if put and/or call options with those precise strike prices are
unavailable, the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the
strike price closest to 5% below the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ
100®
Index, and call options with the strike price closest to 10% above the
prevailing market price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
NASDAQ 100®
Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market. Modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily
based on market capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Generally speaking, this approach will limit the amount
of concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying
Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. (the "Index Provider"), which is
an organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and
Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the
"Adviser"). In addition, any determinations related to the constituents of the
Underlying Index are made independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The
Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the
Underlying Index and publishes or designates a third-party index calculation
agent to publish information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The call options sold by
the Fund will be collateralized by the Fund's equity holdings at the time the
Fund sells the options. By purchasing put options and selling call options on
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100®
Index, the Fund's collar strategy may generate some income, which may offset
some of the cost of purchasing the put option, while protecting the Fund from a
significant decline in the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, if the put options become in the money. If the value of the NASDAQ
100®
Index is below the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions upon the
expiration of the put option, then at expiration the put will be worth the
difference between the strike price and the value of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, so the value of the put option would protect the Fund from further losses
below the strike price of the put. For example, if the NASDAQ 100®
Index were to fall by 15% from the time the put option was purchased to the time
the put option expired, then the put option would be expected to have a value
equal to approximately 10% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the
put option was purchased, which would limit the Fund’s loss from the decrease in
the NASDAQ 100®
Index over the relevant period to 5%. The level of protection the Fund provides
from declines in the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index during the period a given put option contract is held will vary depending
on the relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put options
positions and the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. Similarly, if the value of the NASDAQ 100®
Index is above the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions upon the
expiration of the call option, then at expiration the Fund would owe the
purchaser of the call option the difference between the strike price and the
value of the NASDAQ 100®
Index,
so the amount owed with respect to the call option offset any gains the Fund may
experience from the securities held. For example, if the NASDAQ 100®
Index were to increase by 15% from the time the call option was sold to the time
the call option expired, then the call option would be expected to have a value
equal to approximately 5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the
call option was purchased, which limit the Fund’s gains from the increase in the
NASDAQ 100®
Index over the relevant period to 10%. An investor that purchases Fund shares
other than on the day that the Fund takes long positions in quarterly put
options and short positions in quarterly call options, or who sells shares other
than on the day that the put options and call options expire, may experience
different investment returns, depending on the relative difference between the
strike price of the Fund’s put options positions and call options positions, and
the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity
securities
to follow the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was concentrated in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor
Equipment Industry and had significant exposure to the information technology
sector. The Fund is classified as "non-diversified," which means
it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers
than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds section
of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Collar
Option Risk: The
Fund’s collar strategy will consist of a mix of short call options positions and
long put options positions. By selling call options in return for the receipt of
premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential
increases in the value of the Underlying Index above the exercise prices of such
options. By purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums, the
Fund may be protected from a significant decline in the price of the Underlying
Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
Underlying Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of the
premiums paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the
Fund’s short call options positions and long put options positions are put on
may experience different levels of downside protection and upside participation
depending on market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the
securities underlying the options will be limited while the options are in
effect unless the Fund cancels out the options positions through the purchase or
sale of offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options.
Exchanges may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is
suspended, the Fund may be unable to purchase or sell options at times that may
be desirable or advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Derivatives
Risk:
The Fund will invest in options, a type of derivative instrument. Derivatives
can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden fluctuations in
market prices than conventional securities, which can result in greater losses
for the Fund. In addition, the prices of the derivative instruments and the
prices of underlying securities, interest rates or currencies they are designed
to reflect may not move together as expected. A risk of the Fund’s use of
derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly
with the relevant reference index. Derivatives are usually traded on margin,
which may subject the Fund to margin calls. Margin calls may force the Fund to
liquidate assets. If a counterparty to an options contract entered into by the
Fund becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its obligations, or if any collateral
posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there
are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the value of an
investment in the Fund may decline. Further, the market for certain investments,
such as options contracts, may become illiquid under adverse market or economic
conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the
conditions of a particular issuer. If the Fund needed to sell a large block of
illiquid securities to meet shareholder redemption request or to raise cash,
these sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and adversely affect
performance of the Fund.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or personnel.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry:
The
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry is highly competitive, and
certain companies in this industry may be restricted from operating in certain
markets due to the sensitive nature of these technologies. Companies in this
space generally seek to increase silicon capacity, improve yields, and reduce
die size in their product designs which may result in significant increases in
worldwide supply and downward pressure on prices. Companies involved in the
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry face increased risk from
trade agreements between countries that develop these technologies and countries
in which customers of these technologies are based. Lack of resolution or
potential imposition of trade tariffs may hinder the companies’ ability to
successfully deploy their inventories. The success of such companies frequently
depends on the ability to develop and produce competitive new semiconductor
technologies. Companies in this industry frequently undertake substantial
research and development expenses in order to remain competitive, and a failure
to successfully demonstrate advanced functionality and performance can have a
material impact on the company’s
business.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to
corporate
governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The countries in
which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks, including
economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain securities
held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by foreign
financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of investing in
securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to the same
regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion of the
Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in which the
Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences between
the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value of the
security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could lead to
differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the underlying
value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Options
Premium Tax Risk:
An option premium is not subject to taxation upon receipt but rather when such
option is exercised, is sold or lapses. The Fund’s investment strategy may limit
its ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend
income, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to federal income tax
at rates of up to 20% plus the 3.8% Medicare tax. The Fund’s investment strategy
may also limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the
dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. For these reasons, a
significant portion of distributions received by Fund shareholders may be
subject to tax at effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that would
apply if the Fund were to engage in a different investment strategy. You should
consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of acquiring, owning and
disposing of Shares in the Fund.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the
shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV
of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with
changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the
Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in
response to changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Turnover
Risk: The
Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, which may significantly increase
the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. At times, the Fund may have a portfolio
turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. For example, a portfolio turnover
rate of 300% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of its securities
three times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate would
result in high brokerage costs for the Fund, may result in higher taxes when
Shares are held in a taxable account and lower Fund
performance.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
3/31/2023 |
11.77% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-8.34% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (8/25/2021) |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar
95-110 ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
11.41% |
8.72% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
5.53% |
6.31% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
6.77% |
5.76% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
11.77% |
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NASDAQ
-100 Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
13.28% |
9.74% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie and Ms.
Yang have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF
Ticker:
QTR Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.25% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.25% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $26 |
$80 |
$141 |
$318 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 6.24% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Nasdaq-100
Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80%
investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice
to shareholders before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of a risk management strategy that
holds the underlying stocks of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
and applies a protective put strategy (i.e. long (purchased) put options) on the
NASDAQ 100®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, combined with a long position in 10% out-of-the-money (“OTM”) put options
that correspond to the value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ
100®
Index. The implications of the long put option are described in more detail
here:
Put
Options -
When an investor purchases a put option, the investor pays an amount (premium)
to acquire the right (but not the obligation) to sell shares of a reference
asset at a specified exercise (“strike”) price on the expiration date. If the
reference asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date and the
investor exercises the put option, the investor will be entitled to receive the
difference between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put
option may end up worthless and the investor’s loss is limited to the amount of
premium it paid.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 10% below the prevailing market
price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. However, if put options with that precise strike price are unavailable,
the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the strike price
closest to but greater than 10% below the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ
100®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
NASDAQ 100®
Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market. Modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily
based on market capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Generally speaking, this approach will limit the amount
of concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying
Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. (the "Index Provider"), which is
an organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and
Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the
"Adviser"). In addition, any determinations related to the constituents of the
Underlying Index are made independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The
Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the
Underlying Index and publishes or designates a third-party index calculation
agent to publish information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. By purchasing put options
on the value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100®
Index,
the Fund’s protective put strategy may protect the Fund from a significant
decline in the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, if the put options become in the money. If the value of the NASDAQ
100®
Index
is below the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions upon the
expiration of the put option, then at expiration the put will be worth the
difference between the strike price and the value of the NASDAQ 100®
Index,
so the value of the put option would protect the Fund from further losses below
the strike price of the put. For example, if the NASDAQ 100®
Index
were to fall by 15% from the time the put option was purchased to the time the
put option expired, then the put option would be expected to have a value equal
to approximately 5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the put
option was purchased, which would limit the Fund’s loss from the decrease in the
NASDAQ 100®
Index
over the relevant period to 10%. The level of protection the Fund provides from
declines in the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
during the period a given put option contract is held will vary depending on the
relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put option position
and the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
However, if the NASDAQ 100®
Index does not fall below the strike price of the purchased put option during
the time the put option is held, then the put option will expire worthless, and
the Fund’s strategy will underperform the NASDAQ 100®
Index during this time period due to the cost of purchasing the put options. An
investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund takes
long positions in quarterly put options, or who sells shares other than on the
day that the put option expires, may experience different investment returns,
depending on the relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put
options positions and the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund concentrates its investments
(i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group
of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry and had
significant exposure to the information technology sector. The
Fund is classified as "non-diversified," which means it may invest a larger
percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Derivatives
Risk:
The Fund will invest in options, a type of derivative instrument. Derivatives
can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden fluctuations in
market prices than conventional securities, which can result in greater losses
for the Fund. In addition, the prices of the derivative instruments and the
prices of underlying securities, interest rates or currencies they are designed
to reflect may not move together as expected. A risk of the Fund’s use of
derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly
with the relevant reference index. Derivatives are usually traded on margin,
which may subject the Fund to margin calls. Margin calls may force the Fund to
liquidate assets. If a counterparty to an options contract entered into by the
Fund becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its obligations, or if any collateral
posted by the counterparty for the benefit of the Fund is insufficient or there
are delays in the Fund’s ability to access such collateral, the value of an
investment in the Fund may decline. Further, the market for certain investments,
such as options contracts, may become illiquid under adverse market or economic
conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the conditions of a
particular issuer. If the Fund needed to sell a large block of illiquid
securities to meet shareholder redemption request or to raise cash, these sales
could further reduce the securities’ prices and adversely affect performance of
the Fund.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Protective
Put Options Risk: By
purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums, the Fund may be
protected from a significant decline in the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
NASDAQ 100®
Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of the premiums
paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the Fund’s long
put options positions are put on may experience different levels of downside
protection depending on market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to
sell the securities underlying the options will be limited while the options are
in effect unless the Fund cancels out the options positions through the sale of
offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options. Exchanges
may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended,
the Fund may be unable to purchase options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational, information
security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the Fund and its
service providers (including, without limitation, the Adviser, fund accountant,
custodian, transfer agent and
financial intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and
impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses,
impediments to trading, the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business,
violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties,
reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or
additional compliance costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or personnel.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry:
The
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry is highly competitive, and
certain companies in this industry may be restricted from operating in certain
markets due to the sensitive nature of these technologies. Companies in this
space generally seek to increase silicon capacity, improve yields, and reduce
die size in their product designs which may result in significant increases in
worldwide supply and downward pressure on prices. Companies involved in the
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry face increased risk from
trade agreements between countries that develop these technologies and countries
in which customers of these technologies are based. Lack of resolution or
potential imposition of trade tariffs may hinder the companies’ ability to
successfully deploy their inventories. The success of such companies frequently
depends on the ability to develop and produce competitive new semiconductor
technologies. Companies in this industry frequently undertake substantial
research and development expenses in order to remain competitive, and a failure
to successfully demonstrate advanced functionality and performance can have a
material impact on the company’s
business.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Where all or a portion
of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in
which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences
between the last quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value
of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could
lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the
underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism
and
strained international relations. Incidents involving a country’s or region’s
security may cause uncertainty in its markets and may adversely affect its
economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition, developed countries may be
adversely impacted by changes to the economic conditions of certain key trading
partners, regulatory burdens, debt burdens and the price or availability of
certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk:
The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of factors,
including but not limited to human error, processing and communication errors,
errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other third-parties,
failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and technology or
systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to
reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures.
However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate
for those risks that they are intended to address.
Options
Premium Tax Risk: An option premium is not subject to taxation upon receipt but
rather when such option is exercised, is sold or lapses. The Fund’s investment
strategy may limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as
qualified dividend income, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to
federal income tax at rates of up to 20% plus the 3.8% Medicare tax. The Fund’s
investment strategy may also limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible
for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. For these
reasons, a significant portion of distributions received by Fund shareholders
may be subject to tax at effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that
would apply if the Fund were to engage in a different investment strategy. You
should consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of acquiring, owning
and disposing of Shares in the Fund.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Turnover
Risk: The
Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, which may significantly increase
the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. At times, the Fund may have a portfolio
turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. For example, a portfolio turnover
rate of 300% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of its securities
three times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate would
result in high brokerage costs for the Fund, may result in higher taxes when
Shares are held in a taxable account and lower Fund
performance.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or
that
are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading halts). The
value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days when
shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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3/31/2023 |
16.37% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-14.00% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (8/25/2021) |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
14.52% |
9.47% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
7.16% |
7.49% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
8.62% |
6.56% |
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S&P
500 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns reflects
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
17.88% |
11.77% |
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NASDAQ
100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns reflects invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
14.95% |
9.93% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie and Ms.
Yang have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF
Ticker:
XCLR Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Cboe S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares ("Shares") of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.25% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.25% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
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$80 |
$141 |
$318 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 20.62% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Cboe S&P
500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80%
investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice
to shareholders before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of a risk management strategy that
holds the underlying stocks of the S&P 500®
Index and applies an options collar strategy (i.e., a mix of short (sold) call
options and long (purchased) put options) on the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the S&P 500®
Index,
combined with a long position in 5% out-of-the money (“OTM”) put options and a
short position in 10% OTM call options, each corresponding to the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index. The implications of the long put option and short call option are
described in more detail here:
Put
Options
- When an investor purchases a put option, the investor pays an amount (premium)
to acquire the right (but not the obligation) to sell shares of a reference
asset at a specified exercise (“strike”) price on the expiration date. If the
reference asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date and the
investor exercises the put option, the investor will be entitled to receive the
difference between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put
option may end up worthless and the investor’s loss is limited to the amount of
premium it paid.
Call
Options
– When an investor sells a call option, the investor receives a premium in
exchange for an obligation to sell shares of a reference asset at a strike price
on the expiration date if the buyer of the call option exercises it. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date and the
buyer exercises the call option, the investor will have to pay the difference
between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the reference
asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date, the call option
may end up worthless and the investor retains the premium.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market
price of the S&P 500®
Index and take short positions in quarterly call options with an exercise price
generally at 10% above the prevailing market price of the S&P
500®
Index. However, if put and/or call options with those precise strike prices are
unavailable, the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the
strike price closest to but greater than 5% below the prevailing market price of
the S&P 500®
Index, and call options with the strike price closest to but greater than 10%
above the prevailing market price of the S&P 500®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
S&P 500®
Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of 500 industrial, information technology, utility and financial
companies amongst other GICS®
sectors, regarded as generally representative of the U.S. stock market. A
float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component
according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are
readily available for purchase on the open market. The Fund's investment
objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the "Index
Provider"), which is an organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated
with, the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for
the Fund (the "Adviser"). In addition, any determinations related to the
constituents of the Underlying Index are made independent of the Fund's
portfolio managers. The Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the
securities in the Underlying Index and publishes or designates a third-party
index calculation agent to publish information regarding the market value of the
Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The call options sold by
the Fund will be collateralized by the Fund's equity holdings at the time the
Fund sells the options. By purchasing put options and selling call options on
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index, the Fund's collar strategy may generate some income, which may offset
some of the cost of purchasing the put option, while protecting the Fund from a
significant decline in the price of the S&P 500®
Index, if the put options become in the money. If the value of the S&P 500®
Index is below the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions upon the
expiration of the put option, then at expiration the put will be worth the
difference between the strike price and the value of the S&P 500® Index, so
the value of the put option would protect the Fund from further losses below the
strike price of the put. For example, if the S&P 500® Index were to fall by
15% from the time the put option was purchased to the time the put option
expired, then the put option would be expected to have a value equal to
approximately 10% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the put option
was purchased, which would limit the Fund’s loss from the decrease in the
S&P 500®
Index over the relevant period to 5%. The level of protection the Fund provides
from declines in the price of the S&P 500®
Index
during the period a given put option contract is held will vary depending on the
relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions
and the price of the S&P 500®
Index.
Similarly, if the value of the S&P 500® Index is above the strike price of
the Fund’s call options positions upon the expiration of the call option, then
at expiration the Fund would owe the purchaser of the call option the difference
between the strike price and the value of the S&P 500® Index, so the amount
owed with respect to the call option offset any gains the Fund may experience
from the securities held. For example, if the S&P 500®
Index were to increase by 15% from the time the call option was sold to the time
the call option expired, then the call option would be expected to have a value
equal to approximately 5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the
call option was purchased, which limit the Fund’s gains from the increase in the
S&P 500® Index over the relevant period to 10%. An investor that purchases
Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund takes long positions in
quarterly put options and short positions in quarterly call options, or who
sells shares other than on the day that the put options and call options expire,
may experience different investment returns, depending on the relative
difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions and call
options positions, and the price of the S&P 500®
Index.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental
to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the information technology
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Collar
Option Risk: The
Fund’s collar strategy will consist of a mix of short call options positions and
long put options positions. By selling call options in return for the receipt of
premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential
increases in the value of the S&P 500®
Index above the exercise prices of such options. By purchasing put options in
return for the payment of premiums, the Fund may be protected from a significant
decline in the price of the S&P 500®
Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
S&P 500®
Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of the premiums
paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the Fund’s short
call options positions and long put options positions are put on may experience
different levels of downside protection and upside participation depending on
market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the securities
underlying the options will be limited while the options are in effect unless
the Fund cancels out the options positions through the purchase or sale of
offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options. Exchanges
may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended,
the Fund may be unable to purchase or sell options at times that may be
desirable or advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
Derivatives
Risk: The Fund will invest in options, a type of derivative instrument.
Derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden
fluctuations in market prices than conventional securities, which can result in
greater losses for the Fund. In addition, the prices of the derivative
instruments and the prices of underlying securities, interest rates or
currencies they are designed to reflect may not move together as expected. A
risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values
may not correlate perfectly with the relevant reference index. Derivatives are
usually traded on margin, which may subject the Fund to margin calls. Margin
calls may force the Fund to liquidate assets. If a counterparty to an options
contract entered into by the Fund becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its
obligations, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of
the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access
such collateral, the value of an investment in the Fund may decline. Further,
the market for certain investments, such as options contracts, may become
illiquid under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific
adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. If the Fund needed to
sell a large block of illiquid securities to meet shareholder redemption request
or to raise cash, these sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and
adversely affect performance of the Fund.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or
personnel.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Options
Premium Tax Risk:
An option premium is not subject to taxation upon receipt but rather when such
option is exercised, is sold or lapses. The Fund’s investment strategy may limit
its ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend
income, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to federal income tax
at rates of up to 20% plus the 3.8% Medicare tax. The Fund’s investment strategy
may also limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the
dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. For these reasons, a
significant portion of distributions received by Fund shareholders may be
subject to tax at effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that would
apply if the Fund were to engage in a different investment strategy. You should
consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of acquiring, owning and
disposing of Shares in the Fund.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large
portion,
of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to maintain
sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of Trustees may
determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders
may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a national
securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or downward
effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Turnover
Risk: The
Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, which may significantly increase
the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. At times, the Fund may have a portfolio
turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. For example, a portfolio turnover
rate of 300% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of its securities
three times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate would
result in high brokerage costs for the Fund, may result in higher taxes when
Shares are held in a taxable account and lower Fund
performance.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
3/31/2024 |
9.19% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-6.82% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (8/25/2021) |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
10.22% |
7.74% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
4.99% |
4.52% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
6.06% |
4.59% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
11.77% |
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Cboe
S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
10.37% |
8.10% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie and Ms.
Yang have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500®
Tail
Risk ETF
Ticker:
XTR Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Tail
Risk ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
Cboe S&P 500 Tail Risk Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.25% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.25% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $26 |
$80 |
$141 |
$318 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 3.07% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Cboe S&P
500 Tail Risk Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80% investment policy
is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders
before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of a risk management strategy that
holds the underlying stocks of the S&P 500®
Index and applies a protective put strategy (i.e. long (purchased) put options)
on the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the S&P 500®
Index, combined with a long position in 10% out-of-the-money (“OTM”) put options
that correspond to the value of the portfolio of stocks in the S&P
500®
Index. The implications of the long put option are described in more detail
here:
Put
Options
- When an investor purchases a put option, the investor pays an amount (premium)
to acquire the right (but not the obligation) to sell shares of a reference
asset at a specified exercise (“strike”) price on the expiration date. If the
reference asset closes below the strike price as of the expiration date and the
investor exercises the put option, the investor will be entitled to receive the
difference between the value of the reference asset and the strike price. If the
reference asset closes above the strike price as of the expiration date, the put
option may end up worthless and the investor’s loss is limited to the amount of
premium it paid.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 10% below the prevailing market
price of the S&P 500®
Index. However, if put options with that precise strike price are unavailable,
the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the strike price
closest to but greater than 10% below the prevailing market price of the S&P
500®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
S&P 500®
Index
is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of 500 industrial, information technology, utility and financial
companies amongst other GICS®
sectors, regarded as generally representative of the U.S. stock market. A
float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component
according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are
readily available for purchase on the open market. The Fund's investment
objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the "Index
Provider"), which is an organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated
with, the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for
the Fund (the "Adviser"). In addition, any determinations related to the
constituents of the Underlying Index are made independent of the Fund's
portfolio managers. The Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the
securities in the Underlying Index and publishes or designates a third-party
index calculation agent to publish information regarding the market value of the
Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to
"outperform" the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. By purchasing put options
on the value of the portfolio of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index, the Fund’s protective put strategy may protect the Fund from a
significant decline in the price of the S&P 500®
Index, if the put options become in the money. If the value of the S&P
500®
Index
is below the strike price of the Fund’s put options positions upon the
expiration of the put option, then at expiration the put will be worth the
difference between the strike price and the value of the S&P 500®
Index,
so the value of the put option would protect the Fund from further losses below
the strike price of the put. For example, if the S&P 500®
Index
were to fall by 15% from the time the put option was purchased to the time the
put option expired, then the put option would be expected to have a value equal
to approximately 5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the put
option was purchased, which would limit the Fund’s loss from the decrease in the
S&P 500®
Index
over the relevant period to 10%. The level of protection the Fund provides from
declines in the price of the S&P 500®
Index
during the period a given put option contract is held will vary depending on the
relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put option position
and the price of the S&P 500®
Index.
However, if the S&P 500®
Index does not fall below the strike price of the purchased put option during
the time the put option is held, then the put option will expire worthless, and
the Fund’s strategy will underperform the S&P 500®
Index during this time period due to the cost of purchasing the put options. An
investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund takes
long positions in quarterly put options, or who sells shares other than on the
day that the put option expires, may experience different investment returns,
depending on the relative difference between the strike price of the Fund’s put
options positions and the price of the S&P 500®
Index.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to
shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs
involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying
Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes
temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal
restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that
apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the information technology
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Derivatives
Risk: The Fund will invest in options, a type of derivative instrument.
Derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden
fluctuations in market prices than conventional securities, which can result in
greater losses for the Fund. In addition, the prices of the derivative
instruments and the prices of underlying securities, interest rates or
currencies they are designed to reflect may not move together as expected. A
risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values
may not correlate perfectly with the relevant reference index. Derivatives are
usually traded on margin, which may subject the Fund to margin calls. Margin
calls may force the Fund to liquidate assets. If a counterparty to an options
contract entered into by the Fund becomes bankrupt or fails to perform its
obligations, or if any collateral posted by the counterparty for the benefit of
the Fund is insufficient or there are delays in the Fund’s ability to access
such collateral, the value of an investment in the Fund may decline. Further,
the market for certain investments, such as options contracts, may become
illiquid under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific
adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. If the Fund needed to
sell a large block of illiquid securities to meet shareholder redemption request
or to raise cash, these sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and
adversely affect performance of the Fund.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values
may be more volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s
business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general
economic conditions.
Protective
Put Options Risk: By
purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums, the Fund may be
protected from a significant decline in the price of the S&P 500®
Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
S&P 500®
Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of the premiums
paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the Fund’s long
put options positions are put on may experience different levels of downside
protection depending on market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to
sell the securities underlying the options will be limited while the options are
in effect unless the Fund cancels out the options positions through the sale of
offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options. Exchanges
may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended,
the Fund may be unable to purchase options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or
other
occurrence affecting such industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased
impact on the value of the Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a
fund that invests in a broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or
personnel.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Options
Premium Tax Risk:
An option premium is not subject to taxation upon receipt but rather when such
option is exercised, is sold or lapses. The Fund’s investment strategy may limit
its ability to distribute dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend
income, which for non-corporate shareholders are subject to federal income tax
at rates of up to 20% plus the 3.8% Medicare tax. The Fund’s investment strategy
may also limit its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the
dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders. For these reasons, a
significant portion of distributions received by Fund shareholders may be
subject to tax at effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that would
apply if the Fund were to engage in a different investment strategy. You should
consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of acquiring, owning and
disposing of Shares in the Fund.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Turnover
Risk: The
Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, which may significantly increase
the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. At times, the Fund may have a portfolio
turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. For example, a portfolio turnover
rate of 300% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of its securities
three times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate would
result in high brokerage costs for the Fund, may result in higher taxes when
Shares are held in a taxable account and lower Fund
performance.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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Quarter: |
12/31/2023 |
10.34% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-10.91% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (8/25/2021) |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Tail Risk ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
13.54% |
8.72% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
6.54% |
4.93% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
8.03% |
5.11% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
11.77% |
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Cboe
S&P 500 Tail Risk Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
13.91% |
9.24% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie and Ms.
Yang have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global X Rare Earth
& Critical Materials ETF
(formerly
known as the Global X Disruptive Materials ETF)
Ticker:
EART Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as the Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF) (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Solactive Rare Earth and Critical Materials Index (the
"Underlying Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.59% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.59% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $60 |
$189 |
$329 |
$738 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 46.17% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for investment
purposes (if any), in the securities of the Solactive Rare Earth and Critical
Materials Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the
Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed.
The
Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to companies that produce rare
earth components, metals and other raw or composite materials that have been
identified as being essential to critical technologies such as consumer
electronics, electric vehicles, aircraft engines, energy storage, medical
equipment, oil refining, automotive and chemical products, robotics, and in
military applications such as missiles and radar systems. Each material has been
determined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index (the “Index
Provider”) to be a rare earth element and/or a material instrumental to the
development and production of one or more critical technologies. Critical
technologies refer to those technologies that are essential to the development
and production of long-term, structural changes to existing products, services,
industries, or sectors. Specifically, the Underlying Index will include
securities issued by “Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies” as defined
by the Index Provider. Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies are those
companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues in aggregate from the
exploration, mining, production and/or enhancement of one or more of the
following ten materials categories: Carbon Fiber, Cobalt, Copper, Graphene &
Graphite, Lithium, Manganese, Nickel, Platinum & Palladium, Rare Earth
Elements, and Zinc (collectively, “Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Categories”). Companies engaged in exploration and
mining
include those companies involved in locating and extracting rare earth elements
and critical materials. Companies engaged in production include those companies
involved in manufacturing, processing, and trading rare earth elements and
critical materials for primary usage. Companies engaged in enhancement include
those companies involved in refining, developing, and/or smelting materials to
extract and purify rare earth elements and critical materials. As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 49 constituents.
For
the Lithium category, companies that derive greater than 25% but less than 50%
of revenue from the production and/or processing of lithium are also eligible
for inclusion (collectively, “Diversified Lithium Companies”). In addition,
companies with primary business operations in the exploration, mining,
production and/or enhancement of one or more of the Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Categories, but which are not currently generating revenue, are also
eligible for inclusion (collectively, “Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Companies”). To determine whether a company has primary business
operations in the exploration, mining, production and/or enhancement of one or
more of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories, the Index Provider
reviews the public financial disclosures and filings of the company, and
identifies the products and business segments disclosed therein. The Index
Provider then reviews the management discussion and analysis, as well as the
level of investment the company allocates to those products and segments, to
determine whether those business operations are the primary operations of the
company.
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider applies a proprietary
natural language processing algorithm to the eligible universe, which seeks to
identify and rank companies involved in each of the Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Categories based on filings, disclosures, and other public information
(e.g., regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, etc.). The highest-ranking
companies identified by the natural language processing algorithm in each Rare
Earth & Critical Materials Category, as of the selection date, are further
reviewed by the Index Provider to confirm they derive at least 50% of their
revenues from one of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories as
described above, derive between 25% and 50% of their revenues from the Lithium
category in the case of Diversified Lithium Companies, or have primary business
operations in the exploration, mining, production and/or enhancement of one or
more of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories but do not currently
generate revenues in the case of Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies. The five highest-ranking Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies and Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies
according to free float market capitalization from each Rare Earth &
Critical Materials Category are included in the Underlying Index. For the
Lithium category, the five highest-ranking Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies, Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies and
Diversified Lithium Companies according to free float market capitalization are
included. If fewer than five companies are identified that satisfy the above
criteria within a Rare Earth & Critical Materials Category, all eligible
companies are selected, and the category consists of fewer than five companies.
To
be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, companies must be
classified in one of the following Economies according to FactSet (a leading
financial data provider that maintains a comprehensive structured taxonomy
designed to offer precise classification of global companies and their
individual business units): Basic Materials, Industrials, or Technology. In
addition, certain minimum market capitalization and liquidity criteria, as
defined by the Index Provider, must be met. As of December 31, 2025,
companies must have a minimum market capitalization of $100 million and a
minimum average daily turnover for the last 6 months greater than or equal to $1
million in order to be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index. As of
December 31, 2025, companies listed in the following countries were
eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United
States, and the United Arab Emirates. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to Chinese issuers. The Fund may
invest in China A-Shares, which are issued by companies incorporated in mainland
China and traded on Chinese exchanges. The Fund may invest in securities of
issuers located in emerging markets.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a modified capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted semi-annually. Modified
capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily based on market
capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities.
During each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 4%, and all
constituents are subject to a minimum weight of 0.3%. In addition, Diversified
Lithium Companies and Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies
are subject to an aggregate weight cap of 10% at each semi-annual rebalance.
Generally speaking, modified capitalization weighting will limit the amount of
concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid-,
small-, or micro-capitalization companies, and components primarily include
materials companies. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be
changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, which is an organization
that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management
Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). In addition,
any determinations related to the constituents of the Underlying Index are made
independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The
Index
Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying
Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund concentrates its investments
(i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group
of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the metals and mining industry and had significant exposure to
the materials sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Fund
section of the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies:
The Fund will be sensitive to, and its performance will depend to a greater
extent on, the overall condition of Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies. Rare earth and critical materials are considered instrumental to the
development and production of one or more critical technologies. Compared to
base metals, they have more specialized uses. Rare earth elements are a
collection of chemical elements that are crucial to many of the world’s most
advanced technologies. Consequently, the demand for rare earth and critical
materials has strained supply, which has the potential to result in a shortage
of such materials which could adversely affect the companies in the Fund’s
portfolio. A reduction of demand for the technologies that utilize rare earth
and critical materials, or of the materials themselves, would have an adverse
impact on the Fund. Companies involved in the various activities that are
related to the mining, production, recycling, mineral sands, processing and/or
refining of rare earth and critical materials may include medium-, small-, and
micro-capitalization companies with volatile share prices, are highly dependent
on the price of rare earth and critical materials, which may fluctuate
substantially over short periods of time. The value of such companies may be
significantly affected by events relating to international, national and local
political and economic developments, trade policy, energy conservation efforts,
changes to critical materials, the success of exploration projects, changes in
exchange rates, commodity prices, tax and other government regulations,
depletion of resources, labor relations, and mandated expenditures for safety
and pollution control devices. The mining, production, recycling, processing
and/or refining of rare earth and critical materials can be capital intensive
and, if companies involved in such activities are not managed well, the share
prices of such companies could decline even as prices for the underlying rare
earth and critical materials are rising. In addition, companies involved in the
various activities that are related to the mining, production, recycling,
processing and/or refining of rare earth and critical materials may be at risk
for environmental damage claims.
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
China
A-Shares Risk:
A-Shares are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are traded
on Chinese exchanges. Foreign investors can access investments in A-Shares by
obtaining a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII") or a Renminbi
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("RQFII") license, as well as through
the
Stock
Connect Program, which is a securities trading and clearing program with an aim
to achieve mutual stock market access between the China and Hong Kong markets.
Stock Connect was developed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, the
Shanghai Stock Exchange ("SSE") (in the case of Shanghai Connect) or the
Shenzhen Stock Exchange ("SZSE") (in the case of Shenzhen Connect), and the
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (“CSDCC”). The Fund
currently intends to gain exposure to A-Shares through the Stock Connect
Programs. The markets on which A-Shares trade are considered emerging markets
characterized by generally low trading volume and less market liquidity due to
various factors. For example, investments in A-Shares are subject to various
regulations and limits, and the recoupment or repatriation of assets invested in
A-Shares is subject to restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. In
addition, investors from outside mainland China may face difficulties or
prohibitions accessing certain A-Shares that are part of a restricted list in
countries such as the U.S. A-Shares may also be subject to frequent and
widespread trading halts, which can increase pricing volatility and cause the
A-Shares to become illiquid. Trading suspensions in certain stock could lead to
greater market execution, clearing and settlement risks and costs for the Fund,
and the creation and redemption of Creation Units (as defined below) may also be
disrupted. These risks, among others, could adversely affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges issued by banks or
trust companies that entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that
are paid out on the underlying foreign shares. Depositary receipts are generally
subject to the same risks associated with direct investments in the securities
of foreign companies. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to
fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary.
Unsponsored depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder
rights, and may be less liquid.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Cash
Transaction Risk: Unlike most exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), the Fund intends to
effect a significant portion of creations and redemptions for cash, rather than
in-kind securities. As such, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio
securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds.
As a result, an investment in the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an
investment in a more conventional ETF. Moreover, cash transactions may have to
be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid
and may involve the Fund recognizing a capital gain and/or incurring
considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These factors may result in wider spreads
between the bid and the offered prices of the Fund’s Shares than for more
conventional ETFs. Additionally, to the extent that brokerage or other costs are
costs or taxable gains or losses that the Fund might not offset by transaction
fees, such costs may be borne by the Fund and result in a decrease in the value
of the Fund.
Commodity
Risk: The
Underlying Index measures the performance of companies involved in a
commodity-related industry and not the performance of the price of a commodity
itself. The securities of companies involved in a commodity-related industry may
under- or over-perform the price of such commodity over the short-term or the
long-term.
These companies may be susceptible to fluctuations in the
underlying commodities market and may be influenced or characterized by
unpredictable factors, including high volatility, changes in supply and demand
relationships, weather, agriculture, trade, changes in interest rates and
monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction. Securities of
companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a single commodity, or are
concentrated on a single commodity sector, may
typically
exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity
prices.
Exposure
to Related Markets Risk: Companies
that are active in the exploration and/or mining of commodities may derive a
significant percentage of their profits from other business activities,
including direct investment in those commodities and in technologies and
products related to those commodities. As a result, the performance of these
markets and the profits of these companies from such activities may
significantly impact the Fund's
performance.
Currency
Risk: The Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign
currencies. Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV
could decline if currencies of the underlying securities depreciate against the
U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currencies.
Generally, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign
currency will reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign
currency, thereby decreasing the Fund's NAV. Exchange rates may be volatile and
may change quickly and without warning, which could have a significant negative
impact on the Fund.
Custody
Risk: Custody risk refers to the risks in the process of clearing and
settling trades, as well as the holding of securities and other assets by local
banks, agents, and securities depositories. These risks are heightened in
jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust settlement and custody
infrastructure and processes.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Materials Sector: Companies in the materials sector are affected by commodity price
volatility, exchange rates, import and export controls, supply chain
disruptions, worldwide competition, social and political unrest, war, depletion
of resources, technical advances, labor relations, over-production, litigation
and government regulations, among other factors, among other
factors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Metals and Mining Industry: Securities
in the Fund's portfolio may be significantly subject to the effects of
competitive pressures in the mining industry and the price of certain metals.
The price of certain metals may be affected by changes in inflation rates,
interest rates, monetary policy, economic conditions, and political stability.
Commodity prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time;
therefore, the Fund’s Share price may be more volatile than other types of
investments. A significant portion of the world’s precious metals are held by
governments, central banks and related institutions, and their policies may be
unpredictable and may have a significant adverse impact on the supply and prices
of precious metals. In addition, metals and mining companies, which may include
companies at various stages of development, may also be significantly affected
by import controls, worldwide competition, the success of exploration projects,
fluctuation in extraction and production costs, liability for environmental
damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and
pollution control devices. Metals and mining companies may have significant
operations in areas at risk for social and political unrest, security concerns
and environmental damage. These companies may also be at risk for increased
government regulation and intervention. Such risks may adversely affect the
issuers to which the Fund has
exposure.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary
Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to additional risks, including lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction
and custody costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties
in enforcing contractual obligations; lower levels of regulation of the
securities market; weaker accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and
legal principles relating to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary
duties and liabilities. The countries in which the Fund invests may also be
subject to structural risks, including economic, political and social
instability. Additionally, certain securities held by the Fund, while traded on
U.S. exchanges, may be issued by foreign financial institutions and as such, may
be subject to the risks of investing in securities issued by foreign companies,
which may not be subject to the same regulations as companies domiciled in the
U.S. Where all or a portion of the Fund's securities trade in a market that is
closed when the market in which the Fund's Shares are listed and trading is
open, there may be differences between the last quote from the security’s closed
foreign market and the value of the security during the Fund’s domestic trading
day. This, in turn, could lead to differences between the market price of the
Fund’s Shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Chile: Investments
in Chilean issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Chile. Among other things,
the Chilean economy is heavily dependent on the export of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in China:
Investments in Chinese securities may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to China. China may
be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Concerns about the rising government and household debt levels
could impact the stability of the Chinese economy. Despite economic and market
reform in recent decades, the Chinese government’s control over certain sectors
and enterprises and significant regulation of investment and industry are
pervasive. Chinese companies are subject to the risk that Chinese authorities
can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or
confrontations with other countries, including military conflicts in response to
such events, may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater
risk of currency fluctuations, currency convertibility, interest rate
fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.
The
Chinese economy is highly reliant on trade. Reduction in spending on Chinese
products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers
(including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S.
or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in
any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact
on the Chinese economy.
China
has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international
relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in
state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments.
Actual and threatened responses to such activity, including purchasing
restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or
Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers in which the
Fund invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may adversely
affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese companies,
including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of
regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies
in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese
securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited
legal remedies. Investments in China may be subject to loss due to
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, and or the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and repatriation of capital.
In addition, many Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable
interest entities (“VIEs”) in their structure as a result of foreign ownership
restriction. Any change in the operations of entities in a VIE structure, the
status of VIE contractual arrangements or the legal or regulatory environment in
China could result in significant, and possibly permanent and/or total, losses
for investments in VIE issuers.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments
in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to developed
countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion of the
global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than some
less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced security
concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents
involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in its markets
and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In addition,
developed countries may be
adversely
impacted by changes to the economic conditions of certain key trading partners,
regulatory burdens, debt burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging markets may be subject to a greater risk of
loss than investments in developed markets. Securities markets of emerging
market countries are less liquid, subject to greater price volatility, have
smaller market capitalizations, have less government regulation, and are not
subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial, and other reporting
requirements as the securities markets of more developed countries, and there
may be greater risk associated with the custody of securities in emerging
markets. It may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to pursue claims against
an emerging market issuer in the courts of an emerging market country. There may
be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations
into or litigation against emerging market companies and shareholders may have
limited legal rights and remedies. Emerging markets may be more likely to
experience inflation, political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions
than more developed markets. Emerging markets may also face other significant
internal or external risks, including the risk of war, terrorism, or other
social or political conflicts.
Risk
of Investing in Mexico: Investments
in Mexican issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Mexico. In the past, Mexico
has experienced high interest rates, economic volatility and high unemployment
rates. The Mexican economy is heavily dependent upon external trade with other
economies, specifically with the U.S. and certain Latin American countries and
is vulnerable to changes in demand from these key trading partners, particularly
the U.S. Political developments in the U.S. have potential implications for the
trade arrangements between the U.S. and Mexico, which could negatively affect
the value of securities held by the
Fund.
Risk
of Investing in South Africa: Investing
in South African issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to South Africa. Among other
considerations, South Africa’s economy is heavily dependent on its agriculture
and mining sectors, and, thus, susceptible to fluctuations in the commodity
markets. South Africa is located in a part of the world that has historically
been prone to natural disasters, such as
droughts.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk: To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other exchange-traded funds
("ETFs").
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying
Index. Therefore, the Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless
that security is added or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even
if that security generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in
securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of individual
securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed
an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of
uninvested cash, size of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or
the valuation of dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the
Underlying Index or the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of
increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error
also may result because the Fund incurs fees and
expenses, while the Underlying Index
does not. ETFs that track indices with significant weight in emerging markets
issuers may experience higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not track
such indices.
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk:
The investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest may be
limited. If a company no longer meets the Index Provider’s criteria for
inclusion in the Underlying Index, the Fund may need to reduce or eliminate its
holdings in that company. The reduction or elimination of the Fund’s holdings in
the company may have an adverse impact on the liquidity of the Fund’s overall
portfolio holdings and on Fund performance.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an exchange.
Authorized Participants Concentration Risk may be heightened because the Fund
invests in non-U.S. securities.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Risks
Related to Stock Connect Programs: A Fund may purchase shares in mainland China-based companies that
trade on Chinese stock exchanges (“China A-Shares”) through the Shanghai-Hong
Kong Stock Connect program and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (“the
Stock Connect Programs”). Trading through the Stock Connect Programs is subject
to a number of restrictions, including daily and aggregate quota limitations,
which may restrict or preclude the Fund’s ability to enter into and exit Stock
Connect positions on a timely basis. The Shenzhen and Shanghai markets may
operate when the Stock Connect Programs are not active, and consequently the
prices of shares held via Stock Connect Programs may fluctuate at times when the
Fund is unable to add to or exit its positions. The Stock Connect Programs are
relatively new trading platforms, and the effect of the introduction of large
numbers of foreign investors on the market for trading Chinese-listed securities
is not yet well understood. Further developments to the Stock Connect Programs
are likely and there can be no assurance as to whether or how such developments
may restrict or affect the Fund’s investments or returns. Regulations, such as
limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may adversely impact the
Stock Connect Programs and in turn, adversely impact the value of the Fund’s
investments. The Fund's investments in A-Shares though the Stock Connect Program
are held by its custodian in accounts in Central Clearing and Settlement System
("CCASS") maintained by the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
("HKSCC"), which in turn holds the A-Shares, as the nominee holder, through an
omnibus securities account in its name registered with the CSDCC. The precise
nature and rights of the Fund as the beneficial owner of the SSE Securities or
SZSE Securities through HKSCC as nominee is not well defined under Chinese law.
There is no guarantee that the Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges
will continue to support the Stock Connect Programs in the
future.
Tax
Status Risk: The
Fund intends to pay dividends each taxable year to enable it to continue to
satisfy the distribution requirements necessary to qualify for treatment as a
regulated investment company ("RIC"). If the Fund were to distribute to its
shareholders less than the minimum amount required for any year, the Fund would
become subject to federal income tax for that year on all of its taxable income
and recognized gains, even those distributed to its shareholders, thereby
diminishing returns for shareholders. In addition, under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Fund may not earn more than 10% of
its annual gross income from gains resulting from the sale of commodities and
precious metals. This could make it more difficult for the Fund to pursue its
investment strategy and maintain qualification as a RIC. In lieu of potential
disqualification as a RIC, the Fund is permitted to pay a tax for certain
failures to satisfy this income requirement, which, in general, are limited to
those due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
9/30/2025 |
45.88% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
9/30/2023 |
-11.34% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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|
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| |
| |
One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (01/24/2022) |
| Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as the Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF): |
| |
|
·Return
before taxes |
96.12% |
5.39% |
|
·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
95.76% |
5.06% |
|
·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
57.11% |
4.09% |
|
MSCI
ACWI Index (net) (USD)
(Index returns reflects
invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect no deduction for
fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.34% |
11.40% |
|
Solactive
Rare Earth and Critical Materials Index (USD) (net)2
(Index
returns reflects invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
97.52% |
5.96% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
2 The
Solactive Disruptive Materials Index changed its name to the Solactive Rare
Earth and Critical Materials Index effective March 1,
2026.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global X Russell 2000
ETF
Ticker:
RSSL Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Russell 2000 ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.08% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.08% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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$26 |
$45 |
$103 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 13.42% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Russell 2000 RIC Capped
Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80% investment policy is
non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before
it can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up
to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the
collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is an equity benchmark which measures the performance of the
small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by FTSE
Russell (the "Index Provider"). The Underlying Index uses market capitalization
to weight the securities in the Russell 2000 Index while limiting concentration
in any single security to help users meet the Regulated Investment Company
("RIC") concentration requirements for U.S. registered funds. To limit over
concentration in any single security, constituents are capped quarterly so that
no more than 20% of the index's weight may be allocated to a single constituent
and the sum of the weights of all constituents representing more than 4.5% of
the index should not exceed 48% of the total index weight. The Underlying Index
is reconstituted semi-annually and enhanced quarterly with the addition of
initial public offerings (IPOs). As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying
Index had 1956 constituents, with a minimum market capitalization of $5.0
million and a maximum market capitalization of $31.3 billion and was not
concentrated in any particular sector.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that
involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively
has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk
factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. Under normal
circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets, plus the amount of any
borrowings for investment purposes (if any), will be invested in component
securities of the Underlying Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the
correlation between the Fund's performance and that of the Underlying Index,
before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A correlation percentage of 100%
would indicate perfect correlation.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was not concentrated in any industry or
sector.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk:
Small-capitalization companies may be less stable and more susceptible to
adverse developments, and their securities may be more volatile and less liquid
than large- and mid-capitalization companies. In addition, small-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources, and shorter operating histories than large- and
mid-capitalization companies. These securities may have returns that vary,
sometimes significantly, from the overall securities
market.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to
a
particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more sectors. In such
event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall
condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic, business,
political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such industry(ies) or
sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the Fund’s shares
compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a broader range of
industries or sectors.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is generally not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to
take defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies,
the Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would
not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund make similar changes to its portfolio.
Maintaining investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the
performance of individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower
than if the Fund employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities
not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Representative
Sampling Risk: Representative
sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative
sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the
Underlying Index and resemble the Underlying Index in terms of risk factors and
other key characteristics. When the Fund utilizes a representative sampling
strategy, the Fund is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that
the securities selected in the aggregate for the Fund may not have an investment
profile similar to those of the Underlying
Index.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading
price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout
trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk:
Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to
return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to
recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
9/30/2025 |
12.38% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2025 |
-9.48% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31, 2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (06/04/2024) |
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X Russell 2000 ETF |
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·Return
before taxes |
12.76% |
14.97% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
12.28% |
14.42% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
7.70% |
11.35% |
|
S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
19.30% |
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Russell
2000 RIC Capped Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
12.81% |
15.04% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global X U.S.
Electrification ETF
Ticker:
ZAP Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment
results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before
fees and expenses, of the Global X U.S. Electrification Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.50% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.50% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Three
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Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $51 |
$160 |
$280 |
$628 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. From the Fund's commencement of
operations on December 17, 2024 to the end of the most recent fiscal period, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 18.09% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes
(if any), in the securities of the Global X U.S. Electrification Index (the
"Underlying Index"), which may include common stocks and American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund's
80% investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written
notice to shareholders before it can be changed. The Fund may
lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total
assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The
Underlying Index is owned and was developed by Global X Management Company LLC
(the “Index Provider”), an affiliate of the Fund and the Fund's investment
adviser (the “Adviser”). The Underlying Index is administered and calculated by
Mirae Asset Global Indices Pvt. Ltd. (the “Index Administrator”), an affiliate
of the Index Provider.
The
Underlying Index is, as presently constituted, designed to track the performance
of U.S. listed companies domiciled in developed markets and involved in
electrification. “Electrification” refers to the increase and expansion of
electric power generation and delivery. In constructing the Underlying Index,
the Index Administrator first identifies FactSet industries and business
segments related to electrification. FactSet is a leading financial data
provider that maintains a comprehensive structured taxonomy designed to offer
precise classification of global companies and their individual business units.
Companies within these industry and business segments, as of the selection date,
are further reviewed by the Index Administrator on the basis of
revenue.
•Conventional
Electricity:
Companies primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of
electricity using traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels (e.g., coal,
natural gas, and oil) and nuclear power, that deliver electricity to
residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
•Alternative
Electricity:
Companies primarily engaged in generating electricity from non-traditional,
cleaner energy sources (e.g., wind, solar, low-carbon hydrogen, and
biomass-fired power), as well as other technology solutions (e.g., small modular
nuclear reactors).
•Grid
Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies:
Companies primarily engaged in the expansion and modernization of power grid
infrastructure (e.g., high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
infrastructure), as well as the development, manufacturing, and implementation
of the infrastructure, technologies, and systems that transport electricity and
enhance the electrical grid, such as electrical components, energy storage
devices (e.g., batteries, compressed air, flywheel, gravity-based, and other
energy storage technologies), electric vehicle charging equipment, smart meters,
etc.
To
be considered for inclusion in the Underlying Index, companies must generate at
least 50% of their revenue from the U.S., as determined by the Index
Administrator. If a company derives revenue from multiple sub-themes, the
company’s sub-theme classification will generally be determined by the sub-theme
representing the highest portion of revenue for the company relative to the
other sub-themes. For the Conventional Electricity sub-theme, companies must
derive at least 75% of their revenues from one or more of the stated business
activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate, to be eligible for inclusion
(however, a constituent company may remain in the Underlying Index to the extent
that it derives at least 50% of its revenue from one or more of the stated
business activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate). For the Alternative
Electricity and Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies sub-themes,
companies must derive at least 50% of their revenues from one or more of the
stated business activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate, to be eligible for
inclusion.
Additionally,
for the Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies sub-theme, companies
that derive between 25% and 50% of their revenues from one or more of the stated
business activities from this sub-theme only, are also eligible for inclusion
(collectively, “Diversified Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies
Companies”).
To
be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, companies must meet
certain minimum market capitalization and liquidity criteria, as defined by the
Index Administrator. In order to be eligible for initial inclusion in the
Underlying Index, as of December 31, 2025, companies must have a minimum
market capitalization of $200 million and an average daily turnover for the last
6 months greater than or equal to $2 million. As of December 31, 2025, only
companies listed in the U.S. and domiciled in the following developed markets,
as defined by the Index Administrator, were eligible for inclusion in the
Underlying Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
United Kingdom and the United States. In addition, ADRs are eligible for
inclusion in the Underlying Index.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a “modified” capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted on a semi-annual basis. The
modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents based on their
“free float” market capitalization subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Free float market capitalization measures a company’s
market capitalization discounted by the percentage of its shares readily
available to be traded by the general public in the open market (“free float”).
At each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 4%. In addition,
Diversified Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies Companies are
subject to an aggregate weight cap of 10% at each semi-annual rebalance.
Modified capitalization weighting is expected to limit the Fund’s exposure to
the largest market capitalization companies in the Underlying Index. The
Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies;
however, the Underlying Index is not required to reflect any one or all market
capitalizations. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 50
constituents. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be
changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is created and sponsored by the Index Provider. Any
determinations related to the constituents of the Underlying Index are made by
the Index Administrator and are independent of the Fund's portfolio managers.
The Index Administrator determines the composition and relative weightings of
the securities in the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may
utilize
a representative sampling strategy with respect to the Underlying Index when a
replication strategy might be detrimental or disadvantageous to shareholders,
such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs involved in
compiling a portfolio of equity securities to replicate the Underlying Index, in
instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes temporarily
illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions or
limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that apply to the Fund
but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund concentrates its investments
(i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group
of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is
concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index was
concentrated in the electric utilities industry and had significant exposure to
the utilities sector. The Fund is classified as
“non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets
in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Affiliated
Index Provider Risk: The
Adviser also serves as the Fund’s Index Provider, which may present a potential
conflict of interest. For example, a potential conflict could arise if the
Adviser were to exercise undue influence with respect to regular and/or
extraordinary updates to the methodology or composition of the Underlying Index,
including in a manner that might improve the apparent performance of the Fund
relative to the performance of the Underlying Index. Additionally, potential
conflicts could arise to the extent that portfolio managers of the Adviser
become aware of contemplated methodology changes or rebalance activity prior to
disclosure to the public, which could facilitate “front running” on behalf of
other funds managed by the Adviser with similar exposure. Although the Adviser
has taken steps designed to ensure that these potential conflicts are mitigated
(e.g., via the adoption of policies and procedures that are designed to minimize
potential conflicts of interest and ensure independence with respect to the
operation of the Underlying Index, as well as the implementation of
informational barriers designed to minimize the potential for the misuse of
information about the Underlying Index), there can be no assurance that such
measures will be successful.
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Depositary
Receipts Risk: The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs. Depositary receipts
may be subject to certain of the risks associated with direct investments in the
securities of foreign companies. For additional details on these risks, please
see Foreign
Securities Risk.
Moreover, depositary receipts may not track the price of the underlying foreign
securities on which they are based. A holder of depositary receipts may
also be subject to fees and the credit risk of the financial institution acting
as depositary.
Equity
Securities Risk:
Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more
volatile than other asset classes, as a result of a company’s business
performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Electrification Companies:
The Fund invests in Electrification companies, including companies that are
involved in conventional and alternative electricity generation, transmission,
and distribution and technological solutions, as well as the development of grid
infrastructure and smart grid technologies. General risks of Electrification
companies include the general state of the economy, intense competition,
consolidation, domestic and international politics, and excess capacity. In
addition, Electrification companies may also be significantly affected by
overall capital spending levels (including both private and public sector
spending), economic cycles, technological obsolescence, delays in modernization,
and labor relations. Electrification companies may also be significantly
impacted by government
policies,
regulations, import controls, and contractual fixed pricing. Actions taken by
central governments may dramatically impact supply and demand forces that
influence the market price of conventional and alternative electricity,
resulting in sudden decreases in value for Electrification companies.
Conventional
Electricity companies are also affected by the levels and volatility of global
commodity prices, capital expenditures on exploration and production, energy
conservation efforts, the prices of alternative fuels, exchange rates and
technological advances. Alternative Electricity companies may also be affected
by tax incentives, permitting application timelines, availability of
transmission capacity, government subsidies, availability of certain inputs and
materials required for production, and depletion of resources. Electrification
companies tied to Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies are also
subject to risks related to reduced volumes of energy commodities available for
energy transportation, processing or storage; limited growth opportunities,
forcing such companies to expand through new construction and corporate
acquisitions; and threats of terroristic attacks. Electrification companies tied
to technological solutions are also subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, and increased competition.
Technological solutions focused Electrification Companies and Alternative
Electricity companies are heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and
may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights.
Some
Electrification companies may rely heavily on local, state or national
government contracts, and are therefore subject to higher degrees of political
risk and could be negatively impacted by changes in government policies or a
deterioration in government balance sheets in the future. Seasonal weather
conditions and extreme weather events, fluctuations in the supply of and demand
for power, and changes in electricity prices may cause fluctuations in the
performance of such companies. The customers and/or suppliers of Electrification
companies may be concentrated in a particular country, region or industry. Any
adverse event affecting one of these countries, regions or industries could have
a negative impact on Electrification companies. Through its portfolio companies’
customers and suppliers, the Fund is specifically exposed to North American
Economic Risk.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk: The
Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested in a
particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Electric Utilities
Industry: Companies in the electric utilities industry may face increased
financing costs, decreased demand resulting from energy conservation, and
regulatory changes which have a material impact on their
business.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Utilities Sector:
Companies in the utilities sector may be adversely affected by changes in
exchange rates, domestic and international competition and governmental
regulations on rates charged to customers. Privatization and deregulation in the
utilities sector may subject companies to greater competition and losses in
profitability. Companies in the utilities sector may have difficulty obtaining
an adequate return on invested capital, raising capital, or financing large
construction programs during periods of inflation or unsettled capital markets.
In addition, companies in the utilities sector may be adversely affected due to
increase in fuel and operating costs and the costs of complying with
regulations. Furthermore, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, government
intervention
or other factors may render a utility company's equipment unusable or obsolete
and negatively impact
profitability.
Foreign
Securities Risk:
The Fund may invest, within U.S. regulations, in foreign securities. The Fund's
investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities
investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including
investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)) are subject to the risks
associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of
inflation or nationalization. The prices of foreign securities and the prices of
U.S. securities have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition,
securities of foreign issuers may lose value due to political, economic and
geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. During periods of
social, political or economic instability in a country or region, the value of a
foreign security traded on U.S. exchanges could be affected by, among other
factors, increasing price volatility, illiquidity, or the closure of the primary
market on which the security (or the security underlying the ADR) is traded. The
Fund may lose money due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a
foreign issuer or market. Where all or a portion of the Fund's underlying
securities trade in a market that is closed when the market in which the Fund's
Shares are listed and trading is open, there may be differences between the last
quote from the security’s closed foreign market and the value of the security
during the Fund’s domestic trading day. This, in turn, could lead to differences
between the market price of the Fund’s Shares and the underlying value of those
shares.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to
legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities
not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk:
Tracking error may occur because of differences between the instruments held in
the Fund's portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing
differences, transaction costs incurred by the Fund, the
Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size
of the Fund, differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of
dividends or interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or
the costs to the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory
requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of increased market
volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result
because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund
may invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers
than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with
changes
in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s
Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in
response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Securities
Lending Risk:
Securities lending involves a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to
return the securities in a timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to
recover the securities loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a
replacement security in the market. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to
the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the loaned securities
increases and the collateral is not increased accordingly. Additionally, the
Fund will bear any loss on the investment of cash collateral it receives. These
events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. As securities
on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that the Fund may not be
able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on material proxy
matters.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The bar chart
and table that follow show how the Fund performed on a calendar year basis and
provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes
in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the indicated periods compare with the Fund's
broad-based benchmark index, which reflects a broad measure of market
performance, and the Underlying Index, which the Fund seeks to
track. The Fund's past performance
(before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will
perform in the future. Updated performance information is
available online at www.globalxetfs.com.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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| Best
Quarter: |
9/30/2025 |
10.22% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
12/31/2025 |
-0.70% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (12/17/2024) |
| Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
21.78% |
19.34% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
21.23% |
18.82% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
13.24% |
14.71% |
|
S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.06% |
|
Global
X U.S. Electrification Index (USD) (net)
(Index
returns reflects invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
22.45% |
19.98% |
1
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income
tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Your actual after-tax
returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from those
shown above. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Shares of
the Fund through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs).
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500®
U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF
Ticker:
FLAG Exchange: NYSE
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results
that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.29% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
|
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.29% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
| $30 |
$93 |
$163 |
$368 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. From the Fund's commencement of
operations on April 15, 2025 to the end of the most recent fiscal period, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 24.90% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the
amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the securities of
the Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed.
The
Underlying Index, as presently constituted, is designed to track the performance
of the top 50 U.S. listed and domiciled companies based on a “Market Leader
Score” within the S&P 500®
Index that generate at least 50% of their revenues from the United States (“U.S.
Market Leaders”), as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P” or
the “Index Provider”) and described further below. The S&P 500 Index, which
rebalances on a quarterly basis, is a float-adjusted market capitalization
equity benchmark which is generally regarded as being representative of the
large-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market. A float-adjusted market
capitalization weighted index weights each index component according to its
market capitalization, using the number of shares that are readily available for
purchase on the open market. In constructing the Underlying Index, the Index
Provider utilizes FactSet, a leading financial data provider, to review the
constituents of the S&P 500 Index on the basis of their geographic revenue
exposure. The companies selected are part of the S&P 500 Index except those
classified within the S&P’s Global Industry Classification Standard
(GICS®)
Real Estate Sector.
The
Market Leader Score is designed to establish a method for ranking eligible
companies based on a simple average of each eligible company’s “z-scores” with
respect to three metrics: five-year average free cash flow margin, five-year
average return
on
invested capital, and the “Market Share Score,” as described further below. A
composite score is calculated for each eligible company based on the average of
the available z-scores. From this composite score, a Market Leader Score is
assigned to each company. At each rebalancing, the Index Provider will rank all
eligible companies in the index universe in descending order by Market Leader
Score and select the highest ranking 50 to form the index.
•Free
cash flow margin:
The Index Provider calculates free cash flow as operating cash flow minus (-)
capital expenditures. Free cash flow margin is then calculated by taking the
last twelve month (“LTM”) free cash flow and dividing it by LTM
revenue.
•Return
on Invested Capital:
The Index Provider calculates return on invested capital by taking a company’s
net income and dividing it by the sum of its total debt and equity that is
averaged over the last two fiscal years.
•Market
Share Score:
The Index Provider utilizes a “Market Share Score”, which is based on companies’
Related Business Risk Groups (RBRG) exposure and related revenues, which is
sourced from a third-party data and technology platform provider. Each company’s
product lines are categorized into these RBRGs, and exposure is typically
measured as a percentage of revenue, primarily derived from audited annual
reports (e.g., 10-K filings). Market Share Score data is taken as of the
month-end, three months prior to the rebalance reference date, which is the date
used for the input data that calculates the scores and determines the selections
and weightings.
•Z-score
Calculation:
A z-score is a statistical measure that describes a single value’s relationship
to the average of a group of values. The z-score is calculated by subtracting
the group’s average value from a single value and dividing the result by the
standard deviation of the group of values. The resulting z-score indicates how
far a data point is from the mean, measured in standard deviations, allowing for
comparisons across variables with different units or scales. As stated above,
“z-scores” are calculated from each company’s five-year average free cash flow
margin, its five-year average return on invested capital, and the Market Share
Score. However, if data for any of the given metrics is missing then the Market
Leader Score is instead based on the simple average of the remaining available
z-scores. A company must have at least one z-score to be included in the index.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a “modified” capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted on a semi-annual basis. The
modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents based on their
“free float” market capitalization subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Free float market capitalization measures a company’s
market capitalization discounted by the percentage of its shares readily
available to be traded by the general public in the open market (“free float”).
At each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 4.5%. Modified
capitalization weighting is expected to limit the Fund’s exposure to the largest
market capitalization companies in the Underlying Index. As of December 31,
2025, the Underlying Index had 50 constituents. The Fund's investment objective
and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is created and sponsored by the Index Provider. Any
determinations related to the constituents of the Underlying Index are made by
the Index Provider and are independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The
Index Provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the
securities in the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund concentrates its investments (i.e., hold 25% or
more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of
December 31, 2025 the Underlying Index
had significant exposure to the health care
sector. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which
means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of
issuers than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Fund
section of the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Health Care Sector: The
health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government
health care programs, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and
services, an increased emphasis on outpatient services, and product liability
claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are heavily dependent on
patent protection, and the expiration of a company's patent may adversely affect
that company's profitability. Health care companies are subject to competitive
forces that may result in price discounting and may be thinly capitalized and
susceptible to product obsolescence. Companies in the health care sector may
also be affected by unforeseen circumstances including but not limited to the
spread of infectious disease which could impact drug development priorities and
pipelines, supply and demand dynamics for health care equipment, as well as the
ability to receive care in health care service
facilities.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to
legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities
not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may cause the
Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely affect
the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
Model
Portfolio Risk:
The Underlying Index utilizes a proprietary methodology to determine its
allocations to the securities in which the Fund invests. Investments selected
using a proprietary methodology (i.e., quantitative model) may perform
differently from the market as a whole or from their expected performance. There
can be no assurance that use of a model will enable the Fund to achieve positive
returns or outperform the market.
New
Fund Risk: The
Fund is a new fund, with limited or no operating history, which may result in
additional risks for investors in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the
Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. While shareholder
interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any liquidation may
not be favorable to certain individual shareholders. New funds are also subject
to Large Shareholder Risk.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading
price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout
trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The Fund does not have a full calendar year
of performance. Once the Fund
has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be
included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's
performance to a broad-based benchmark index and the Underlying
Index. The Fund's performance is not
necessarily indicative of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF
Ticker: EGLE Exchange: NYSE
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
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0.19% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.19% |
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
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$61 |
$107 |
$243 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. From the Fund's commencement of
operations on April 15, 2025 to the end of the most recent fiscal period, the
Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 8.78% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the
amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the securities of
the Underlying Index. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed.
The
Underlying Index, as presently constituted, is designed to track the performance
of U.S. listed and domiciled companies within the S&P 500®
Index that generate at least 50% of their revenues from the United States (“U.S.
Revenue Leaders”), as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P” or
the "Index Provider"). The S&P 500 Index, which rebalances on a quarterly
basis, is a float-adjusted market capitalization equity benchmark which is
generally regarded as being representative of the large-capitalization segment
of the U.S. stock market. A float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index
weights each index component according to its market capitalization, using the
number of shares that are readily available for purchase on the open market. In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider utilizes FactSet, a
leading financial data provider, to review the constituents of the S&P 500
Index on the basis of their geographic revenue exposure. Further, the Underlying
Index will have caps in place to ensure that deviation from the sectors of the
S&P 500 Index does not exceed 5% at each semi-annual rebalancing of the
Underlying Index.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a “modified” capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted on a semi-annual basis. The
modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents based on their
“free float”
market
capitalization subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities. Free
float market capitalization measures a company’s market capitalization
discounted by the percentage of its shares readily available to be traded by the
general public in the open market (“free float”). At each rebalance, the maximum
weight of a company is capped at 10%. Modified capitalization weighting is
expected to limit the Fund’s exposure to the largest market capitalization
companies in the Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying
Index had 380 constituents. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index
may be changed without shareholder approval.
The
Underlying Index is created and sponsored by the Index Provider. Any
determinations related to the constituents of the Underlying Index are made by
the Index Provider and are independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The
Index Provider determines the composition and relative weightings of the
securities in the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the information technology
sector. The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means
it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers
than a diversified fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Fund
section of the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or
personnel.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets: Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to
legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk:
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to
the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations and/or the
construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may
occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index
Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the
Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk:
The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities
not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment strategy, the
implementation of which is subject to a number of
constraints,
may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or
adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
New
Fund Risk: The
Fund is a new fund, with limited or no operating history, which may result in
additional risks for investors in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the
Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. While shareholder
interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any liquidation may
not be favorable to certain individual shareholders. New funds are also subject
to Large Shareholder Risk.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any
resulting
liquidation of the Fund could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs
and could result in negative tax consequences for its
shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to the
deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse effect on the
liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and redemptions,
the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of assets in the
Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a
significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a
time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time
when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain
losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of each business day and
fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading
price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout
trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk:
The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days
when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The Fund does not have a full calendar year
of performance. Once the Fund
has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be
included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's
performance to a broad-based benchmark index and the Underlying
Index. The Fund's performance is not
necessarily indicative of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global
X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF
Ticker:
CHRI Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
S&P 500®
Christian Values Screened Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage
commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected
in the table and examples below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.29% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses:1 |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.29% |
1 Other Expenses are based on
estimated amounts for the current fiscal
year.
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell
all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
| $30 |
$93 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. From the Fund's commencement of
operations on September 23, 2025 to the end of the most recent fiscal period,
the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 1.12% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
Under normal
circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings
for investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Underlying Index. The
Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior
written notice to shareholders before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index, as presently constituted, is designed to track the performance
of U.S. equity securities included in the S&P 500®
Index that maintain alignment with a broad understanding of the moral and
biblical teachings of Christians.
All
index constituents are members of the S&P 500®
Index and follow the eligibility criteria for that index. Members of that index
are then screened to exclude companies involved in revenue generating activities
which are perceived to be inconsistent with biblical values as outlined by
Bountiful Financial, LLC’s Christian Evangelical Framework (collectively
referred to herein as "Christian Values"). The S&P 500®
Christian Values Screened Index excludes companies involved in activities
inconsistent with the beliefs outlined in this framework, as determined by
Bountiful Financial, LLC. As of December 31, 2025, the S&P
500®
Christian Values Screened Index excludes companies belonging to the GICS
“Interactive Home Entertainment” sub-industry as well as companies involved in
the following activities: abortion, adult entertainment, alcohol, cannabis,
controversial weapons, gambling, predatory lending, private prisons, stem cells
and/or tobacco. Companies are excluded based on their involvement in, and the
associated revenue they derived from, these business activities. Revenue
exposure is
determined
by the Index Provider using S&P Global’s Business Involvement Screens, which
are published by Sustainable1, an independent affiliate of the Index Provider.
Sustainable1 publishes sustainability-related data, insights, and industry
perspectives. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 469
constituents.
The
Underlying Index implements a free float market capitalization weighting, which
measures a company’s market capitalization by multiplying the equity’s price by
the number of its shares readily available to be traded in the market (“free
float”). After screening for Christian Values, the Underlying Index reweights
the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index's sector exposures match
the sector exposures of the S&P 500®
Index. To achieve this, a "Sector Weight Factor" is calculated for each sector
by dividing the free float market capitalization of the sector within the
S&P 500®
Index by the free float market capitalization of that same sector within the
Underlying Index. This factor is then assigned to all remaining stocks within
that sector. The weight of each stock in the index is determined by multiplying
its free float market capitalization and its Sector Weight Factor. The Fund's
investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Underlying Index is created and sponsored by S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) (the "Index Provider"). Any determinations
related to the constituents of the Underlying Index are made by the Index
Provider based on the then current methodology for the Underlying Index and are
independent of the Fund's portfolio managers. The Index Provider determines the
composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index.
Any existing or potential constituent of the Underlying Index the Index Provider
determines does not meet the standards as defined above as of the quarterly
review will be excluded from the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally will use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an
indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying
Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. However,
the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental or
disadvantageous to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties
or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to
replicate the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the
Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as
a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had significant exposure to the information technology
sector.
The
Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger
percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Fund
section of the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI").
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Equity
Securities Risk: Equity securities are subject to
changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than other asset
classes, as a result of a company’s business performance, investor perceptions,
stock market trends and general economic
conditions.
Capitalization
Risk:
Investing in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the
risk that the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or
investor sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk: Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole.
Christian
Values Investing Risk: The Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s
investment criteria by excluding companies involved in one or more activities
deemed by the investment criteria to be inconsistent with Christian values. The
Fund may not be able to take advantage of certain investment opportunities due
to these restrictions, which may adversely affect investment performance and
cause the Fund to underperform other funds that do not have a Christian values
focus. Additionally, there can be no guarantee that the activities of the
companies included in the Underlying Index will align with these
values.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Focus
Risk:
The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested
in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more sectors to
approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in investments
related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or more
sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent
on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an economic,
business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector: Companies
in the information technology sector are subject to rapid changes in technology
product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation, and increased
competition. Information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to
failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, and
also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. In
addition, information technology companies may have limited product lines,
markets, financial resources or
personnel.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States:
Investments in United States issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to the United States.
A decrease in imports or
exports, changes in trade regulations,
inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S. may have a material adverse
effect on the U.S. economy.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
New
Fund Risk: The
Fund is a new fund, with limited or no operating history, which may result in
additional risks for investors in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the
Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. While shareholder
interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any liquidation may
not be favorable to certain individual shareholders. New funds are also subject
to Large Shareholder Risk.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount
Risks: Shares of the Fund are publicly traded
on a national securities exchange, which may subject shareholders to numerous
market trading risks. In stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares
may become less liquid in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s
portfolio. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as
disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market
volatility or potential lack of assets in the Fund or an active trading market
for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to
NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a
premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a
discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is
calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the
market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares
fluctuates, in some cases materially, throughout trading hours in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The Fund does not have a full calendar year
of performance. Once the Fund
has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be
included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's
performance to a broad-based benchmark index and the Underlying
Index. The Fund's performance is not
necessarily indicative of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Wayne Xie (“Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. To and Xie
have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since the Fund's inception.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
"Authorized Participants" (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called "Creation Units". The Fund will issue or redeem Creation
Units in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies
any day that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business
Day”). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the
highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and
the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to
www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or
associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more
information.
Global X S&P
Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Ticker:
CAGG Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (the "Fund") seeks to
provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P U.S. Catholic Values
Aggregate Bond Capped Index (the "Underlying
Index").
FEES AND
EXPENSES
This
table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and
sell shares (“Shares”) of the Fund. You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples
below.
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment):
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Management
Fees: |
0.25% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses:1 |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.25% |
1 Other Expenses reflect estimated
expenses for the Fund's first fiscal year of
operations.
Example:
The following example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost
of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary
brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the Fund
in the secondary market. The example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then hold
or sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower,
based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
| $26 |
$80 |
Portfolio
Turnover:
The Fund pays transaction
costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over"
its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction
costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
example, affect the Fund's performance. This Fund has not commenced operations
and does not yet have a portfolio turnover rate to
disclose.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for investment
purposes (if any), in the securities of the S&P U.S. Catholic Values
Aggregate Bond Capped Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund's 80% investment
policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to
shareholders before it can be changed.
The
Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. investment grade bonds
while maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the Catholic
Church. The Underlying Index includes investment grade U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S.
government-related bonds, U.S. corporate bonds, and U.S. mortgage backed
securities. All corporate bonds included in the Underlying Index are investment
grade bonds issued by constituents of the S&P 500 Index, and the issuers
follow the eligibility criteria for that index. Investment grade corporate bonds
are those rated BBB- or better by S&P Global Ratings, Baa3 or better by
Moody's Investors Service, and BBB- or better by Fitch Ratings. From this
starting universe, corporate bond issuers are screened to exclude companies
involved in activities which are perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic
values as outlined in the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). The Underlying Index
reweights the remaining corporate bonds so that the Underlying Index’s exposure
to corporate bonds matches the aggregate exposure to corporate bonds of the
S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Underlying Index then reweights the
sector exposure of the qualifying corporate bonds to match the sector exposure
of corporate bonds of the S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly issued
U.S. dollar denominated investment-grade debt and is weighted based on market
value. The S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index includes U.S. treasuries,
quasi-governments, corporates, taxable municipal bonds, foreign agency,
supranational, federal agency, and non-
U.S.
debentures, covered bonds, and residential mortgage pass-throughs. The
Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
(the "Index Provider"), which is an organization that is independent of, and
unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment
adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index Provider determines the relative
weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information
regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. As of December 31,
2025, the Underlying Index had 6,640 constituents. The Fund's investment
objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder
approval.
The
Adviser uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment
objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to outperform
the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
The
Fund generally uses a representative sampling strategy with respect to the
Underlying Index. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that
involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively
has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk
factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. These include country
weightings, market capitalization and other financial characteristics of
securities. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying
Index.
The
Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund's performance
and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%. A
correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation. If the Fund
uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to
the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling
strategy.
The Fund
concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in a
particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that
the Underlying Index is concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index was not concentrated in any industry or sector.
The Fund is classified as “non-diversified,” which means it may invest a larger
percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified
fund.
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
As with any
investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the
Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency, the Adviser or any of its affiliates. The
Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely
affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return
and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are
described in greater detail in the Additional
Information About the Funds
section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Asset
Class Risk:
Securities and other assets in the Underlying Index or otherwise held in the
Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities
markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
Bond
Investment Risk: Investments in debt securities are generally affected by changes in
prevailing interest rates and the creditworthiness of the issuer. The values of
debt securities may rise or fall in response to market fluctuations, changes in
interest rates, actual or perceived inability of issuers, guarantors or
liquidity providers to make scheduled payments, or illiquidity in debt markets.
The Fund’s yield on investments in debt securities will fluctuate as the
securities in the Fund are rebalanced and reinvested in securities with
different interest rates. Investments in bonds are also subject to credit risk.
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of debt securities will be unable to pay
principal and interest when due, or that the value of the security will suffer
because investors believe the issuer is less able to make required principal and
interest payments. This is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the debt
securities in which the Fund invests. However, credit ratings are only the
opinions of the rating agencies issuing them, do not purport to reflect the risk
of fluctuations in market value and are not absolute guarantees as to the
payment of interest and the repayment of principal.
Callable
Debt Risk: During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable
bond held by the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated
maturity, and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities with
lower yields, which would result in a decline in the Fund’s income, or in
securities with greater risks or with other less favorable
features.
U.S.
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk: The
Fund invests in mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
government or one of its agencies or sponsored entities, some of which may not
be backed by
the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Mortgage-backed securities
represent interests in “pools” of mortgages and are subject to interest rate,
prepayment, and extension risk. Mortgage-backed securities react differently to
changes in interest rates than other bonds, and the prices of mortgage-backed
securities may reflect adverse economic and market conditions. Small movements
in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly
reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed
securities are also subject to the risk of default on the underlying mortgage
loans, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Default or bankruptcy
of a counterparty to a “to be announced” (“TBA”) transaction would expose the
Fund to possible losses.
U.S.
Treasury Obligations Risk: U.S. Treasury obligations may differ
in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other
characteristics. U.S. Treasury obligations are subject to inflation risk, as the
price of short term U.S. Treasury obligations tends to fall during inflationary
periods as investors seek higher yielding investments. Changes to interest rates
may also adversely affect the value and liquidity of the U.S. Treasury
obligations. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or
credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund's
investments in U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Notwithstanding that U.S.
Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of
interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative "debt ceiling," which
can in turn drive debt higher. Such non-payment could result in losses to the
Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global
financial system.
Catholic
Values Investing Risk: The
Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s investment criteria
by excluding the securities of companies based on such company's involvement in
one or more activities deemed by the investment criteria to be inconsistent with
Catholic teachings. There can be no guarantee that the activities of the
companies included in the Underlying Index will align with the moral and social
teachings of the Catholic Church, or that the Underlying Index’s investment
criteria will align fully with all interpretations of Catholic social teachings.
To the extent an investor intends to invest in a manner consistent with his or
her interpretation of Catholic social teachings, an investment in the Fund may
fail to achieve such objective.
Credit
Risk: Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the
security will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A
downgrade or perceived changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s
perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the
Fund’s investments.
Cybersecurity
Risk: With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to
conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents
involving the Fund and its service providers (including, without limitation, the
Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Extension
Risk: Extension risk is the risk that, when interest rates rise, certain
obligations will be paid off by the issuer (or other obligated party) more
slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these debt securities to fall.
Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of debt securities, making
their market value more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The value of
longer-term debt securities generally changes more in response to changes in
interest rates than shorter-term debt securities. As a result, in a period of
rising interest rates, securities may exhibit additional volatility and may lose
value.
Focus
Risk: The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its
assets invested in a particular industry, group of industries, or one or more
sectors to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index focuses in
investments related to a particular industry, group of industries, and/or one or
more sectors. In such event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater
extent on the overall condition of such industry(ies) or sector(s), and an
economic, business, political, regulatory, or other occurrence affecting such
industry(ies) or sector(s) will have an increased impact on the value of the
Fund’s shares compared to the value of shares of a fund that invests in a
broader range of industries or sectors.
Geographic
Risk: The
Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or
geographic region may subject the Fund to certain risks to a greater extent than
if its investments were less focused, including: natural, biological or other
disasters and the spread of infectious diseases; economic, political and social
instability; security concerns; and trade disputes with key trading partners.
The securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations in a
particular country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets:
Investments in a developed country’s issuer may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risks specific to
developed countries. Developed countries tend to represent a significant portion
of the global economy and have generally experienced slower economic growth than
some less developed countries. Certain developed countries have experienced
security concerns, such as war, terrorism and strained international relations.
Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in
its markets and may adversely affect its economy and the Fund’s investments. In
addition, developed countries may be adversely impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners, regulatory burdens, debt
burdens and the price or availability of certain
commodities.
Risk
of Investing in the United States: Investments in United States issuers
may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease in imports or exports,
changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S.
economy.
Income
Risk:
Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s income will decline because
of falling interest rates.
Indexing
Strategy Risk:
The Fund is not actively managed, and the Adviser does not attempt to take
defensive positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the
Fund does not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, it would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of the Underlying Index, the
Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such security. Maintaining
investments in securities regardless of market conditions or the performance of
individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund
employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of
correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment
objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse
effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in
order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data, index computations
and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its
methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund and its shareholders.
Management
Risk: The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold
securities not included in its Underlying Index. The Adviser’s investment
strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may
cause the Fund to underperform the market or its relevant benchmark or adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment
objective.
Representative
Sampling Risk: Representative
sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative
sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the
Underlying Index and resemble the Underlying Index in terms of risk factors and
other key characteristics. When the Fund utilizes a representative sampling
strategy, the Fund is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that
the securities selected in the aggregate for the Fund may not have an investment
profile similar to those of the Underlying
Index.
Tracking
Error Risk: Tracking error may occur because of
differences between the instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those
included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, size of the Fund,
differences in timing of the accrual of or the valuation of dividends or
interest, tax gains or losses, changes to the Underlying Index or the costs to
the Fund of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements. This
risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other
unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund
incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Interest
Rate Risk: Interest
rate risk refers to fluctuations in the value of fixed income securities
resulting from changes in the level of interest rates. When interest rates
decline, prices of fixed-income securities generally increase; and decrease when
interest rates increase. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term
interest rates rise sharply.
Variable and floating rate securities also
increase or decrease in value in response to changes in interest rates, although
generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate
securities. Variable and floating rate securities may decline in value if their
interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general.
When the Fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease in market
interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities,
which may also impact the net asset value of the Fund’s
Shares.
Issuer
Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies
in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those
companies may cause the value of such company's securities to
decline.
Market
Risk: Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity may
negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund and
its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending
and result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
New
Fund Risk: The
Fund is a new fund, with limited or no operating history, which may result in
additional risks for investors in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the
Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the
Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. While shareholder
interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any liquidation may
not be favorable to certain individual shareholders. New funds are also subject
to Large Shareholder Risk.
Non-Diversification
Risk: The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"), which means that the Fund may
invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single
investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund
more volatile than more diversified funds.
Operational
Risk: The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of
factors, including but not limited to human error, processing and communication
errors, errors of the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other
third-parties, failed or inadequate processes, cyber security incidents, and
technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Prepayment
Risk: Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will
repay principal (in part or in whole) earlier than expected. When interest rates
fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than
originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in
securities with lower yields, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s
income.
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds:
As an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk: The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may
act as Authorized Participants and engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, Shares may be more
likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting from an
exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk: Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant
negative impact on the Fund. If a large shareholder were to redeem all, or a
large portion, of its Shares, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able
to maintain sufficient assets to continue operations in which case the Board of
Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. In addition, transactions by large
shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on a
national securities exchange and may, therefore, have a material upward or
downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk: The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks:
Shares of the Fund are publicly traded on a national securities exchange, which
may subject shareholders to numerous market trading risks. In stressed market
conditions, the market
for the Shares may become less liquid
in response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. This adverse
effect on the liquidity of the Shares, as well as disruptions to creations and
redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of
assets in the Fund or an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares
trading at a significant premium or discount to NAV. If a shareholder purchases
Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells
Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the
shareholder may sustain losses. The NAV of the Fund is calculated at the end of
each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Fund’s
holdings. The trading price of the Fund’s Shares fluctuates, in some cases
materially, throughout trading hours in response to changes in the Fund’s
NAV.
Trading
Halt Risk:
An exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities,
or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading
losses.
Valuation
Risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ
from the Fund’s valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or
volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as
during trading halts). The value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may
change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's
Shares.
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
The Fund has
not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus.
Once the Fund
has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be
included that will provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund
by showing the variability of the Fund's returns and comparing the Fund's
performance to a broad based benchmark index and the Underlying
Index. The Fund's performance is not
necessarily indicative of how the Fund will perform in the
future.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser:
Global X Management Company LLC.
Portfolio
Managers:
The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund are Nam To, CFA and Sandy Lu, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”).
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Fund are or will be listed and traded at market prices on a national
securities exchange. Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange
through a broker-dealer. The price of Shares is based on market price, and
because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Shares may trade
at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Only
“Authorized Participants” (as defined in the SAI) who have entered into
agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co.
(“Distributor”), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with
the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem Shares that have been aggregated
into blocks called Creation Units. The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units
in return for a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies any day
that the national securities exchanges are open for business (“Business Day”).
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest
price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares of the Fund (bid) and the
lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares of the Fund (ask) when
buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). To
access information regarding the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums
and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, please go to https://www.globalxetfs.com.
TAX
INFORMATION
The
Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income
or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement,
such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA"), in which case
distributions from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.
PAYMENTS
TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
The
Adviser and its related companies may pay broker-dealers or other financial
intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of Fund Shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your
broker-dealer, sales
persons
or other intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend the
Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
This
Prospectus contains information about investing in a Fund. Please read this
Prospectus carefully before you make any investment decisions. Shares of a Fund
are listed for trading on a national securities exchange. The market price for a
Share of a Fund may be different from the Fund's most recent NAV. ETFs are funds
that trade like other publicly-traded securities. A Fund is designed to track an
Underlying Index. Similar to shares of an index mutual fund, each Share of a
Fund represents an ownership interest in an underlying portfolio of securities.
Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought and redeemed from the
issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on NAV, Shares of a Fund may
be purchased or redeemed directly from the Fund at NAV solely by Authorized
Participants and only in Creation Unit increments. Also, unlike shares of a
mutual fund, Shares of a Fund are listed on a national securities exchange and
trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. A
Fund is designed to be used as part of broader asset allocation strategies.
Accordingly, an investment in a Fund should not constitute a complete investment
program. An index is a financial calculation, based on a grouping of financial
instruments, and is not an investment product, while a Fund is an actual
investment portfolio. The performance of a Fund and its Underlying Index may
vary for a number of reasons, including transaction costs, non-U.S. currency
valuations, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs),
timing variances and differences between a Fund’s portfolio and the Underlying
Index resulting from the Fund's legal restrictions (such as diversification
requirements) that apply to the Fund but not to the Underlying Index.
Each
Fund’s 80% investment policy, displayed in the table below, is non-fundamental
and requires 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before it can be
changed.
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Underlying
Index |
80%
Investment Policy/Policies |
| Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF |
Solactive
Global Lithium Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive Global Lithium Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based
on the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund also invests at least
80% of its total assets in securities of companies that are economically
tied to the lithium industry. |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF |
Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive Global SuperDividend® Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. |
| Global
X Social Media ETF |
Solactive
Social Media Total Return Index |
The
Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive Social Media Total Return Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. |
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Global
X Guru®
Index ETF |
Solactive
Guru Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive Guru Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the
securities in the Underlying Index. |
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X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF |
Global
X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index |
The
Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. Moreover, at
least 80% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in preferred
securities. |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF |
Indxx
SuperDividend®
U.S. Low Volatility Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Indxx SuperDividend®
U.S. Low Volatility Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Fund also invests
at least 80% of its total assets in dividend-yielding U.S.
securities. |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF |
MSCI
Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index") and
in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF |
Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American Depositary Receipts
("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities
in the Underlying Index. Moreover, at least 80% of the Fund's total assets
are invested in securities of Real Estate Investment Trusts
("REITs"). |
| Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF |
Indxx
Renewable Energy Producers Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Indxx Renewable Energy Producers Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF |
S&P
500® Catholic Values Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
S&P 500® Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
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Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF |
MSCI
EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
MSCI EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
| Global
X E-commerce ETF |
Solactive
E-commerce Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Solactive E-commerce Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF |
S&P
Developed ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the S&P Developed
ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index") and in American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based
on the securities in the Underlying
Index. |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF |
Nasdaq-100
Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF |
Nasdaq-100
Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF |
Cboe
S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
| Global
X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF |
Cboe
S&P 500 Tail Risk Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe S&P 500 Tail Risk Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
| Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF) |
Solactive
Rare Earth and Critical Materials Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Solactive Rare
Earth and Critical Materials Index (the "Underlying Index") and in
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts
("GDRs") based on the securities in the Underlying Index. |
| Global
X Russell 2000 ETF |
Russell
2000 RIC Capped Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any
borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the
Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
| Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF |
Global
X U.S. Electrification Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Global X U.S.
Electrification Index (the "Underlying Index"), which may include common
stocks and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") based on the securities
in the Underlying Index. |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF |
S&P
500 U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index |
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets,
plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the
securities of the Underlying Index. |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF |
S&P
500 U.S. Revenue Leaders Index |
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets,
plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the
securities of the Underlying Index. |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF |
S&P
U.S. Catholic Values Aggregate Bond Capped Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the S&P U.S.
Catholic Values Aggregate Bond Capped Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF |
S&P
500®
Christian Values Screened Index |
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets,
plus borrowings for investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the
Underlying Index. |
The
Adviser anticipates that, generally, each Fund (other than the Global X S&P
Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Global X Russell 2000 ETF, which may
invest in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an
investment profile similar to the Underlying Index) will hold all of the
securities that comprise its Underlying Index in proportion to their
weightings
in such Underlying Index. However, under various circumstances, it may not be
possible or practicable to purchase all of those securities in those weightings.
In these circumstances, a Fund may purchase a sample of securities in its
Underlying Index. There also may be instances in which the Adviser may choose to
underweight or overweight a security in a Fund’s Underlying Index, purchase
securities not in the Fund’s Underlying Index that the Adviser believes are
appropriate to substitute for certain securities in such Underlying Index or
utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques in seeking
to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and
yield performance of a Fund’s Underlying Index. In addition, each Fund may also
invest in equity index futures for cash flow management purposes and as a
portfolio management technique. Each Fund may sell securities that are
represented in its Underlying Index in anticipation of their removal from such
Underlying Index or purchase securities not represented in its Index in
anticipation of their addition to such Underlying Index. Each Fund’s investment
objective and its Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval
upon at least 60 days prior written notice to shareholders.
Each
Fund concentrates its investments (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets)
in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent
that its Underlying Index is concentrated.
A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
Each
Fund may be subject to various risks, including the principal risks noted below,
any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total
return and ability to meet its investment objective. You could lose all or part
of your investment in the Fund, and the Fund could underperform other
investments.
Affiliated
Index Provider Risk
Affiliated
Index Provider Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF and
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF
The
Adviser also serves as the Fund’s Index Provider, which may present a potential
conflict of interest. For example, a potential conflict could arise if the
Adviser were to exercise undue influence with respect to regular and/or
extraordinary updates to the methodology or composition of the Underlying Index,
including in a manner that might improve the apparent performance of the Fund
relative to the performance of the Underlying Index. Additionally, potential
conflicts could arise to the extent that portfolio managers of the Adviser
become aware of contemplated methodology changes or rebalance activity prior to
disclosure to the public, which could facilitate “front running” on behalf of
other funds managed by the Adviser with similar exposure. Although the Adviser
has taken steps designed to ensure that these potential conflicts are mitigated
(e.g., via the adoption of policies and procedures that are designed to minimize
potential conflicts of interest and ensure independence with respect to the
operation of the Underlying Index, as well as the implementation of
informational barriers designed to minimize the potential for the misuse of
information about the Underlying Index), there can be no assurance that such
measures will be successful.
Asset
Class Risk
Asset
Class Risk applies to each Fund
The
returns from the types of securities and/or assets in which the Fund invests may
under-perform returns from the various general securities markets or different
asset classes. The assets in the Underlying Index may under-perform investments
that track other markets, segments, sectors or assets. Different types of assets
tend to go through cycles of out-performance and under-performance in comparison
to the general securities markets.
Bond
Investment Risk
Bond
Investment Risk applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF
Investments
in debt securities are generally affected by changes in prevailing interest
rates and the creditworthiness of the issuer. The values of debt securities may
rise or fall in response to market fluctuations, changes in interest rates,
actual or perceived inability of issuers, guarantors or liquidity providers to
make scheduled payments, or illiquidity in debt markets. The Fund’s yield on
investments in debt securities will fluctuate as the securities in the Fund are
rebalanced and reinvested in securities with different interest rates.
Investments in bonds are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk
that an issuer of debt securities will be unable to pay principal and interest
when due, or that the value of the security will suffer because investors
believe the issuer is less able to make required principal and interest
payments. This is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the debt securities in
which the Fund invests. However, credit
ratings
are only the opinions of the rating agencies issuing them, do not purport to
reflect the risk of fluctuations in market value and are not absolute guarantees
as to the payment of interest and the repayment of principal.
Callable
Debt Risk
Callable
Debt Risk applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF
Some
debt securities may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or “called,” before
their stated maturity date. In general, an issuer will call its debt securities
if they can be refinanced by issuing new debt securities which bear a lower
interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of
falling interest rates an issuer will call its high yielding debt securities.
The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower
interest rates, likely resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income, or in
securities with greater risks or with other less favorable features. Such
redemptions and subsequent reinvestments would also increase the Fund’s
portfolio turnover. If a called debt security was purchased by the Fund at a
premium, the value of the premium may be lost in the event of a
redemption.
China
A-Shares Risk
China
A-Shares Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF
A-Shares
are issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are traded on Chinese
exchanges. Foreign investors can access investments in A-Shares by obtaining a
QFII or a RQFII license, as well as through the Stock Connect Programs. The Fund
currently intends to gain exposure to A-Shares through the Stock Connect
Programs. Trading suspensions in certain stocks could lead to greater market
execution risk, valuation risks, liquidity risks and costs for the Fund, as well
as for Authorized Participants that create and redeem Creation Units of the
Fund. The SSE and SZSE currently apply a daily limit of the amount of
fluctuation permitted in the prices of A-shares during a single trading day. The
daily limit refers to price movements only and does not restrict trading within
the relevant limit. In addition, investors from outside mainland China may face
difficulties or prohibitions accessing certain A-Shares that are part of a
restricted list in countries such as the U.S. A-Shares may also be subject to
frequent and widespread trading halts, which can increase pricing volatility and
cause the A-Shares to become illiquid. There can be no assurance that a liquid
market on an exchange will exist for any particular A-share or for any
particular time. Additionally, during instances where aggregate limits on
foreign ownership are exceeded. the Fund may be unable to purchase additional
equity securities of a particular company. This could increase the Fund’s
tracking error and/or cause the Fund to trade in the market at greater bid-ask
spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Given that the
A-share market is considered volatile and unstable (with the risk of widespread
trading suspensions or government intervention), the creation and redemption of
Creation Units (as defined below) may also be disrupted. These risks, among
others, could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s
investments.
Investments in China A-shares may not be covered by the
securities investor protection programs of the exchanges and, without the
protection of such programs, are subject to the risk of default. In the event of
a default on the Stock Connect Program, the Fund may not be able to recover its
losses.
Collar
Option Risk
Collar
Option Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF and Global X
S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF
The
Fund’s collar strategy will consist of a mix of short call options positions and
long put options positions. By selling call options in return for the receipt of
premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential
increases in the value of the Underlying Index above the exercise prices of such
options. By purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums, the
Fund may be protected from a significant decline in the price of the Underlying
Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
Underlying Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of the
premiums paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the
Fund’s short call options positions and long put options positions are put on
may experience different levels of downside protection and upside participation
depending on market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the
securities underlying the options will be limited while the options are in
effect unless the Fund cancels out the options positions through the purchase or
sale of offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options.
Exchanges may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is
suspended, the Fund may be unable to
purchase
or sell options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to do so, which
may increase the risk of tracking error.
The
Fund’s collar strategy will consist of a mix of short call options positions and
long put options positions. By selling call options in return for the receipt of
premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential
increases in the value of the S&P 500® Index above the exercise prices of
such options. By purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums,
the Fund may be protected from a significant decline in the price of the S&P
500® Index if the put options become in the money, but during periods where the
S&P 500® Index appreciates, the Fund will underperform due to the cost of
the premiums paid. Investors who purchase shares of the Fund outside of when the
Fund’s short call options positions and long put options positions are put on
may experience different levels of downside protection and upside participation
depending on market performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the
securities underlying the options will be limited while the options are in
effect unless the Fund cancels out the options positions through the purchase or
sale of offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the options.
Exchanges may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is
suspended, the Fund may be unable to purchase or sell options at times that may
be desirable or advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
Depositary
Receipts Risk
Depositary
Receipts Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF
The
Fund may invest in depositary receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs. Depositary
receipts, such as ADRs and GDRs, are receipts listed on U.S. or foreign
exchanges issued by banks or trust companies that entitle the holder to all
dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign shares.
ADRs are certificates that evidence ownership of shares of a foreign issuer and
are alternatives to purchasing the underlying foreign securities directly in
their national markets and currencies. GDRs are certificates issued by an
international bank that generally are traded and denominated in the currencies
of countries other than the home country of the issuer of the underlying shares.
Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks associated with
direct investments in the securities of foreign companies. In addition, the
underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts are under no obligation to
distribute shareholder communications or pass through any voting rights with
respect to the deposited securities to the holders of such receipts. A holder of
a depositary receipt may therefore receive less timely information or have less
control than if it invested directly in the foreign issuer. Certain countries
may limit the ability to convert depositary receipts into the underlying foreign
securities and vice versa, which may cause the securities of the foreign company
to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the related depositary
receipts. A holder of depositary receipts may also be subject to fees and the
credit risk of the financial institution acting as depositary. Unsponsored
depositary receipts may involve higher expenses, fewer shareholder rights, and
may be less liquid. Additionally, the issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts
are not obligated to disclose information that would be considered material in
the U.S. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these
issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the
market value of the depositary receipts.
Derivatives
Risk
Derivatives
Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF and Global X S&P 500®
Tail Risk ETF
The
Fund will invest in derivative instruments. Derivatives (e.g., options, futures
contracts, forwards, swaps) are instruments the value of which is derived from
that of other assets, rates, or indices. Adverse price movements in a
derivatives instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than the
Fund’s initial investment in that instrument (in some cases, the potential loss
is unlimited). Investments in derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk
(the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual
obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty, and
settlement risk (the risk faced when one party to a transaction has performed
its obligations under a contract but has not yet received value from its
counterparty).
Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate
changes and market price fluctuations than other securities.
Further,
the market for certain derivatives may become illiquid under adverse market or
economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the
conditions of a particular issuer. The possible lack of a liquid secondary
market for derivatives and the resulting inability of a Fund to sell or
otherwise close a derivatives position could expose a Fund to losses and could
make derivatives more difficult for a Fund to value accurately. If the Fund
needed to sell a large block of illiquid securities to meet shareholder
redemption request or to raise cash, these sales could further reduce the
securities’ prices and adversely affect performance of the Fund. Derivatives are
usually traded on margin, which may subject the Fund to margin calls. Margin
calls may force the Fund to liquidate assets.
The Fund’s investments in
derivatives may have uncertain tax implications for the Fund and the Fund may be
unable to close out certain hedged positions to avoid adverse tax consequences.
The use of derivatives exposes a Fund to operational risks, such as
documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and
human error.
Equity
Securities Risk
Equity
Securities Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X
Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF,
Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF, Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF, Global X Russell 2000 ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification ETF,
Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S.
Revenue Leaders ETF and Global X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF
The
Fund may invest in equity securities, which are subject to changes in value that
may be attributable to market perception of a particular issuer, general stock
market fluctuations, or as a result of such factors as a company’s business
performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic
conditions. For example, the value of a company’s common stock may fall solely
because of factors that negatively impact other companies in the same region,
industry or sector of the market. A company’s common stock also may decline
significantly in price over a short period of time due to factors specific to
that company, including decisions made by its management or lower demand for the
company’s products or services. Investments in equity securities may be more
volatile than investments in other asset classes.
Hybrid
Securities Investment Risk
Hybrid
Securities Investment Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF
Although
generally considered equity securities, hybrid securities are securities which
contain characteristics of both a debt security and an equity security.
Therefore, hybrid securities are subject to the risks of equity securities and
risks of debt securities. The terms of hybrid instruments may vary
substantially, and certain hybrid securities may be subject to similar risks as
preferred stocks, such as interest rate risk, issuer risk, dividend risk, call
risk, and extension risk. The claims of holders of hybrid securities of an
issuer are generally subordinated to those of holders of traditional debt
securities in bankruptcy, and thus hybrid securities may be more volatile and
subject to greater risk than traditional debt securities, and may in certain
circumstances even be more volatile than traditional equity securities. At the
same time, hybrid securities may not fully participate in gains of their issuer
and thus potential returns of such securities are generally more limited than
traditional equity securities, which would participate in such gains. Hybrid
securities may also be more limited in their rights to participate in management
decisions of an issuer (such as voting for the board of directors). Certain
hybrid securities may also carry more liquidity risk than either publicly issued
equity securities or debt securities, especially hybrid securities that are
“customized” to meet the needs of particular investors, and therefore the number
of investors willing and able to buy such investments in the secondary market
may be small.. Any of these features could cause a loss in market value of
hybrid securities held by the Fund or otherwise adversely affect the
Fund.
Master
Limited Partnerships Investment Risk
Master
Limited Partnerships Investment Risk applies to the Global X SuperDividend® U.S.
ETF
Investments
in securities of MLPs involve risks that may differ from an investment in common
stock. Holders of units of MLPs have more limited control rights and limited
rights to vote on matters affecting such MLP as compared to holders of stock of
a corporation. For example, MLP unit holders may not elect the general partner
or the directors of the general partner and the MLP unit holders have limited
ability to remove an MLP’s general partner. MLPs are controlled by their general
partners, which generally have conflicts of interest and limited fiduciary
duties to the MLPs, which may permit the general partners to favor their own
interests over the MLPs. The amount of cash that the Fund will have available to
pay or distribute to you depends entirely on the ability of the MLPs that the
Fund owns to make distributions to their partners and the tax character of those
distributions. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser has control over the actions of
underlying MLPs. The amount of cash that each individual MLP can distribute to
its partners will depend on the amount of cash it generates from operations,
which will vary from quarter to quarter depending on factors affecting the
energy infrastructure market generally and on factors affecting the particular
business lines of the MLP. Available cash will also depend on the MLPs’ level of
operating costs (including incentive distributions to the general partner),
level of capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisition costs (if
any), fluctuations in working capital needs, and other factors. Additionally,
the general partner has the right to require unit-holders to sell their common
units at an undesirable time or price, resulting from regulatory changes or
other reasons. The Fund’s investments in MLPs may not distribute the expected or
anticipated levels of cash, resulting in the risk that the Fund may not have the
ability to make cash distributions as investors might expect from MLP-focused
investments.
Certain MLPs in which the Fund may invest depend upon their
parent or sponsor entities for a majority of their revenues. If their parent or
sponsor entities fail to make such payments or satisfy their obligations, the
revenues and cash flows of such MLPs and ability of such MLPs to make
distributions to unit holders, such as the Fund, would be adversely affected.
Additionally, an investor's ownership percentage and share value may decrease
when the MLP issues new units to raise capital, such as through a stock
offering, debt issuance, or employee stock options.
MLPs are subject to
various federal, state and local environmental laws and health and safety laws
as well as laws and regulations specific to their particular activities. These
laws and regulations address: health and safety standards for the operation of
facilities, transportation systems and the handling of materials; air and water
pollution requirements and standards; solid waste disposal requirements; land
reclamation requirements; and requirements relating to the handling and
disposition of hazardous materials. MLPs are subject to the costs of compliance
with such laws applicable to them, and changes in such laws and regulations may
adversely affect their results of operations.
MLPs are subject to
numerous business related risks, including: deterioration of business
fundamentals reducing profitability due to development of alternative energy
sources, among other things, consumer sentiment, changing demographics in the
markets served, unexpectedly prolonged and precipitous changes in commodity
prices and increased competition that reduces an MLP’s market share; the lack of
growth of markets requiring growth through acquisitions; disruptions in
transportation systems; the dependence of certain MLPs upon unrelated third
parties; availability of capital for expansion and construction of needed
facilities; a significant decrease in production due to depressed commodity
prices or otherwise; the inability of MLPs to successfully integrate recent or
future acquisitions; and the general level of the economy.
Preferred
Stock Investment Risk
Preferred
Stock Investment Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred
ETF
Preferred
securities are subject to issuer-specific and overall market risks that are
generally applicable to equity securities as a whole; however, there are special
risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred stock may be
subordinated to bonds or other debt instruments in an issuer’s capital
structure, meaning that an issuer’s preferred stock generally pays dividends
only after the issuer makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other
debt. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, dividend payments on a
preferred stock typically must be declared by the issuer’s board of directors.
An issuer’s board of directors is generally not under any obligation to pay a
dividend (even if such dividends have accrued), and may suspend payment of
dividends on preferred stock at any time. In the event an issuer of preferred
stock experiences economic difficulties, the issuer’s preferred stock may lose
substantial value due to the reduced likelihood that the issuer’s board of
directors will declare a dividend and the fact that the preferred stock may be
subordinated to other securities of the same issuer. Preferred stock may be less
liquid than many other types of securities, such as common stock, and generally
provides no voting rights with respect to the issuer. Variable rate preferred
securities may be subject to greater liquidity risk than other preferred
securities, meaning that there may be limitations on the Fund’s ability to sell
those securities at any given time. Certain additional risks associated with
preferred stock could adversely affect investments in the Fund.
Because
many preferred stocks pay dividends at a fixed rate, their market price can be
sensitive to changes in interest rates in a manner similar to bonds - that is,
as interest rates rise, the value of the preferred stocks held by the Fund are
likely to decline. Additionally, because many preferred stocks allow holders to
convert the preferred stock into common stock of the issuer, their market price
can be sensitive to changes in the value of the issuer’s common stock. Further,
there is a chance that the issuer of any of the Fund’s holdings will have its
ability to pay dividends deteriorate or will default (i.e., fail to make
scheduled dividend payments on the preferred stock or scheduled interest
payments on other obligations of the issuer not held by the Fund), which would
negatively affect the value of any such holding. Preferred stocks are subject to
market volatility and the prices of preferred stocks will fluctuate based on
market demand. Preferred stocks often have call features which allow the issuer
to redeem the security at its discretion. The redemption of preferred stocks
having a higher than average yield may cause a decrease in the yield of the
Fund.
Protective
Put Options Risk
Protective
Put Options Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF and Global X
S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF
By
purchasing put options in return for the payment of premiums, the Fund may be
protected from a significant decline in the price of the index on which the
Fund’s Underlying Index purchases options if the put options become in the
money, but during periods where the index appreciates, the Fund will
underperform due to the cost of the premiums paid. Investors who purchase shares
of the Fund outside of when the Fund’s long put options positions are put on may
experience different levels of downside protection depending on market
performance. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the securities underlying
the options will be limited while the options are in effect unless the Fund
cancels out the options positions through the sale of offsetting identical
options prior to the expiration of the options. Exchanges may suspend the
trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the Fund may be
unable to purchase options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to do
so, which may increase the risk of tracking error.
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment
Risk
Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment Risk applies
to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® REIT ETF and Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF
The
Fund invests in companies or underlying funds that invest in real estate, such
as REITs, which exposes investors in the Fund to the risks of owning real estate
directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which real
estate companies are organized and operated. Real estate is highly sensitive to
general and local economic conditions and developments, and characterized by
intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies,
including REITs, utilize leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which
increases risk and could adversely affect a real estate company's operations and
market value in periods of rising interest rates.
Concentration
Risk
Real
estate companies may own a limited number of properties and concentrate their
investments in a particular geographic region or property type. Economic
downturns affecting a particular region, industry or property type may lead to a
high volume of defaults within a short period.
Equity
REITs Risk
Certain
REITs may make direct investments in real estate. These REITs are often referred
to as "Equity REITs." Equity REITs invest primarily in real properties and earn
rental income from leasing those properties. Equity REITs may also realize gains
or losses from the sale of the properties. Equity REITs will be affected by
conditions in the real estate rental market and by changes in the value of the
properties they own. A decline in rental income may occur because of extended
vacancies, limitations on rents, the failure to collect rents, increased
competition from other properties or poor management. Equity REITs also can be
affected by rising interest rates. Rising interest rates may cause investors to
demand a high annual yield from future distributions that, in turn, could
decrease the market prices for such REITs. In addition, rising interest rates
also increase the costs of obtaining financing for real estate projects.
Because
many real estate projects are dependent upon receiving financing, this could
cause the value of the Equity REITs in which the Fund invests to
decline.
Mortgage
REITs Risk
Mortgage
REITs invest in mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage REITs are
exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as the risks
that relate specifically to the way in which Mortgage REITs are organized and
operated. Mortgage REITs are subject to the credit risk of the borrowers to whom
they extend credit. Mortgage REITs are subject to significant interest rate
risk. Mortgage REITs typically use leverage and many are highly leveraged, which
exposes them to leverage risk and may impair a Mortgage REIT’s liquidity, cause
it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase the volatility of the
values of securities issued by the Mortgage REIT and incur substantial losses if
its borrowing costs increase. Mortgage REITs are also subject to prepayment
risk, which is the risk that borrowers may prepay their mortgage loans at faster
than expected rates.
Interest
Rate Risk
Rising
interest rate could result in higher costs of capital for real estate companies,
which could negatively affect a real estate company's ability to meet its
payment obligations. Declining interest rates could result in increased
prepayment on loans and require redeployment of capital in less desirable
investments.
Leverage
Risk
Real
estate companies may use leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which
increases investment risk and the risks normally associated with debt financing,
and could adversely affect a real estate company's operations and market value
in periods of rising interest rates. Financing covenants related to a real
estate company's leveraging may affect the ability of the real estate company to
operate effectively. In addition, real property may be subject to quality of
credit extended and defaults by borrowers and tenants. Leveraging may also
increase repayment risk.
Liquidity
Risk
Investing
in real estate companies may involve risks similar to those associated with
investing in small-capitalization companies. Real estate company securities may
be volatile. There may be less trading in real estate company shares, which
means that buy and sell transactions in those shares could have a magnified
impact on share price, resulting in abrupt or erratic price fluctuations. In
addition, real estate is relatively illiquid and, therefore, a real estate
company may have a limited ability to vary or liquidate its investments in
properties in response to changes in economic or other conditions.
Operational
Risk
Real
estate companies are dependent upon management skills and may have limited
financial resources. Real estate companies are generally not diversified and may
be subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and
self-liquidation. In addition, transactions between real estate companies and
their affiliates may be subject to conflicts of interest, which may adversely
affect a real estate company's shareholders. A real estate company may also have
joint ventures in certain of its properties and, consequently, its ability to
control decisions relating to such properties may be limited.
Property
Risk
Real
estate companies may be subject to risks relating to functional obsolescence or
reduced desirability of properties; extended vacancies due to economic
conditions and tenant bankruptcies; catastrophic events such as earthquakes,
hurricanes, tornadoes and terrorist acts; and casualty or condemnation losses.
Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic
trends, such as population shifts, changing tastes and values, or increasing
vacancies or declining rents resulting from legal, cultural, technological,
global or local developments and changes in tax law.
Regulatory
Risk
Real
estate income and values may be adversely affected by applicable domestic and
foreign laws (including tax laws). Government actions, such as tax increases,
zoning law changes, mandated closures or other commercial restrictions, reduced
funding for schools, parks, garbage collection and other public services or
environmental regulations also may have a major impact on real estate income and
values.
Repayment
Risk
The
prices of real estate company securities may drop because of the failure of
borrowers to repay their loans, poor management, or the inability to obtain
financing either on favorable terms or at all. If the properties do not generate
sufficient income to meet operating expenses, including, where applicable, debt
service, ground lease payments, tenant improvements, third-party leasing
commissions and other capital expenditures, the income and ability of the real
estate companies to make payments of interest and principal on their loans will
be adversely affected.
U.S.
Tax Risk
Certain
U.S. real estate companies are subject to special U.S. federal tax requirements.
A REIT that fails to comply with such tax requirements may be subject to U.S.
federal income taxation, which may affect the value of the REIT and the
characterization of the REIT's distributions. The U.S. federal tax requirement
that a REIT distributes substantially all of its net income to its shareholders
may result in the REIT having insufficient capital for future expenditures. A
REIT that successfully maintains its qualification may still become subject to
U.S. federal, state and local taxes, including excise, penalty, franchise,
payroll, mortgage recording, and transfer taxes, both directly and indirectly
through its subsidiaries.
U.S.
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
U.S.
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk applies to the Global X S&P Catholic
Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
The
Fund invests in securities backed by pools of mortgages issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. government or one of its agencies or sponsored entities, including
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. While securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae
are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, securities
issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit
of the U.S. government, and there can be no assurance that the U.S. government
would provide financial support to its agencies or sponsored entities where it
is not obligated to do so. Any actual or potential disruption to these agencies
or sponsored, or the financial condition or credit of the U.S. government, could
cause the value of mortgage-backed securities held by the Fund to decline.
Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages and, due
to the nature of these loans they represent, are subject to prepayment and
extension risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that, during periods of falling
interest rates, an issuer of mortgages and other fixed-income securities may be
able to repay principal prior to the security’s maturity. This may cause the
Fund to have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or higher risk of
default, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income or return potential.
Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk
that when interest rates rise, certain mortgage-backed securities will be paid
off substantially more slowly than originally anticipated and the value of those
securities may fall sharply, resulting in a decline in income and potentially in
the value of the investment. Because of prepayment and extension risks,
mortgage-backed securities react differently to changes in interest rates than
other bonds. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases)
may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed
securities. These securities are also subject to the risk of default on the
underlying mortgage loans, particularly during periods of economic downturn. The
Fund seeks to obtain exposure to the fixed-rate portion of U.S. agency
mortgage-pass through securities primarily through “to be announced” (“TBA”)
securities, or TBA transactions. TBAs refer to a commonly used mechanism for the
forward settlement of U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, and not to a
separate type of mortgage-backed securities. Default or bankruptcy of a
counterparty to a TBA transaction would expose the Fund to possible losses
because of adverse market action, expenses or delays in connection with the
purchase or sale of the pools of mortgage pass-through securities specified in
the TBA transaction.
U.S.
Treasury Obligations Risk
U.S.
Treasury Obligations Risk applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S.
Aggregate Bond ETF
A
security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United
States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal
when held to maturity. Investments in debt securities are generally affected by
changes in prevailing interest rates and the creditworthiness of the issuer.
Prices of U.S. Treasury securities fall when prevailing interest rates rise.
Price fluctuations of longer-term U.S. Treasury securities are greater than
price fluctuations of shorter-term U.S. Treasury securities and may be as great
as price fluctuations of common stock. The Fund’s yield on investments in U.S.
Treasury securities will fluctuate as the Fund is invested in U.S. Treasury
securities with different interest rates. Notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States,
circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or
principal, such as reaching the legislative "debt ceiling”. A high national debt
level could increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which
may drive debt higher. In addition, a high national debt level raises concerns
that the U.S. government will not be able to make principal or interest payments
when they are due. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition
or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund's
investments in U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. In addition, uncertainty in
regard to the U.S. debt ceiling may increase the volatility in U.S. Treasury
obligations and can heighten the potential for a credit rating downgrade, which
could have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s U.S. Treasury
obligations.
Associated
Risks Related to Form 13F Data
Associated
Risks Related to Form 13F Data applies to the Global X Guru® Index
ETF
The
Form 13F filings used to select the securities in the Underlying Index are filed
up to 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Therefore, a given
investor may have already sold its position by the time the security is added to
the Underlying Index. Furthermore, the Form 13F filing may only disclose a
subset of a particular investor's holdings, as not all securities are required
to be reported on the Form 13F. As a result, the Form 13F may not provide a
complete picture of the holdings of a given investor. Because the Form 13F
filing is publicly available information, it is possible that other investors
are also monitoring these filings and investing accordingly. This may result in
inflation of the share price of securities in which the Fund invests. Should
there be any changes to the Form 13F requirements, including but not limited to
reducing the number of firms required to file a Form 13F, or changing the
timeline for reporting, could impact the efficacy of relying on 13F data.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies
applies to the Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
The
Fund will be sensitive to, and its performance will depend to a greater extent
on, the overall condition of Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies. Rare
earth and critical materials are considered instrumental to the development and
production of one or more critical technologies. Compared to base metals, they
have more specialized uses. Rare earth elements are a collection of chemical
elements that are crucial to many of the world’s most advanced technologies.
Consequently, the demand for rare earth and critical materials has strained
supply, which has the potential to result in a shortage of such materials which
could adversely affect the companies in the Fund’s portfolio. A reduction of
demand for the technologies that utilize rare earth and critical materials, or
of the materials themselves, would have an adverse impact on the Fund. Companies
involved in the various activities that are related to the mining, production,
recycling, mineral sands, processing and/or refining of rare earth and critical
materials may include medium-, small-, and micro-capitalization companies with
volatile share prices, are highly dependent on the price of rare earth and
critical materials, which may fluctuate substantially over short periods of
time. The value of such companies may be significantly affected by events
relating to international, national and local political and economic
developments, trade policy, energy conservation efforts, changes to critical
materials, the success of exploration projects, changes in exchange rates,
commodity prices, tax and other government regulations, depletion of resources,
labor relations, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control
devices. The mining, production, recycling, processing and/or refining of rare
earth and critical materials can be capital intensive and, if companies involved
in such activities are not managed well, the share prices of such companies
could decline even as prices for the underlying rare earth and critical
materials are rising. In addition, companies involved in the various activities
that are related to the mining, production, recycling, processing and/or
refining of rare earth and critical materials may be at risk for environmental
damage claims.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in E-commerce Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in E-commerce Companies applies to the Global X
E-commerce ETF
E-commerce
companies typically face intense competition and are subject to fluctuating
consumer demand. Many of these companies compete aggressively on price,
potentially affecting their long run profitability. Due to the online nature of
E-
commerce
companies and their involvement in processing, storing and transmitting large
amounts of data, these companies are particularly vulnerable to cyber security
risk. This includes threats to operational software and hardware, as well as
theft of personal and transaction records and other customer data. In the event
of a cyberattack, E-commerce companies could suffer serious adverse reputational
and operational consequences, including liability and litigation. E-commerce
companies may participate in monopolistic practices that could make them subject
to higher levels of regulatory scrutiny and/or potential break ups in the
future, which could severely impact the viability of these companies. E-commerce
companies are exposed to macroeconomic risks of consumer recessionary fears,
potentially resulting in lower consumer spending. Chinese E-commerce Companies
have been subject to heightened scrutiny as regulators seek to rein in
monopolistic practices and sudden regulatory moves could have unpredictable and
adverse impacts on relevant securities. Through its portfolio companies’
customers and suppliers, the Fund is specifically exposed to Asian Economic
Risk, European Economic Risk and North American Economic Risk.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Electrification Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Electrification Companies applies to the Global X
U.S. Electrification ETF
The
Fund invests in companies that are involved in conventional and alternative
electricity generation, transmission, and distribution and technological
solutions, as well as the development of grid infrastructure and smart grid
technologies. General risks of Electrification companies include the general
state of the economy, intense competition, consolidation, domestic and
international politics, and excess capacity. In addition, Electrification
companies may also be significantly affected by overall capital spending levels
(including both private and public sector spending), economic cycles,
technological obsolescence, delays in modernization, and labor relations.
Electrification companies may also be significantly impacted by government
policies, regulations, and contractual fixed pricing. Actions taken by central
governments may dramatically impact supply and demand forces that influence the
market price of conventional and alternative electricity, resulting in sudden
decreases in value for Electrification companies. Conventional Electricity
companies are also affected by the levels and volatility of global commodity
prices, capital expenditures on exploration and production, energy conservation
efforts, the prices of alternative fuels, exchange rates and technological
advances.
Conventional Electricity companies may also operate in
countries with less developed regulatory regimes or a history of expropriation,
nationalization or other adverse policies. These companies also face a risk of
significant civil liability from accidents resulting in injury or loss of life
or property, pollution or other environmental mishaps (e.g., from orphaned
wells), equipment malfunctions or mishandling of materials, and a risk of loss
from terrorism or other natural disasters. Any such event could have serious
consequences for the general population of the area affected and result in a
material adverse impact on the Fund’s portfolio securities and the performance
of the Fund. Companies in the oil, gas and consumable fuels industry can be
significantly affected by the supply of and demand for specific products and
services, weather conditions, exploration and production spending, government
regulation, world events and general economic conditions.
Alternative
Electricity includes, among other things, cleaner energy sources such as wind,
solar, low-carbon hydrogen, and biomass-fired power (an energy production method
that involves burning organic material “Biomass” as the fuel source for
electricity production), as well as other technology solutions, such as small
modular nuclear reactors (a more compact type of nuclear reactor that is
designed to be scalable, lower in cost, and offer more flexible energy
solutions). Alternative Electricity companies may also be affected by tax
incentives, permitting application timelines, availability of transmission
capacity, and government subsidies. Alternative Electricity companies may be
adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates,
imposition of import controls, availability of certain inputs and materials
required for production, depletion of resources, technological developments and
labor relations. A decline in the price of conventional energy such as oil and
natural gas could have a materially adverse impact on Alternative Electricity
companies. Alternative Electricity resources may be highly dependent upon
government policies that support Alternative Electricity generation and enhance
the economic viability of owning Alternative Electricity generation assets. Any
failure to extend such policies could materially and adversely affect the
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow of
Alternative Electricity companies.
Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid
Technologies includes, among other things, the expansion and modernization of
power grid infrastructure (e.g. high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
infrastructure) and the development, manufacturing, and implementation of the
infrastructure, technologies, and systems that transport electricity and enhance
the electrical grid, such as electrical components, energy storage technologies,
electric vehicle charging equipment, and smart meters. Energy storage is the
process of capturing energy and storing it for later dissemination to the grid,
which can play a crucial role in managing supply and demand in energy systems,
ensuring grid resilience and improving the efficiency of non-traditional,
cleaner energy sources. Examples include compressed air (where electricity is
used to compress and store air, which can later be released to power a generator
and produce electricity), flywheel (where electricity is used to spin a heavy
object or disk up to high speeds, which can later be slowed by a generator to
produce electricity), and gravity-based (where electricity can be used to raise
a
heavy
object, which can later be lowered to power a generator and produce
electricity).
Electrification companies tied to Grid Infrastructure and
Smart Grid Technologies employ a variety of means of increasing cash flow,
including increasing utilization of existing facilities, expanding operations
through new construction, expanding operations through acquisitions, or securing
additional long-term contracts. Thus, some companies engaged in the grid
infrastructure sector may be subject to construction risk, acquisition risk or
other risk factors arising from their specific business strategies. A
significant slowdown in large energy companies’ disposition of grid
infrastructure assets and other merger and acquisition activity in the grid
infrastructure industry could reduce the growth rate of cash flows received by
the Fund from companies engaged in the grid infrastructure sector that grow
through acquisitions. Electrification companies tied to technological solutions
are also subject to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product
obsolescence, and increased competition. Technological solutions focused
Electrification companies and Alternative Electricity companies are heavily
dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss
or impairment of those rights.
The volatility of energy commodity prices
can indirectly affect certain Electrification companies due to the impact of
prices on the volume of commodities transported, processed, stored or
distributed. Further, changes in demographics or economic growth can affect the
demand for, and success of, conventional or alternative electricity, as well as
the technology created to support the development of the smart grid.
Some
Electrification companies may rely heavily on local, state or national
government contracts, and are therefore subject to higher degrees of political
risk and could be negatively impacted by changes in government policies or a
deterioration in government balance sheets in the future. Seasonal weather
conditions and extreme weather events, fluctuations in the supply of and demand
for power, and changes in electricity prices may cause fluctuations in the
performance of such companies. The customers and/or suppliers of Electrification
companies may be concentrated in a particular country, region or industry. Any
adverse event affecting one of these countries, regions or industries could have
a negative impact on Electrification companies. Through its portfolio companies’
customers and suppliers, the Fund is specifically exposed to North American
Economic Risk.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Emerging Markets Internet & E-commerce
Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Emerging Markets Internet & E-commerce
Companies applies to the Global X E-commerce ETF
Emerging
Markets Internet & E-commerce Companies typically face intense competition
and are subject to fluctuating consumer demand. Many of these companies compete
aggressively on price, potentially affecting their long run profitability. Due
to the online nature of Emerging Markets Internet & E-commerce Companies and
their involvement in processing, storing and transmitting large amounts of data,
these companies are particularly vulnerable to cyber security risk. This
includes threats to operational software and hardware, as well as theft of
personal and transaction records and other customer data. In the event of a
cyberattack, Emerging Markets Internet & E-commerce Companies could suffer
serious adverse reputational and operational consequences, including liability
and litigation. E-commerce Companies may participate in monopolistic practices
that could make them subject to higher levels of regulatory scrutiny and/or
potential break ups in the future, which could severely impact the viability of
these companies. Chinese E-commerce Companies have been subject to heightened
scrutiny as regulators seek to rein in monopolistic practices and prevent the
‘disorderly expansion of capital’ under the Common Prosperity initiative.
Through its portfolio companies’ customers and suppliers, the Fund is
specifically exposed to Asian Economic Risk, European Economic Risk and North
American Economic Risk. Please see "Reliance
on Trading Partners Risk"
in this Prospectus.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Energy Infrastructure Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Energy Infrastructure Companies applies to the
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
Companies
engaged in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to risks specific to the
industry they serve. Risks inherent in the energy infrastructure business
include the following: a sustained decline in demand for crude oil, natural gas
and refined petroleum products and changes in consumer sentiment; construction
risk, acquisition risk or other risk factors arising from the specific business
strategies of the companies; a significant slowdown in large energy companies’
disposition of energy infrastructure assets and other merger and acquisition
activity in the energy infrastructure industry; a significant decrease in the
production of natural gas, oil or other energy commodity due to a decline in
production from existing facilities or import supply disruption; changes in the
regulatory environment; extreme weather events, natural disasters, and
environmental hazards; and cyberattacks or threats of attack by terrorists. Each
of these risks could adversely affect revenues and cash flows, and in turn,
adversely affect the Fund’s investments.
The
volatility of energy commodity prices can indirectly affect certain entities
engaged in the energy infrastructure sector due to the impact of prices on the
volume of commodities transported, processed, stored or distributed, including
certain MLPs in the energy infrastructure sector, which would reduce the ability
of MLPs to make distributions. Although most energy infrastructure entities are
not subject to direct commodity price exposure because they do not own the
underlying energy commodity, the price of an energy infrastructure security can
be adversely affected by the perception that the performance of all such
entities is directly tied to commodity prices.
The profitability of
companies engaged in the energy infrastructure sector could be adversely
affected by changes in the regulatory environment. Most assets of such companies
are heavily regulated by federal and state governments in diverse matters, such
as the way in which such company assets are constructed, maintained and operated
and the prices such companies may charge for their services. Such regulation can
change over time in scope and intensity. Companies in the energy infrastructure
sector also may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates, interest
rates, economic conditions, tax treatment, government intervention, and economic
sanctions. Companies in the energy infrastructure sector may have significant
capital investments in, or engage in transactions involving, emerging market
countries, which may heighten these risks.
A rising interest rate
environment could adversely impact the performance of companies engaged in the
energy infrastructure sector. Rising interest rates could limit the capital
appreciation of equity units of such companies as a result of the increased
availability of alternative investments at competitive yields. Rising interest
rates may also increase the cost of capital for companies operating in this
industry, which could limit growth from acquisition or expansion projects, limit
the ability of such entities to make or grow distributions or meet debt
obligations, and adversely affect the prices of their
securities.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Renewable Energy Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Renewable Energy Companies applies to the Global X
Renewable Energy Producers ETF
Renewable
Energy Companies typically face intense competition, short product lifecycles
and potentially rapid product obsolescence. These companies may be significantly
affected by fluctuations in energy prices and in the supply and demand of
renewable energy, tax incentives, permitting application timelines, availability
of transmission capacity, subsidies and other governmental regulations and
policies. These companies are also heavily dependent on intellectual property
rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights.
Renewable Energy Companies may be adversely affected by commodity price
volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of import controls,
availability of certain inputs and materials required for production, depletion
of resources, technological developments and labor relations. A decline in the
price of conventional energy such as oil and natural gas could have a materially
adverse impact on Renewable Energy Companies. Renewable energy resources may be
highly dependent upon government policies that support renewable generation and
enhance the economic viability of owning renewable electric generation assets.
Such policies can include tax credits, offshore wind renewable energy
certificates (“ORECs”), accelerated cost-recovery systems of depreciation, and
renewable portfolio standard (“RPS”) programs, which mandate that a specified
percentage of electricity sales come from eligible sources of renewable energy.
Any failure to extend such policies could materially and adversely affect the
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow of Renewable
Energy Companies. Additionally, investors should take notice of the distinction
between implemented government policy based on legislation and less guaranteed
commitments which may be aspirational, subject to political risk, and difficult
to enforce.
The
electricity produced and revenues generated by variable renewable energy
generation facilities, including solar electric or wind energy, is highly
dependent on suitable environmental conditions. Furthermore, components used in
the generation of renewable energy could be damaged by severe weather events,
such as hailstorms or tornadoes. In addition, replacement and spare parts for
key components may be difficult or costly to acquire or may be unavailable.
Unfavorable environmental conditions could impair the effectiveness of assets or
reduce their output beneath their rated capacity or require shutdown of key
equipment, impeding operation of renewable assets. Actual climatic conditions at
a facility site, particularly wind conditions, may not conform to the historical
findings and, therefore, renewable energy facilities may not meet anticipated
production levels or the rated capacity of the generation assets, which could
adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations and
cash flows of Renewable Energy Companies.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Social Media Companies
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Social Media Companies applies to the Global X
Social Media ETF
The
Fund invests in securities of companies engaged in the social media industry,
including companies that provide social networking, file sharing, and other
web-based media applications. The risks related to investing in such companies
include disruption in service caused by hardware or software failure,
interruptions or delays in service by third-party data center hosting facilities
and maintenance providers, security breaches involving certain private,
sensitive, proprietary and confidential information managed and transmitted by
social media companies, privacy concerns and laws, evolving Internet regulation
and other foreign or domestic regulations that may limit or otherwise affect the
operations of such companies. Furthermore, the business models employed by the
companies in the social media industry may not prove to be successful.
Social
Media companies face risks related to the technology industry. Technology
companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies,
short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing and reduced
profit margins, loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, cyclical
market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product
introductions. Social Media companies may be smaller and less experienced
companies, with limited product lines, markets or financial resources and fewer
experienced management or marketing personnel. Technology company stocks,
particularly those involved with the internet, have experienced extreme price
and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated to their operating
performance.
Many
social media companies utilize the internet for key parts of their business
models. Internet companies are subject to rapid changes in technology, worldwide
competition, rapid obsolescence of products and services, loss of patent
protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards, frequent new
product introductions and the considerable risk of owning small capitalization
companies that have recently begun operations. Through its portfolio companies’
customers and suppliers, the Fund is exposed to Asian
Economic Risk and
European
Economic Risk.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in YieldCos
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in YieldCos applies to the Global X Renewable Energy
Producers ETF
Investments
in securities of YieldCos involve risks that differ from investments in
traditional operating companies, including risks related to the relationship
between the YieldCo and the company responsible for the formation of the YieldCo
(the “Yieldco Sponsor”). YieldCos typically remain dependent on the management
and administration services provided by or under the direction of the Yieldco
Sponsor and on the ability of the Yieldco Sponsor to identify and present the
YieldCo with acquisition opportunities, which may often be assets of the Yieldco
Sponsor itself. Yieldco Sponsors may have interests that conflict with the
interests of the YieldCo, and may retain control of the YieldCo via classes of
stock held by the Yieldco Sponsor.
YieldCo
securities can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the
stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment
towards YieldCos or the energy sector, changes in a particular issuer’s
financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a
particular issuer (in the case of YieldCos, generally measured in terms of
distributable cash flow). Prices of YieldCo securities also can be affected by
fundamentals unique to the company, including earnings power and coverage
ratios.
YieldCos
may distribute all or substantially all of the cash available for distribution
each quarter and rely primarily upon external financing sources, including via
new debt and/or equity, to fund acquisitions and growth capital expenditures.
YieldCos may be precluded from pursuing otherwise attractive acquisitions if the
projected short-term cash flow from the acquisition or investment is not
adequate to service the capital raised to fund the acquisition or investment.
YieldCo growth may not be as fast as that of businesses that reinvest their
available cash to expand ongoing operations. To the extent YieldCos issue
additional equity securities in connection with any acquisitions or growth
capital expenditures, the payment of dividends on these additional equity
securities may increase the risk that the YieldCo will be unable to maintain or
increase its per share dividend. The incurrence of debt to finance the YieldCo’s
growth strategy will result in increased interest expense and the imposition of
additional or more restrictive covenants, which, in turn, may impact the cash
distributions by the YieldCo. The ability of a YieldCo to maintain or grow its
dividend distributions may depend on the entity’s ability to minimize its tax
liabilities through the use of accelerated depreciation schedules, tax loss
carryforwards, and tax incentives.
Capitalization
Risk
Capitalization
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X
Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF,
Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global
X
NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X
S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF, Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF,
Global X Russell 2000 ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification ETF, Global X S&P
500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders
ETF and Global X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF
Investing
in issuers within the same market capitalization category carries the risk that
the category may be out of favor due to current market conditions or investor
sentiment.
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk
Large-Capitalization
Companies Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets
ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE
ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S.
ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF,
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification
ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500
U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF and Global X S&P 500® Christian Values
ETF
Large-capitalization
companies may adapt more slowly to new competitive challenges and changing
market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. In addition,
large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited
growth potential and consequently may underperform other segments of the equity
market or the market as a whole. Large-capitalization stocks tend to go through
cycles of doing better - or worse - than the stock market in general.
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk
Mid-Capitalization
Companies Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X
Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X
E-commerce ETF, Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and the Global
X Russell 2000 ETF
Mid-capitalization
companies may have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In addition, mid-capitalization
companies may have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management
depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer
financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization
companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly,
from the overall securities market.
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk
Small-Capitalization
Companies Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X Rare Earth &
Critical Materials ETF and Global X Russell 2000 ETF
Small-capitalization
companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less
liquidity than larger, more established companies. In addition, these companies
are often subject to less analyst coverage and may be in early and less
predictable periods of their corporate existences. These companies tend to have
smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience,
smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources
and less competitive strength than larger companies. These securities may have
returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market.
Cash
Transaction Risk
Cash
Transaction Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global
X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF and Global X Rare Earth &
Critical Materials ETF
Unlike
most ETFs, the Fund intends to effect a significant portion of creations and
redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment
in the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in a more conventional
ETF. Because the Fund currently intends to effect redemptions for cash, rather
than in-kind distributions, it may be required to sell portfolio securities in
order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. If the Fund
recognizes gain on these sales, this generally will cause the Fund to recognize
gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner
than would otherwise be required if it were to distribute portfolio securities
in-kind. The Fund generally intends to distribute these gains to shareholders to
avoid being taxed on this gain at the Fund level and otherwise comply with the
special tax rules that apply to it. This strategy may cause shareholders to be
subject to tax on gains they would not otherwise be subject to, or at an earlier
date than, if they had made an investment in a different ETF. Moreover, cash
transactions may have to be carried out over several days if the securities
market is relatively illiquid and may involve the Fund recognizing a capital
gain and/or incurring considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These factors may
result in wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices of the Fund’s
Shares than for more conventional ETFs. To the extent that the maximum
additional variable charge for cash creation or cash redemption transactions is
insufficient to cover the transaction costs of purchasing or selling portfolio
securities, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted. Additionally,
to the extent that brokerage or other costs are costs or taxable gains or losses
that the Fund might not offset by transaction fees, such costs may be borne by
the Fund and result in a decrease in the value of the Fund.
Catholic
Values Investing Risk
Catholic
Values Investing Risk applies to the Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF,
Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF and Global X S&P
Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
The
Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s investment criteria
by excluding the securities of companies based on such company's involvement in
one or more activities deemed by the investment criteria to be inconsistent with
Catholic teachings. There can be no guarantee that the activities of the
companies included in the Underlying Index will align with the moral and social
teachings of the Catholic Church, or that the Underlying Index’s investment
criteria will align fully with all interpretations of Catholic social teachings.
To the extent an investor intends to invest in a manner consistent with his or
her interpretation of Catholic social teachings, an investment in the Fund may
fail to achieve such objective. The Fund may underperform other similar funds
that do not consider Catholic values in their investing.
Christian
Values Investing Risk
Christian
Values Investing Risk applies to the Global X S&P 500® Christian Values
ETF
The
Fund invests in securities that meet the Underlying Index’s investment criteria
by excluding companies that manufacture or distribute products or services or
otherwise engage in activities that are inconsistent with Christian values. The
Fund may not be able to take advantage of certain investment opportunities due
to these restrictions, which may adversely affect investment performance and
cause the Fund to underperform other funds that do not have a Christian values
focus. Additionally, there may be circumstances under which it is more difficult
to implement the Fund’s strategy to invest in companies that engage in
activities that are consistent with Christian values and there can be no
guarantee that the activities of the companies included in the Underlying Index
will align with these values. Further, there is a possibility that a company
held by the Fund subsequently becomes involved in products, services or
activities, through a corporate acquisition or change of business strategy or
otherwise, that causes the company to become inconsistent with Christian values.
Commodity
Risk
Commodity
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF and Global X Rare
Earth & Critical Materials ETF
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of companies involved in a
commodity-related industry and not the performance of the price of a commodity
itself. The securities of companies involved in a commodity-related industry may
under- or over-perform the price of such commodity over the short-term or the
long-term.
These companies may be susceptible to fluctuations in the
underlying commodities market and may be influenced or characterized by
unpredictable factors, including high volatility, changes in supply and demand
relationships, weather, agriculture, trade, changes in interest rates and
monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction. Securities of
companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a single commodity, or are
concentrated on a single commodity sector, may typically exhibit even higher
volatility attributable to commodity prices.
Lithium
Risk
Lithium
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
The
Underlying Index measures the performance of companies involved in the lithium
mining and lithium-ion battery industries and not the performance of the price
of lithium itself. The securities of companies involved in the lithium industry
may under- or over-perform the price of lithium over the short-term or the
long-term. Securities of companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a
single commodity, or are concentrated on a single commodity sector, may
typically exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity
prices.
Companies involved in lithium production or use are subject to
risks specific to the global lithium market. Lithium demand is closely linked to
battery manufacturing, electric vehicle adoption, and energy storage deployment,
and may be affected by changes in technology, government incentives, or the pace
of electrification and renewable energy adoption. Lithium supply may be
disrupted by factors such as project development challenges, environmental
regulation, water usage concerns, permitting delays, and production decisions in
major lithium-producing regions. In addition, lithium prices may be influenced
by technological advances affecting battery chemistry, substitution by
alternative materials, inventory levels, and speculative activity, which may
contribute to increased volatility in lithium-related securities.
Exposure
to Related Markets Risk
Exposure
to Related Markets Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
Companies
that are active in the exploration and/or mining of commodities may derive a
significant percentage of their profits from other business activities,
including direct investment in those commodities and in technologies and
products related to those commodities. As a result, the performance of these
markets and the profits of these companies from such activities may
significantly impact the Fund's performance.
Credit
Risk
Credit
Risk applies to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred
ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF and
Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Credit
risk is the risk that the issuer of the security will not be able to make
principal and interest payments when due. A downgrade or perceived change in an
issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s
creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that
issuer.
Currency
Risk
Currency
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF
The
Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign
currencies are subject to risks, which include changes in the debt level and
trade deficit of the country issuing the foreign currency; inflation rates
and/or interest rates of the United States and the country issuing the foreign
currency; government involvement in and influence over currency markets; and
global or regional political, economic or financial events.
Foreign
exchange rates may also be influenced by: changing supply and demand for a
particular currency; monetary policies of governments (including exchange
control programs, restrictions on local exchanges or markets and limitations on
foreign investment in a country or on investment by residents of a country in
other countries); changes in balances of payments and trade; trade restrictions;
and currency devaluations and revaluations. The resulting volatility in the
USD/foreign currency exchange rate could materially and adversely affect the
performance of the Fund.
Generally,
an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar against a foreign currency will
reduce the value of a security denominated in that foreign currency, thereby
decreasing the Fund's NAV.
Custody
Risk
Custody
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X
E-commerce ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
Custody
risk refers to risks in the process of clearing and settling trades and in the
holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories. These risks are
heightened in jurisdictions with less developed markets or less robust
settlement and custody infrastructure and processes, and they may result in
losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets. Low
trading volumes and volatile prices in less developed markets make trades harder
to complete and settle. Governments or trade groups may compel local agents to
hold securities in designated depositories that are subject to independent
evaluation. Local agents are held only to the standards of care of their local
markets, and may be subject to limited or no government oversight. Generally,
the less developed a country’s securities market, the greater the likelihood of
custody problems occurring.
Cybersecurity
Risk
Cybersecurity
Risk applies to each Fund
With
the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the
Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to operational, information
security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the Fund,
Authorized Participants, or service providers (including, without limitation,
the Adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial
intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business
operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational
damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.
Cybersecurity
incidents can result from deliberate cyberattacks or unintentional events and
may arise from external or internal sources. Cyber attacks may include infection
by malicious software or gaining unauthorized access to digital systems,
networks or devices that are used to service the Fund’s operations (e.g., by
“hacking” or “phishing”). Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that
does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service
attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to
intended users). In addition, cyber-attacks may render records of Fund assets
and transactions, shareholder ownership of Fund Shares, and other data integral
to the functioning of the Fund inaccessible or inaccurate or incomplete.
Substantial costs may be incurred by the Fund in order to resolve or prevent
cyber incidents in the future. While the Fund has established business
continuity plans in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such
cyber-attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems,
including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified and that
prevention and remediation efforts will not be successful. Furthermore, the Fund
cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by service
providers to the Fund, issuers in which the Fund invests, market makers or
Authorized Participants.
Similar
adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity incidents affecting issuers
of securities in which the Fund invests, counterparties with which the Fund
engages, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchanges and other
financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, other
financial institutions and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be
incurred in order to prevent any cybersecurity incidents in the future. Although
the Fund’s service providers may have established business continuity plans and
risk management systems to mitigate cybersecurity risks, there can be no
guarantee or assurance that such plans or systems will be effective, or that all
risks that exist, or may develop in the future, have been completely anticipated
and identified or can be protected against. The Fund and its shareholders could
be negatively impacted as a result.
The
rapid development and increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence
technologies could increase the effectiveness of cyber attacks and exacerbate
the risks.
Extension
Risk
Extension
Risk applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF
Extension
risk is the risk that, when interest rates rise, certain obligations will be
paid off by the issuer (or other obligated party) more slowly than anticipated,
causing the value of these debt securities to fall. Rising interest rates tend
to extend the duration of debt securities, making them more sensitive to changes
in interest rates. The value of longer-term debt securities generally
changes
more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term debt securities.
As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, securities may exhibit
additional volatility and may lose value. Extension risk is particularly
prevalent for a callable debt security where an increase in interest rates could
result in the issuer of that security choosing not to redeem the debt security
as anticipated on the security’s call date. Such a decision by the issuer could
have the effect of lengthening the debt security’s expected maturity, making it
more vulnerable to interest rate risk and reducing its market
value.
Focus
Risk
Focus
Risk applies to each Fund
In
following its methodology, the Underlying Index may be focused to a significant
degree in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries
and/or may have significant exposure to one or more sectors. The Fund will also
focus its investments to approximately the same extent as the Underlying Index.
In such event, the Fund’s performance will be particularly susceptible to
adverse events impacting such industry(ies) or sector(s), and the Fund may be
susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to events that
adversely affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the
extent that the Fund's investments are focused in the securities of a particular
issuer or issuers within the same geographic region, market, industry, group of
industries, sector or asset class.
Such heightened risks, any of which
may adversely affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, may include, but are
not limited to, the following: general economic conditions or cyclical market
patterns that could negatively affect supply and demand; competition for
resources; adverse labor relations; political or world events; obsolescence of
technologies; and increased competition or new product introductions that may
affect the profitability or viability of issuers in a particular industry or
sector. In addition, at times, such industry(ies) or sector(s) may underperform
other such categories or the market as a whole.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Banking Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Banking Industry applies to the Global X
SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF and Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets
ETF
Companies
in the banking sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation and
intervention, which may limit the scope of their activities, the amounts and
types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates
and fees they can charge, and the amount of capital they must maintain. Such
governmental regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse
consequences for companies in the banking sector, including effects not intended
by such regulation. The impact of changes in capital requirements, or recent or
future regulation in various countries, on any individual financial company or
on the financials sector as a whole cannot be predicted.
Banking companies
may also be adversely affected by changes in interest rates, loan losses,
decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating
downgrades and adverse conditions in other related markets. Their profitability
is heavily dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can
fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased
competition. Credit, borrower, asset, depositor or counterparty concentration
can negatively impact banking companies, as well as credit losses resulting from
financial difficulties of borrowers. Competition, including price competition,
is high among banking companies and failure to maintain or increase market share
may result in lost market value. Negative public perception of a distressed bank
or banks, the overall banking industry's exposure to a distressed bank, real or
potential losses stemming from such exposure, or potential liquidity challenges
can have a contagion effect and increase the risk of the overall banking
industry and the financials sector in general. The banking sector is a target
for cyber-attacks and financial services companies may experience technological
malfunctions, disruptions, and/or failures, which may cause losses and may
negatively impact the Fund.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Broadline Retail Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Broadline Retail Industry applies to the Global X
E-commerce ETF
Companies
in the internet and direct marketing retail industry are dependent on internal
infrastructure and on the availability, reliability and security of the internet
and related systems. Critical systems and operations may be vulnerable to damage
or interruption from fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure,
terrorist attacks, cyber-attacks, acts of war, break-ins, earthquake and similar
events. Any system interruption that results in the unavailability of a
company’s website or mobile app or reduced performance of transaction systems
could interrupt or substantially reduce a company’s ability to conduct its
business. Companies in the internet and direct marketing retail industry are
dependent on paid and unpaid natural search engines and are therefore dependent
on business decisions made by
companies
that offer natural search engines. Any business changes by dominant providers of
natural search engines can be detrimental to an internet and direct marketing
retail company’s business while being totally outside of the control of such
company.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Communication Services Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Communication Services Sector applies to the Global
X Social Media ETF
The
communication services sector consists of both companies in the
telecommunication services industry as well as those in the media and
entertainment industry. Examples of companies in the telecommunication services
industry group include providers of fiber-optic, fixed-line, cellular and
wireless telecommunications networks. Companies in the media and entertainment
industry group encompass a variety of services and products including television
broadcasting, gaming products, social media, networking platforms, online
classifieds, online review websites, and Internet search engines. Companies in
the communication services sector may be affected by industry competition,
substantial capital requirements, government regulation, and obsolescence of
communications products and services due to technological advancement.
Fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often
unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication
services company's profitability. In addition, while all companies may be
susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communication
services sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of
proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have
a material adverse effect on their businesses.
The
communication services sector of a country’s economy is often subject to
extensive government regulation. The costs of complying with governmental
regulations, delays or failure to receive required regulatory approvals, or the
enactment of new regulatory requirements may negatively affect the business of
communications companies. Government actions around the world, specifically in
the area of pre-marketing clearance of products and prices, can be arbitrary and
unpredictable. Companies in the communication services sector may encounter
distressed cash flows due to the need to commit substantial capital to meet
increasing competition, particularly in developing new products and services
using new technology. Technological innovations may make the products and
services of certain communications companies obsolete.
In
the U.S., the communication services sector is characterized by increasing
competition and regulation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and
various state regulatory authorities. Companies in the communication services
sector are generally required to obtain franchises or licenses in order to
provide services in a given location. Licensing and franchise rights in the
communication services sector are limited, which may provide an advantage to
certain participants. Limited availability of such rights, high barriers to
market entry and regulatory oversight, among other factors, have led to
consolidation of companies within the sector, which could lead to further
regulation or other negative effects in the future. Furthermore, operations of
foreign communication services sector companies may be perceived by domestic
regulators as national security risks, resulting in restrictions or even bans on
such operations.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Consumer Discretionary Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Consumer Discretionary Sector applies to the Global
X E-commerce ETF
The
success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the
performance of the overall domestic and international economy, exchange and
interest rates, competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on
disposable household income and consumer spending and may be strongly affected
by social trends and marketing campaigns. Moreover, the consumer discretionary
sector can be significantly affected by several factors, including, without
limitation, consumers’ disposable income and changing consumer preferences,
demographics, cyclical revenue generation, commodity price volatility, depletion
of resources, labor relations, inflation, import and export controls, supply
chain disruptions, intense competition, cyber-attacks, technological
developments and government regulation.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Electric Utilities Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Electric Utilities Industry applies to the Global X
U.S. Electrification ETF
Companies
in the electric utilities industry may face large capital expenditures in
connection with their operations and may therefore be subject to the risk
associated with any increase in the cost of borrowing to finance capital
construction. Reliance on capital construction projects may increase the risks
associated with natural disasters,
terrorist
attacks, government intervention or other factors that may render an electric
utility company’s equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact
profitability. Electric utilities may face decreased demand resulting from
energy conservation, shifts in manufacturing activity, milder weather
conditions, localized power generation and storage, and regulatory changes,
which have a material impact on their business. Deregulation may subject
companies in the electric utilities industry to greater competition and may
adversely affect their profitability.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Equity Real Estate Investment Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Equity Real Estate Investment Industry applies to
the Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF
The
real estate market may be negatively affected by interest rates, leverage,
property and asset values, management and other factors affecting the real
estate industry. The Equity Real Estate Investment Industry is comprised of Real
Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and may also be negatively affected by factors
specific to investing through a pooled vehicle, including management and
concentration risk. Adverse market events may have an outsized impact on the
equity real estate investment industry. For more information, see Asset
Class Risk - Real Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Investment Risk in
the SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
and A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
sections
of the Prospectus.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector applies to the Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X
MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed
ex-U.S. ETF
Companies
in the financials sector are subject to government intervention and extensive
governmental regulation, which may adversely affect the scope of their
activities, the amount and types of loans and other commitments they can make,
the prices they can charge, the amount of capital they must maintain and their
size, among other things. Governmental regulation may change frequently and may
have significant adverse consequences for companies in the financials sector,
including effects not intended by such regulation. The impact of changes in
capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries, on
any individual financial company or on the financials sector as a whole cannot
be predicted.
The financials sector is exposed to risks that may impact
the value of investments in the financials sector more severely than investments
outside this sector, including operating with substantial financial leverage,
and financial services companies may themselves have concentrated portfolios,
which makes them vulnerable to economic conditions that affect that sector. The
financials sector may be adversely affected by economic conditions, including
increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of
money or asset valuations, and adverse conditions in other related markets.
Financial services companies may also be adversely affected by volatility in
financial markets, a deterioration of the credit markets, credit losses
resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers, particularly issuers with
concentrated loan portfolios, and the risk that a market shock or other
unexpected market, economic, political, regulatory, or other event might lead to
a sudden decline in the values of most or all companies in the financial
services sector, among other things. The financials sector is a target for
cyber-attacks and financial services companies may experience technological
malfunctions, disruptions, and/or failures, which may cause losses and may
negatively impact the Fund.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Health Care Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Health Care Sector applies to Global X S&P 500
U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF
The
profitability of companies in the health care sector may be adversely affected
by the following factors, among others: extensive government regulations,
restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, rising costs of
medical products and services, pricing pressure, an increased emphasis on
outpatient services, changes in the demand for medical products and services, a
limited number of products, industry innovation, changes in technologies and
other market developments. A number of issuers in the health care sector have
recently merged or otherwise experienced consolidation. The effects of this
trend toward consolidation are unknown and may be far-reaching. Many health care
companies are heavily dependent on patent protection. The expiration of a
company’s patents may adversely affect that company’s profitability. Many health
care companies are subject to extensive litigation based on product liability
and similar claims. Health care companies are subject to competitive forces that
may make it difficult
to
raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. Many new products in
the health care sector may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of
obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and such efforts ultimately may
be unsuccessful. Companies in the health care sector may be thinly capitalized
and may be susceptible to product obsolescence. In addition, a number of
legislative proposals concerning health care have been considered by the U.S.
Congress in recent years. It is unclear what proposals will ultimately be
enacted, if any, and what effect they may have on U.S. and non-U.S. companies in
the health care sector. Companies in the health care sector may also be affected
by unforeseen circumstances including but not limited to the spread of
infectious disease which could impact drug development priorities and pipelines,
supply and demand dynamics for health care equipment, as well as the ability to
receive care in health care service facilities.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers Industry applies to the Global X Renewable Energy Producers
ETF
Companies
in the independent power and renewable electricity producers industry may be
highly dependent upon government subsidies, contracts with government entities,
and the successful development of new and proprietary technologies. In addition,
seasonal weather conditions, fluctuations in the supply of and demand for energy
products, changes in energy prices, and international political events may cause
fluctuations in the performance of independent power and renewable electricity
producers companies and the prices of their securities.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector applies to the Global
X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders
ETF and Global X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF
Companies
in the information technology sector are particularly vulnerable to failure to
obtain, or delays in obtaining, financing or regulatory approval, rapid changes
in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence, government regulation
and increased competition, both domestically and internationally, including
competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Information
technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially
those of smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the
overall market. The information technology sector is subject to rapid and
significant changes in technology, and success of sector participants depends
substantially on the timely and successful introduction of new products. These
companies also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights,
the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability.
Companies in the information technology sector may face dramatic and
often unpredictable changes in growth rates, competition for the services of
qualified personnel, the decline or fluctuation of subscription renewal rates
for their products and services, increased government and regulatory scrutiny,
and adverse government or regulatory action. Companies in the information
technology industry may be adversely affected by, among other things, actual or
perceived security vulnerabilities in their products and services, which may
result in individual or class action lawsuits, state or federal enforcement
actions and other remediation costs. Certain companies in the information
technology sector may be particular targets of cyber-attacks and potential theft
of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could
have a material adverse effect on their businesses.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Interactive Media and Services Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Interactive Media and Services Industry applies to
the Global X Social Media ETF
The
success of the interactive media and services industry may be tied closely to
the performance of the overall domestic and global economy, interest rates,
competition and consumer confidence. Success depends heavily on disposable
household income and consumer spending. Also, companies in the interactive media
and services industry may be subject to severe competition, which may have an
adverse impact on their respective profitability. Changes in demographics and
consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, interactive
media and services in the marketplace.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Lithium-Ion Battery Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Lithium-Ion Battery Industry applies to the Global X
Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
Securities
in the Fund’s portfolio involved in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries
are subject to the effects of price fluctuations of minerals as well as
traditional and alternative sources of energy, developments in battery and
alternative energy technology, government regulations, supply and demand of
alternative energy sources and electric vehicles, energy conservation, the
success of exploration projects, costs related to exploration, mining, and
production, and tax and other government regulations and policies. The
lithium-ion battery industry can be significantly affected by obsolescence of
existing technology, short product lifecycles, falling prices and profits,
competition from new market entrants and general economic conditions. Companies
in this industry could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility,
imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources,
technological developments and labor relations, and may face risks associated
with the production, handling and disposal of hazardous components, and
litigation arising out of environmental contamination. The reduction or
elimination of government subsidies and economic incentives for alternative
energy may cause a decline in the demand for lithium-ion batteries, and may
cause corresponding declines in the revenues and profits of lithium-ion battery
companies. If lithium-ion technology is not suitable for widespread adoption, or
sufficient demand for lithium-ion products does not develop or takes long
periods of time to develop, the revenues of lithium-ion battery companies may
decline.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Materials Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Materials Sector applies to the Global X Lithium
& Battery Tech ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF
The
materials sector tends to be closely tied to the economic cycle and can be
significantly affected by supply-demand dynamics. Issuers in the materials
sector could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, exchange
rates, import and export controls, supply chain disruptions, worldwide
competition, social and political unrest, war, depletion of resources, technical
advances, labor relations, over-production, litigation and government
regulations, among other factors. At times, worldwide production of industrial
materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic
downturns, leading to poor investment returns or losses. Issuers in the
materials sector are at risk for environmental damage and product liability
claims, and may incur significant costs in complying with environmental laws.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Metals and Mining Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Metals and Mining Industry applies to the Global X
Lithium & Battery Tech ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF
Because
the Fund invests in stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. and foreign companies
that are involved in the mining industry, it is subject to certain risks
associated with such companies. Competitive pressures may have a significant
effect on the financial condition of companies in the mining industry. Also,
mining companies are highly dependent on the price of the commodity they
produce, changes in global demand for certain metals, economic developments,
energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, fluctuation in
extraction and production costs, changes in exchange rates, interest rates,
economic conditions, tax treatment, trade treaties, and government regulation
and intervention, and events in the regions in which a company operates (e.g.,
expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property, the
imposition of restrictions on foreign investments or repatriation of capital,
military coups, social or political unrest, violence and labor unrest).
Commodity prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time;
therefore the Fund’s Share price may be more volatile than other types of
investments. In particular, a drop in the price of a given commodity could
adversely affect the profitability of mining companies and their ability to
secure financing.
The production, purchase and sale of precious metals
by governments or central banks or other larger holders can be negatively
affected by various economic, financial, social and political factors, which may
be unpredictable and may have a significant adverse impact on the supply and
prices of precious metals. A significant portion of the world’s gold reserves
are held by governments, central banks and related institutions.
Some of
the companies held by the Fund’s may include early stage mining companies that
are in the exploration stage only or that hold properties that might not
ultimately produce these metals. The exploration and development of mineral
deposits involve significant financial risks over a significant period of time,
which even a combination of c
areful
evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate, and many early stage
miners operate at a loss and are dependent on securing financing. Few properties
which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major
expenditures may be required to establish reserves by drilling and to construct
mining and processing facilities at a site.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment
Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Industry applies to
the Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF and Global X SuperDividend® REIT
ETF
Mortgage
REITs are exposed to the risks specific to the real estate market as well as the
risks that relate specifically to the way in which Mortgage REITs are organized
and operated. Mortgage REITs are subject to the credit risk of the borrowers to
whom they extend credit. Mortgage REITs are subject to significant interest rate
risk. Interest rate risk refers to fluctuations in the value of a Mortgage
REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations resulting from changes in the
general level of interest rates. When the general level of interest rates goes
up, the value of a Mortgage REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations goes
down. When the general level of interest rates goes down, the value of a
Mortgage REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations goes up.
Mortgage
REITs typically use leverage and many are highly leveraged, which exposes them
to leverage risk. Leverage risk refers to the risk that leverage created from
borrowing may impair a Mortgage REIT’s liquidity, cause it to liquidate
positions at an unfavorable time, increase the volatility of the values of
securities issued by the Mortgage REIT and incur substantial losses if its
borrowing costs increase.
Mortgage
REITs are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may
prepay their mortgage loans at faster than expected rates. Prepayment rates
generally increase when interest rates fall and decrease when interest rates
rise. These faster than expected payments may adversely affect a Mortgage REIT’s
profitability because the Mortgage REIT may be forced to replace investments
that have been redeemed or repaid early with other investments having a lower
yield. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause the duration of a Mortgage
REIT’s investments to be longer than anticipated and increase such investments’
interest rate sensitivity.
Mortgage
REITs may be dependent upon their management skills and may have limited
financial resources. Mortgage REITs are generally not diversified and may be
subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and
self-liquidation. In addition, transactions between Mortgage REITs and their
affiliates may be subject to conflicts of interest which may adversely affect a
Mortgage REIT’s shareholders. For more information, see Asset Class Risk - Real
Estate Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Investment Risk in the
SUMMARY
OF PRINCIPAL RISKS and
A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPAL RISKS
sections of the Prospectus.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Real Estate Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Real Estate Sector applies to the Global X
SuperDividend® REIT ETF
The
real estate sector includes real estate companies focused on commercial and
residential real estate development, sales, operations, and services, as well as
real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Real estate is highly sensitive to
general and local economic conditions and developments and characterized by
intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Many real estate companies
utilize leverage (and some may be highly leveraged), which increases risk and
could adversely affect a real estate company's operations and market value in
periods of rising interest rates.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment
Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment Industry
applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF
The
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry is highly competitive, and
certain companies in this industry may be restricted from operating in certain
markets due to the sensitive nature of these technologies. Companies in this
space generally seek to increase silicon capacity, improve yields, and reduce
die size in their product designs which may result in significant increases in
worldwide supply and downward pressure on prices. Companies involved in the
semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry face increased risk from
trade agreements between countries that develop these technologies and countries
in which customers of these technologies are based. Lack of resolution or
potential imposition of trade tariffs may hinder the companies' ability to
successfully deploy their inventories. The success of such companies frequently
depends on the ability to develop and produce
competitive
new semiconductor technologies. Companies in this industry frequently undertake
substantial research and development expenses in order to remain competitive,
and a failure to successfully demonstrate advanced functionality and performance
can have a material impact on the company’s business.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Utilities Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Utilities Sector applies to the Global X Renewable
Energy Producers ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF
Stock
prices for companies in the utilities sector are affected by supply and demand,
operating costs, government regulation, environmental factors such as extreme
weather events and seasonal weather patterns, liabilities for environmental
damage and general civil liabilities, and rate caps or rate exchanges. Although
rate changes of a utility usually fluctuate in approximate correlation with
financing costs due to political and regulatory factors, rate changes ordinarily
occur only following a delay after the changes in financing costs. This factor
will tend to favorably affect a regulated utility company's earnings and
dividends in times of decreasing costs, but conversely, will tend to adversely
affect earnings and dividends are rising in times of rising costs. The value of
regulated utility equity securities may tend to have an inverse relationship to
the movement of interest rates. Certain utility companies have experienced full
or partial deregulation in recent years. These utility companies are frequently
more similar to industrial companies in that they are subject to greater
competition and have been permitted by regulators to diversify outside of their
original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business. These
opportunities may permit certain utility companies to earn more than their
traditional regulated rate of return. Some companies, however, may be forced to
defend their core business and may be less profitable. In addition, natural
disasters, terrorist attacks, government intervention or other factors may
render a utility company's equipment unusable or obsolete and negatively impact
profitability.
Foreign
Securities Risk
Foreign
Securities Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P
Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF
Investments
in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities investments.
Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”))
are subject to additional risks, including, but not limited to: lower levels of
liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange
rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information
about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of
withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of
the assets of the Fund; restrictions placed on U.S. investors by U.S.
regulations governing foreign investments; higher transaction and custody costs
and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual
obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; weaker
accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; and legal principles relating
to corporate governance and directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities. The
countries in which the Fund invests may also be subject to structural risks,
including economic, political and social instability. Additionally, certain
securities held by the Fund, while traded on U.S. exchanges, may be issued by
foreign financial institutions and as such, may be subject to the risks of
investing in securities issued by foreign companies, which may not be subject to
the same regulations as companies domiciled in the U.S. Shareholder rights under
the laws of some foreign countries may not be as favorable as U.S. laws. Thus, a
shareholder may have more difficulty in asserting its rights or enforcing a
judgment against a foreign company than a shareholder of a comparable U.S.
company. Where all or a portion of the Fund's underlying securities trade in a
market that is closed when the market in which the Fund's Shares are listed and
trading is open, there may be differences between the last quote from the
security’s closed foreign market and the value of the security during the Fund’s
domestic trading day. This in turn could lead to differences between the market
price of the Fund’s Shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Foreign
issuers may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards and there may be less reliable and publicly available
financial and other information about such issuers, as compared to U.S. issuers.
Certain countries’ legal institutions, financial markets, and services are less
developed than those in the U.S. or other major economies. The Fund may have
greater difficulty voting proxies, exercising shareholder rights, securing
dividends and obtaining information regarding corporate actions on a timely
basis, pursuing legal remedies, and obtaining judgments with respect to foreign
investments in foreign courts than with respect to domestic issuers in U.S.
courts. Countries in which the Fund may invest have experienced security
concerns, such as war and other types of conflict, terrorism, strained
international relations and
territorial
disputes. Incidents involving a country's or region's security may cause
uncertainty in the markets, including short term market volatility, and may
adversely affect the economy and the Fund's investments.
Geographic
Risk
Geographic
Risk applies to each Fund
Geographic
risk is the risk that the Fund’s assets may be focused in countries located in
the same geographic region. This investment focus will subject the Fund to risks
associated with that particular region, or a region economically tied to that
particular region, such as a natural, biological, or other disasters and the
spread of infectious diseases. The Fund may invest in countries or regions with
economies that are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any
reduction in this trading may cause an adverse impact on the economy in which
the Fund invests and on the Fund’s investments. The countries in which the Fund
invests may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social
instability. Additionally, countries in which the Fund may invest have
experienced security concerns, which may cause uncertainty in the markets and
may adversely affect the economy and the Fund’s investments. As a result, an
economic downturn, social or political unrest, or government restrictions on
international trade, among other things, in one or more of these regions may
impact the performance of the constituents in which the Fund invests, even if
the Fund does not invest directly in companies located in such region.
The
securities in which the Fund invests and, consequently, the Fund are also
subject to specific risks as a result of their business operations a particular
country or region, including, but not limited to:
Risk
of Investing in Brazil
Risk
of Investing in Brazil applies to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF and Global X Renewable Energy Producers
ETF
Investments
in Brazilian issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Brazil. Specifically,
Brazilian issuers may be subject to regulatory and economic interventions by the
government, including the imposition of wage and price controls and the
limitation of imports. In addition, the market for Brazilian securities is
directly influenced by the flow of international capital and economic and market
conditions of certain countries, especially emerging market countries in Central
and South America. Adverse economic conditions or developments in other emerging
market countries have at times significantly affected the availability of credit
in the Brazilian economy and resulted in considerable outflows of funds and
declines in the amount of foreign currency invested in Brazil. The Brazilian
economy has historically been exposed to high inflation, debt and violence, each
of which may reduce and/or prevent economic growth. Corruption and subsequent
legal consequences have led to political instability and sudden changes in
leadership.
An increase in prices for commodities, such as petroleum,
the depreciation of the Brazilian real and future governmental measures seeking
to maintain the value of the Brazilian real in relation to the U.S. dollar, may
trigger increases in inflation in Brazil and may slow the rate of growth of the
Brazilian economy. Inflationary pressures also may limit the ability of certain
Brazilian issuers to access foreign financial markets and may lead to further
government intervention in the economy, including the introduction of government
policies that may adversely affect the overall performance of the Brazilian
economy, which in turn could adversely affect a Fund's investments.
The
Brazilian government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant
influence over the Brazilian economy, which may have significant effects on
Brazilian companies and on market conditions and prices of Brazilian securities.
The Brazilian economy has been characterized by frequent, and occasionally
drastic, intervention by the Brazilian government, including the imposition of
wage and price controls, exchange controls, limiting imports, blocking access to
bank accounts and other measures. The Brazilian government has often changed
monetary, taxation, credit, tariff, trade and other policies to influence the
core of Brazil’s economy. Actions taken by the Brazilian government concerning
the economy may have significant effects on Brazilian companies and on market
conditions and prices of Brazilian securities.
Investments in Brazilian
securities may be subject to certain restrictions on foreign investment.
Although Brazilian law has provided greater certainty with respect to the free
exchange of currency, any restrictions or restrictive exchange control policies
in the future could have the effect of preventing or restricting access to
foreign currency could affect the Fund’s ability to operate and to qualify for
the favorable tax treatment afforded to regulated investment companies for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
Brazil
depends heavily on international trade, and its economy is highly sensitive to
fluctuations in international commodity prices and commodity markets. Brazil’s
agricultural and mining sectors account for a large portion of its exports. Any
changes in these sectors or fluctuations in the commodity markets could have an
adverse impact on the Brazilian economy, and therefore adversely impact the
performance of the Fund.
Risk
of Investing in Chile
Risk
of Investing in Chile applies to the Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF
Investment
in Chilean issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Chile. Chile’s economy is
export-dependent and relies heavily on trading relationships with certain key
trading partners, including China, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, the U.S., and the
Netherlands. Future changes in the price or the demand for Chilean exported
products by Chile’s trading partners, changes in these countries’ economies,
trade regulations or currency exchange rates could adversely impact the Chilean
economy and the issuers to which the Fund has exposure.
Risk
of Investing in China
Risk
of Investing in China applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF,
Global X E-commerce ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF
Investments
in Chinese issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to China.
Political
and Social Risk
The
Chinese government is authoritarian and has periodically used force to suppress
civil dissent. Disparities of wealth and the pace of economic liberalization may
lead to social turmoil, violence and labor unrest. In addition, China continues
to experience disagreements related to integration with Hong Kong and religious
and nationalist disputes in Tibet and Xinjiang. There is also a greater risk in
China than in many other countries of currency fluctuations, currency
nonconvertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation as a
result of internal social unrest or conflicts with other countries.
Unanticipated political or social developments may result in sudden and
significant investment losses. China’s growing income inequality, rapidly aging
population and significant environmental issues also are factors that may affect
the Chinese economy. Concerns about the rising government and household debt
levels could impact the stability of the Chinese economy.
Government
Control and Regulations Risk
Despite
the Chinese government’s implementation of economic and market reforms in recent
decades, government control over certain sectors or enterprises and significant
regulation of investment and industry is still pervasive. China has restrictions
on investment in companies or industries deemed to be sensitive to particular
national interests, trading of securities of Chinese issuers, foreign ownership
of Chinese corporations and/or the repatriation of assets by foreign investors.
Limitations or restrictions on foreign ownership of Chinese securities may have
adverse effects on the liquidity and performance of the Fund and could lead to
higher tracking error. Chinese government intervention in the market may have a
negative impact on market sentiment, which may in turn affect the performance of
the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Chinese markets generally
continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies that may
be connected to governmental influence, lack of publicly-available information,
and political and social instability.
Economic
Risk
The
Chinese economy is heavily reliant on trade and may be adversely affect by,
among other things, a deterioration in global demand and spending for Chinese
export or in spending on domestic goods by Chinese consumers. The institution of
additional tariffs or other trade barriers (including as a result of heightened
trade tensions between China and the U.S. or in response to actual or alleged
Chinese cyber activity), or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key
trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy and companies
in which the Fund invests. The continuation or worsening of the current
political climate between China and the U.S. could result in additional
regulatory, trade or business restrictions that could have a negative impact on
the Fund’s performance.
Expropriation
Risk
The
Chinese government maintains a major role in economic policy making and
investing in China involves risk of loss due to expropriation, nationalization,
confiscation of assets and property or the imposition of restrictions on foreign
investments and on repatriation of capital invested.
Security
Risk
China
has strained international relations with Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, India,
and other neighbors due to territorial disputes, historical animosities, defense
and other security concerns. Relations between China’s Han ethnic majority and
other ethnic groups in China, including Tibetans and Uighurs, are also strained
and have been marked by protests and violence. Additionally, China is alleged to
have participated in state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and
foreign governments. Actual and threatened responses to such activity and
strained international relations, including purchasing restrictions, sanctions,
export controls, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or Chinese
companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers of securities in which
the Fund invests. These situations may cause uncertainty in the Chinese economy.
VIE
Structure Risk
Chinese
companies, including those listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same
degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as
companies in more developed countries. As a result, information about the
Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete.
Chinese companies with securities listed on U.S. exchanges may be delisted if
they do not meet U.S. accounting standards and auditor oversight requirements,
or for other reasons, which would significantly decrease the liquidity and value
of the securities.
There
may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for
investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies, and shareholders
may have limited legal remedies.
Many
Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges use variable interest entities or
“VIEs” in their structure as a result of foreign ownership restrictions. In a
VIE structure, a Chinese operating company establishes a shell company in
another jurisdiction to issue stock to public shareholders. When a VIE structure
is used by a Chinese company to list its stock in the U.S., instead of owning
the equity securities of the Chinese company, the U.S.-listed shell company
directly or indirectly enters into contracts with the Chinese operating company
under Chinese law. These contracts provide the U.S.-listed shell company with
only economic exposure to the Chinese company and do not represent equity
ownership in the operating company.
While
VIEs are a longstanding practice that is well known by Chinese officials and
regulators, the structure has not been formally recognized under Chinese law. It
is uncertain whether Chinese officials or regulators will withdraw their
implicit acceptance of the structure or whether the contractual arrangements
would be enforced by Chinese courts or arbitration bodies. Prohibitions of these
structures by the Chinese government, or the inability to enforce such
contracts, from which the shell company derives its value, would likely cause
the VIE structured holding(s) to suffer significant, detrimental, and possibly
permanent losses, and in turn, adversely affect the Fund.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Europe
Risk
of Investing in Developed Europe applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values
Developed ex-U.S. ETF
The
Fund is more exposed to the economic and political risks of Europe and of the
European countries in which it invests than funds whose investments are more
geographically diversified. Adverse economic and political events in Europe may
cause the Fund’s investments to decline in value. The economies and markets of
European countries are often closely connected and interdependent, and events in
one country in Europe can have an adverse impact on other European countries.
The Fund makes investments in securities of issuers that are domiciled in, or
have significant operations in, member states of the European Union that are
subject to economic and monetary controls that can adversely affect the Fund’s
investments. The European financial markets have experienced volatility and
adverse trends in recent years and these events have adversely affected the
exchange rate of the euro and may continue to significantly affect other
European countries.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery
Tech ETF, Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru®
Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S.
ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE
ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S.
ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF,
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF, Global X Russell 2000 ETF,
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top
50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF
Investments
in a developed country’s issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory,
political, currency, security, and economic risk specific to developed
countries. Developed countries generally tend to rely on services sectors (e.g.,
the financial services sector) as the primary means of economic growth. A
prolonged slowdown in one or more services sectors is likely to have a negative
impact on economies of certain developed countries, although economies of
individual developed countries can be impacted by slowdowns in other sectors. In
the past, certain developed countries have been targets of terrorism, and some
geographic areas in which the Fund invests have experienced strained
international relations due to territorial disputes, historical animosities,
defense concerns and other security concerns. These situations may cause
uncertainty in the financial markets in these countries or geographic areas and
may adversely affect the performance of the issuers to which the Fund has
exposure. Heavy regulation of certain markets, including labor and product
markets, may have an adverse effect on certain issuers. Such regulations may
negatively affect economic growth or cause prolonged periods of recession. Many
developed countries are heavily indebted and face rising healthcare and
retirement expenses. In addition, price fluctuations of certain commodities and
regulations impacting the import of commodities may negatively affect developed
country economies. Developed countries may also be impacted by changes to the
economic conditions of certain key trading partners or the imposition of tariffs
by or on trading partners.
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets
Risk
of Investing in Emerging Markets applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery
Tech ETF, Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X E-commerce ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials
ETF
The
securities markets of emerging market countries may be less liquid, subject to
greater price volatility, have smaller market capitalizations, have less
government regulation and not be subject to as extensive and frequent
accounting, financial and other reporting requirements as the securities markets
of more developed countries. Issuers and securities markets in emerging markets
are generally not subject to as extensive and frequent accounting, financial and
other reporting requirements or as comprehensive government regulations as are
issuers and securities markets in the developed markets. Substantially less
information may be publicly available about emerging market issuers than is
available about issuers in developed markets. It may be difficult or impossible
for the Fund to pursue claims against an emerging market issuer in the courts of
an emerging market country. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining
information necessary for investigations into or litigation against emerging
market companies and shareholders may have limited legal rights and
remedies.
Emerging markets typically are classified as such by lacking
one or more of the following characteristics: sustainability of economic
development, large and liquid securities markets, openness to foreign ownership,
ease of capital inflows and outflows, efficiency of the market’s operational
framework, and/or stability of the institutional framework. The Fund’s purchase
and sale of portfolio securities in certain emerging market countries may be
constrained by limitations relating to daily changes in the prices of listed
securities, periodic trading or settlement volume and/or limitations on
aggregate holdings of foreign investors. Such limitations may be computed based
on the aggregate trading volume by or holdings of the Fund, the Adviser, its
affiliates and their respective clients and other service providers. The Fund
may not be able to sell securities in circumstances where price, trading or
settlement volume limitations have been reached.
Foreign investment in
the securities markets of certain emerging market countries is restricted or
controlled to varying degrees, which may limit investment in such countries or
increase the administrative costs of such investments. Emerging market
securities also are subject to the risks of expropriation, nationalization or
other adverse political or economic developments and the difficulty of enforcing
obligations in other countries. Investments in emerging market securities also
may be subject to dividend withholding or confiscatory taxes, currency blockage
and/or transfer
restrictions
and higher transactional costs. In addition, emerging markets often have greater
risk of capital controls through such measures as taxes or interest rate control
than developed markets. Certain emerging market countries may also lack the
infrastructure necessary to attract large amounts of foreign trade and
investment. Chronic structural public sector deficits in some countries may
adversely impact a Fund’s investments.
Many emerging market countries
have experienced currency devaluations, substantial (and, in some cases,
extremely high) rates of inflation, and economic recessions. These circumstances
have had a negative effect on the economies and securities markets of those
emerging market countries. Economies in emerging market countries generally are
dependent upon international trade and may be affected adversely by the
economies of their trading partners, trade barriers, exchange controls, managed
adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed
or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. As a result, emerging
market countries are particularly vulnerable to downturns of the world
economy.
Many emerging market countries are subject to a substantial
degree of economic, political and social instability. Emerging markets may also
face other significant internal or external risks, including the risk of war,
terrorism, border disputes, or other social or political conflicts.
Unanticipated political, social, and public health developments may cause
uncertainty in the markets and/or result in sudden and significant investment
losses that adversely affect the performance of these economies. These
developments may result in increased market volatility, disruptions to business
operations and supply chains, and restrictions on travel.
As a result of
heightened geopolitical tensions, various countries have imposed economic
sanctions, imposed non-trade barriers and renewed existing economic sanctions on
certain emerging markets and on issuers within those markets. These non-trade
barriers consist of prohibiting certain securities trades, prohibiting certain
private transactions in certain sectors and with respect to certain companies,
asset freezes, and prohibition of all business, against certain individuals and
companies. These actions, any future sanctions or other actions, or even the
threat of further sanctions or other actions, may negatively affect the value
and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. In addition, sanctions may require the
Fund to freeze its existing investments, prohibiting the Fund from buying,
selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. Also, if an affected
security is included in the Fund's Underlying Index, the Fund may, where
practicable, seek to eliminate its holdings of the affected security by
employing or augmenting its representative sampling strategy to seek to track
the investment results of the Underlying Index. Additionally, lack of relevant
data and reliable public information, including financial information, about
securities in emerging markets may contribute to incorrect weightings and data
and computational errors. The use of (or increased use of) a representative
sampling strategy may increase the Fund’s tracking error risk. Actions barring
some or all transactions with a specific company will likely have a substantial,
negative impact on the value of such company’s securities. These sanctions may
also lead to changes in the Fund’s Underlying Index. The Fund’s index provider
may remove securities from the Underlying Index or implement caps on the
securities of certain issuers that have been subject to recent economic
sanctions. In such an event, it is expected that the Fund will rebalance its
portfolio to bring it in line with its Underlying Index as a result of any such
changes, which may result in transaction costs and increased tracking error. The
Fund’s investment in emerging market countries may also be subject to
withholding or other taxes, which may be significant and may reduce the return
to the Fund from an investment in such countries.
Settlement and
clearance procedures in emerging market countries are frequently less developed
and reliable than those in the United States and may involve the Fund’s delivery
of securities before receipt of payment for their sale. In addition, significant
delays may occur in certain markets in registering the transfer of securities.
Settlement, clearance or registration problems may make it more difficult for
the Fund to value its portfolio securities and could cause the Fund to miss
attractive investment opportunities, to have a portion of its assets uninvested
or to incur losses due to the failure of a counterparty to pay for securities
the Fund has delivered or the Fund’s inability to complete its contractual
obligations because of theft or other reasons.
Risk
of Investing in Japan
Risk
of Investing in Japan applies to the Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed
ex-U.S. ETF
Investments
in Japanese issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to Japan. Japan’s economic
growth rate has generally remained low relative to other advanced economies, and
it may continue to remain low. Japan’s economy is heavily dependent on
international trade and government policy supporting its export market and has
been affected by trade tariffs and competition from emerging economies. As such,
economic growth is heavily dependent on continued growth in international trade,
relatively low commodities prices, government support of the financial services
sector, and other government policies. Any changes
or
trends in these economic factors could have a significant impact on Japanese
markets overall and may negatively affect the Fund’s investments. Other risks to
Japan’s economic growth and competitiveness include significant public debt and
deficits as well as labor shortages due to an aging and declining population.
Japan’s economy and equity market also share a strong correlation with U.S.
markets, and the Japanese economy may be affected by economic problems in the
U.S. Additionally, despite a strengthening in the economic relationship between
Japan and China, the countries’ political relationship has at times been
strained. Should political tension increase, it could adversely affect the
economy and destabilize the region as a whole. Additionally, escalated tensions
involving North Korea and any outbreak of hostilities involving North Korea
could have a severe adverse effect on Japan’s economy. Japan is also heavily
dependent on oil and other commodity imports, and higher commodity prices could
therefore have a negative impact on the Japanese economy.
Japan is
located in a part of the world that has historically been prone to natural
disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, and is economically
sensitive to environmental events. Any such event could result in a significant
adverse impact on the Japanese economy.
Currency fluctuations also could
adversely impact Japan’s export market and its economy. If the Japanese
government were to intervene in the currency market, as it has in the past, e
the value of the yen could fluctuate sharply and unpredictably, which could
cause losses to investors.
Risk
of Investing in New Zealand
Risk
of Investing in New Zealand applies to the Global X Renewable Energy Producers
ETF
Investment
in New Zealand issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to New Zealand. The New Zealand
economy is heavily dependent on exports from the agricultural sector. Leading
agricultural exports include dairy products, meat, forest products, fruit and
vegetables, fish, and wool. New Zealand also has substantial reserves of natural
gas, coal, and oil. As a result, the New Zealand economy is susceptible to
fluctuations in demand for agricultural products and certain commodities. The
New Zealand economy is also becoming increasingly dependent on its growing
services industry.
Risk
of Investing in Singapore
Risk
of Investing in Singapore applies to the Global X SuperDividend REIT
ETF
Investments
in Singaporean issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency and economic risks specific to Singapore. Specifically, political and
economic developments of its neighbors may have an adverse effect on Singapore’s
economy. In addition, because its economy is export driven, Singapore relies
heavily on its trading partners. China is a major purchaser of Singapore’s
exports and serves as a source of Singapore’s imports. Singapore derives a
significant portion of its foreign investments from China. Singapore is also
sensitive to the socio-political and economic developments of its neighbors,
Indonesia and Malaysia, relying on both as markets for Singapore’s service
industry and on Malaysia for its raw water supply. Singapore also has
substantial economic exposure to Hong Kong and the U.S. As a result, Singapore’s
economy is susceptible to fluctuations in the world economy. A downturn in the
economies of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, or the U.S., among other
countries or regions, could adversely affect Singapore’s economy. In addition,
Singapore’s economy may be particularly vulnerable to external market changes
due to its smaller size. Rising labor costs and increasing environmental
consciousness have led some labor-intensive industries to relocate to countries
with cheaper work forces, and continued labor outsourcing may adversely affect
the Singaporean economy.
Risk
of Investing in South Africa
Risk
of Investing in South Africa applies to the Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF
Investing
in South African issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to South Africa. South Africa’s
economy exhibits characteristics of both a developed country and a developing
country and has historically experienced extremely uneven distribution of wealth
and income and high rates of unemployment. Although economic reforms such as
privatization have been enacted to promote growth and foreign investments, there
can be no assurance that these programs will achieve the desired results. The
securities markets in South Africa are subject to greater risks associated with
market volatility, lower market capitalization, lower trading volume,
illiquidity, inflation, greater price fluctuations, uncertainty regarding the
existence of trading
markets,
governmental control and heavy regulation of labor and industry. In addition,
South Africa’s currency has at times been at risk of devaluation due to
inadequate foreign currency reserve. Despite significant reform and
privatization, the South African government continues to control a large share
of South African economic activity. Heavy regulation of labor and product
markets is pervasive and may stifle South African economic growth or cause
prolonged periods of recession. The agriculture and mining sectors of South
Africa’s economy account for a large portion of its exports, and thus the South
African economy is susceptible to fluctuations in these commodity markets.
South Africa is located in a part of the world that has historically
been prone to natural disasters, such as droughts, and is economically sensitive
to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact South Africa’s
economy or business operations of companies in South Africa, causing an adverse
impact on the value of the Fund.
Risk
of Investing in South Korea
Risk
of Investing in South Korea applies to the Global X Social Media
ETF
Investments
in South Korean issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to South Korea. Substantial
political tensions exist between North Korea and South Korea. Escalated tensions
involving the two nations and the outbreak of hostilities between the two
nations, or even the threat of an outbreak of hostilities, could have a severe
adverse effect on the South Korean economy. In addition, South Korea’s economic
performance is subject to risks arising from a rapidly aging workforce, lagging
productivity, and structural problems. The South Korean economy is heavily
reliant on trading exports, especially from other Asian countries and the U.S.,
and disruptions or decreases in trade activity could lead to further economic
declines. The South Korean economy’ s dependence on the economies of Asia and
the U.S. means that a reduction in spending by these economies on South Korean
products and services or negative changes in any of these economies may cause an
adverse impact on the South Korean economy and therefore, on the Fund’s
investments.
Risk
of Investing in the United States
Risk
of Investing in the United States applies to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF,
Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™
Preferred ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT
ETF, Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF, Global
X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X
S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF, Global X
Russell 2000 ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S.
Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF, Global
X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S.
Aggregate Bond ETF
Investments
in United States issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risks specific to the United States. A decrease
in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, including the imposition of
tariffs on trading partners, inflation and/or an economic recession in the U.S.
may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed
on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the
U.S. are changing many aspects of financial, commercial, public health,
environmental, and other regulation and may have a significant effect on U.S.
markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental
agencies project that the U.S. will continue to maintain elevated public debt
levels for the foreseeable future. Although elevated debt levels do not
necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, elevated public debt service
costs may constrain future economic growth. The U.S. has developed increasingly
strained relations with a number of foreign countries. If relations with certain
countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect U.S. issuers as well as
non-U.S. issuers that rely on the U.S. for trade. The U.S. has also experienced
increased internal political discord. If this trend were to continue, it may
have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Fund
invests.
Government
Debt Risk
Government
Debt Risk applies to the Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets
ETF
Investments
in debt instruments issued or guaranteed by governments can involve a high
degree of risk. Countries with high levels of public debt and spending may
experience stifled economic growth and may be unwilling or unable to repay
public debt. A country’s willingness or ability to pay debt due in a timely
manner may be affected by the size of the debt and economic burden to the
country, governmental policy, failure to enact economic reforms required by the
International Monetary Fund or other agencies, currency reserves and cash flow.
Such countries may face higher borrowing costs and, in some cases,
may
implement austerity measures that could have an adverse effect on economic
growth. Such developments could contribute to prolonged periods of recession in
these countries and adversely impact investments in the Fund.
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk
High
Dividend Yield Stocks Risk applies to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X
SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF and Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE
ETF
High-yielding
stocks are often speculative, high risk investments. These companies may be
paying out more than they can support and may reduce their dividends or stop
paying dividends at any time (including reducing or eliminating anticipated
accelerations or increases in the payment of dividends), which could have a
material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies and the Fund’s
performance. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor
with the market, potentially during periods of rising interest rates, causing
such companies to underperform companies that do not pay dividends. Also, the
market return of high dividend yield stocks, in certain market conditions, may
perform worse than the overall stock market.
High
Yield Securities Risk
High
Yield Securities Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred
ETF
Securities
that are rated below investment grade, (high yield securities), typically
involve greater risk and are less liquid than higher-rated securities. Changes
in general economic conditions, changes in the financial condition of the
issuers and changes in interest rates may adversely impact the ability of
issuers of high yield securities to make timely payments of interest and
principal.
The Fund may invest in high yield securities that offer
generally a higher current yield than that available from higher grade issues,
but they typically involve greater risk. Securities rated below investment grade
commonly are referred to as “junk bonds.” High yield securities are subject to a
greater risk of default, illiquidity, price volatility and uncertainty in
valuation. The ability of issuers of high yield securities to make timely
payments of interest and principal may be impacted by adverse changes in general
economic conditions, changes in the financial condition of their issuers and
price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. High yield
securities are less liquid than investment grade securities and may be difficult
to price or sell, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high yield
securities. Issuers of high yield securities may have a larger amount of
outstanding debt relative to their assets than issuers of investment grade
securities have. Periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates may cause
the issuers of high yield securities to experience financial distress, which
could adversely impact their ability to make timely payments of principal and
interest and could increase the possibility of default. The market value and
liquidity of high yield securities may be impacted negatively by adverse
publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, especially in a market characterized by low trade volume.
Income
Risk
Income
Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF and Global X S&P
Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
The
Fund’s income may decline when interest rates fall. This decline can occur
because the Fund may invest in or have exposure to lower-yielding bonds as bonds
in its portfolio mature or the Fund otherwise needs to purchase additional
bonds. If the Fund’s income declines, distributions by the Fund to shareholders
may be less.
Indexing
Strategy Risk
Indexing
Strategy Risk applies to each Fund
The
Fund is not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market
segments relating to the Underlying Index. The Fund invests in securities
included in, or representative of, the Underlying Index regardless of their
investment merits, and the Adviser does not otherwise attempt to take defensive
positions in declining markets. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does
not seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, the Fund would not
necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed,
respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security generally is
underperforming. Additionally, if a constituent of the Underlying Index were
removed, even outside of a regular rebalance of
the
Underlying Index, the Adviser anticipates that the Fund would sell such
security. Maintaining investments in securities regardless of market conditions
or the performance of individual securities could cause the Fund’s return to be
lower than if the Fund employed an active strategy.
Index-Related
Risk
Index-Related
Risk applies to each Fund
There
is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the
Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market
disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the
Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track
the Underlying Index. There is no assurance that the Index Provider will compile
the Underlying Index accurately, or that the Underlying Index will be
determined, comprised or calculated accurately. Errors in index data, index
computations and/or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with
its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and
corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have
an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. The Index Provider may be
exposed to operational risks, including the failure of its systems or
technology, which may impact the Fund and its ability to track the Underlying
Index.
Representative
Sampling Risk
Representative
Sampling Risk applies to Global X Russell 2000 ETF and Global X S&P Catholic
Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Representative
sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative
sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the
Underlying Index and resemble the Underlying Index in terms of risk factors and
other key characteristics. When the Fund utilizes a representative sampling
strategy, the Fund is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that
the securities selected in the aggregate for the Fund may not have an investment
profile similar to those of the Underlying Index.
Management
Risk
Management
Risk applies to each Fund
The
Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not
included in its Underlying Index. Therefore, the Fund is subject to the risk
that the Adviser’s investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject
to a number of constraints, may cause the Fund to underperform the market or its
relevant benchmark or adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its
investment objective. While the Fund uses an indexing approach, implementation
of the Fund’s principal investment strategy may result in tracking error risk,
which is described below. There is no guarantee that a Fund’s investment results
will have a high degree of correlation to those of its Underlying Index or that
a Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Tracking
Error Risk
Tracking
Error Risk applies to each Fund
The
Fund is not actively managed and may be affected by a general decline in market
segments relating to the Underlying Index. The Fund invests in securities
included in, or representative of, the Underlying Index regardless of their
investment merits, and the Adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions
in declining markets or seek to outperform its Underlying Index. Therefore, the
Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added
or removed, respectively, from the Underlying Index, even if that security
generally is underperforming. Maintaining investments in securities regardless
of market conditions or the performance of individual securities could cause the
Fund’s return to be lower than if the Fund employed an active strategy. ETFs
that track indices with significant weight in emerging markets issuers may
experience higher tracking error than other ETFs that do not track such
indices.
Interest
Rate Risk
Interest
Rate Risk applies to the Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF and Global X
S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Interest
rate risk is the risk that prices of fixed income securities generally increase
in value when interest rates decline and decrease in value when interest rates
increase. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise
sharply. Interest rates may rise, with potentially sudden and unpredictable
effects on the markets and the Fund's investments. Interest rates are measured
by the US 10-Year Treasury Yield for long-term yields and the Federal Funds rate
(continuous series) for short-term rates. Duration is a measure used to
determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates.
Securities of lower credit quality or with longer durations tend to be more
sensitive to changes in interest rates, often making them more volatile in
response to interest rate changes than securities of higher credit quality or
with shorter durations. Interest rate fluctuations may also negatively impact
the values of equity and other non-fixed income securities. Inflation-indexed
bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, decline in value when
real interest rates rise (the real interest rate is the rate of interest an
investor expects to receive after allowing for inflation). In certain interest
rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than
nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses
than other fixed income securities with similar durations.
Variable and
floating rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes
but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as
quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will
not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. Inverse floating rate
securities may decrease in value if interest rates increase. Inverse floating
rate securities may also exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate
obligation with similar credit quality. When the Fund holds variable or floating
rate securities, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating rate
securities, an increase) in market interest rates will adversely affect the
income received from such securities, which may also impact the net asset value
of the Fund’s Shares.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (“Federal Reserve”) has periodically cut interest rates in response to
cooling inflation, however, the Federal Reserve has indicated it will take a
measured approach to future rate cuts in light of persistent inflationary
pressures. There is a risk that interest rates across the U.S. financial system
will remain elevated. Such policies may expose fixed-income and related markets
to heightened volatility and may reduce liquidity for certain Fund investments,
which could cause the value of the Fund’s investments and the NAV of the Fund’s
Shares to decline. To the extent the Fund experiences high redemptions of its
Shares in connection with these developments or otherwise, the Fund may
experience increased portfolio turnover, which will increase the costs that the
Fund incurs and may lower the Fund’s performance. The liquidity levels of the
Fund’s investments may also be affected by increased portfolio turnover or by a
substantial increase in interest rates. Further, fixed income markets have
consistently grown over the past three decades while the capacity for
traditional dealer counterparties to engage in fixed income trading has not kept
pace and in some cases has decreased. As a result, dealer inventories of
corporate bonds, which provide a core indication of the ability of financial
intermediaries to “make markets,” are at or near historic lows in relation to
market size. This reduction in dealer inventories could potentially lead to
decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed income markets. If
sudden or large-scale rises in interest rates were to occur, the Fund could also
face above-average redemption requests, which could cause the Fund to lose value
due to downward pricing forces and reduced market liquidity.
International
Closed Market Trading Risk
International
Closed Market Trading Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech
ETF, Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Guru®
Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable
Energy Producers ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® EAFE ETF, Global X E-commerce
ETF, Global X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF and Global X Rare
Earth & Critical Materials ETF
To
the extent that the underlying investments held by the Fund trade on foreign
exchanges that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Fund’s
Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current
price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the
underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market).
These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that
may be greater than those experienced by other ETFs.
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech
ETF, Global X Social Media ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF and
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
The
investable universe of companies in which the Fund may invest may be limited. If
a company no longer meets the Index Provider’s criteria for inclusion in the
Underlying Index, the Fund may need to reduce or eliminate its holdings in
that
company. The reduction or elimination of the Fund’s holdings in the company may
have an adverse impact on the liquidity of the Fund’s overall portfolio holdings
and on Fund performance.
Issuer
Risk
Issuer
Risk applies to each Fund
Issuer
risk is the risk that any of the individual companies that the Fund invests in
may perform badly, causing the value of its securities to decline. Poor
performance may be caused by poor management decisions, competitive pressures,
changes in technology, disruptions in supply, labor problems or shortages,
corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures or other factors. Issuers may,
in times of distress or on their own discretion, decide to reduce or eliminate
dividends, which would also cause their stock prices to decline.
Market
Risk
Market
Risk applies to each Fund
Market
risk is the risk that the value of the securities in which the Fund invests may
go up or down in response to the prospects of individual issuers and/or general
economic conditions. Turbulence in the financial markets and reduced liquidity
may negatively affect issuers, which could have an adverse effect on the Fund
and its investments. The Fund’s NAV could decline over short periods due to
short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Policy changes by central governments and governmental agencies, including the
Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank, could cause increased volatility
in financial markets and lead to higher levels of Fund redemptions from
Authorized Participants, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. Trade
policy, including the imposition of tariffs, may dampen consumer spending and
result in decreased confidence in the markets. Additionally, political
uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government’s approach to
trade, may also impact the markets. Furthermore, local, regional or global
events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases,
inflation and recessions, changes in interest or exchange rates, or other events
could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments and trading of
its Shares. Market risk factors may result in increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity in the securities markets.
MLP
Tax Risk
MLP
Tax Risk applies to the Global X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF
Subject
to the application of the partnership audit rules, MLPs that elect to be taxed
as partnerships do not pay U.S. federal income tax at the partnership level.
Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the partnership’s income, gains,
losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, or a change in the
underlying business mix of a given MLP, could result in an MLP that previously
elected to be taxed as a partnership being treated as a corporation for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, which would result in such MLP being required to
pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income. The classification of an MLP
as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would have the effect of
reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Thus, to the
extent that any of the MLPs to which the Fund has exposure are treated as a
corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it could result in a reduction
in the value of the Fund’s investment and lower the Fund’s income. Additionally,
as a result of the Fund's exposure to MLPs taxed as partnerships, a portion of
the Fund’s distributions are expected to be treated as a return of capital for
tax purposes. Return of capital distributions are not taxable income to you, but
reduce your tax basis in your Fund Shares. Such a reduction in tax basis will
result in larger taxable gains and/or lower tax losses on a subsequent sale of
Fund Shares. Shareholders who sell their Shares for less than they bought them
may still recognize a gain due to the reduction in tax basis. Shareholders who
periodically receive the payment of dividends or other distributions consisting
of a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net
profits from the Fund when, in fact, they are not. Shareholders should not
assume that the source of the distributions is from the net profits of the Fund.
To the extent that the distributions paid to you constitute a return of capital,
the Fund's assets will decline. A decline in the Fund's assets may also result
in an increase in the portion of a Fund's expense ratio that is not subject to a
unitary fee or any other form of contractual cap, and over time the
distributions paid in excess of net distributions received could work to erode
the Fund's net asset value.
Model
Portfolio Risk
Model
Portfolio Risk applies to Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50
ETF
The
Underlying Index utilizes a proprietary methodology to determine its allocations
to the securities in which the Fund invests. Investments selected using a
proprietary methodology, including quantitative models, may perform differently
from the market as a whole or from their expected performance. There can be no
assurance that use of a model will enable the Fund to achieve positive returns
or outperform the market.
New
Fund Risk
New
Fund Risk applies to the Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF,
Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF, Global X S&P 500® Christian
Values ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF
The
Fund is a new fund, with limited or no operating history, as applicable, which
may result in additional risks for investors in the Fund. There can be no
assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in
which case the Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the Fund. While
shareholder interests will be the paramount consideration, the timing of any
liquidation may not be favorable to certain individual shareholders. From time
to time an Authorized Participant, a third-party investor, the Adviser or
another affiliate of the Adviser or the Fund may invest in the Fund and hold its
investment for a specific period of time in order to facilitate commencement of
the Fund’s operations or for the Fund to achieve size or scale. There can be no
assurance that any such entity would not redeem its investment or that the size
of the Fund would be maintained at such levels which could negatively impact the
Fund.
Non-Diversification
Risk
Non-Diversification
Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X Social
Media ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF, Global X E-commerce ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF,
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top
50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond
ETF
The
Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act.
This means that the Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in
securities of individual issuers as compared to a diversified fund. As a result,
the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular
issuers, or to a single economic, business, political, regulatory, or other
occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the Fund’s
performance and result in greater fluctuation in the value of the Fund’s shares.
Operational
Risk
Operational
Risk applies to each Fund
The
Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of factors, including
but not limited to human error, processing and communication errors, errors of
the Fund's service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or
inadequate processes, cybersecurity incidents, and technology or systems
failures. Disruptions of the systems of the Adviser and the Fund’s distributor
and other service providers (including, but not limited to, fund accountants,
custodians, transfer agents and administrators), market makers, Authorized
Participants, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, have the
ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially
resulting in: financial losses, interference with the Fund’s ability to
calculate its NAV, disclosure of confidential trading information, impediments
to trading, submission of erroneous trades or erroneous creation or redemption
orders, the inability of the Fund or its service providers to transact business,
violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties,
reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional
compliance costs. While the Fund has established business continuity plans in
the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, technological or other
disruptions to the Fund’s operations, there are inherent limitations in such
plans and systems, including the possibility that certain risks have not been
identified and that prevention and remediation efforts will not be successful.
Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in
place by service providers to the Fund, issuers in which the Fund invests,
market makers or Authorized Participants. The Fund and its shareholders could be
negatively impacted as a result. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these
operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do
not address every possible risk and may be inadequate for those risks that they
are intended to address.
Options
Premium Tax Risk
Options
Premium Tax Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X
NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF and Global X
S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF
An
option premium is not subject to taxation upon receipt but rather when such
option is exercised, is sold or lapses. If the Fund distributes the cash
attributable to an option premium in the year of receipt this may result in some
of such distribution being considered a return of capital which is tax-free to
the extent of your tax basis in your shares of the Fund. In later years, when
the option is sold, is exercised or lapses, the Fund will need to distribute
such income, but the corresponding cash has been previously distributed. Thus,
the Fund may need to borrow or sell other investments to obtain the necessary
cash. The Fund’s investment strategy may limit its ability to distribute
dividends eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income, which for
non-corporate shareholders are subject to federal income tax at rates of up to
20% plus the 3.8% Medicare tax. The Fund’s investment strategy may also limit
its ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends-received
deduction for corporate shareholders. For these reasons, a significant portion
of distributions received by Fund shareholders may be subject to tax at
effective tax rates that are higher than the rates that would apply if the Fund
were to engage in a different investment strategy. You should consult your tax
advisor as to the tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of Shares
in the Fund.
Prepayment
Risk
Prepayment
Risk applies to the Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X SuperDividend® U.S.
ETF, Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF and Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S.
Aggregate Bond ETF
Prepayment
risk is the risk that the issuer of a security will repay principal (in part or
in whole) earlier than expected. When interest rates fall, certain obligations
will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and
the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields,
resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds
Risks
Associated with Exchange-Traded Funds applies to each Fund
As
an ETF, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Authorized
Participants Concentration Risk
The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized
Participants. Only Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with
the Fund's distributor may engage in creation or redemption transactions
directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated
to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. To the extent that those
Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to process creation
and/or redemption orders, such as in times of market stress, and no other
Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create and redeem in either of
those cases, Shares may trade like closed-end fund shares at a discount to NAV
and/or at wider intraday bid-ask spreads, and may possibly face trading halts
and/or delisting from the Fund's exchange.
Large
Shareholder Risk
Certain
shareholders, including an Authorized Participant, the Adviser, an affiliate of
the Adviser, or funds managed by the Adviser, may own a substantial amount of
the Fund’s Shares. Additionally, from time to time an Authorized Participant, a
third-party investor, the Adviser, or an affiliate of the Adviser may invest in
the Fund and hold its investment for a specific period of time in order to
facilitate commencement of the Fund’s operations or to allow the Fund to achieve
size or scale. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not
redeem its investment. These large redemptions may force the Fund to sell
portfolio securities or other assets when it might not otherwise do so, which
may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV, increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or
have a material effect on the market price of Fund. Redemptions by large
shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. If a large
shareholder were to redeem all, or a large portion, of its Shares, there is no
guarantee that the Fund will be able to maintain sufficient assets to continue
operations in which case the Board of Trustees may determine to liquidate the
Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large
percentage of the trading volume on the Fund's exchange and may, therefore, have
a material upward or downward effect on the market price of the Shares.
Listing
Standards Risk
The
Fund is required to comply with listing requirements adopted by the listing
exchange. Non-compliance with such requirements may result in the Fund's Shares
being delisted by the listing exchange. Any resulting liquidation of the
Fund
could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs and could result in
negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Market
Trading Risks and Premium/Discount Risks
Absence
of Active Market
Although
Shares of the Fund are or will be listed for trading on a U.S. exchange and may
be listed on certain foreign exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active
trading market for the Shares will develop or be maintained.
Risks
of Secondary Listings
The
Fund's Shares may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges other than
the U.S. exchange where the Fund’s primary listing is maintained. There can be
no assurance that the Fund’s Shares will continue to trade on any such exchange
or in any market or that the Fund's Shares will continue to meet the
requirements for listing or trading on any exchange or in any market. The Fund's
Shares may be less actively traded in certain markets than others, and investors
are subject to the execution and settlement risks and market standards of the
market where they or their brokers direct their trades for execution. Certain
information available to investors who trade Shares on a U.S. exchange during
regular U.S. market hours may not be available to investors who trade in other
markets, which may result in secondary market prices in such markets being less
efficient.
Secondary
Market Trading Risk
Only
Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund's
distributor may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the
Fund. Shares of the Fund may trade in the secondary market on days when the Fund
does not accept orders to purchase or redeem Shares from Authorized
Participants. On such days, Shares may trade in the secondary market with more
significant premiums or discounts than might be experienced on days when the
Fund accepts purchase and redemption orders. Secondary market trading in Fund
Shares may be halted by a stock exchange because of market conditions or other
reasons. In addition, trading in Fund Shares on a stock exchange or in any
market may be subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility
pursuant to "circuit breaker" rules on the stock exchange or market. During a
“flash crash,” the market prices of the Fund’s shares may decline suddenly and
significantly. Such a decline may not reflect the performance of the portfolio
securities held by the Fund. Flash crashes may cause Authorized Participants and
other market makers to limit or cease trading in the Fund’s shares for temporary
or longer periods. Shareholders could suffer significant losses to the extent
that they sell shares at these temporarily low market prices. There can be no
assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing or trading of
Fund Shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.
Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV
Shares
of the Fund may trade at, above or below NAV. The per share NAV of the Fund will
fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The trading
prices of Shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund's NAV as
well as market supply and demand. The trading prices of the Fund's Shares may
deviate significantly from NAV during periods of market volatility or when the
Fund has relatively few assets or experiences a lower trading volume. In
stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in
response to the deteriorating liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio. Any of these
factors may lead to the Fund's Shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.
While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that Shares
normally will trade close to the Fund’s NAV, market prices are not expected to
correlate exactly with the Fund's NAV due to timing reasons as well as market
supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions
or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that
differ significantly from NAV. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the
market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells at a time when the market price
is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. Since foreign
exchanges may be open on days when the Fund does not price Shares, the value of
the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will
not be able to purchase or sell Shares.
Costs
of Buying or Selling Fund Shares
Buying
or selling Fund Shares involves two types of costs that apply to all securities
transactions. When buying or selling Shares of the Fund through a broker, you
will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers as
determined by that broker. In addition, you may incur the cost of the "spread" -
that is, the difference between what professional investors are willing to pay
for Fund Shares (the "bid" price) and the market price at which they are willing
to sell Fund Shares (the "ask" price). Because of the costs inherent in buying
or selling Fund Shares, frequent trading may detract significantly from
investment results and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for
investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
Risks
Related to Stock Connect Programs
Risks
Related to Stock Connect Programs applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery
Tech ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF and Global X Rare
Earth & Critical Materials ETF
Investing
in securities in mainland China through Stock Connect Programs is subject to
trading, clearance, settlement and other procedures, which could pose risks to
the Fund. Trading through the Stock Connect Programs is subject to a number of
restrictions, including daily and aggregate quota limitations, which limit the
maximum daily net purchases on any particular day by Hong Kong investors (and
foreign investors trading through Hong Kong) trading mainland Chinese listed
securities and mainland Chinese investors trading Hong Kong listed securities
trading through the relevant Stock Connect Programs. The daily quota is not
specific to the Fund and is utilized on a first-come-first-serve basis. As such,
buy orders via the Stock Connect Programs could be rejected once the daily quota
is exceeded. The daily quota may thereby restrict the Fund’s ability to invest
through Stock Connect Programs on a timely basis, which could affect the Fund’s
ability to effectively pursue its investment strategy. The daily quota is also
subject to change. It is possible for securities eligible to be purchased via
the Stock Connect Programs to lose such designation, which could impact the
Fund's ability to pursue its investment strategy. In order to comply with
applicable local market rules and to facilitate orderly operations of the Fund,
including the timely settlement of Stock Connect Programs trades placed by or on
behalf of the Fund, the Fund utilizes an operating model that may reduce the
risks of trade failures; however, it will also allow Stock Connect Programs
trades to be settled without the prior verification by the Fund. Accordingly,
this operating model may subject the Fund to additional risks, including an
increased risk of inadvertently exceeding certain trade or other restrictions or
limits placed on the Fund and/or its affiliates, and a heightened risk of
erroneous trades, which may negatively impact the Fund.
The Stock
Connect Programs operate only on days when both the Chinese and Hong Kong
markets are open for trading. Additionally, the Shenzhen and Shanghai markets
may operate when the Stock Connect Programs are not active. Consequently the
prices of shares held via Stock Connect Programs may fluctuate at times when the
Fund is unable to add to or exit its positions.
The Fund's investments
in A-Shares though the Stock Connect Programs are held by its custodian in
accounts in Central Clearing and Settlement System ("CCASS") maintained by the
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited ("HKSCC"), which in turn holds the
A-Shares, as the nominee holder, through an omnibus securities account in its
name registered with the CSDCC. The precise nature and rights of the Fund as the
beneficial owner of the SSE Securities or SZSE Securities through HKSCC as
nominee is not well defined under Chinese law. There is no guarantee that the
Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges will continue to support the
Stock Connect Programs in the future. The securities regimes and legal systems
of China and Hong Kong differ significantly, and issues may arise based on these
differences that could have a detrimental effect on the Fund’s investments and
returns. Different fees, costs and taxes are imposed on foreign investors
acquiring securities through Stock Connect Programs, and these fees, costs and
taxes may be higher than comparable fees, costs and taxes imposed on owners of
other Chinese securities providing similar investment exposure.
The Stock
Connect Programs are relatively new trading platforms, and the effect of the
introduction of large numbers of foreign investors on the market for trading
Chinese-listed securities is not yet well understood. Further developments are
likely and there can be no assurance as to whether or how such developments may
restrict or affect the Fund’s investments or returns. Chinese regulations, such
as limitations on redemptions or suspension of trading, may also adversely
impact the value of the Fund’s investments.
Securities
Lending Risk
As
of the date of the prospectus, Securities Lending Risk applies to the Global X
Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X SuperDividend® ETF, Global X Social
Media ETF, Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global
X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF, Global X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF,
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF, Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF,
Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF, Global X E-commerce
ETF,
Global X Russell 2000 ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF. However, the
Board of Trustees of the Trust reserves the right to add or remove a Fund to the
Funds’ securities lending program from time to time, and as a consequence, this
risk could apply to Funds other than those listed above.
The
Fund may engage in lending its portfolio securities. Securities lending involves
a risk of loss because the borrower may fail to return the securities in a
timely manner or at all. If the Fund is not able to recover the securities
loaned, it may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement security in the
market. In connection with such loans, the Fund generally receives liquid
collateral equal to at least 102% of the value of domestic equity securities and
ADRs and 105% of the value of the foreign equity securities (other than ADRs)
being lent. This collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis. Although the
Fund will receive collateral in connection with all loans of its securities
holdings, the Fund would be exposed to a risk of loss should a borrower default
on its obligation to return the borrowed securities (e.g., the loaned securities
may have appreciated beyond the value of the collateral held by the Fund). In
addition, the Fund will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it
invests. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Also, as securities on loan may not be voted by the Fund, there is a risk that
the Fund may not be able to recall the securities in sufficient time to vote on
material proxy matters.
Tax
Status Risk
Tax
Status Risk applies to the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF and Global X
Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
Unlike
most ETFs, the Fund intends to effect a significant portion of creations and
redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment
in the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in a more conventional
ETF. Because the Fund currently intends to effect redemptions for cash, rather
than in-kind distributions, it may be required to sell portfolio securities in
order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. If the Fund
recognizes gain on these sales, this generally will cause the Fund to recognize
gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner
than would otherwise be required if it were to distribute portfolio securities
in-kind. The Fund generally intends to distribute these gains to shareholders to
avoid being taxed on this gain at the Fund level and otherwise comply with the
special tax rules that apply to it. This strategy may cause shareholders to be
subject to tax on gains they would not otherwise be subject to, or at an earlier
date than, if they had made an investment in a different ETF. Moreover, cash
transactions may have to be carried out over several days if the securities
market is relatively illiquid and may involve the Fund recognizing a capital
gain and/or incurring considerable brokerage fees and taxes. These factors may
result in wider spreads between the bid and the offered prices of the Fund’s
Shares than for more conventional ETFs. To the extent that the maximum
additional variable charge for cash creation or cash redemption transactions is
insufficient to cover the transaction costs of purchasing or selling portfolio
securities, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted. Additionally,
to the extent that brokerage or other costs are costs or taxable gains or losses
that the Fund might not offset by transaction fees, such costs may be borne by
the Fund and result in a decrease in the value of the Fund.
Trading
Halt Risk
Trading
Halt Risk applies to each Fund
An
exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities, or
the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be
restricted, which may result in the Fund being unable to buy or sell certain
securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, the Fund may be
unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its
investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses.
Turnover
Risk
Turnover
Risk applies to the Global X Guru® Index ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110
ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF, Global X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF
and Global X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF
The
Fund may engage in frequent and active trading, which may significantly increase
the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. At times, the Fund may have a portfolio
turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. For example, a portfolio turnover
rate of 300% is equivalent to the Fund buying and selling all of its securities
three times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate would
result in high brokerage costs for the Fund, may result in higher taxes when
Shares are held in a taxable account and lower Fund performance.
Valuation
Risk
Valuation
Risk applies to each Fund
The
sales price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying
Index, particularly for securities that trade in low value or volatile markets
or that are valued using a fair value methodology (such as during trading
halts). Fund securities that are valued using techniques other than market
quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater
fluctuations in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if
market quotations were used. Because non-U.S. exchanges may be open on days when
the Fund does not price its Shares, the value of the securities in the Fund's
portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or
sell the Fund's Shares.
A
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF OTHER RISKS
Each
Fund may also be subject to certain other risks associated with its investments
and investment strategies.
Exclusion
from the Definition of a Commodity Pool Operator Risk
With
respect to the Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of
“commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended
(“CEA”), and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and,
therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In
addition, with respect to the Funds, the Adviser is relying upon a related
exclusion from the definition of “commodity trading advisor” (“CTA”) under the
CEA and the rules of the CFTC. The terms of the CPO exclusion require the Fund,
among other things, to adhere to certain limits on its investments in “commodity
interests.” Commodity interests include commodity futures, commodity options and
swaps. Because the Adviser and the Funds intend to comply with the terms of the
CPO exclusion, the Funds may, in the future, need to adjust its investment
strategies, consistent with its investment objective, to limit its investments
in these types of instruments. The Fund is not intended as a vehicle for trading
in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has
neither reviewed nor approved the Adviser’s reliance on these exclusions, or the
Fund, its investment strategies or this Prospectus.
Leverage
Risk
Under
the 1940 Act, the Fund is permitted to borrow from a bank up to 33 1/3% of its
net assets for short term or emergency purposes. The Fund may borrow money at
fiscal quarter end to maintain the required level of diversification to qualify
as a regulated investment company ("RIC") for purposes of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). As a result, the Fund may be exposed to
the risks of leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment
technique. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and loss on amounts
invested and therefore increases the risks associated with investing in the
Fund. If the value of the Fund's assets increases, then leveraging would cause
the Fund's NAV to increase more sharply than it would have had the Fund not
leveraged. Conversely, if the value of the Fund's assets decreases, leveraging
would cause the Fund's NAV to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have
had the Fund not leveraged. The Fund may incur additional expenses in connection
with borrowings.
Qualification
as a Regulated Investment Company Risk
The
Fund must meet a number of diversification requirements to qualify as a RIC
under Section 851 of the Code and, if qualified, to continue to qualify. If the
Fund experiences difficulty in meeting those requirements for any fiscal
quarter, it might enter into borrowings in order to increase the portion of the
Fund’s total assets represented by cash, cash items, and U.S. government
securities shortly thereafter and, as of the close of the following fiscal
quarter, to attempt to meet the requirements. However, the Fund may incur
additional expenses in connection with any such borrowings, and increased
investments by the Fund in cash, cash items, and U.S. government securities
(whether the Fund makes such investments from borrowings) are likely to reduce
the Fund’s return to investors.
Tax
Treaty Reclaims Uncertainty
When
the Fund receives dividend and interest income (if any) from issuers in certain
countries, such distributions may be subject to partial withholding by local tax
authorities in order to satisfy potential local tax obligations. The Fund may
file claims to recover such withholding tax in jurisdictions where withholding
tax reclaim is possible, which may be the case as a result of bilateral treaties
between the United States and local governments. Whether or when the Fund will
receive a withholding tax refund in the future is within the control of the tax
authorities in such countries. The receipt of a refund of withholding tax would
preclude claiming a foreign tax credit, to the extent available or applicable,
with respect to such
withholding
tax. Where the Fund expects to recover withholding tax based on a continuous
assessment of probability of recovery, the NAV of the Fund generally includes
accruals for such tax refunds. The Fund continues to evaluate tax developments
for potential impact to the probability of recovery. If the likelihood of
receiving refunds materially decreases, for example due to a change in tax
regulation or approach, accruals in the Fund’s NAV for such refunds may need to
be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect that Fund’s
NAV. Investors in the Fund at the time an accrual is written down will bear the
impact of any resulting reduction in NAV regardless of whether they were
investors during the accrual period. Conversely, if a Fund receives a tax refund
that has not been previously accrued, investors in the Fund at the time the
claim is successful will benefit from any resulting increase in the Fund’s NAV.
Investors who sold their shares prior to such time will not benefit from such
NAV increase.
PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS INFORMATION
A
description of the policies and procedures of Global X Funds®
(the "Trust") with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio securities
is available in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
The top holdings of each Fund and Fund Fact Sheets providing information
regarding each Fund’s top holdings can be found at
www.globalxetfs.com/explore/(click on the name of your Fund) and may be
requested by calling 1-888-493-8631.
FUND
MANAGEMENT
Investment
Adviser
Global
X Management Company LLC (the "Adviser") serves as the investment adviser and
the administrator for the Funds. Subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board
of Trustees, the Adviser is responsible for managing the investment activities
of the Funds and the Funds' business affairs and other administrative matters.
The Adviser has been a registered investment adviser since 2008. The Adviser is
a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices located at 605
3rd Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10158. As of February 1, 2026,
the Adviser provided investment advisory services for assets of approximately
$91.4 billion.
Pursuant
to a Supervision and Administration Agreement and subject to the general
supervision of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser provides, or causes to be
furnished, all supervisory, administrative and other services reasonably
necessary for the operation of the Funds and also bears the costs of various
third-party services required by the Funds, including audit, certain custody,
portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Supervision
and Administration Agreement also requires the Adviser to provide investment
advisory services to the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement.
Each
Fund pays the Adviser a fee (“Management Fee”) in return for providing
investment advisory, supervisory and administrative services under an all-in fee
structure. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Funds paid a monthly
Management Fee to the Adviser at the following annual rates (stated as a
percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund taken
separately):
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|
|
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| |
| Fund |
Management
Fee
|
| Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF |
0.75% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF |
0.58%1 |
| Global
X Social Media ETF |
0.65% |
|
Global
X Guru®
Index ETF |
0.75% |
| Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF |
0.48% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF |
0.45% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets ETF |
0.65% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF |
0.58% |
| Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF |
0.65% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF |
0.29% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF |
0.55% |
| Global
X E-commerce ETF |
0.50% |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF |
0.35% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Tail Risk ETF |
0.25% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF |
0.25% |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF |
0.25% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF |
0.25% |
| Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF) |
0.59% |
| Global
X Russell 2000 ETF |
0.08% |
| Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF |
0.50% |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF |
0.29% |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF |
0.19% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF |
0.29% |
1
Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, the Adviser has contractually
agreed to reimburse or waive fees and/or limit expenses for the Global X
SuperDividend®
ETF to the extent necessary to assure that the operating expenses of the Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF (exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, commissions, and other transaction
expenses and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification
expenses)) will not exceed 0.58% of the average daily net assets of the Global X
SuperDividend®
ETF per year until at least March 1, 2027.
During
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the Funds listed below were not
operational. The Management Fee for each Fund is at an annual rate (stated as a
percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund) as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Fund |
Management
Fee |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF |
0.25% |
In
addition, each Fund bears other fees and expenses that are not covered by the
Supervision and Administration Agreement, which may vary and will affect the
total ratio of a Fund, such as taxes, brokerage fees, commissions and other
transaction expenses, interest and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation
and indemnification expenses). The Adviser may earn a profit on the Management
Fee paid by the Funds. Also, the Adviser, and not shareholders of the Funds,
would benefit from any price decreases in third-party services, including
decreases resulting from an increase in net assets.
The
Adviser or its affiliates may pay compensation, out of profits derived from the
Adviser’s Management Fee or other resources and not as an additional charge to
the Funds, to certain financial institutions (which may include banks,
securities dealers and other industry professionals) for the sale and/or
distribution of Fund Shares or the retention and/or servicing of Fund investors
and Fund Shares (“revenue sharing”). These payments are in addition to any other
fees described in the fee table or elsewhere in the Prospectus or SAI. Examples
of “revenue sharing” payments include, but are not limited to, payments to
financial institutions for “shelf space” or access to a third party platform or
fund offering list or other marketing programs, including, but not limited to,
inclusion of the Funds on preferred or recommended sales lists, mutual fund
“supermarket” platforms and other formal sales programs; granting the Adviser
access to the financial institution’s sales force; granting the Adviser access
to the financial institution’s conferences and meetings; assistance in training
and educating the financial institution’s personnel; and obtaining other forms
of marketing support. The level of revenue sharing payments made to financial
institutions may be a fixed fee or based upon one or more of the following
factors: gross sales, current assets and/or number of accounts of a Fund
attributable to the financial institution, or other factors as agreed to by the
Adviser and the financial institution or any combination thereof. The amount of
these revenue sharing payments is determined at the discretion of the Adviser
from time to time, may be substantial, and may be different for different
financial institutions depending upon the services provided by the financial
institution. Such payments may provide an incentive for the financial
institution to make Shares of the Funds available to its customers and may allow
the Funds greater access to the financial institution’s customers.
Approval
of Advisory Agreement
Discussions
regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the Supervision and
Administration Agreement and the related Investment Advisory Agreement for each
Fund (other than the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF)
are available in the Funds' report filed on Form N-CSRS or Form N-CSR for the
period ended April 30 or October 31, respectively. A
discussion
regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the Supervision and
Administration Agreement and the related Investment Advisory Agreement for the
Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF will be available in
the Fund's first report filed on Form N-CSRS or Form N-CSR for the period ended
April 30 or October 31, respectively.
Portfolio
Management
The
Portfolio Managers who are currently responsible for the day-to-day management
of each Fund's portfolio are indicated in the table below.
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Fund
Name |
Wayne
Xie |
Nam
To |
Vanessa
Yang |
Sandy
Lu |
| Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (EART) (formerly known as Global
X Disruptive Materials ETF) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X E-commerce ETF (EBIZ) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X Guru Index ETF (GURU) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X Lithium and Battery Tech ETF (LIT) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF (EFAS) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF (SDEM) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100 Collar 95-110 ETF (QCLR) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF (QTR) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF (RNRG) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X Russell 2000 ETF (RSSL) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500 Collar 95-110 ETF (XCLR) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF (XTR) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF (FLAG) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF (EGLE) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF (CHRI) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF (CEFA) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X Social Media ETF (SOCL) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X SuperDividend ETF (SDIV) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X SuperDividend REIT ETF (SRET) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X SuperDividend U.S. ETF (DIV) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (SPFF) |
x |
- |
x |
- |
| Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF (ZAP) |
x |
x |
- |
- |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (CAGG) |
- |
x |
- |
x |
Nam
To:
Nam To, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined the Adviser in July 2017. Prior to that,
Mr. To was a Global Economics Research Analyst at Bunge Limited. Mr. To received
his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics from Cornell University and is
a CFA charterholder.
Wayne
Xie:
Wayne Xie, Head of Portfolio Management, joined the Adviser in July 2018 as a
Portfolio Management Associate. Previously, Mr. Xie was an Analyst at VanEck
Associates on the Equity ETF Investment Management team from 2010 to 2018. Mr.
Xie received his Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at
Buffalo in 2002.
Vanessa
Yang:
Vanessa Yang, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined the Adviser in 2016 as a Portfolio
Administrator. She was appointed to the portfolio management team in June 2019.
Previously, Ms. Yang was a Portfolio Administrator at VanEck Associates from
2011 to 2014. Ms. Yang received her MS in Financial Engineering from Drucker
School of Management and her BS in Economics from Guangdong University of
Foreign Studies. She earned her CFA designation in April 2024.
Sandy
Lu:
Sandy Lu, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined the Adviser in September 2021.
Previously, Mr. Lu was a Portfolio Analyst and Junior Portfolio Manager at PGIM
Fixed Income from 2014 to 2021. Mr. Lu received his Bachelor of Science in
Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a CFA
charterholder.
The
SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation
structure, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio
Managers' ownership of Shares of the Funds.
DISTRIBUTOR
SEI
Investments Distribution Co. ("Distributor") distributes Creation Units for the
Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market
in Shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Funds
or the
securities
that are purchased or sold by each Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is
One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456. The Distributor is not affiliated with
the Adviser.
BUYING
AND SELLING FUND SHARES
Shares
of the Funds trade on a national securities exchange and in the secondary market
during the trading day. Shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day
like other shares of publicly-traded securities. There is no minimum investment
for purchases made on a national securities exchange. When buying or selling
Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and
charges. In addition, you will also incur the cost of the “spread,” which is the
difference between what professional investors are willing to pay for Shares
(the “bid” price) and the price at which they are willing to sell Shares (the
“ask” price). The commission is frequently a fixed amount and may be a
significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell small amounts
of Shares. The spread with respect to Shares varies over time based on a Fund’s
trading volume and market liquidity and is generally lower if a Fund has
significant trading volume and market liquidity and higher if a Fund has little
trading volume and market liquidity. Because of the costs of buying and selling
Shares, frequent trading may reduce investment returns.
Shares
of a Fund may be acquired or redeemed directly from the Fund only by Authorized
Participants (as defined in the SAI) and only in Creation Units or multiples
thereof, as discussed in the "Creations and Redemptions" section in the SAI.
Except for the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, Global X MSCI
SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF and Global X Rare Earth & Critical
Materials ETF (formerly known as Global X Disruptive Materials ETF), the Funds
anticipate regularly meeting redemption requests primarily through in-kind
redemptions. However, the Funds reserve the right to pay redemption proceeds to
an Authorized Participant in cash, consistent with the Trust’s exemptive relief.
Cash used for redemptions will be raised from the sale of portfolio assets or
may come from existing holdings of cash or cash equivalents.
Shares
generally trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit.
Shares of the Funds trade under the trading symbol listed for each Fund in the
Fund Summaries section of the Prospectus.
The
Funds are listed on a national securities exchange, which is open for trading
Monday through Friday and is closed on weekends and the following holidays, as
observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Book
Entry
Shares
of the Funds are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates
are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record
owner of all outstanding Shares and is recognized as the owner of all Shares for
all purposes.
Investors
owning Shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its
participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares.
Participants include DTC, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or
indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of
Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates
or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a
registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any rights as an owner of
Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These
procedures are the same as those that apply to any securities that you hold in
book entry or “street name” form.
FREQUENT
TRADING
Unlike
frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual fund (i.e., not
exchange-traded shares), frequent trading of Shares on the secondary market does
not disrupt portfolio management, increase a Fund's trading costs, lead to
realization of capital gains, or otherwise harm Fund shareholders because these
trades do not involve a Fund directly. A few institutional investors are
authorized to purchase and redeem the Funds' Shares directly with the Funds.
When these trades are effected in-kind (i.e.,
for securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects
(noted above) that may result from frequent cash trades. Moreover, each Fund
imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of the Fund
intended to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in
effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in
part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that a Fund’s trading costs
increase in those circumstances, although transaction fees are subject to
certain limits and therefore may not cover all related costs incurred by a Fund.
For these
reasons,
the Board of Trustees has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies
and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in Shares
of the Funds.
DISTRIBUTION
AND SERVICE PLAN
The
Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a Distribution and Services Plan
(“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund is
authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution
of its Shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing
services to shareholders of each class and the maintenance of shareholder
accounts in an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by a Fund, and there are no current plans to
impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the
future, because these fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets on an ongoing
basis, these fees will increase the cost of your investment in a Fund. By
purchasing Shares subject to distribution fees and service fees, you may pay
more over time than you would by purchasing Shares with other types of sales
charge arrangements. Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic
equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by the rules of
FINRA. The net income attributable to Shares will be reduced by the amount of
distribution fees and service fees and other expenses of a Fund.
DIVIDENDS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends
from net investment income, including any net foreign currency gains, generally
are declared and paid at least annually and any net realized capital gains are
distributed at least annually. In order to improve tracking error or comply with
the distribution requirements of the Code, dividends may be declared and paid
more frequently than annually for a Fund.
Dividends
and other distributions on Shares are distributed on a pro rata basis to
beneficial owners of such Shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC
participants to beneficial owners then of record with proceeds received from a
Fund. Dividends and security gain distributions are distributed in U.S. dollars
and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional Shares.
No
dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make
available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial
owners of a Fund for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial
owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of
the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require
beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this
service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and
realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares
purchased in the secondary market.
INVESTMENTS
BY INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Section
12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the
securities of other investment companies, including shares of the Funds.
Registered investment companies and unit investment trusts that enter into a
fund-of-funds investment agreement with the Trust ("Investing Funds") may be
permitted to invest in certain Global X Funds beyond the limits set forth in
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, subject to certain conditions set forth in
Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act.
TAXES
The
following is a summary of certain tax considerations that may be relevant to an
investor in a Fund. Except where otherwise indicated, the discussion relates to
investors who are individual United States citizens or residents and is based on
current tax law. You should consult your tax advisor for further information
regarding federal, state, local and/or foreign tax consequences relevant to your
specific situation.
Fund
Taxation.
Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of
Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Code. As a RIC, each Fund generally will be exempt
from federal income tax on its net investment income and realized capital gains
that it distributes to shareholders, provided that it distributes an amount
equal to at least the sum of 90% of its tax-exempt income and 90% of its
investment company taxable income (net investment income and the excess of net
short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, for the year
(the “Distribution Requirement”) and satisfies certain other requirements of the
Code. In addition to satisfaction of the Distribution Requirement, a Fund must
derive with respect to a taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans and gains
from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies,
or from other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such
stock, securities, or currencies or net income derived from an interest in a
qualified publicly
traded
partnership (the “Income Requirement”). Also, at the close of each quarter of
its taxable year, at least 50% of the value of a Fund’s assets must consist of
cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other regulated
investment companies and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund does
not hold more than 5% of the value of its total assets in securities of such
issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding
voting securities (including securities of a “qualified publicly traded
partnership” (“QPTP”) of such issuer), and no more than 25% of the value of the
Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of (i) any one issuer
(other than U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated
investment companies), (ii) two or more issuers which such Fund controls and
which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or (iii) one or
more QPTPs (the “Asset Diversification Requirement”). Each Fund intends to
comply with these requirements.
If
for any period a Fund were to fail to meet the distribution, income or asset
diversification requirements described above, existing laws generally permit the
fund to take certain actions to bring itself back into compliance. If a Fund
were ineligible to or otherwise did not cure such a failure, or otherwise failed
to qualify as a RIC, all of the Fund’s taxable income would be subject to
federal income tax at regular corporate rates at the Fund level (without any
deduction for distributions to its shareholders). In addition, all distributions
to shareholders from earnings and profits would be taxed as dividend income,
even if the distributions were attributable to long-term capital gains or exempt
interest income earned by the Fund. Some portions of such distributions may be
eligible for the dividends- received deduction in the case of corporate
shareholders or to be treated as qualified dividend income to non-corporate
shareholders, provided, in both cases, that the shareholder meets certain
holding period and other requirements in respect of the fund shares.
Furthermore, in order to re-qualify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund may be
required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and
make substantial distributions. See “Taxes – Fund Taxation” section of the
Statement of Additional Information for further discussion.
Distributions.
Each Fund receives income and gains on its investments. The income, less
expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Fund's net
investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Each Fund has elected
and intends to qualify as a RIC under the Code for federal tax purposes and to
distribute to shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and
net capital gain each year. Except as otherwise noted below, you will generally
be subject to federal income tax on a Fund’s distributions you receive. For
federal income tax purposes, Fund distributions attributable to short-term
capital gains and net investment income are taxable to you as ordinary income.
Distributions attributable to net capital gains (the excess of net long- term
capital gains over net short-term capital losses) of a Fund generally are
taxable to you as long-term capital gains. This is true no matter how long you
own your Shares or whether you take distributions in cash or additional Shares.
The maximum long-term capital gain rate applicable to individuals is 20%.
Distributions
of “qualifying dividends” will also generally be taxable to you at long-term
capital gain rates as long as certain requirements are met. In general, if 95%
or more of the gross income of a Fund (other than net capital gain) consists of
dividends received from domestic corporations or “qualified” foreign
corporations (“qualifying dividends”), then all distributions received by
individual shareholders of a Fund will be treated as qualifying dividends. But
if less than 95% of the gross income of a Fund (other than net capital gain)
consists of qualifying dividends, then distributions received by individual
shareholders of a Fund will be qualifying dividends only to the extent they are
derived from qualifying dividends earned by such Fund. For the lower rates to
apply, you must have owned your Shares for at least 61 days during the 121-day
period beginning on the date that is 60 days before such Fund’s ex-dividend date
(and such Fund will need to have met a similar holding period requirement with
respect to the Shares of the corporation paying the qualifying dividend). The
amount of a Fund’s distributions that qualify for this favorable treatment may
be reduced as a result of such Fund’s securities lending activities (if any), a
high portfolio turnover rate or investments in debt securities or
“non-qualified” foreign corporations. In addition, whether distributions
received from foreign corporations are qualifying dividends will depend on
several factors including the country of residence of the corporation making the
distribution. Accordingly, distributions from many of the Funds’ holdings may
not be qualifying dividends.
A
portion of distributions paid to shareholders that are corporations may also
qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporations, subject to
certain holding period requirements and debt financing limitations. The amount
of the dividends qualifying for this deduction may, however, be reduced as a
result of such Fund’s securities lending activities, by a high portfolio
turnover rate or by investments in debt securities or foreign corporations.
Distributions
from a Fund will generally be taxable to you in the year in which they are paid,
with one exception. Dividends and distributions declared by a Fund in October,
November or December and paid in January of the following year are taxed as
though they were paid on December 31.
You
should note that if you buy Shares of a Fund shortly before it makes a
distribution, the distribution will be fully taxable to you even though, as an
economic matter, it simply represents a return of a portion of your investment.
This adverse tax result is known as “buying into a dividend.”
You
will be informed of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualifying
dividend income, and capital gain distributions at the time they are paid, and
you will be advised of the tax status for federal income tax purposes shortly
after the close of each calendar year. If you have not held Shares for a full
year, a Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income or capital
gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such
income earned during the period of your investment in such Fund.
A
Fund’s investments in partnerships, including in partnerships defined as
Qualified Publicly Traded Partnerships for tax purposes, may result in such Fund
being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or withholding tax
liabilities.
Qualified
REIT Dividends.
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “qualified REIT dividends” (i.e., ordinary
REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends
designated as qualified dividend income) are treated as eligible for a 20%
deduction by noncorporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates
to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after
20% deduction). A Fund may choose to report the special character of “qualified
REIT dividends”. A noncorporate shareholder receiving such dividends would treat
them as eligible for the 20% deduction, provided Fund shares were held by the
shareholder for more than 45 days during the 91-day period beginning on the date
that is 45 days before the date on which the shares become ex-dividend with
respect to such dividend). The amount of a RIC’s dividends eligible for the 20%
deduction for a taxable year is limited to the excess of the RIC’s qualified
REIT dividends for the taxable year over allocable expenses.
Excise
Tax Distribution Requirements.
Under the Code, a nondeductible excise tax of 4% is imposed on the excess of a
RIC’s “required distribution” for the calendar year ending within the RIC’s
taxable year over the “distributed amount” for such calendar year. The term
“required distribution” means the sum of (a) 98% of ordinary income (generally
net investment income) for the calendar year, (b) 98.2% of capital gain (both
long-term and short-term) for the one-year period ending on October 31 (or
December 31, if a Fund so elects), and (c) the sum of any untaxed, undistributed
net investment income and net capital gains of the RIC for prior periods. The
term “distributed amount” generally means the sum of (a) amounts actually
distributed by a Fund from its current year’s ordinary income and capital gain
net income and (b) any amount on which a Fund pays income tax for the taxable
year ending in the calendar year. Although each Fund intends to distribute its
net investment income and net capital gains so as to avoid excise tax liability,
a Fund may determine that it is in the interest of shareholders to distribute a
lesser amount. The Funds intend to declare and pay these amounts in December (or
in January, which must be treated by you as received in December) to avoid these
excise taxes but can give no assurances that their distributions will be
sufficient to eliminate all such taxes.
Foreign
Currencies.
Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates
which occur between the time a Fund accrues interest or other receivables or
accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, and the
time such Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities, are
treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, gains or losses from the
disposition of foreign currencies, from the disposition of debt securities
denominated in a foreign currency, or from the disposition of a forward foreign
currency contract which are attributable to fluctuations in the value of the
foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the asset and the date of
disposition also are treated as ordinary income or loss. These gains or losses,
referred to under the Code as “section 988” gains or losses, increase or
decrease the amount of a Fund’s investment company taxable income available to
be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income, rather than increasing or
decreasing the amount of such Fund’s net capital gain.
Foreign
Taxes.
Each Fund will be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to certain
payments received from sources in foreign countries. If at the close of the
taxable year more than 50% in value of a Fund’s assets consists of stock in
foreign corporations, such Fund will be eligible to make an election to treat a
proportionate amount of those taxes as constituting a distribution to each
shareholder, which would allow you either (subject to certain limitations) (1)
to credit that proportionate amount of taxes against your U.S. Federal income
tax liability as a foreign tax credit or (2) to take that amount as an itemized
deduction. If a Fund is not eligible or chooses not to make this election, it
will be entitled to deduct such taxes in computing the amounts it is required to
distribute.
Sales
and Exchanges.
The sale of Shares is a taxable event on which a gain or loss is recognized. The
amount of gain or loss is based on the difference between your tax basis in
Shares and the amount you receive for them upon disposition. Generally, you will
recognize long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Shares for over
one year at the time you sell or exchange them. Gains and losses on Shares held
for one year or less will generally constitute short-term capital gains, except
that a loss on Shares held six months or less will be re-characterized as a
long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions
that you have received on the Shares. A loss realized on a sale or exchange of
Shares may be disallowed under the so-called “wash sale” rules to the extent the
Shares disposed of are replaced with other Shares of that same Fund within a
period
of
61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the Shares are
disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in Shares of a Fund. If
disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the basis of the
Shares acquired.
Taxes
on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. An
Authorized Participant who exchanges equity securities for Creation Units
generally will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the
difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of
purchase (plus any cash received by the Authorized Participant as part of the
issue) and the Authorized Participant’s aggregate basis in the securities
surrendered (plus any cash paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the
issue). An Authorized Participant who exchanges Creation Units for equity
securities generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference
between the Authorized Participant’s basis in the Creation Units (plus any cash
paid by the Authorized Participant as part of the redemption) and the aggregate
market value of the securities received (plus any cash received by the
Authorized Participant as part of the redemption). The Internal Revenue Service
(the “IRS”), however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of
securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules
governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant
change in economic position. Persons exchanging securities should consult their
own tax advisor with respect to whether the wash sale rules apply and when a
loss might be deductible. Under current federal tax laws, any capital gain or
loss realized upon redemption of Creation Units is generally treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one
year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for
one year or less, assuming such Creation Units are held as a capital
asset.
IRAs
and Other Tax-Qualified Plans.
The one major exception to the preceding tax principles is that distributions
on, and sales, exchanges and redemptions of, Shares held in an IRA or other
tax-qualified plan are not currently taxable but may be taxable when funds are
withdrawn from the tax qualified plan, unless the Shares were purchased with
borrowed funds.
Medicare
Tax. An
additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income
(including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a
Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund
Shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s
“modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted
gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount.
This Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid with, your
federal income tax return.
Backup
Withholding.
Each Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S.
Treasury backup withholding at the applicable rate on dividends and gross sales
proceeds paid to any shareholder (i) who has either provided an incorrect tax
identification number or no number at all, (ii) who is subject to backup
withholding by the IRS, or (iii) who has failed to certify to a Fund, when
required to do so, that he or she is not subject to backup withholding or is an
“exempt recipient.”
Cost
Basis Reporting.
Federal law requires that shareholders' cost basis, gain/loss, and holding
period be reported to the IRS and to shareholders on the Consolidated Form 1099s
when “covered” securities are sold. Covered securities are any RIC and/or
dividend reinvestment plan shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012.
For
those securities defined as "covered" under current IRS cost basis tax reporting
regulations, accurate cost basis and tax lot information must be maintained for
tax reporting purposes. This information is not required for Shares that are not
"covered." The Funds and their service providers do not provide tax advice. You
should consult independent sources, which may include a tax professional, with
respect to any decisions you may make with respect to choosing a tax lot
identification method. Shareholders should contact their financial
intermediaries with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections
for their accounts.
State
and Local Taxes.
You may also be subject to state and local taxes on income and gain attributable
to your ownership of Shares. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the
tax status of distributions in your state and locality.
U.S.
Tax Treatment of Foreign Shareholders.
A non-U.S. shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax on
gain from the redemption of Shares or on capital gain dividends (i.e., dividends
attributable to long-term capital gains of a Fund) unless, in the case of a
shareholder who is a non-resident alien individual, the shareholder is present
in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain
other conditions are met. Non-U.S. shareholders generally will be subject to
U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate, if applicable) on
distributions by a Fund of net investment income, other ordinary income, and the
excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss
for the year, unless the distributions are effectively connected with a U.S.
trade or business of the shareholder. Exemptions from U.S. withholding tax are
provided for certain capital gain dividends paid by a Fund from net long-term
capital gains, if any, interest-related dividends paid by the Fund from its
qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital gain
dividends, if such amounts are reported by the Fund. Non-U.S. shareholders are
subject to special U.S. tax certification
requirements
to avoid backup withholding and claim any treaty benefits. Non-U.S. shareholders
should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. and foreign tax
consequences of investing in a Fund.
Other
Reporting and Withholding Requirements. Under
the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), a 30% withholding tax is
imposed on income dividends paid by a Fund to certain foreign entities, referred
to as foreign financial institutions or nonfinancial foreign entities, that fail
to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding
requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of
U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. After December 31, 2018, FATCA
withholding also would have applied to certain capital gain distributions,
return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund
Shares; however, based on proposed regulations issued by the IRS, which may be
relied upon currently, such withholding is no longer required unless final
regulations provide otherwise (which is not expected). Information about a
shareholder in a Fund may be disclosed to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities
or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA. Withholding also may be
required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to provide
the appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status
under FATCA.
Consult
Your Tax Professional.
Your investment in a Fund could have additional tax consequences. You should
consult your tax professional for information regarding all tax consequences
applicable to your investments in a Fund. More tax information relating to the
Funds is also provided in the SAI. This short summary is not intended as a
substitute for careful tax planning.
DETERMINATION
OF NET ASSET VALUE
Each
Fund calculates its NAV as of the regularly scheduled close of business of the
NYSE Arca Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) or The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") (each
referred to herein as the "Exchange") (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each
day that the Exchange is open for business, based on prices at the time of
closing, provided that any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other
than the U.S. dollar shall be translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more major banks or
dealers that make a two-way market in such currencies (or a data service
provider based on quotations received from such banks or dealers). The NAV of
each Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of such Fund
(i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number
of outstanding Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The price of Fund
Shares is based on market price, and because ETF shares trade at market prices
rather than NAV, Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or
less than NAV (a discount).
In
calculating a Fund’s NAV, the Fund’s investments are generally valued using
market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained
from an exchange or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price
quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a
pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), or (iii) based on
amortized cost, provided the amortized cost is approximately the value on
current sale of the security. In the case of shares of funds that are not traded
on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published NAV per share. A
Fund may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing
service.
In
the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such
valuations do not reflect current market values, the affected investments will
be valued using fair value pricing pursuant to the pricing policy and procedures
approved by the Board of Trustees. A price obtained from a pricing service based
on such pricing service's valuation matrix may be used to fair value a security.
The frequency with which a Fund’s investments are valued using fair value
pricing is primarily a function of the types of securities and other assets in
which the Fund invests pursuant to its investment objective, strategies and
limitations.
Investments
that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i)
an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security
(i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)); (iii) a security
whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary
trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in
default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market
quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and
(vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs
after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the
time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the
value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant
events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of
terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.
Valuing
a Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for
those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Use of fair
value prices and certain current market valuations could result in a difference
between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the
Fund’s Underlying Index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between
the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.
Because
foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which a
shareholder may purchase Shares, the value of a Fund’s investments may change on
days when shareholders are not able to purchase Shares. Additionally, due to
varying holiday schedules, redemption requests made on certain dates may result
in a settlement period exceeding seven calendar days.
The
value of assets denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars
using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Any use of a different
rate from the rates used by each Index Provider may adversely affect a Fund’s
ability to track its Underlying Index.
The
right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with
respect to a Fund (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other
than customary weekend and holiday closings), (2) for any period during which
trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted, (3) for any period during
which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the Fund’s portfolio
securities or determination of its NAV is not reasonably practicable, or (4) in
such other circumstances as the SEC permits.
Subject
to oversight by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser, as “valuation designee,”
performs fair value determinations of Fund investments. In addition, the
Adviser, as the valuation designee, is responsible for periodically assessing
any material risks associated with the determination of the fair value of a
Fund's investments; establishing and applying fair value methodologies; testing
the appropriateness of fair value methodologies; and overseeing and evaluating
third-party pricing services. The Adviser has established a fair value committee
to assist with its designated responsibilities as valuation
designee.
PREMIUM/DISCOUNT
AND SHARE INFORMATION
Once
available, information regarding how often the Shares of each Fund traded on the
national securities exchanges at a price above (i.e., at a premium to) or below
(i.e., at a discount to) the NAV of the Fund, the Fund's per share NAV, and the
median bid-ask spread of the Shares can be found at www.globalxetfs.com.
TOTAL
RETURN INFORMATION
Each
Fund, except for the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF,
had commenced operations as of the most recent fiscal year end. The tables that
follow present information about the total returns of each operational Fund's
Underlying Index and the total returns of each such Fund. The information
presented for each Fund is as of the most recent fiscal year end.
“Annualized
Total Returns” or "Cumulative Total Returns" represent the total change in value
of an investment over the periods indicated.
Each
Fund’s per share NAV is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in
accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund Shares. The NAV
return is based on the NAV of each Fund and the market return is based on the
market prices of the Fund. The price used to calculate market prices is
determined by using the midpoint between the bid and the ask on the primary
stock exchange on which Shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the
time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that
dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at
market prices and NAV, respectively.
An
index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or
sector. Unlike a Fund, an Underlying Index does not actually hold a portfolio of
securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. These
expenses negatively impact the performance of a Fund. Also, market returns do
not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market
transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be
lower. The returns shown in the tables below do not reflect the deduction of
taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or
sale of Fund Shares. The investment return and principal value of Shares of a
Fund will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares of a Fund may be worth
more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the
market. A Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Annualized
Total Returns
Inception
to 10/31/25
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Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF1 |
6.00% |
5.99% |
6.48% |
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Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF2 |
0.60% |
0.58% |
0.40% |
|
Global
X Social Media ETF3 |
10.52% |
10.52% |
11.10% |
|
Global
X Guru®
Index ETF4 |
12.16% |
12.17% |
12.47% |
|
Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF5* |
2.95% |
3.07% |
3.52% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF6 |
3.67% |
3.73% |
4.23% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging
Markets ETF7** |
2.62% |
2.65% |
3.82% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF8 |
0.95% |
0.99% |
1.50% |
|
Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF9*** |
(0.13)% |
(0.15)% |
0.26% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF10 |
14.68% |
14.69% |
14.72% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF11 |
8.62% |
8.54% |
9.12% |
|
Global
X E-commerce ETF12 |
12.70% |
12.67% |
13.19% |
|
Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF13 |
10.04% |
10.02% |
10.34% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Tail Risk ETF14 |
9.14% |
9.16% |
9.66% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF15 |
8.14% |
8.14% |
8.50% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF16 |
10.63% |
10.64% |
11.08% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF17 |
9.57% |
9.57% |
10.59% |
|
Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF)18 |
2.14% |
2.14% |
2.70% |
|
Global
X Russell 2000 ETF19 |
16.58% |
16.66% |
16.66% |
|
Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF20 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
1
For
the period since inception on 07/22/10 to
10/31/25 |
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| |
|
2
For
the period since inception on 06/08/11 to 10/31/25 |
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| |
|
3
For
the period since inception on 11/14/11 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
4
For
the period since inception on 06/04/12 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
5
For
the period since inception on 07/16/12 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
6
For
the period since inception on 03/11/13 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
7
For
the period since inception on 03/16/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
8
For
the period since inception on 03/16/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
9
For
the period since inception on 05/27/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
10
For
the period since inception on 04/18/16 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
11
For
the period since inception on 11/14/16 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
12
For
the period since inception on 11/27/18 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
13
For
the period since inception on 06/22/20 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
14
For the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
15
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
16
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
17
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
18
For the period since inception on 01/24/22 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
19
For
the period since inception on 06/04/24 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
20
Did
not have multiple years of performance as of 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
21
Did
not have multiple years of performance as of 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
22
Did
not have multiple years of performance as of 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
23
Did
not have multiple years of performance as of 10/31/25 |
|
| |
| *Performance
reflects the performance of the S&P Enhanced Yield North American
Preferred Stock Index through April 2, 2023, and the Global X U.S. High
Yield Preferred Index thereafter. |
|
**
Performance reflects the performance of the Indxx
SuperDividend®
Emerging Markets Index through November 15, 2016 and the MSCI Emerging
Markets Top 50 Dividend Index thereafter. |
|
***
Performance reflects the performance of the Indxx Global YieldCo Index
through November 18, 2018 and the Indxx YieldCo & Renewable Energy
Income Index thereafter. |
Cumulative
Total Returns
Inception
to 10/31/25
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| |
|
| NAV |
MARKET |
UNDERLYING
INDEX |
|
Global
X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF1 |
143.59% |
143.43% |
161.00% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
ETF2 |
8.93% |
8.67% |
5.90% |
|
Global
X Social Media ETF3 |
304.54% |
304.34% |
335.26% |
|
Global
X Guru®
Index ETF4 |
366.29% |
366.79% |
383.70% |
|
Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF5* |
47.20% |
49.55% |
58.41% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
U.S. ETF6 |
57.69% |
58.82% |
68.97% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
Emerging
Markets ETF7** |
31.62% |
32.02% |
48.95% |
|
Global
X SuperDividend®
REIT ETF8 |
10.57% |
11.00% |
17.14% |
|
Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF9*** |
(1.38)% |
(1.54)% |
2.74% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF10 |
269.56% |
269.98% |
270.65% |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF11 |
109.92% |
108.49% |
118.75% |
|
Global
X E-commerce ETF12 |
129.03% |
128.63% |
136.01% |
|
Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF13 |
67.00% |
66.88% |
69.51% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Tail Risk ETF14 |
44.22% |
44.34% |
47.10% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF15 |
38.75% |
38.78% |
40.72% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Tail Risk ETF16 |
52.63% |
52.72% |
55.28% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF17 |
46.59% |
46.60% |
52.40% |
|
Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (formerly known as Global X
Disruptive Materials ETF)18 |
8.32% |
8.29% |
10.57% |
|
Global
X Russell 2000 ETF19 |
24.11% |
24.23% |
24.23% |
|
Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF20 |
25.93% |
26.17% |
26.53% |
|
Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF21 |
10.52% |
10.48% |
10.70% |
|
Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF22 |
17.71% |
17.79% |
17.80% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF23 |
2.64% |
2.79% |
2.65% |
|
1
For
the period since inception on 07/22/10 to
10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
2
For
the period since inception on 06/08/11 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
3
For
the period since inception on 11/14/11 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
4
For
the period since inception on 06/04/12 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
5
For
the period since inception on 07/16/12 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
6
For
the period since inception on 03/11/13 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
7
For
the period since inception on 03/16/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
8
For
the period since inception on 03/16/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
9
For
the period since inception on 05/27/15 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
10
For
the period since inception on 04/18/16 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
11
For
the period since inception on 11/14/16 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
12
For
the period since inception on 11/27/18 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
13
For
the period since inception on 06/22/20 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
14
For the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
15
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
16
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
17
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
18
For the period since inception on 01/24/22 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
19
For
the period since inception on 06/04/24 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
20
For
the period since inception on 12/17/24 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
21
For
the period since inception on 04/15/25 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
22
For
the period since inception on 04/15/25 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
|
23
For
the period since inception on 09/23/25 to 10/31/25 |
|
| |
| *Performance
reflects the performance of the S&P Enhanced Yield North American
Preferred Stock Index through April 2, 2023, and the Global X U.S. High
Yield Preferred Index thereafter. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| **Performance
reflects the performance of the Indxx SuperDividend® Emerging Markets
Index through November 15, 2016 and the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50
Dividend Index thereafter. |
| ***
Performance reflects the performance of the Indxx Global YieldCo Index
through November 18, 2018 and the Indxx YieldCo & Renewable Energy
Income Index thereafter. |
INFORMATION
REGARDING THE INDICES AND THE INDEX PROVIDERS
Solactive
Global Lithium Index
The
Solactive Global Lithium Index (the "Underlying Index") is designed to measure
broad-based equity market performance of global companies involved in the
lithium industry, as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying
Index (the "Index Provider"). As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index
had 40 constituents, 33 of which are foreign companies.
Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
Index
The
Solactive Global SuperDividend®
Index (the "Underlying Index") tracks the performance of 100 equally-weighted
companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in the
world, including emerging market countries, as defined by Solactive AG, the
provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider").
Solactive
Social Media Total Return Index
The
Solactive Social Media Total Return Index (the "Underlying Index") tracks the
equity performance of the largest and most liquid companies involved in the
social media industry, including companies that provide social networking, file
sharing, and other web-based media applications, as defined by Solactive AG, the
provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). As of December 31,
2025, the Underlying Index had 49 constituents, 20 of which are foreign
companies.
Solactive
Guru Index
The
Solactive Guru Index (the "Underlying Index") is comprised of the top U.S.
listed equity positions reported on Form 13F by a select group of entities
characterized as hedge funds, as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the
Underlying Index (the "Index Provider").
Hedge
funds are selected by the Index Provider from a pool of thousands of privately
offered pooled investment vehicles based on the size of their reported equity
holdings and the efficacy of replicating their publicly disclosed positions.
Hedge funds must have minimum reported holdings of $500 million in their Form
13F to be considered for the Underlying Index. Additional filters are applied to
eliminate hedge funds that have high turnover rates for equity holdings. Only
hedge funds with a concentrated top holding are included in the selection
process.
Once
the hedge fund pool has been determined, the Index Provider utilizes Form 13F
filings to compile the top stock holding from each of these hedge funds. The
stocks are screened for liquidity, equal weighted, and rebalanced quarterly
following the Form 13F filing timeline. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 78 constituents.
Global
X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index
The
Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index (the "Underlying Index") is owned and
was developed by Global X Management Company LLC (the “Index Provider”), an
affiliate of the Fund and the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The
Underlying Index tracks the performance of the highest-yielding preferred
securities listed in the United States, as determined by Solactive AG, the
administrator of the Underlying Index (“Index Administrator”). The Underlying
Index is comprised of preferred stocks that meet certain criteria relating to
size, liquidity, issuer concentration and rating, maturity and other
requirements, as determined by the Index Administrator. The Underlying Index
does not seek to directly reflect the performance of the companies issuing the
preferred stock. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 49
constituents.
Indxx
SuperDividend®
U.S. Low Volatility Index
The
Indxx SuperDividend®
U.S. Low Volatility Index (the "Underlying Index") tracks the performance of 50
equally-weighted common stocks, including Master Limited Partnerships ("MLPs")
and Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"), that rank among the highest
dividend yielding equity securities in the United States, as defined by Indxx,
LLC, the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). The components
of the Underlying Index have paid dividends consistently over the last two
years. The Underlying Index is comprised of securities that the Index Provider
determines to have lower relative volatility, as measured by the beta, a measure
of a security's sensitivity to the movements of the broader market, of each
security relative to the market benchmark.
MSCI
Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index
The
MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index tracks the performance of 50
equally-weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity
securities in Emerging Markets, as defined by MSCI. The Underlying Index may
include components from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
Czechia, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top
50 Dividend Index begins with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a
capitalization-weighted index, as its starting universe, and then follows a
rules-based methodology that is designed to select among the highest dividend
yielding equity securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging
Markets Top 50 Dividend Index is equal weighted and rebalanced annually.
Solactive
Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index
The
Solactive Global SuperDividend®
REIT Index (the "Underlying Index") tracks the performance of REITs that rank
among the highest yielding REITs globally, as determined by Solactive AG, the
provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). The Index Provider
screens the highest yielding REITs to exclude REITs that have historically
exhibited the highest volatility, as determined by the Index Provider. As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 30 constituents, 9 of which are
foreign companies.
Indxx
Renewable Energy Producers Index
The
Indxx Renewable Energy Producers Index (the "Underlying Index") is designed to
provide exposure to publicly traded companies that produce energy from renewable
sources including wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels
(including publicly traded companies that are formed to own operating assets
that produce defined cash flows (“YieldCos”)) (collectively, "Renewable Energy
Companies"), as defined by Indxx LLC, the provider of the Underlying Index (the
"Index Provider").
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider first identifies FactSet
Industries related to renewable energy production. Companies within these
industries, as of the selection date, are further reviewed by the Index Provider
on the basis of revenue related to renewable energy production. To be eligible
for the Underlying Index, a company is considered by the Index Provider to be a
Renewable Energy Company if the company generates at least 50% of its revenues
from renewable energy production, as determined by the Index Provider. The Index
Provider classifies Renewable Energy Companies as those companies that produce
energy from renewable sources, including: wind, solar, hydroelectric,
geothermal, and biofuels (including YieldCos), as determined by the Index
Provider.
S&P
500®
Catholic Values Index
The
S&P 500®
Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index") is designed to provide exposure
to U.S. equity securities included in the S&P 500®
Index while maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the
Catholic Church. The Underlying Index is based on the S&P 500®
Index, and generally comprises approximately 500 or less U.S. listed common
stocks. All index constituents are members of the S&P 500®
Index and follow the eligibility criteria for that index. From this starting
universe, constituents are screened to exclude companies involved in activities
which are perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values as outlined in the
Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). As of December 31, 2025, the activities screened for
constituents’ exclusion by the S&P 500®
Catholic Values Index included Abortion, Contraceptives, Human Embryonic Stem
Cells, Adult Entertainment, Controversial Weapons, Military Contracting,
Gambling, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Child Labor. The Underlying Index then
reweights the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index's sector
exposures matches the sector exposures of the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor's Financial
Services LLC (the "Index Provider"), which is an organization that is
independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management Company
LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index Provider
determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and
publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 445 constituents.
MSCI
EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index
The
MSCI EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index (the "Underlying Index") tracks the performance
of 50 equally-weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding
equity securities in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, as defined by MSCI,
the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider"). The Underlying
Index begins with the MSCI EAFE Index, which is a capitalization-weighted index,
and then follows a rules-based methodology that is designed to select among the
highest dividend yielding equity securities of the MSCI EAFE Index. The
Underlying Index is equal weighted and rebalanced annually. As of
December 31, 2025, components from the following 21 developed market
countries were eligible for inclusion in the
Underlying
Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The
Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies. As
of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index primarily includes components
from the following sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Financials,
Materials, Real Estate, Telecommunication Services, and Utilities. The
components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components
represent certain industries, are likely to change over time.
Solactive
E-commerce Index
The
Solactive E-commerce Index (the "Underlying Index") is designed to provide
exposure to exchange-listed companies that are positioned to benefit from the
increased adoption of e-commerce as a distribution model, including but not
limited to companies whose principal business is in operating e-commerce
platforms, providing e-commerce software and services, and/or selling goods and
services online (collectively, "E-commerce Companies"), as defined by Solactive
AG, the provider of the Underlying Index (the "Index Provider").
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider first applies a
proprietary natural language processing algorithm to the eligible universe,
which seeks to identify and rank companies with direct exposure to the
e-commerce industry based on filings, disclosures and other public information
(e.g. regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, etc.). Companies identified by
the natural language processing algorithm, as of the selection date, are further
reviewed by the Index Provider on the basis of revenue related to e-commerce
activities. To be eligible for the Underlying Index, a company is considered by
the Index Provider to be an E-commerce Company if the company generates at least
50% of its revenues from e-commerce activities, as determined by the Index
Provider. E-commerce Companies are those companies that (i) operate e-commerce
platforms that connect buyers and sellers of goods and services via online
marketplaces, (ii) provide e-commerce software, analytics or services that
facilitate the development and enhancement of e-commerce platforms, and/or (iii)
primarily sell goods and services online and generate the majority of their
overall revenue from online retail, as determined by the Index
Provider.
To
be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, certain minimum
market capitalization and liquidity criteria, as defined by the Index Provider,
must be met. As of December 31, 2025, companies must have a minimum market
capitalization of $200 million and a minimum average daily turnover for the last
6 months greater than or equal to $2 million in order to be eligible for
inclusion in the Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, companies
listed in the following countries were eligible for inclusion in the Underlying
Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a modified capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted semi-annually, with each
included security being allocated a maximum weight of 4% and a minimum weight of
0.3% in connection with each semi-annual rebalance. Modified capitalization
weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily based on market capitalization,
but subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities. Generally
speaking, this approach will limit the amount of concentration in the largest
market capitalization companies and increase company-level diversification. The
Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and
components primarily include information technology and consumer discretionary
companies. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 40
constituents.
S&P
Developed Ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index
The
S&P Developed ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index (the "Underlying Index") is
designed to provide exposure to developed market equity securities outside the
U.S. while maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the
Catholic Church. The Underlying Index is based on the S&P EPAC ex-Korea
Large Cap Index, a benchmark index that provides exposure to the large
capitalization segment of developed markets within the Europe and Asia Pacific
regions, excluding Korea. The S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index does not
target any specific sector exposure. All index constituents are members of the
S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large Cap Index and follow the eligibility criteria for
that index. From this starting universe, constituents are screened to exclude
companies involved in activities which are perceived to be inconsistent with
Catholic values as outlined in the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). As of December 31,
2025, the activities screened for constituents’ exclusion by the S&P EPAC
ex-Korea Large Cap Index included Abortion, Contraceptives, Human Embryonic Stem
Cells, Adult Entertainment, Controversial Weapons, Military Contracting,
Gambling, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Child Labor. The Underlying Index then
reweights the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index’s sector
exposures match the current sector exposures of the S&P EPAC ex-Korea Large
Cap Index. The Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor’s Financial
Services LLC (the "Index Provider"), which is an organization that is
independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global X Management Company
LLC, the
investment
adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser"). The Index Provider determines the relative
weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information
regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. As of December 31,
2025, the Underlying Index had 361 constituents.
Nasdaq-100
Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index
The
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a risk management strategy that holds the underlying stocks of
the NASDAQ 100®
Index and applies an options collar strategy (i.e., a mix of short (sold) call
options and long (purchased) put options) on the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the component
securities of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, combined with a long position in 5% out-of-the money (“OTM”) put options
and a short position in 10% OTM call options, each corresponding to the value of
the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100®
Index.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market
price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
and take short positions in quarterly call options with an exercise price
generally at 10% above the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. However, if put and/or call options with those precise strike prices are
unavailable, the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the
strike price closest to 5% below the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ
100®
Index, and call options with the strike price closest to 10% above the
prevailing market price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
NASDAQ 100®
Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market. Modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily
based on market capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Generally speaking, this approach will limit the amount
of concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification.
Nasdaq-100
Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index
The
Nasdaq-100 Quarterly Protective Put 90 Index (the "Underlying Index") measures
the performance of a risk management strategy that holds the underlying stocks
of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
and applies a protective put strategy (i.e. long (purchased) put options) on the
NASDAQ 100®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the NASDAQ 100®
Index, combined with a long position in 10% out-of-the-money (“OTM”) put options
that correspond to the value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ
100®
Index.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 10% below the prevailing market
price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index. However, if put options with that precise strike price are unavailable,
the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the strike price
closest to but greater than 10% below the prevailing market price of the NASDAQ
100®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
NASDAQ 100®
Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market. Modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily
based on market capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Generally speaking, this approach will limit the amount
of concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification.
Cboe
S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110
The
Cboe S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index (the "Underlying Index") measures
the performance of a risk management strategy that holds the underlying stocks
of the S&P 500®
Index and applies an options collar strategy (i.e., a mix of short (sold) call
options and long (purchased) put options) on the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the S&P 500®
Index,
combined with a long position in 5% out-of-the money (“OTM”) put options and a
short position in 10% OTM call options, each corresponding to the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market
price of the S&P 500®
Index and take short positions in quarterly call options with an exercise price
generally at 10% above the prevailing market price of the S&P
500®
Index. However, if put and/or call options with those precise strike prices are
unavailable, the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the
strike price closest to but greater than 5% below the prevailing market price of
the S&P 500®
Index, and call options with the strike price closest to but greater than 10%
above the prevailing market price of the S&P 500®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
S&P 500®
Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of 500 industrial, information technology, utility and financial
companies amongst other GICS®
sectors, regarded as generally representative of the U.S. stock market. A
float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component
according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are
readily available for purchase on the open market.
Cboe
S&P 500 Tail Risk Index
The
Cboe S&P 500 Tail Risk Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a risk management strategy that holds the underlying stocks of
the S&P 500®
Index and applies a protective put strategy (i.e. long (purchased) put options)
on the S&P 500®
Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of the
component securities of the S&P 500®
Index, combined with a long position in 10% out-of-the-money (“OTM”) put options
that correspond to the value of the portfolio of stocks in the S&P
500®
Index.
On
a quarterly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in quarterly
put options with an exercise price generally at 10% below the prevailing market
price of the S&P 500®
Index. However, if put options with that precise strike price are unavailable,
the Underlying Index will instead select the put option with the strike price
closest to but greater than 10% below the prevailing market price of the S&P
500®
Index. Each option position will (i) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (ii) be held until the expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of
maturity (in the next calendar quarter); (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
S&P 500®
Index
is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index containing equity
securities of 500 industrial, information technology, utility and financial
companies amongst other GICS®
sectors, regarded as generally representative of the U.S. stock market. A
float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component
according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are
readily available for purchase on the open market.
Solactive
Rare Earth and Critical Materials Index
The
Solactive Rare Earth and Critical Materials Index (the "Underlying Index") is
designed to provide exposure to companies that produce rare earth components,
metals and other raw or composite materials that have been identified as being
essential to critical technologies such as consumer electronics, electric
vehicles, aircraft engines, energy storage, medical equipment, oil refining,
automotive and chemical products, robotics, and in military applications such as
missiles and radar systems. Each material has been determined by Solactive AG,
the provider of the Underlying Index (the “Index Provider”) to be a rare earth
element and/or a material instrumental to the development and production of one
or more critical technologies. Critical technologies refer to those technologies
that are essential to the development and production of long-term, structural
changes to existing products, services, industries, or sectors. Specifically,
the Underlying Index will include securities issued by “Rare Earth &
Critical Materials Companies” as defined by the Index Provider. Rare Earth &
Critical Materials Companies are those companies that derive at least 50% of
their revenues in aggregate from the exploration, mining, production and/or
enhancement of one or more of the following ten materials categories: Carbon
Fiber, Cobalt, Copper, Graphene & Graphite, Lithium, Manganese, Nickel,
Platinum & Palladium, Rare Earth Elements, and Zinc (collectively, “Rare
Earth & Critical Materials Categories”). Companies engaged in exploration
and mining include those companies involved in locating and extracting rare
earth elements and critical materials. Companies engaged in production include
those companies involved in manufacturing, processing, and trading rare earth
elements and critical materials for primary usage. Companies engaged in
enhancement include those companies involved in refining, developing, and/or
smelting materials to extract and purify rare earth elements and critical
materials. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 49 constituents.
For
the Lithium category, companies that derive greater than 25% but less than 50%
of revenue from the production and/or processing of lithium are also eligible
for inclusion (collectively, “Diversified Lithium Companies”). In addition,
companies with primary business operations in the exploration, mining,
production and/or enhancement of one or more of the Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Categories, but which are not currently generating revenue, are also
eligible for inclusion (collectively, “Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Companies”). To determine whether a company has primary business
operations in the exploration, mining, production and/or enhancement of one or
more of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories,
the
Index Provider reviews the public financial disclosures and filings of the
company, and identifies the products and business segments disclosed therein.
The Index Provider then reviews the management discussion and analysis, as well
as the level of investment the company allocates to those products and segments,
to determine whether those business operations are the primary operations of the
company.
In
constructing the Underlying Index, the Index Provider applies a proprietary
natural language processing algorithm to the eligible universe, which seeks to
identify and rank companies involved in each of the Rare Earth & Critical
Materials Categories based on filings, disclosures, and other public information
(e.g., regulatory filings, earnings transcripts, etc.). The highest-ranking
companies identified by the natural language processing algorithm in each Rare
Earth & Critical Materials Category, as of the selection date, are further
reviewed by the Index Provider to confirm they derive at least 50% of their
revenues from one of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories as
described above, derive between 25% and 50% of their revenues from the Lithium
category in the case of Diversified Lithium Companies, or have primary business
operations in the exploration, mining, production and/or enhancement of one or
more of the Rare Earth & Critical Materials Categories but do not currently
generate revenues in the case of Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies. The five highest-ranking Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies and Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies
according to free float market capitalization from each Rare Earth &
Critical Materials Category are included in the Underlying Index. For the
Lithium category, the five highest-ranking Rare Earth & Critical Materials
Companies, Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies and
Diversified Lithium Companies according to free float market capitalization are
included. If fewer than five companies are identified that satisfy the above
criteria within a Rare Earth & Critical Materials Category, all eligible
companies are selected, and the category consists of fewer than five companies.
To
be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, companies must be
classified in one of the following Economies according to FactSet (a leading
financial data provider that maintains a comprehensive structured taxonomy
designed to offer precise classification of global companies and their
individual business units): Basic Materials, Industrials, or Technology. In
addition, certain minimum market capitalization and liquidity criteria, as
defined by the Index Provider, must be met. As of December 31, 2025, companies
must have a minimum market capitalization of $100 million and a minimum average
daily turnover for the last 6 months greater than or equal to $1 million in
order to be eligible for inclusion in the Underlying Index. As of December 31,
2025, companies listed in the following countries were eligible for inclusion in
the Underlying Index: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the United Arab
Emirates. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had significant exposure
to Chinese issuers.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a modified capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted semi-annually. Modified
capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents primarily based on market
capitalization, but subject to caps on the weights of the individual securities.
During each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 4%, and all
constituents are subject to a minimum weight of 0.3%. In addition, Diversified
Lithium Companies and Pre-Revenue Rare Earth & Critical Materials Companies
are subject to an aggregate weight cap of 10% at each semi-annual rebalance.
Generally speaking, modified capitalization weighting will limit the amount of
concentration in the largest market capitalization companies and increase
company-level diversification. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid-,
small-, or micro-capitalization companies, and components primarily include
materials companies.
Russell
2000 RIC Capped Index
The
Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index (the "Underlying Index") is an equity benchmark
which measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S.
equity market, as defined by FTSE Russell (the "Index Provider"). The Underlying
Index uses market capitalization to weight the securities in the Russell 2000
Index while limiting concentration in any single security to help users meet the
Regulated Investment Company ("RIC") concentration requirements for U.S.
registered funds. To limit over concentration in any single security,
constituents are capped quarterly so that no more than 20% of the index's weight
may be allocated to a single constituent and the sum of the weights of all
constituents representing more than 4.5% of the index should not exceed 48% of
the total index weight. The Underlying Index is reconstituted annually and
enhanced quarterly with the addition of initial public offerings (IPOs). As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 1956 constituents, with a
minimum market capitalization of $5.0 million and a maximum market
capitalization of $31.3 billion and was not concentrated in any particular
sector.
Global
X U.S. Electrification Index
The
Global X U.S. Electrification Index (the "Underlying Index") is owned and was
developed by Global X Management Company LLC (the “Index Provider”), an
affiliate of the Fund and the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The
Underlying
Index is, as presently constituted, designed to track the performance of U.S.
listed companies domiciled in developed markets and involved in electrification.
“Electrification” refers to the increase and expansion of electric power
generation and delivery. In constructing the Underlying Index, Mirae Asset
Global Indices Pvt. Ltd. (the “Index Administrator”) first identifies FactSet
industries and business segments related to electrification. The Index
Administrator is an affiliate of the Index Provider. FactSet is a leading
financial data provider that maintains a comprehensive structured taxonomy
designed to offer precise classification of global companies and their
individual business units. Companies within these industry and business
segments, as of the selection date, are further reviewed by the Index
Administrator on the basis of revenue.
•Conventional
Electricity:
Companies primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of
electricity using traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels (e.g., coal,
natural gas, and oil) and nuclear power, that deliver electricity to
residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
•Alternative
Electricity:
Companies primarily engaged in generating electricity from non-traditional,
cleaner energy sources (e.g., wind, solar, low-carbon hydrogen, and
biomass-fired power), as well as other technology solutions (e.g., small modular
nuclear reactors).
•Grid
Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies:
Companies primarily engaged in the expansion and modernization of power grid
infrastructure (e.g., high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
infrastructure), as well as the development, manufacturing, and implementation
of the infrastructure, technologies, and systems that transport electricity and
enhance the electrical grid, such as electrical components, energy storage
devices (e.g., batteries, compressed air, flywheel, gravity-based, and other
energy storage technologies), electric vehicle charging equipment, smart meters,
etc.
To
be considered for inclusion in the Underlying Index, companies must generate at
least 50% of their revenue from the U.S., as determined by the Index
Administrator. If a company derives revenue from multiple sub-themes, the
company’s sub-theme classification will generally be determined by the sub-theme
representing the highest portion of revenue for the company relative to the
other sub-themes. For the Conventional Electricity sub-theme, companies must
derive at least 75% of their revenues from one or more of the stated business
activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate, to be eligible for inclusion
(however, a constituent company may remain in the Underlying Index to the extent
that it derives at least 50% of its revenue from one or more of the stated
business activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate). For the Alternative
Electricity and Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies sub-themes,
companies must derive at least 50% of their revenues from one or more of the
stated business activities of the sub-themes, in aggregate, to be eligible for
inclusion.
Additionally,
for the Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies sub-theme, companies
that derive between 25% and 50% of their revenues from one or more of the stated
business activities from this sub-theme only, are also eligible for inclusion
(collectively, “Diversified Grid Infrastructure and Smart Grid Technologies
Companies”).
S&P
500®
U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index
The
S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index (the "Underlying Index"), as presently
constituted, is designed to track the performance of the top 50 U.S. listed and
domiciled companies based on a “Market Leader Score” within the S&P
500®
Index
that generate at least 50% of their revenues from the United States (“U.S.
Market Leaders”), as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P” or
the “Index Provider”) and described further below. The S&P 500 Index, which
rebalances on a quarterly basis, is a float-adjusted market capitalization
equity benchmark which is generally regarded as being representative of the
large-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market. A float-adjusted market
capitalization weighted index weights each index component according to its
market capitalization, using the number of shares that are readily available for
purchase on the open market. In constructing the Underlying Index, the Index
Provider utilizes FactSet, a leading financial data provider, to review the
constituents of the S&P 500 Index on the basis of their geographic revenue
exposure. The companies selected are part of the S&P 500 Index except those
classified within the S&P’s Global Industry Classification Standard
(GICS®)
Real Estate Sector.
The
Market Leader Score is designed to establish a method for ranking eligible
companies based on a simple average of each eligible company’s “z-scores” with
respect to three metrics: five-year average free cash flow margin, five-year
average return on invested capital, and the “Market Share Score,” as described
further below. A composite score is calculated for each eligible company based
on the average of the available z-scores. From this composite score, a Market
Leader Score is assigned to each company. At each rebalancing, the Index
Provider will rank all eligible companies in the index universe in descending
order by Market Leader Score and select the highest ranking 50 to form the
index.
•Free
cash flow margin:
The Index Provider calculates free cash flow as operating cash flow minus (-)
capital expenditures. Free cash flow margin is then calculated by taking the
last twelve month (“LTM”) free cash flow and dividing it by LTM
revenue.
•Return
on Invested Capital:
The Index Provider calculates return on invested capital by taking a company’s
net income and dividing it by the sum of its total debt and equity that is
averaged over the last two fiscal years.
•Market
Share Score:
The Index Provider utilizes a “Market Share Score”, which is based on companies’
Related Business Risk Groups (RBRG) exposure and related revenues, which is
sourced from a third-party data and technology platform provider. Each company’s
product lines are categorized into these RBRGs, and exposure is typically
measured as a percentage of revenue, primarily derived from audited annual
reports (e.g., 10-K filings). Market Share Score data is taken as of the
month-end, three months prior to the rebalance reference date, which is the date
used for the input data that calculates the scores and determines the selections
and weightings.
•Z-score
Calculation:
A z-score is a statistical measure that describes a single value’s relationship
to the average of a group of values. The z-score is calculated by subtracting
the group’s average value from a single value and dividing the result by the
standard deviation of the group of values. The resulting z-score indicates how
far a data point is from the mean, measured in standard deviations, allowing for
comparisons across variables with different units or scales. As stated above,
“z-scores” are calculated from each company’s five-year average free cash flow
margin, its five-year average return on invested capital, and the Market Share
Score. However, if data for any of the given metrics is missing then the Market
Leader Score is instead based on the simple average of the remaining available
z-scores. A company must have at least one z-score to be included in the index.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a “modified” capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted on a semi-annual basis. The
modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents based on their
“free float” market capitalization subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Free float market capitalization measures a company’s
market capitalization discounted by the percentage of its shares readily
available to be traded by the general public in the open market (“free float”).
At each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 4.5%. As of
December 31, 2025 the Underlying Index had 50 constituents.
S&P
500®
U.S. Revenue Leaders Index
The
S&P 500®
U.S. Revenue Leaders Index (the "Underlying Index"), as presently constituted,
is designed to track the performance of U.S. listed and domiciled companies
within the S&P 500® Index that generate at least 50% of their revenues from
the United States (“U.S. Revenue Leaders”), as determined by S&P Dow Jones
Indices LLC (“S&P” or the "Index Provider"). The S&P 500 Index, which
rebalances on a quarterly basis, is a float-adjusted market capitalization
equity benchmark which is generally regarded as being representative of the
large-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market. A float-adjusted market
capitalization weighted index weights each index component according to its
market capitalization, using the number of shares that are readily available for
purchase on the open market. In constructing the Underlying Index, the Index
Provider utilizes FactSet, a leading financial data provider, to review the
constituents of the S&P 500 Index on the basis of their geographic revenue
exposure. Further, the Underlying Index will have caps in place to ensure that
deviation from the sectors of the S&P 500 Index does not exceed 5% at each
semi-annual rebalancing of the Underlying Index.
The
Underlying Index is weighted according to a “modified” capitalization weighting
methodology and is reconstituted and re-weighted on a semi-annual basis. The
modified capitalization weighting seeks to weight constituents based on their
“free float” market capitalization subject to caps on the weights of the
individual securities. Free float market capitalization measures a company’s
market capitalization discounted by the percentage of its shares readily
available to be traded by the general public in the open market (“free float”).
At each rebalance, the maximum weight of a company is capped at 10%. As of
December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 380 constituents.
S&P
500®
Christian Values Screened Index
The
S&P 500®
Christian Values Screened Index (the "Underlying Index"), as presently
constituted, is designed to track the performance of U.S. equity securities
included in the S&P 500®
Index that maintain alignment with a broad understanding of the moral and
biblical teachings of Christians.
All
index constituents are members of the S&P 500®
Index and follow the eligibility criteria for that index. Members of that index
are then screened to exclude companies involved in revenue generating activities
which are perceived to be inconsistent with biblical values as outlined by
Bountiful Financial, LLC’s Christian Evangelical Framework (collectively
referred to herein
as
"Christian Values"). The S&P 500® Christian Values Screened Index excludes
companies involved in activities inconsistent with the beliefs outlined in this
framework, as determined by Bountiful Financial, LLC. As of December 31, 2025,
the S&P 500®
Christian Values Screened Index excludes companies belonging to the GICS
“Interactive Home Entertainment” sub-industry as well as companies involved in
the following activities: abortion, adult entertainment, alcohol, cannabis,
controversial weapons, gambling, predatory lending, private prisons, stem cells
and/or tobacco. Companies are excluded based on their involvement in, and the
associated revenue they derived from, these business activities. Revenue
exposure is determined by the Index Provider using S&P Global’s Business
Involvement Screens, which are published by Sustainable1, an independent
affiliate of the Index Provider. Sustainable1 publishes sustainability-related
data, insights, and industry perspectives. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 469 constituents.
The
Underlying Index implements a free float market capitalization weighting, which
measures a company’s market capitalization by multiplying the equity’s price by
the number of its shares readily available to be traded in the market (“free
float”). After screening for Christian Values, the Underlying Index reweights
the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index's sector exposures match
the sector exposures of the S&P 500®
Index. To achieve this, a "Sector Weight Factor" is calculated for each sector
by dividing the free float market capitalization of the sector within the
S&P 500®
Index by the free float market capitalization of that same sector within the
Underlying Index. This factor is then assigned to all remaining stocks within
that sector. The weight of each stock in the index is determined by multiplying
its free float market capitalization and its Sector Weight Factor.
S&P
U.S. Catholic Values Aggregate Bond Capped Index
The
S&P U.S. Catholic Values Aggregate Bond Capped Index (the "Underlying
Index") is designed to provide exposure to U.S. investment grade bonds while
maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the Catholic
Church. The Underlying Index includes investment grade U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S.
government-related bonds, U.S. corporate bonds, and U.S. mortgage backed
securities. All corporate bonds included in the Underlying Index are investment
grade bonds issued by constituents of the S&P 500 Index, and the issuers
follow the eligibility criteria for that index. Investment grade corporate bonds
are those rated BBB- or better by S&P Global Ratings, Baa3 or better by
Moody's Investors Service, and BBB- or better by Fitch Ratings. From this
starting universe, corporate bond issuers are screened to exclude companies
involved in activities which are perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic
values as outlined in the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ("USCCB"). The Underlying Index
reweights the remaining corporate bonds so that the Underlying Index’s exposure
to corporate bonds matches the aggregate exposure to corporate bonds of the
S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Underlying Index then reweights the
sector exposure of the qualifying corporate bonds to match the sector exposure
of corporate bonds of the S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index is designed to measure the performance of publicly issued
U.S. dollar denominated investment-grade debt and is weighted based on market
value. The S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index includes U.S. treasuries,
quasi-governments, corporates, taxable municipal bonds, foreign agency,
supranational, federal agency, and non-U.S. debentures, covered bonds, and
residential mortgage pass-throughs. The Underlying Index is sponsored by
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (the "Index Provider"), which is an
organization that is independent of, and unaffiliated with, the Fund and Global
X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (the "Adviser").
The Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the
Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the
Underlying Index. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 6,640
constituents.
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owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of
investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly. Indxx has no
obligation to take the needs of the Adviser or the shareholders of the Funds
into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Underlying
Indices. Indxx is not responsible for and has not participated in the
determination of the timing, amount or pricing of the Fund Shares to be issued
or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund Shares
are to be converted into cash. Indxx has no obligation or liability in
connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.
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institutional clients. Solactive AG runs the Solactive index platform. Solactive
indices are used by issuers worldwide as underlying indices for financial
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their issue, operation and trading.
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& Poor's®,
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warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the ETF or any member of the
public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the
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Catholic Values Index, S&P Developed ex-U.S. Catholic Values Index Cboe
S&P 500 Tail Risk Index, Cboe S&P 500 3-Month Collar 95-110 Index and
S&P U.S. Catholic Values Aggregate Bond Capped Index (an "Index") to track
the performance of certain financial markets and/or sections thereof and/or of
groups of assets or asset classes. S&P's only relationship to the Adviser is
the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names and of the index which is
determined, composed and calculated by S&P without regard to the Adviser or
the ETF. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of Global X Management
Company, LLC or the owners of the ETF into consideration in determining,
composing or calculating the index. S&P is not responsible for and has not
participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the ETF or the
timing of the issuance or sale of the ETF or in the determination or calculation
of the equation by which the ETF units are to be converted into cash. S&P
has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing,
or trading of the ETF.
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is determined, composed and calculated by the Corporations without regard to
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liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the
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OF THE GLOBAL X NASDAQ 100®
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Group services clients in 77 countries worldwide. FTSE is an independent company
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financial advice to clients, which allows for the provision of truly objective
market information. FTSE indices are used extensively by investors world-wide
such as consultants, asset owners, asset managers, investment banks, stock
exchanges and brokers.
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Global X U.S. Electrification Index is accurate or complete or that investment
in the Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index, the Global X U.S.
Electrification
Index
or the Funds will be profitable or suitable for any person. The Global X U.S.
High Yield Preferred Index is administered and calculated by Solactive AG and
the Global X U.S. Electrification Index is administered and calculated by Mirae
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liability for any error in calculation of the Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred
Index and the Global X U.S. Electrification Index. Global X Management Company
LLC does not guarantee that the Global X U.S. High Yield Preferred Index, the
Global X U.S. Electrification Index or the underlying methodology is accurate or
complete.
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S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX AND THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET
LEADERS 50 INDEX IS A PRODUCT OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES
(“SPDJI”), AND HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC.
S&P®, S&P 500®, US 500, THE 500, IBOXX®, ITRAXX® AND CDX® ARE TRADEMARKS
OF S&P GLOBAL, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES (“S&P”); DOW JONES® IS A
REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF DOW JONES TRADEMARK HOLDINGS LLC (“DOW JONES”) AND THESE
TRADEMARKS HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY SPDJI AND SUBLICENSED FOR CERTAIN
PURPOSES BY GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST
DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF AND THE
GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. MARKET LEADERS TOP 50 ETF IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED,
SOLD OR PROMOTED BY SPDJI, DOW JONES, S&P, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “S&P DOW JONES INDICES”). S&P DOW JONES
INDICES DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE
OWNERS OF THE GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF OR ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN
GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE
S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX OR THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET
LEADERS 50 INDEX TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. PAST PERFORMANCE OF AN
INDEX IS NOT AN INDICATION OR GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. S&P DOW JONES
INDICES’ ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC WITH RESPECT TO
THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX AND THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE
MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX IS THE LICENSING OF THE INDEX AND CERTAIN TRADEMARKS,
SERVICE MARKS AND/OR TRADE NAMES OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND/OR ITS
LICENSORS. THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX AND THE S&P 500 U.S.
REVENUE MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX IS DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY
S&P DOW JONES INDICES WITHOUT REGARD TO GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC OR
THE GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF. S&P DOW JONES INDICES
HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC OR THE
OWNERS OF GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF INTO CONSIDERATION IN
DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE S&P 500 U.S REVENUE LEADERS INDEX
OR THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX. S&P DOW JONES
INDICES HAS NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION,
MARKETING OR TRADING OF GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF. THERE IS
NO ASSURANCE THAT INVESTMENT PRODUCTS BASED ON THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE
LEADERS INDEX OR THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX WILL
ACCURATELY TRACK INDEX PERFORMANCE OR PROVIDE POSITIVE INVESTMENT RETURNS.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES LLC IS NOT AN INVESTMENT ADVISER, COMMODITY TRADING
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DEFINED IN THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED), “EXPERT” AS
ENUMERATED WITHIN 15 U.S.C. § 77K(A) OR TAX ADVISOR. INCLUSION OF A SECURITY,
COMMODITY, CRYPTO CURRENCY OR OTHER ASSET WITHIN AN INDEX IS NOT A
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COMMODITY, CRYPTO CURRENCY OR OTHER ASSET, NOR IS IT CONSIDERED TO BE INVESTMENT
ADVICE OR COMMODITY TRADING ADVICE.
S&P
DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE
S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX, S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET LEADERS
50 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL HAVE
NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P DOW
JONES INDICES MAKES NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY TO GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY,
LLC, OWNERS OF THE GLOBAL X S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS ETF, OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE LEADERS INDEX, THE
S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
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CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY
OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P 500
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ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT
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INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
(INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE
LEADERS INDEX, S&P 500 U.S. REVENUE MARKET LEADERS 50 INDEX OR ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE
S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX IS A PRODUCT OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES LLC OR
ITS AFFILIATES (“S&P DJI”), AND HAS BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY GLOBAL X
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC. S&P®,
S&P 500®,
US 500™, THE 500™, IBOXX®,
ITRAXX®
AND CDX®
ARE TRADEMARKS OF S&P GLOBAL, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES (“S&P”); DOW
JONES®
IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF DOW JONES TRADEMARK HOLDINGS LLC (“DOW JONES”) AND
THESE TRADEMARKS HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE BY S&P DJI AND SUBLICENSED FOR
CERTAIN PURPOSES BY GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. GLOBAL X S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF IS NOT SPONSORED OR SOLD BY S&P DJI, DOW JONES,
S&P, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “S&P DOW JONES
INDICES”). S&P DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THE GLOBAL X S&P
500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF
INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN GLOBAL X S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. PAST
PERFORMANCE OF AN INDEX IS NOT AN INDICATION OR GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES’ ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX IS THE LICENSING OF THE INDEX AND CERTAIN
TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND/OR TRADE NAMES OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND/OR
ITS LICENSORS. THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX IS DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY
S&P DOW JONES INDICES WITHOUT REGARD TO GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC OR
THE GLOBAL X S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF. S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE
NEEDS OF GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC OR THE OWNERS OF GLOBAL X S&P
500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING
THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX. S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAS NO OBLIGATION OR
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR TRADING OF GLOBAL
X S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT INVESTMENT PRODUCTS BASED ON
THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX WILL ACCURATELY TRACK INDEX PERFORMANCE OR
PROVIDE POSITIVE INVESTMENT RETURNS. S&P DOW JONES INDICES LLC IS NOT AN
INVESTMENT ADVISER, COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR, COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR, BROKER
DEALER, FIDUCIARY, PROMOTER” (AS DEFINED IN THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940,
AS AMENDED), “EXPERT” AS ENUMERATED WITHIN 15 U.S.C. § 77K(A) OR TAX ADVISOR.
INCLUSION OF A SECURITY, COMMODITY, CRYPTO CURRENCY OR OTHER ASSET WITHIN AN
INDEX IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION BY S&P DOW JONES INDICES TO BUY, SELL, OR HOLD
SUCH SECURITY, COMMODITY, CRYPTO CURRENCY OR OTHER ASSET, NOR IS IT CONSIDERED
TO BE INVESTMENT ADVICE OR COMMODITY TRADING ADVICE.
S&P
DOW JONES INDICES DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE
S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P DOW
JONES INDICES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR
INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKES NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY TO
GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, OWNERS OF THE GLOBAL X S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF , OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P
500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES
INDICES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS,
AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING
ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAVE ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500®
CHRISTIAN VALUES SCREENED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAS NOT REVIEWED,
PREPARED AND/OR CERTIFIED ANY PORTION OF, NOR DOES S&P DOW JONES INDICES
HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, THE GLOBAL X S&P 500 CHRISTIAN VALUES ETF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS OR OTHER OFFERING MATERIALS. THERE ARE NO
THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW
JONES INDICES AND GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF
S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
Errors
made by an Index Provider may occur from time to time and may not be identified
by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all. The Adviser does not
provide any warranty or guarantee against such errors. Therefore, the gains,
losses, or costs associated with the Index Provider’s errors will generally be
borne by the Fund and its shareholders.
OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEI
Investments Global Funds Services is the sub-administrator for each Fund.
The
Bank of New York Mellon is the custodian and transfer agent for each Fund except
the Global X Guru®
Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X Russell 2000 ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification ETF,
Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S.
Revenue Leaders ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF and the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as custodian and transfer
agent to the Global X Guru®
Index ETF, Global X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Catholic Values ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Collar 95-110 ETF, Global X Russell 2000 ETF, Global X U.S. Electrification ETF,
Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF, Global X S&P 500 U.S.
Revenue Leaders ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Christian Values ETF and the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF.
Stradley
Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP serves as counsel for the Trust and the Trust's
Independent Trustees.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP serves as the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm and has
audited the financial statements for the Funds for the fiscal years ended
October 31, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, as applicable.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
The
Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties, including among
others, a Fund's Adviser, sub-adviser(s) (as applicable), custodian(s), and
transfer agent(s) who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties
to any such contractual arrangements and are not intended beneficiaries of those
contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to
create in any shareholder any right to enforce them against the service
providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either
directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This
Prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that investors should
consider in determining whether to purchase Fund Shares. Neither this Prospectus
nor the SAI is intended, or should be read, to be or give rise to an agreement
or contract between the Trust or the Funds and any investor, or to give rise to
any rights in any shareholder or other person other than any rights under
federal or state law that may not be waived.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Each
Fund, except for the Global X S&P Catholic Values U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF,
had commenced operations and has financial highlights for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2025. The financial highlights tables are intended to help
investors understand a Fund's financial performance since the Fund's inception.
Certain information reflects financial results for a single Share of a Fund. The
total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have
earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of all
dividends and distributions.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP serves as the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm and has
audited the financial statements of the Funds for the fiscal years ended October
31, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, as applicable. The Funds' financial
statements are available without charge upon request.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income (Loss) ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets, End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
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X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF |
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| 2025 |
43.42 |
0.17 |
19.05 |
19.22 |
(0.27) |
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— |
(0.27) |
62.37 |
44.60 |
1,384,356 |
0.75 |
0.40 |
51.63 |
| 2024 |
47.33 |
0.37 |
(3.67) |
(3.30) |
(0.61) |
— |
— |
(0.61) |
43.42 |
(7.04) |
1,275,152 |
0.75 |
0.84 |
22.87 |
| 2023 |
67.13 |
0.58 |
(19.66) |
(19.08) |
(0.72) |
— |
— |
(0.72) |
47.33 |
(28.63) |
2,095,791 |
0.75 |
0.92 |
19.76 |
| 2022 |
91.07 |
0.26 |
(23.99) |
(23.73) |
(0.21) |
— |
— |
(0.21) |
67.13 |
(26.10) |
3,899,509 |
0.75 |
0.33 |
38.73 |
| 2021 |
42.86 |
0.12 |
48.21 |
48.33 |
(0.12) |
— |
— |
(0.12) |
91.07 |
112.89 |
5,375,399 |
0.75 |
0.17 |
39.09 |
| Global
X SuperDividend® ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 2025 |
21.99 |
1.98 |
2.16 |
4.14 |
(2.32) |
— |
— |
(2.32) |
23.81 |
20.40 |
1,014,283 |
0.58 |
9.02 |
68.09 |
| 2024 |
20.36 |
2.03 |
1.98 |
4.01 |
(2.38) |
— |
— |
(2.38) |
21.99 |
20.42 |
789,022 |
0.58 |
9.23 |
92.54 |
|
2023(1) |
23.05 |
2.11 |
(2.02) |
0.09 |
(2.22) |
— |
(0.56) |
(2.78) |
20.36 |
(0.31) |
699,111 |
0.58 |
9.18 |
91.59 |
|
2022(1) |
39.03 |
2.31 |
(14.68) |
(12.37) |
(2.65) |
— |
(0.96) |
(3.61) |
23.05 |
(33.80) |
676,279 |
0.61 |
7.39 |
91.10 |
|
2021(1) |
31.83 |
2.82 |
7.38 |
10.20 |
(3.00) |
— |
— |
(3.00) |
39.03 |
32.21 |
930,431 |
0.58 |
6.98 |
82.37 |
| Global
X Social Media ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 2025 |
41.94 |
0.10 |
16.09 |
16.19 |
(0.11) |
— |
— |
(0.11) |
58.02 |
38.63 |
149,693 |
0.65 |
0.19 |
9.79 |
| 2024 |
34.75 |
0.04 |
7.31 |
7.35 |
(0.11) |
— |
(0.05) |
(0.16) |
41.94 |
21.15 |
119,100 |
0.65 |
0.10 |
16.85 |
| 2023 |
24.88 |
0.19 |
9.87 |
10.06 |
(0.19) |
— |
— |
(0.19) |
34.75 |
40.40 |
140,397 |
0.65 |
0.53 |
29.09 |
| 2022 |
61.26 |
0.03 |
(36.29) |
(36.26) |
— |
— |
(0.12) |
(0.12) |
24.88 |
(59.24) |
103,245 |
0.65 |
0.06 |
21.59 |
| 2021 |
51.95 |
(0.31) |
9.62 |
9.31 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
61.26 |
17.94 |
401,893 |
0.65 |
(0.48) |
30.89 |
| Global
X Guru® Index ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 2025 |
48.38 |
— |
13.06 |
13.06 |
(0.02) |
— |
(0.07) |
(0.09) |
61.35 |
27.04 |
56,442 |
0.75 |
0.01 |
86.33 |
| 2024 |
34.23 |
0.16 |
14.18 |
14.34 |
(0.19) |
— |
— |
(0.19) |
48.38 |
41.98 |
44,995 |
0.75 |
0.37 |
100.83 |
| 2023 |
33.48 |
0.12 |
0.75 |
0.87 |
(0.11) |
— |
(0.01) |
(0.12) |
34.23 |
2.58 |
41,757 |
0.75 |
0.35 |
100.70 |
| 2022 |
50.24 |
0.01 |
(16.72) |
(16.71) |
(0.01) |
— |
(0.04) |
(0.05) |
33.48 |
(33.28) |
46,535 |
0.75 |
0.02 |
111.39 |
| 2021 |
37.31 |
0.69 |
13.14 |
13.83 |
(0.90) |
— |
— |
(0.90) |
50.24 |
37.43 |
75,856 |
0.75 |
1.47 |
121.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| * |
Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| ** |
Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †† |
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
| (1) |
Per
share amounts have been adjusted for a 1 for 3 reverse share split on
December 19, 2022. (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)
|
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
| Global
X SuperIncome™ Preferred ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 2025 |
9.59 |
0.58 |
(0.38) |
0.20 |
(0.60) |
— |
— |
(0.60) |
9.19 |
2.33 |
133,427 |
0.48 |
6.35 |
73.21 |
| 2024 |
8.21 |
0.55 |
1.39 |
1.94 |
(0.56) |
— |
— |
(0.56) |
9.59 |
24.16 |
150,709 |
0.48 |
5.93 |
63.31 |
| 2023 |
9.67 |
0.60 |
(1.44) |
(0.84) |
(0.62) |
— |
— |
(0.62) |
8.21 |
(9.26) |
157,490 |
0.53 |
6.47 |
109.60 |
| 2022 |
11.94 |
0.54 |
(2.13) |
(1.59) |
(0.65) |
— |
(0.03) |
(0.68) |
9.67 |
(13.81) |
195,159 |
0.58 |
5.04 |
39.39 |
| 2021 |
11.12 |
0.61 |
0.89 |
1.50 |
(0.68) |
— |
— |
(0.68) |
11.94 |
13.71 |
234,953 |
0.58 |
5.13 |
98.47 |
| Global
X SuperDividend® U.S. ETF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 2025 |
18.50 |
0.83 |
(1.02) |
(0.19) |
(1.21) |
— |
— |
(1.21) |
17.10 |
(1.18) |
624,026 |
0.45 |
4.58 |
41.47 |
| 2024 |
15.62 |
0.74 |
3.23 |
3.97 |
(1.09) |
— |
— |
(1.09) |
18.50 |
26.21 |
644,835 |
0.45 |
4.28 |
53.21 |
| 2023 |
19.18 |
0.69 |
(3.02) |
(2.33) |
(0.90) |
— |
(0.33) |
(1.23) |
15.62 |
(12.60) |
590,900 |
0.45 |
3.91 |
63.24 |
| 2022 |
20.13 |
0.67 |
(0.41) |
0.26 |
(0.81) |
— |
(0.40) |
(1.21) |
19.18 |
1.16 |
683,864 |
0.45 |
3.34 |
38.51 |
| 2021 |
14.99 |
0.65 |
5.59 |
6.24 |
(0.99) |
— |
(0.11) |
(1.10) |
20.13 |
42.53 |
669,734 |
0.45 |
3.41 |
60.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| * |
Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| ** |
Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †† |
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets, End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
| Global
X MSCI SuperDividend® Emerging Markets ETF |
| 2025 |
24.66 |
1.52 |
4.66 |
6.18 |
(1.47) |
— |
(0.15) |
(1.62) |
29.22 |
26.06 |
38,541 |
0.66 |
5.78 |
69.54 |
| 2024 |
22.48 |
1.70 |
2.28 |
3.98 |
(1.80) |
— |
— |
(1.80) |
24.66 |
17.80 |
36,234 |
0.66 |
6.70 |
88.93 |
|
2023(1) |
21.36 |
1.95 |
1.00 |
2.95 |
(1.83) |
— |
— |
(1.83) |
22.48 |
13.77 |
41,574 |
0.68 |
8.22 |
87.06 |
|
2022(1) |
33.78 |
1.67 |
(11.44) |
(9.77) |
(2.19) |
— |
(0.46) |
(2.65) |
21.36 |
(30.80) |
39,168 |
0.67 |
5.88 |
101.78 |
|
2021(1) |
28.59 |
3.06 |
4.35 |
7.41 |
(2.22) |
— |
— |
(2.22) |
33.78 |
25.83 |
62,696 |
0.72 |
8.59 |
102.27 |
| Global
X SuperDividend® REIT ETF |
| 2025 |
21.42 |
1.36 |
0.52 |
1.88 |
(1.23) |
— |
(0.54) |
(1.77) |
21.53 |
9.34 |
202,141 |
0.58 |
6.52 |
44.38 |
| 2024 |
18.67 |
1.22 |
3.20 |
4.42 |
(1.34) |
— |
(0.33) |
(1.67) |
21.42 |
24.41 |
220,576 |
0.58 |
5.90 |
84.50 |
|
2023(1) |
21.65 |
1.28 |
(2.60) |
(1.32) |
(1.10) |
— |
(0.56) |
(1.66) |
18.67 |
(6.97) |
217,653 |
0.59 |
5.90 |
92.84 |
|
2022(1) |
29.46 |
1.13 |
(7.14) |
(6.01) |
(1.10) |
— |
(0.70) |
(1.80) |
21.65 |
(21.21) |
286,655 |
0.59 |
4.36 |
82.67 |
|
2021(1) |
22.68 |
1.14 |
7.50 |
8.64 |
(1.23) |
— |
(0.63) |
(1.86) |
29.46 |
38.84 |
467,934 |
0.58 |
3.99 |
59.44 |
| Global
X Renewable Energy Producers ETF |
|
2025(2) |
29.22 |
0.15 |
4.19 |
4.34 |
(0.31) |
— |
— |
(0.31) |
33.25 |
15.08 |
26,155 |
0.65 |
1.44 |
31.79 |
|
2024(2) |
27.90 |
0.36 |
1.41 |
1.77 |
(0.45) |
— |
— |
(0.45) |
29.22 |
6.18 |
33,981 |
0.65 |
1.20 |
16.51 |
|
2023(2) |
39.15 |
0.45 |
(11.28) |
(10.83) |
(0.42) |
— |
— |
(0.42) |
27.90 |
(27.93) |
43,797 |
0.65 |
1.18 |
12.68 |
|
2022(2) |
50.46 |
0.45 |
(11.28) |
(10.83) |
(0.48) |
— |
— |
(0.48) |
39.15 |
(21.57) |
90,970 |
0.66 |
1.01 |
18.33 |
|
2021(2) |
44.61 |
0.69 |
6.15 |
6.84 |
(0.90) |
(0.09) |
— |
(0.99) |
50.46 |
15.37 |
146,976 |
0.65 |
1.39 |
55.97 |
| Global
X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF |
| 2025 |
68.72 |
0.69 |
14.05 |
14.74 |
(0.69) |
— |
— |
(0.69) |
82.77 |
21.59 |
1,104,164 |
0.29 |
0.94 |
9.79 |
| 2024 |
50.89 |
0.70 |
17.80 |
18.50 |
(0.67) |
— |
— |
(0.67) |
68.72 |
36.53 |
899,519 |
0.29 |
1.11 |
8.42 |
| 2023 |
47.19 |
0.65 |
3.68 |
4.33 |
(0.63) |
— |
— |
(0.63) |
50.89 |
9.22 |
671,797 |
0.29 |
1.28 |
6.70 |
| 2022 |
57.22 |
0.61 |
(9.99) |
(9.38) |
(0.57) |
(0.08) |
— |
(0.65) |
47.19 |
(16.53) |
549,288 |
0.29 |
1.17 |
6.79 |
| 2021 |
40.32 |
0.56 |
16.89 |
17.45 |
(0.55) |
— |
— |
(0.55) |
57.22 |
43.54 |
593,985 |
0.29 |
1.09 |
8.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| * |
Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| ** |
Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †† |
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
| (1) |
Per
share amounts have been adjusted for a 1 for 3 reverse share split on
December 19, 2022. (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)
|
| (2) |
Per
share amounts have been adjusted for a 1 for 3 reverse share split on
August 29, 2025. (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)
|
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
Net
Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets, End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
|
Global
X MSCI SuperDividend®
EAFE ETF |
| 2025 |
14.84 |
0.91 |
3.66 |
4.57 |
(0.95) |
— |
— |
(0.95) |
18.46 |
32.01 |
33,780 |
0.55 |
5.26 |
34.85 |
| 2024 |
12.76 |
0.87 |
2.13 |
3.00 |
(0.92) |
— |
— |
(0.92) |
14.84 |
23.95 |
10,831 |
0.55 |
5.98 |
64.02 |
| 2023 |
11.98 |
0.78 |
0.92 |
1.70 |
(0.92) |
— |
— |
(0.92) |
12.76 |
14.08 |
10,082 |
0.56 |
5.76 |
37.00 |
| 2022 |
15.62 |
1.00 |
(3.70) |
(2.70) |
(0.94) |
— |
— |
(0.94) |
11.98 |
(18.12) |
8,384 |
0.57 |
6.89 |
34.00 |
| 2021 |
11.44 |
0.79 |
4.10 |
4.89 |
(0.71) |
— |
— |
(0.71) |
15.62 |
43.05 |
14,058 |
0.55 |
5.12 |
88.53 |
| Global
X E-commerce ETF |
| 2025 |
26.65 |
0.09 |
6.96 |
7.05 |
(0.11) |
— |
— |
(0.11) |
33.59 |
26.48 |
55,755 |
0.50 |
0.30 |
19.38 |
| 2024 |
16.96 |
0.06 |
9.69 |
9.75 |
(0.06) |
— |
— |
(0.06) |
26.65 |
57.51 |
56,231 |
0.50 |
0.26 |
31.04 |
| 2023 |
15.14 |
— |
1.84 |
1.84 |
— |
— |
(0.02) |
(0.02) |
16.96 |
12.13 |
62,069 |
0.50 |
(0.02) |
26.67 |
| 2022 |
31.19 |
0.08 |
(15.97) |
(15.89) |
(0.05) |
(0.10) |
(0.01) |
(0.16) |
15.14 |
(51.19) |
42,241 |
0.50 |
0.34 |
25.82 |
| 2021 |
26.79 |
(0.04) |
4.7 |
4.66 |
(0.13) |
(0.13) |
— |
(0.26) |
31.19 |
17.39 |
197,751 |
0.50 |
(0.11) |
14.64 |
| Global
X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETF |
| 2025 |
31.05 |
0.80 |
5.44 |
6.24 |
(0.70) |
— |
— |
(0.70) |
36.59 |
20.40 |
25,977 |
0.35 |
2.41 |
12.92 |
| 2024 |
25.87 |
0.74 |
5.44 |
6.18 |
(1.00) |
— |
— |
(1.00) |
31.05 |
24.02 |
12,729 |
0.35 |
2.44 |
12.13 |
| 2023 |
23.30 |
0.77 |
2.39 |
3.16 |
(0.59) |
— |
— |
(0.59) |
25.87 |
13.45 |
14,485 |
0.35 |
2.80 |
13.64 |
| 2022 |
32.80 |
0.77 |
(9.11) |
(8.34) |
(0.79) |
(0.37) |
— |
(1.16) |
23.30 |
(26.11) |
5,592 |
0.35 |
2.83 |
12.83 |
| 2021 |
24.98 |
0.70 |
7.71 |
8.41 |
(0.59) |
— |
— |
(0.59) |
32.80 |
33.79 |
4,264 |
0.35 |
2.22 |
17.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| * |
Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| ** |
Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †† |
Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income (Loss) ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets, End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100® Tail Risk ETF |
| 2025 |
30.08
|
0.16
|
6.96
|
7.12 |
(0.17) |
— |
— |
(0.17) |
37.03 |
23.76 |
3,333 |
0.25 |
0.49 |
6.24 |
| 2024 |
22.71
|
0.17
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7.37
|
7.54 |
(0.17) |
— |
— |
(0.17) |
30.08 |
33.26 |
2,707 |
0.25 |
0.61 |
5.84 |
| 2023 |
19.08
|
0.07
|
3.63
|
3.70 |
(0.07) |
— |
— |
(0.07) |
22.71 |
19.42 |
1,362 |
0.53 |
0.35 |
19.43 |
| 2022 |
25.59
|
0.04
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(6.03) |
(5.99) |
(0.03) |
(0.49) |
— |
(0.52) |
19.08 |
(23.90) |
1,908 |
0.61 |
0.19 |
13.88 |
|
2021(1) |
25.13
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(0.01) |
0.47
|
0.46 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25.59 |
1.83 |
3,326 |
0.60
† |
(0.12)
† |
1.71 |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100® Collar 95-110 ETF |
| 2025 |
30.06 |
0.14 |
5.54 |
5.68 |
(0.16) |
(2.41) |
— |
(2.57) |
33.17 |
20.00 |
3,317 |
0.25 |
0.47 |
7.94 |
| 2024 |
23.47 |
0.18 |
6.59 |
6.77 |
(0.18) |
— |
— |
(0.18) |
30.06 |
28.90 |
1,804 |
0.25 |
0.66 |
9.99 |
| 2023 |
22 |
0.08 |
1.46 |
1.54 |
(0.07) |
— |
— |
(0.07) |
23.47 |
7.01 |
2,112 |
0.55 |
0.35 |
18.56 |
| 2022 |
25.78 |
0.04 |
(3.38) |
(3.34) |
(0.02) |
(0.42) |
— |
(0.44) |
22.00 |
(13.19) |
3,081 |
0.62
(2) |
0.18 |
9.89 |
|
2021(1) |
25.27 |
(0.01) |
0.52 |
0.51 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25.78 |
2.06 |
2,836 |
0.60
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(0.11)
† |
2.11 |
| Global
X S&P 500® Tail Risk ETF |
| 2025 |
32.15 |
0.3 |
4.29 |
4.59 |
(0.32) |
(5.34) |
— |
(5.66) |
31.08 |
16.60 |
2,486 |
0.25 |
1.03 |
3.07 |
| 2024 |
24.23 |
0.35 |
7.93 |
8.28 |
(0.36) |
— |
— |
(0.36) |
32.15 |
34.36 |
2,572 |
0.25 |
1.19 |
3.45 |
| 2023 |
23.21 |
0.27 |
1.00 |
1.27 |
(0.25) |
— |
— |
(0.25) |
24.23 |
5.51 |
2,423 |
0.54 |
1.10 |
2.71 |
| 2022 |
27.72 |
0.23 |
(4.00) |
(3.77) |
(0.16) |
(0.58) |
— |
(0.74) |
23.21 |
(13.98) |
3,017 |
0.61 |
0.92 |
7.40 |
|
2021(1) |
27.33 |
0.03 |
0.36 |
0.39 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27.72 |
1.43 |
3,604 |
0.60
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0.58
† |
6.21 |
| Global
X S&P 500® Collar 95-110 ETF |
| 2025 |
31.96 |
0.3 |
3.36 |
3.66 |
(0.35) |
(4.80) |
— |
(5.15) |
30.47 |
13.09 |
3,656 |
0.25 |
1.04 |
20.62 |
| 2024 |
24.68 |
0.34 |
7.30 |
7.64 |
(0.36) |
— |
— |
(0.36) |
31.96 |
31.11 |
1,918 |
0.25 |
1.17 |
3.46 |
| 2023 |
24.47 |
0.28 |
0.26 |
0.54 |
(0.33) |
— |
— |
(0.33) |
24.68 |
2.20 |
2,221 |
0.55 |
1.11 |
3.09 |
| 2022 |
27.57 |
0.23 |
(2.77) |
(2.54) |
(0.16) |
(0.40) |
— |
(0.56) |
24.47 |
(9.40) |
3,915 |
0.64
(2) |
0.90 |
8.96 |
|
2021(1) |
27.28 |
0.03 |
0.26 |
0.29 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27.57 |
1.06 |
3,308 |
0.60
† |
0.58
† |
6.44 |
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share data calculated using average shares method. |
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Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
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Annualized. |
| ††
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Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
| (1) |
The
Fund commenced operations on August 25, 2021. |
| (2) |
Includes
fees charged by the Fund custodian that were reimbursed by the custodian
to the Fund subsequent to the reporting period. Excluding these fees, the
ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been
0.61%. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
For
a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income (Loss) ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net
Asset Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
| Global
X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF |
| 2025 |
16.12
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0.18
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8.29
|
8.47 |
(0.23) |
— |
— |
(0.23) |
24.36 |
53.32 |
10,230 |
0.59 |
1.03 |
46.17 |
| 2024 |
14.23
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0.12
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1.95
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2.07 |
(0.18) |
— |
— |
(0.18) |
16.12 |
14.61 |
5,965 |
0.59 |
0.83 |
22.42 |
| 2023 |
18.07
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0.34
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(3.88) |
(3.54) |
(0.30) |
— |
— |
(0.30) |
14.23 |
(19.96) |
7,684 |
0.59 |
1.84 |
36.55 |
|
2022(1) |
23.75
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0.45
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(5.88) |
(5.43) |
(0.25) |
— |
— |
(0.25) |
18.07 |
(22.98) |
3,433 |
0.60
† |
2.72
† |
25.34 |
| Global
X Russell 2000 ETF |
| 2025 |
85.77
|
1.04
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11.12
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12.16 |
(1.30) |
(0.03) |
— |
(1.33) |
96.60 |
14.35 |
1,340,806 |
0.08 |
1.20 |
13.42 |
|
2024(2) |
79.35
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0.47
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6.30
|
6.77 |
(0.35) |
— |
— |
(0.35) |
85.77 |
8.53 |
1,434,940 |
0.08† |
1.36† |
7.75 |
| Global
X U.S. Electrification ETF |
|
2025(3) |
24.64 |
0.42 |
5.91 |
6.33 |
(0.38) |
— |
— |
(0.38) |
30.59 |
25.93 |
247,153 |
0.50† |
1.76† |
18.09 |
| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders Top 50 ETF |
|
2025(4) |
25.15 |
0.21 |
2.43 |
2.64 |
(0.04) |
— |
— |
(0.04) |
27.75 |
10.52 |
1,665 |
0.29† |
1.47† |
24.90 |
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Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| **
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Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †
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Annualized. |
| ††
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Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
| (1) |
The
Fund commenced operations on January 24, 2022. |
| (2) |
The
Fund commenced operations on June 4, 2024. |
| (3) |
The
Fund commenced operations on December 17, 2024. |
| (4) |
The
Fund commenced operations on April 15,
2025. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
Per Share Data & Ratios
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a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
Net
Investment Income (Loss) ($)* |
Net
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) |
Total
from Operations ($) |
Distribution
from Net Investment Income ($) |
Distribution
from Capital Gains ($) |
Return
of Capital ($) |
Total
from Distributions ($) |
Net
Asset Value, End of Period ($) |
Total
Return (%)** |
Net
Assets End of Period ($)(000) |
Ratio
of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) |
Ratio
of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate (%)†† |
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| Global
X S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Leaders ETF |
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2025(1) |
24.91
|
0.19
|
4.22
|
4.41 |
(0.08) |
— |
— |
(0.08) |
29.24 |
17.71 |
2,046 |
0.19† |
1.23† |
8.78 |
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| Global
X S&P 500® Christian Values ETF |
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2025(2) |
79.61
|
0.05
|
2.05
|
2.10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
81.71 |
2.64 |
2,451 |
0.29† |
0.59† |
1.12 |
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Per
share data calculated using average shares method. |
| **
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Total
Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return
shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay
on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| †
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Annualized. |
| ††
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Portfolio
turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind
transfers. |
| (1) |
The
Fund commenced operations on April 15, 2025. |
| (2) |
The
Fund commenced operations on September 23,
2025. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
OTHER
INFORMATION
The
Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by any national securities
exchange. No national securities exchange makes any representation or warranty,
express or implied, to the owners of Shares or any member of the public
regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds
particularly or the ability of the Funds to achieve their objectives. No
national securities exchange has any obligation or liability in connection with
the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.
For
purposes of the 1940 Act, shares that are issued by a registered investment
company and purchases of such shares by investment companies and companies
relying on Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act are subject to the
restrictions set forth in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act. Registered
investment companies may be permitted to invest in certain of the Funds beyond
the limits set forth in section 12(d)(1), subject to certain conditions set
forth in Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, including that such investment
companies enter into an agreement with such Fund.
The
method by which Creation Units are created and traded may raise certain issues
under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units are issued and sold
by the Funds on an ongoing basis, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the
Securities Act, may occur at any point. Broker-dealers and other persons are
cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the
circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a
manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the
prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act.
For
example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory
underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the
Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares, and sells such Shares
directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of
new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary
market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for
purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and
circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in
the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a
complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization
as an underwriter.
Broker-dealers
who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as
contrasted with ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with
Shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section
4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, would be unable to take advantage of the
prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the
Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of
Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that
dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as
contrasted with ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with
the Shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section
4(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the
prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to Shares are
reminded that, under Rule 153 of the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery
obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange
member in connection with a sale on the Exchange is satisfied by the fact that
the prospectus is available at the Exchange upon request. The prospectus
delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to
transactions on an exchange.
For
more information visit our website at
www.globalxetfs.com
or
call 1-888-493-8631
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Investment
Adviser and Administrator
Global
X Management Company LLC
605
Third Avenue, 43rd Floor
New
York, NY 10158
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Distributor
SEI
Investments Distribution Co.
One
Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks,
PA 19456
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Custodians
and Transfer Agents
Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co.
50
Post Office Square
Boston,
MA 02110
The
Bank of New York Mellon
240
Greenwich Street
New
York, New York 10286
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Sub-Administrator
SEI
Investments Global Funds Services
One
Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks,
PA 19456
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Legal
Counsel to the Global X Funds®
and Independent Trustees
Stradley
Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2000
K Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington,
DC 20006
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Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Two
Commerce Square, Suite 1800
2001
Market Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19103 |
A
Statement of Additional Information dated March 1, 2026, which contains
more details about the Funds, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into
this Prospectus, which means that it is legally part of this Prospectus.
Additional
information about each Fund that has commenced operations and its investments is
available in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form
N-CSR. The annual report explains the market conditions and investment
strategies affecting each Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year. In
Form N-CSR you will find each Fund’s annual and semi-annual financial
statements.
You
can ask questions or obtain a free copy of each such Fund’s semi-annual and
annual report, the Statement of Additional Information, or other information,
such as Fund financial statements, by calling 1-888-493-8631. Free copies of a
Fund’s semi-annual and annual report and the Statement of Additional Information
are available from our website at www.globalxetfs.com.
Information
about each Fund, including its semi-annual and annual reports and the Statement
of Additional Information, has been filed with the SEC. It can be reviewed and
copied on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address ([email protected]).
PROSPECTUS
Distributor
SEI
Investments Distribution Co.
One
Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks,
PA 19456
March 1,
2026
Investment
Company Act File No.: 811-22209