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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF
NYSE
Arca: XYLD |
Global
X S&P 500®
Risk Managed Income ETF
NYSE
Arca: XRMI |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF
NASDAQ:
QYLD |
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered
Call ETF
NYSE
Arca: DJIA |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF
NYSE
Arca: RYLD |
Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF
NYSE
Arca: RYLG |
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Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
NASDAQ:
QYLG |
Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
NYSE
Arca: TYLG |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
NYSE
Arca: XYLG |
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
NYSE
Arca: DYLG |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF
NASDAQ:
QRMI |
Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
NYSE
Arca: MLPD
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Prospectus
March 1,
2026
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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| INVESTMENTS
BY INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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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 S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF
Ticker:
XYLD Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that, before fees and
expenses, generally correspond to the performance of the Cboe S&P 500
BuyWrite 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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0.60% |
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and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
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0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.60% |
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
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Ten
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$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 9.05% 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 Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (the
“Underlying Index”) or in investments that have economic characteristics that
are similar to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the
Underlying Index, either individually or in the aggregate. 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 comprised of two parts: (1) all the equity securities in the
S&P 500®
Index (the "Reference Index") in substantially similar weight as the Reference
Index; and (2) short (written) call options on up to 100% of the S&P
500®
Index.
The
Reference 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
Underlying Index measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that
employs a covered call strategy. A covered call strategy is generally considered
to be an investment strategy in which an investor buys a security, and sells (or
"writes") a call
option
on that security in an attempt to generate more income. Each time the Fund
writes a covered call option, the Fund receives a payment of money from the
investor who buys the option from the Fund, which is called the premium. If the
value of the Fund's call option that it has written declines because of a
decline in the value of the S&P 500 Index, the premium that the Fund
received for writing the covered call option offsets this loss to some
extent.
The
premium paid by the buyer of the option provides income in addition to the
security's dividends or other distributions. The Underlying Index consists of
long positions in companies in the Reference Index and a single at-the-money
call option written on the S&P 500 Index. An "at-the-money" call option is a
call option with a strike price that is near to the market price of the
underlying asset (in this case, the market price of a share of the S&P 500
Index). These options are written (sold) systematically on the monthly option
writing date of the Underlying Index.
Generally,
in return for the option premium, the Fund gives the purchaser of the call
option either (1) the right to buy the security from the Fund at a specified
exercise (or "strike") price, or (2) the right to receive a cash payment equal
to any positive difference between the value of the security and the exercise
price on or before the expiration date of the option. The Fund writes options
that are the second variety such that the options give the option purchasers the
rights to receive cash payments equal to any positive differences between the
values of the securities and the exercise prices on the expiration dates of the
options. The Fund writes a single "at-the-money" call option, which is when the
strike price is near to the market price of the underlying asset, as determined
on the monthly option writing date of the Underlying Index in accordance with
the Underlying Index methodology. The Fund's covered call options may partially
protect the Fund from a decline in the price of the Reference Index through
means of the premiums received by the Fund. However, when the equity market is
rallying rapidly, the Underlying Index is expected to underperform the Reference
Index.
There
can be no assurance, however, that the Underlying Index will perform as
expected. The options in the Underlying Index will be traded on national options
exchanges. Long positions in the equity securities of the Underlying Index are,
in accordance with the Underlying Index's methodology, indexed to the Reference
Index, which includes rebalancing quarterly for share updates and on an
as-needed basis to account for corporate actions and market developments.
Options positions in the Underlying Index are written on up to 100% of the
S&P 500 Index and are rebalanced monthly, as well as on an as-needed basis
to account for corporate actions and market developments. As of December 31,
2025, the S&P 500 Index included common stocks of companies with a market
capitalization range of between approximately $5.8 billion and $4.5
trillion.
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"). The Index Provider maintains 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
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 (including indirect
investments through underlying ETFs) that collectively has an investment profile
similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk factors, performance
attributes and other characteristics. Underlying ETFs may constitute a
substantial portion of the Fund's assets. These include country weightings,
market capitalization and other financial characteristics of securities. Under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested
in component securities of the Underlying Index or in investments that have
economic characteristics that are similar to the economic characteristics of
such component securities, either individually or in the aggregate. 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.
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.
ETF
Investment Risk: The Fund is subject to the same risks
as underlying ETFs in which it may invest, including: that the underlying ETF’s
shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV; that an underlying ETF may
experience a lack of liquidity that can result in greater volatility than its
underlying securities; that an active trading market for an underlying ETF’s
shares may not develop or be maintained; that trading in an underlying ETF’s
shares may be halted in certain circumstances; and that an underlying ETF may
fail to achieve its investment objective, which may adversely affect the value
of the Fund’s investment in the underlying ETF and the overall performance of
the Fund. Subjective decisions made by the investment adviser of an underlying
ETF may cause the underlying ETF to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities
on which it may otherwise have capitalized. Because the value of an underlying
ETF's shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to
liquidate the Fund’s holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby
adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.
An underlying ETF that seeks
to track an underlying index may experience tracking error in relation to the
index. Further, a lack of liquidity may result in the underlying ETF’s value
being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Underlying ETFs in
which the Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and its shares may be more volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a
diversified fund that invests in a broader range of securities. In addition,
investments in the securities of underlying ETFs may involve duplication of
advisory fees and certain other expenses.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk:
By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's portfolio in return
for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit
from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to
bear the risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums
received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained
from the volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because
the Fund will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference
Index, rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund
may decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases
in value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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.
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.
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.
The
Fund operated as the Horizons S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF (the "Predecessor Fund"), a series of Horizons ETF Trust I,
prior to the Fund's acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities
of the Predecessor Fund on December 24, 2018 (the "Reorganization"). As a result
of the Reorganization, the Fund assumed the performance and accounting history
of the
Predecessor
Fund. Accordingly, performance figures for the Fund for periods prior to the
date of the Reorganization represent the performance of the Predecessor
Fund.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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3/31/2019 |
9.07% |
| Worst
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3/31/2020 |
-21.52% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
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Covered Call ETF:1 |
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·Return
before taxes |
8.18% |
8.55% |
7.98% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions2 |
3.90% |
5.42% |
5.74% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares2 |
4.86% |
5.22% |
5.30% |
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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% |
14.82% |
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Cboe
S&P 500®
BuyWrite Index (USD) (TR)3
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
8.91% |
9.33% |
7.31% |
1
Performance
shown for periods prior to December 24, 2018, reflects that of the Predecessor
Fund.
2
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).
3
Performance
reflects the performance of the S&P 500®
Stock Covered Call Index through September 14, 2017, the Cboe
S&P500®
2%
OTM BuyWrite Index through August 20, 2020, and the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite
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 NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF
Ticker:
QYLD Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that closely
correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the price and yield
performance of the Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 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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0.60% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.60% |
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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$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 24.46% 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
NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite V2 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.
By
investing in the Underlying Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" (also called a
covered call) investment strategy in which the Fund buys a stock or a basket of
stocks, and also writes (or sells) call options that correspond to the stock or
basket of stocks.
The
Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite Index ("BXN Index") is an index that measures the performance of a
theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks included in the
NASDAQ-100® Index ("Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of
one-month at-the-money Reference Index covered call options. The Underlying
Index replicates the methodology used to calculate the BXN Index, with one
exception: the written Reference Index covered call options are held until one
day prior to the expiration dates (i.e., generally the Thursday preceding the
third Friday of the month) and are liquidated at a volume-weighted average price
determined at the close.
Each
calendar month, the Fund will write (sell) a succession of one-month call
options on the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding the
securities underlying the options written. Each option written will (i) have an
exercise price
generally
at or above the prevailing market price of the Reference Index; (ii) be traded
on a national securities exchange; (iii) be held until one day prior to the
expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday preceding the third Friday of the
month) and are liquidated at a volume-weighted average price determined at the
close (unless the Fund "closes out" the option through the repurchase of the
option at the market close on the last day of trading); (iv) expire on its date
of maturity (in the next calendar month); (v) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (vi) be settled in cash. In return for the payment of a
premium to the Fund, a purchaser of the call options written by the Fund is
entitled to receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to the difference between
the value of the Reference Index and the exercise price of the option if the
value of the option on the expiration date is above its exercise price. The
Fund's covered call options may partially protect the Fund from a decline in the
price of the Reference Index through means of the premiums received by the Fund.
However, when the equity market is rallying rapidly, the Underlying Index is
expected to underperform the Reference Index.
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"). 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
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 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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk: By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's
portfolio in return for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the
opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to bear the
risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from
the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the
volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund
will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference Index,
rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund may
decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases in
value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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.
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.
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.
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 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, the Underlying Index and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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.
The
Fund operated as the Horizons NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF (the "Predecessor Fund"), a series of Horizons ETF Trust I,
prior to the Fund's acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities
of the Predecessor Fund on December 24, 2018 (the "Reorganization"). As a result
of the Reorganization, the Fund assumed the performance and accounting history
of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, performance figures for the Fund for
periods prior to the date of the Reorganization represent the performance of the
Predecessor Fund.
Annual Total Returns
(Years Ended December 31)
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6/30/2020 |
12.94% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-16.43% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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Five
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
Ten
Years Ended December 31, 2025 |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF:1 |
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·Return
before taxes |
9.31% |
7.41% |
8.79% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions2 |
5.07% |
4.02% |
5.85% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares2 |
5.55% |
4.17% |
5.56% |
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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% |
14.82% |
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Cboe
NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index™
(TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
11.25% |
8.26% |
9.83% |
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NASDAQ-100®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
21.02% |
15.30% |
19.70% |
1
Performance
shown for periods prior to December 24, 2018, reflects that of the Predecessor
Fund.
2
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 Russell 2000
Covered Call ETF
Ticker:
RYLD Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment
results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before
fees and expenses, of the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite 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: |
0.60% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.60% |
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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Five
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Ten
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$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 11.22% of the average value of its
portfolio.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES
The Fund
invests at least 80% of its total assets in component securities of the Cboe
Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or in investments that have
economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic
characteristics of such component securities, either individually or in the
aggregate. 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 theoretical portfolio that holds
a portfolio of the stocks included in the Russell 2000 Index (the "Reference
Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money covered
call options on the Reference Index. The written covered call options on the
Reference Index are held until expiration. The Reference 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"). In
seeking to track the Underlying Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" (also
called a covered call) investment strategy on the Reference Index in which the
Fund purchases the component securities of the Reference Index or purchases
other investments (including other underlying ETFs) that have economic
characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics
of such component securities, and also writes (or sells) call options that
correspond to the Reference Index.
Each
calendar month, the Fund will write (sell) a succession of one-month call
options on the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding the
component securities of the Reference Index, or in investments that have
economic characteristics with substantially identical economic characteristics
of such component securities, either individually or in the aggregate. Each
option
written will (i) have an exercise price generally at or above the prevailing
market price of the Reference Index; (ii) be traded on a national securities
exchange; (iii) be held until expiration (i.e., generally the third Friday of
the month) and be settled based on the final settlement price of the option;
(iv) expire on its date of maturity (in the next calendar month); (v) only be
subject to exercise on its expiration date; and (vi) be settled in
cash.
In
return for the payment of a premium to the Fund, a purchaser of the call options
written by the Fund is entitled to receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to
the difference between the value of the Reference Index and the exercise price
of the option if the value of the option on the expiration date is above its
exercise price. The Fund's covered call options may partially protect the Fund
from a decline in the price of the Reference Index through means of the premiums
received by the Fund. However, when the equity market is rallying rapidly, the
Underlying Index is expected to underperform the Reference Index.
The
Underlying Index is sponsored by the FTSE Russell 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 Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without
shareholder approval. The Index Provider determines the relative weighting 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
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 (including indirect
investments through underlying ETFs) that collectively has an investment profile
similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk factors, performance
attributes and other characteristics. Underlying ETFs may constitute a
substantial portion of the Fund's assets. These include country weightings,
market capitalization and other financial characteristics of securities. Under
normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's total assets will be invested
in component securities of the Underlying Index or in investments that have
economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic
characteristics of such component securities, either individually or in the
aggregate. 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.
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.
ETF
Investment Risk: The Fund is subject to the same risks
as underlying ETFs in which it may invest, including: that the underlying ETF’s
shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV; that an underlying ETF may
experience a lack of liquidity that can result in greater volatility than its
underlying securities; that an active trading market for an underlying ETF’s
shares may not develop or be maintained; that trading in an underlying ETF’s
shares may be halted in certain circumstances; and that an underlying ETF may
fail to achieve its investment objective, which may adversely affect the value
of the Fund’s investment in the underlying ETF and the overall performance of
the Fund. Subjective decisions made by the investment adviser of an underlying
ETF may cause the underlying ETF to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities
on which it may otherwise have capitalized. Because the value of an underlying
ETF's shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to
liquidate the Fund’s holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby
adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.
An underlying ETF that seeks
to track an underlying index may experience tracking error in relation to the
index. Further, a lack of liquidity may result in the underlying ETF’s value
being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Underlying ETFs in
which the Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and its shares may be more volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a
diversified fund that invests in a broader range of securities. In addition,
investments in the securities of underlying ETFs may involve duplication of
advisory fees and certain other expenses.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk: By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's
portfolio in return for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the
opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to bear the
risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from
the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the
volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund
will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference Index,
rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund may
decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases in
value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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.
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 and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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 |
18.89% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2020 |
-31.81% |
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 (4/17/2019) |
| Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
5.75% |
4.46% |
4.52% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
4.90% |
2.64% |
2.66% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
3.40% |
2.65% |
2.69% |
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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% |
15.45% |
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Cboe
Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
6.37% |
5.13% |
5.31% |
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Russell
2000 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
12.81% |
6.09% |
8.55% |
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 the Fund's inception. 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 Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
Ticker:
QYLG Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results
that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 Half BuyWrite V2 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 14.80% 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
Nasdaq-100 Half BuyWrite V2 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 theoretical portfolio that holds
a portfolio of the stocks included in the NASDAQ 100®
Index (the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The written covered
call options on the Reference Index correspond to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The written covered call
options on the Reference Index are held until one day prior to expiration. The
Reference 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. In seeking to track the Underlying
Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" investment strategy on the Reference Index
in which the Fund purchases the component securities of the Reference Index and
also writes (or sells) call options that correspond to approximately 50% of the
value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. By only writing call
options on approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of stocks in the
Reference Index, the strategy can provide income generation from the call
options while allowing for some potential upside exposure to the growth of the
underlying constituents of the Reference Index, relative to a 100% covered call
strategy.
Each
calendar month, the Fund will write (sell) a succession of one-month call
options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of
stocks in the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding the
component securities of the Reference Index. Each option written will (i) have
an exercise price generally at or above the prevailing market price of the
Reference Index; (ii) be traded on a national securities exchange; (iii) be held
until one day prior to the expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday
preceding the third Friday of the month) and are liquidated at a volume-weighted
average price determined at the close (unless the Fund "closes out" the option
through the repurchase of the option at the market close on the last day of
trading); (iv) expire on its date of maturity (in the next calendar month); (v)
only be subject to exercise on its expiration date; and (vi) be settled in cash.
In
return for the payment of a premium to the Fund, a purchaser of the call options
written by the Fund is entitled to receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to
the difference between the value of the Reference Index and the exercise price
of the option if the value of the option on the expiration date is above its
exercise price. The Fund's covered call options may partially protect the Fund
from a decline in the price of the Reference Index through means of the premiums
received by the Fund. However, when the equity market is rallying rapidly, the
Underlying Index is expected to underperform the Reference Index.
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"). The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed
without shareholder approval. 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
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 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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk: By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's
portfolio in return for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the
opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to bear the
risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from
the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the
volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund
will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference Index,
rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund may
decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases in
value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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 and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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 |
15.85% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-18.31% |
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 (09/18/2020)
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Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
15.38% |
11.25% |
13.58% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
7.78% |
6.71% |
9.10% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
9.00% |
6.73% |
8.69% |
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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% |
16.37% |
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Cboe
Nasdaq 100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
16.41% |
11.97% |
14.30% |
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NASDAQ-100®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
21.02% |
15.30% |
18.06% |
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 the Fund's inception. 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 S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
Ticker:
XYLG Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth 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 Half BuyWrite 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 |
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$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 5.37% 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 Half BuyWrite 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 theoretical portfolio that holds
a portfolio of the stocks included in the S&P 500®
Index (the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The written covered
call options on the Reference Index correspond to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The written covered call
options on the Reference Index are held until expiration. The Reference Index is
a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index which measures the
performance of the 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. In seeking to track the
Underlying Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" investment strategy on the
Reference Index in which the Fund purchases the component securities of the
Reference Index and also writes (or sells) call options that correspond to
approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference
Index. By only writing call options on approximately 50% of the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index, the strategy can provide
income
generation from the call options while allowing for some potential upside
exposure to the growth of the underlying constituents of the Reference Index,
relative to a 100% covered call strategy.
Each
calendar month, the Fund will write (sell) a succession of one-month call
options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of
stocks in the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding the
component securities of the Reference Index. Each option written will (i) have
an exercise price generally at or above the prevailing market price of the
Reference Index; (ii) be traded on a national securities exchange; (iii) be held
until the expiration date (i.e., generally the third Friday of the month) and be
settled based on the final settlement price of the option; (iv) expire on its
date of maturity (in the next calendar month); (v) only be subject to exercise
on its expiration date; and (vi) be settled in cash.
In
return for the payment of a premium to the Fund, a purchaser of the call options
written by the Fund is entitled to receive a cash payment from the Fund equal to
the difference between the value of the Reference Index and the exercise price
of the option if the value of the option on the expiration date is above its
exercise price. The Fund's covered call options may partially protect the Fund
from a decline in the price of the Reference Index through means of the premiums
received by the Fund. However, when the equity market is rallying rapidly, the
Underlying Index is expected to underperform the Reference Index.
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"). The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index
may be changed without shareholder approval. 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
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 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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk: By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's
portfolio in return for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the
opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to bear the
risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from
the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the
volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund
will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference Index,
rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund may
decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases in
value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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.
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.
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.
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 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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12/31/2021 |
9.04% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-13.72% |
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 (09/18/2020)
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
13.06% |
11.29% |
12.84% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
7.12% |
7.33% |
8.96% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
7.67% |
7.06% |
8.38% |
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S&P
500®
Index (TR) (USD)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
14.42% |
16.37% |
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Cboe
S&P 500 Half BuyWrite Index
(net)
(Index
returns reflect invested dividends net of withholding taxes, but reflect
no deduction for fees, expenses, or other
taxes) |
13.54% |
11.99% |
13.56% |
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 Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang, CFA (“Portfolio Managers”). Mr. Xie has
been a Portfolio Manager of the Fund since the Fund's inception. 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 NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF
Ticker:
QRMI Exchange: NASDAQ
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income 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 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 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: |
0.60% |
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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: |
0.60% |
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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$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 18.43% 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
Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 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 managed income 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 at-the-money (“ATM”) call options, each corresponding to the
value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100® Index. The options collar
seeks to generate a net-credit, meaning that the premium received from the sale
of the call options will be greater than the premium paid when buying the put
options. 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 monthly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in monthly put
options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market price
of the NASDAQ 100®
Index and take short positions in monthly call options with an exercise price
generally at 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 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 month); (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 income 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 value 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.
Similarly, if the level 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 15% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the
put option was purchased, which offset all of the Fund’s gains from the increase
in the NASDAQ 100®
Index
over the relevant period. However, if the price of the NASDAQ 100®
Index
is below the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions at expiry, the
call options will expire worthless and the Fund will retain the premium. An
investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund takes
long positions in monthly put options and short positions in monthly 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 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.
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.
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.
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, the Underlying Index and NASDAQ 100® Index, which more closely represent
the exposure sought by the Fund. 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 |
7.36% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-8.70% |
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®
Risk Managed Income ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
3.88% |
1.37% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
2.34% |
0.27% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
2.27% |
0.55% |
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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
Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
5.23% |
1.90% |
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NASDAQ-100®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
21.02% |
12.97% |
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®
Risk Managed Income ETF
Ticker:
XRMI Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X S&P 500®
Risk
Managed Income 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 Risk Managed Income 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: |
0.60% |
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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: |
0.60% |
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 |
| $61 |
$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 9.81% 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 Risk Managed Income 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 managed income 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 at-the-money (“ATM”) call options, each corresponding to
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index. The options collar seeks to generate a net-credit, meaning that the
premium received from the sale of the call options will be greater than the
premium paid when buying the put options. 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 monthly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in monthly 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 monthly call options with an exercise price
generally at 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 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 month); (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 income 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 value 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.
Similarly, if the level 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 15% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the
put option was purchased, which offset all of the Fund’s gains from the increase
in the S&P 500®
Index
over the relevant period. However, if the price of the S&P 500®
Index
is below the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions at expiry, the
call options will expire worthless and the Fund will retain the premium. An
investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund takes
long positions in monthly put options and short positions in monthly 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.
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.
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.
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 |
4.83% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2022 |
-8.00% |
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 S&P 500®
Risk Managed Income ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
5.03% |
2.41% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
2.47% |
0.84% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
2.99% |
1.15% |
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S&P
500®
Index (TR) (USD)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
11.77% |
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Cboe
S&P 500 Risk Managed Income Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
5.71% |
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 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 Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF
Ticker:
DJIA Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Dow 30®
Covered
Call ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results that correspond
generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the
DJIA Cboe BuyWrite v2 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: |
0.60% |
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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: |
0.60% |
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 |
| $61 |
$192 |
$335 |
$750 |
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 13.50% 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, in the securities of the DJIA Cboe BuyWrite v2 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 covered call strategy that holds
a theoretical portfolio of the underlying stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial
Average®
(the
"Reference Index") and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options on the Reference Index. The Underlying
Index specifically reflects the performance of the component securities of the
Reference Index, combined with written (sold) ATM call options corresponding to
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The Fund invests in
the securities reflected in the Underlying Index, and cannot invest directly in
the Underlying Index itself. The implications of the written (sold) call option
are described in more detail here:
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 monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month call options corresponding to the value of the
underlying stocks of the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding
the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call option written in the
Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will have an exercise price generally
at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. However, if call options
with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the Underlying Index’s
hypothetical portfolio will instead select the call options with the strike
price closest to but above the prevailing market price of the Reference Index.
Each option position in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will (i)
be traded on a national securities exchange; (ii) be held until expiration date;
(iii) expire on its date of maturity; (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
Reference Index is a price weighted index containing equity securities of 30 of
the largest U.S. listed companies. Price weighting seeks to weight constituents
based on share price. 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 selling call options on the value of the portfolio of stocks in the
Reference Index, the Fund's covered call strategy may generate income. If the
price of the Reference 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 Reference Index, so the amount owed with
respect to the call option would offset any gains the Fund may experience from
the securities held. For example, if the price of the Reference Index were to
increase by 15% from the time the call options were sold to the time the call
options expired, then the call options would be expected to have a value equal
to approximately 15% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the call
options were sold, which would offset all of the Fund’s gains from the increase
in the Reference Index over the relevant period. However, if the price of the
Reference Index is below the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions
at expiry, the call options will expire worthless and the Fund will retain the
premium. An investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the
Fund takes writes (sells) monthly call options, or who sells shares other than
on the day that the call options expire, may experience different investment
returns, depending on the relative difference between the strike price of the
Fund’s call options positions, and the price of the Reference
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 financials
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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk:
By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's portfolio in return
for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit
from potential increases in the value of the Reference Index above the exercise
prices of such options, but may continue to bear the risk of declines in the
value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from the options may not be
sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the underlying
stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund will write options on a portion
of the stocks underlying the Reference Index, rather than on the Reference Index
itself, it is possible that the Fund may decrease in value, even in
circumstances where the Reference Index increases in value, particularly during
periods where the returns of the stocks underlying the Reference Index are
relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control over the exercise of the
option by the option holder and may lose the benefit from any capital
appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder exercises the
option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting identical options
prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may suspend the
trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the Fund may be
unable to write options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to do
so.
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.
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, the Underlying Index and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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: |
9/30/2024 |
5.69% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
9/30/2023 |
(1.60)% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (02/23/2022) |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
9.57% |
7.74% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
5.15% |
4.74% |
| ·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund
Shares |
5.73% |
4.66% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
15.03% |
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DJIA
Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
10.37% |
8.68% |
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DJIA
Index (TR) (USD)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
14.92% |
12.31% |
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 Russell 2000
Covered Call & Growth ETF
Ticker:
RYLG Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF (the "Fund") seeks to
provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite
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% |
| Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
| Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
| 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 5.24% 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 Cboe Russell 2000 Half
BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or in investments that have economic
characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics
of such component securities, either individually or in the aggregate. 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 measures the performance of a covered call strategy that holds
a theoretical portfolio of the underlying stocks of the Russell 2000 Index (the
"Reference Index") and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options on the Reference Index. The written
covered call options on the Reference Index correspond to approximately 50% of
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The Underlying
Index specifically reflects the performance of the component securities of the
Reference Index combined with written (sold) ATM call options corresponding to
the value of 50% of the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index.
The Fund invests in the securities reflected in the Underlying Index or in
investments (including other underlying ETFs) that have economic characteristics
that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such
component securities, and cannot invest directly in the Underlying Index itself.
The implications of the written (sold) call option are described in more detail
here:
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 monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the
value of the underlying stocks of the Reference Index and will cover such
options by holding the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call
option written in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will have an
exercise price generally at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index.
However, if call options with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the
Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will instead select the call options
with the strike price closest to but above the prevailing market price of the
Reference Index. Each option position in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical
portfolio will (i) be traded on a national securities exchange; (ii) be held
until expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of maturity; (iv) only be
subject to exercise on its expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
Reference 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”). As of December 31, 2025, the Reference Index had
1,956 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 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 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 selling call options on approximately 50% of the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index, the Fund's covered call strategy may
generate income while allowing for some potential upside exposure to the growth
of the underlying constituents of the Reference Index, relative to a 100%
covered call strategy. If the price of the Reference 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 Reference Index, so
the amount owed with respect to the call option would offset some gains the Fund
may experience from the securities held. For example, if the price of the
Reference Index were to increase by 15% from the time the call options were sold
to the time the call options expired, then the call options would be expected to
have a value equal to approximately 7.5% of the value the portfolio had at the
time when the call options were sold, which would offset approximately half of
the Fund’s gains from the increase in the Reference Index over the relevant
period. However, if the price of the Reference Index is below the strike price
of the Fund’s call options positions at expiry, the call options will expire
worthless and the Fund will retain the premium. An investor that purchases Fund
shares other than on the day that the Fund takes writes (sells) monthly call
options, or who sells shares other than on the day that the call options expire,
may experience different investment returns, depending on the relative
difference between the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions, and
the price of the Reference Index.
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 (including indirect
investments through underlying ETFs) that collectively has an investment profile
similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk factors, performance
attributes and other characteristics. Underlying ETFs may constitute a
substantial portion of the Fund's assets. These include country weightings,
market capitalization and other financial characteristics of securities. 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 or in investments that have economic
characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics
of such component securities, either individually or in the aggregate. 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 not concentrated in any
industry.
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.
ETF Investment
Risk: The
Fund is subject to the same risks as underlying ETFs in which it may invest,
including: that the underlying ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or discount
to NAV; that an underlying ETF may experience a lack of liquidity that can
result in greater volatility than its underlying securities; that an active
trading market for an underlying ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained;
that trading in an underlying ETF’s shares may be halted in certain
circumstances; and that an underlying ETF may fail to achieve its investment
objective, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investment in the
underlying ETF and the overall performance of the Fund. Subjective decisions
made by the investment adviser of an underlying ETF may cause the underlying ETF
to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have
capitalized. Because the value of an underlying ETF's shares depends on the
demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s
holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby adversely affecting
the Fund’s performance.
An underlying ETF that seeks to track an
underlying index may experience tracking error in relation to the index.
Further, a lack of liquidity may result in the underlying ETF’s value being more
volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Underlying ETFs in which the
Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
its shares may be more volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a diversified
fund that invests in a broader range of securities. In addition, investments in
the securities of underlying ETFs may involve duplication of advisory fees and
certain other expenses.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk:
By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's portfolio in return
for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit
from potential increases in the value of the Reference Index above the exercise
prices of such options, but may continue to bear the risk of declines in the
value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from the options may not be
sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the underlying
stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund will write options on a portion
of the stocks underlying the Reference Index, rather than on the Reference Index
itself, it is possible that the Fund may decrease in value, even in
circumstances where the Reference Index increases in value, particularly during
periods where the returns of the stocks underlying the Reference Index are
relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control over the exercise of the
option by the option holder and may lose the benefit from any capital
appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder exercises the
option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting identical options
prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may suspend the
trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the Fund may be
unable to write options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to do
so.
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.
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.
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.
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, the Underlying Index and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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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9/30/2025 |
8.00% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2025 |
-7.06% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (10/04/2022) |
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X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
9.32% |
8.70% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
4.59% |
3.72% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
5.35% |
4.48% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
21.75% |
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Cboe
Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
9.84% |
9.21% |
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Russell
2000 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
12.81% |
12.49% |
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 Information
Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
Ticker:
TYLG Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth 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 Technology Select
Sector Half BuyWrite 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: |
0.60% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
None |
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Other
Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses:1 |
0.04% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.64% |
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Expense
Reimbursement and/or Fee Waiver:2 |
(0.04)% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement: |
0.60% |
1
“Acquired Fund Fees and
Expenses” sets forth the Fund’s pro rata portion of the cumulative expenses
charged by the exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, business development
companies and other investment companies in which the Fund invests. The actual
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses will vary with changes in the allocations of the
Fund’s assets. Total annual fund
operating expenses do not correlate with the ratios of expenses to average net
assets reported in the financial highlights tables in the Fund’s Prospectus and
in the Fund’s shareholder reports, which reflect the Fund’s operating expenses
and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. The Fund's Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses have been restated to reflect estimated fees and expenses for
the upcoming fiscal year.
2
Pursuant to an Expense
Limitation Agreement, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse or waive
fees and/or limit Fund expenses to the extent necessary to assure that the
operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, commissions,
and other transaction expenses, interest, and extraordinary expenses (such as
litigation and indemnification expenses)) will not exceed 0.60% of the Fund's
average daily net assets per year, until at least March 1,
2027.
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 |
| $61 |
$201 |
$353 |
$795 |
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 4.30% 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 Cboe S&P Technology Select
Sector Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or in investments that have
economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic
characteristics of such component securities, either individually
or
in the aggregate. 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 partially covered call strategy
that holds a theoretical portfolio of the underlying securities of the
Information Technology Select Sector Index (the “Reference Index”). The
Underlying Index "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money
covered call options on the Information Technology Select Sector
SPDR®
Fund (the “Reference Fund”), or such other fund that seeks to track the
performance of the Reference Index, as determined by the Index Provider. The
call options correspond to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in
the Reference Index, therefore representing a partially covered call strategy.
The
call options written (sold) by the Fund will be FLexible EXchange®
(“FLEX”) options. The Fund invests in the securities reflected in the Underlying
Index or in investments (including other underlying ETFs) that have economic
characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics
of such component securities and cannot invest directly in the Underlying Index
itself. The implications of the written (sold) FLEX call options are described
in more detail here:
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.
FLEX
Options
– FLEX options are options guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC),
that allow investors to customize key contract terms, including expiration date,
exercise style, and exercise price, and expanded position limits.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month FLEX call options on the Reference Fund corresponding
to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in the Reference Index and
will cover such options by holding the component securities of the Reference
Index. The exercise price of each FLEX call option written is the listed option
reference price closest to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the
Reference Fund from 12:59 p.m. Eastern Time to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
roll date or, if the Reference Fund does not trade during this period, the last
mid-price of the Reference Fund before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The roll date is
a specified day of each month when the open call options position of the
Underlying Index expires, and a new call option position is opened that will
expire as of the next roll date. The roll date for the Underlying Index is the
business day prior to the standard monthly listed option expiry date, the latter
typically being the third Friday of each month. Each option position will (i) be
held until one day prior to the expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday
preceding the third Friday of the month) and liquidated at a price determined at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; (ii) expire on its date of maturity (in the next
calendar month); and (iii) only be subject to exercise on its expiration date.
Because FLEX options may not trade regularly, the Underlying Index will utilize
a theoretical valuation for the FLEX options, using Cboe Hanweck Options
Analytics theoretical prices as a primary source. These prices are determined
using a proprietary methodology developed by Cboe Global Indices, LLC, which
references listed options pricing on the Reference Fund from the Options Price
Reporting Authority for quality assurance checks.
The
Reference Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing
the securities of the S&P 500 Index that are classified within the
information technology sector under the Global Industry Classification System
("GICS"), including securities of companies from the following industries:
technology hardware, storage, and peripherals; software; communications
equipment; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; IT services; and
electronic equipment, instruments and components. The Reference Index is one of
eleven Select Sector Indexes developed and maintained in accordance with the
following criteria: (1) each of the component securities in the Reference Index
is a constituent of the S&P 500 Index; and (2) the Reference Index is
calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) based on a
proprietary “modified market capitalization” methodology, which means that
modifications may be made to the market capitalization weights of single stock
concentrations in order to conform to the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code” or “IRC”). As of
December 31, 2025, the Reference Index was comprised of 70
holdings.
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 selling call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index, the Fund's partially covered
call strategy may generate income while allowing for some potential upside
exposure to the growth of the underlying constituents of the Reference Index,
relative to a 100% covered call strategy. If the price of the Reference Fund is
above the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions upon the expiration
of the call options, then at expiration the Fund would owe the purchaser of the
call option the difference between the strike price and the price of the
Reference Fund, so the amount owed with respect to the call option would be
expected to offset approximately half of the gains the Fund may experience from
the securities held. For example, if the price of the Reference Fund were to
increase by 15% from the time the call options were sold to the time the call
options expired, then the call options could be expected to have a value equal
to approximately 7.5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the call
options were sold, which would offset approximately half of the Fund’s gains
from the increase in the Reference Index over the relevant period, as long as
the performance of the Reference Fund generally corresponds to the performance
of the Reference Index. However, if the price of the Reference Fund is below the
strike price of the Fund’s call options positions at expiry, the call options
will expire worthless, and the Fund will retain the premium. An investor that
purchases Fund shares other than on the day that the Fund writes (sells) monthly
call options, or who sells shares other than on the day that the call options
expire, may experience different investment returns, depending on the relative
difference between the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions, and
the price of the Reference Fund.
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 (including indirect
investments through underlying ETFs) that collectively has an investment profile
similar to the Underlying Index in terms of key risk factors, performance
attributes and other characteristics. Underlying ETFs may constitute a
substantial portion of the Fund's assets. These include country weightings,
market capitalization and other financial characteristics of securities. 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 or in investments that have economic
characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics
of such component securities, either individually or in the
aggregate.
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 semiconductors and semiconductor
equipment and software industries 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.
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.
ETF Investment
Risk: The
Fund is subject to the same risks as underlying ETFs in which it may invest,
including: that the underlying ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or discount
to NAV; that an underlying ETF may experience a lack of liquidity that can
result in greater volatility than its underlying securities; that an active
trading market for an underlying ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained;
that trading in an underlying ETF’s shares may be halted in certain
circumstances; and that an underlying ETF may fail to achieve its investment
objective, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investment in the
underlying ETF and the overall performance of the Fund. Subjective decisions
made by the investment adviser of an underlying ETF may cause the underlying ETF
to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have
capitalized. Because the value of an underlying ETF's shares depends on the
demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s
holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby adversely affecting
the Fund’s performance.
An underlying ETF that seeks to track an
underlying index may experience tracking error in relation to the index.
Further, a lack of liquidity may result in the underlying ETF’s value being more
volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Underlying ETFs in which the
Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
its shares may be more volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a diversified
fund that invests in a broader range of securities. In addition, investments in
the securities of underlying ETFs may involve duplication of advisory fees and
certain other expenses.
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.
Correlation
Risk: In seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index, the
Fund anticipates holding component securities of the Reference Index and writing
call options on the Reference Fund. While it is anticipated that the performance
of the Reference Fund, and of the call options written on the Reference Fund,
will generally correspond to the performance of the component securities of the
Reference Index, there can be no guarantee that such performance will be highly
correlated. It is possible that the value of the component securities of the
Reference Index may diverge from the value of the Reference Fund on which the
call options are written. if such performance diverges, this may cause the
performance of the call options to offset more or less than 50% of the gains of
the component securities during a roll period. If this occurs, the total return
of the Fund will deviate from the total return expectations of a 50% covered
call strategy.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk:
By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's portfolio in return
for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit
from potential increases in the value of the Reference Index above the exercise
prices of such options, but may continue to bear the risk of declines in the
value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from the options may not be
sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the underlying
stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund will write options on a portion
of the stocks underlying the Reference Index, rather than on the Reference Index
itself, it is possible that the Fund may decrease in value, even in
circumstances where the Reference Index increases in value, particularly during
periods where the returns of the stocks underlying the Reference Index are
relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control over the exercise of the
option by the option holder and may lose the benefit from any capital
appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of
offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the written options.
Exchanges may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is
suspended, the Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be
desirable or advantageous to do so.
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.
FLEX
Options Risk: The
Fund will utilize FLEX options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable to, or unwilling to, perform
their obligations under the contracts. In the unlikely event that the OCC cannot
meet their obligations, the Fund could suffer significant losses. Additionally,
FLEX options expose the Fund to liquidity risk. FLEX options may be more
illiquid than other securities, including traditional options. To the extent
that the FLEX options may not be expected to experience regular trading, the
FLEX options held by the Fund may be valued based on a price quotation or other
equivalent indication of value supplied by a pricing service, rather than based
on a price last traded on an exchange. In less liquid markets for FLEX options,
the Fund may have difficulty entering into or closing out certain positions at
designated times and/or prices, including in connection with the monthly options
roll process. With the creation and redemption of Shares, to the extent market
participants are not willing or able to enter into FLEX option transactions with
the Fund at prices that reflect the market price of the Shares, the Fund’s net
asset value (“NAV”) and, in turn the share price of the Fund, could suffer
significant losses. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific
FLEX option positions, and some may expire worthless. As a FLEX option
approaches the predetermined expiration date, its value typically moves in
parallel with the value of the Reference Fund. However, prior to such date, the
value of the FLEX options may not increase or decrease at the same rate as the
Reference Fund’s share price on a day-to-day basis. The value of the underlying
FLEX options will be affected by many market factors, such as changes in the
Reference Fund’s share price, interest rates, the volatility of the Reference
Fund, and the remaining time until the FLEX options expire. There may be a
difference between the market price of the FLEX options executed by the Fund and
the theoretical price of the FLEX options written by the Underlying Index's
hypothetical portfolio, which may increase the Fund's tracking
error.
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.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Software Industry:
The software industry can be
significantly affected by intense competition, aggressive pricing, technological
innovations, and product obsolescence. Companies in the application software
industry, in particular, may also be negatively affected by the decline or
fluctuation of subscription renewal rates for their products and services, which
may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Companies in the systems software
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.
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.
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, the Underlying Index and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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: |
3/31/2023 |
17.37% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2025 |
(9.09)% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (11/21/2022) |
| Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF: |
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·Return
before taxes |
16.84% |
23.89% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
13.62% |
19.71% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund Shares1 |
9.76% |
16.81% |
|
S&P
500 Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
21.06% |
|
Cboe
S&P Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index (USD)
(TR)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.78% |
24.98% |
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Information
Technology Select Sector Index (TR) (USD)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
24.72% |
30.04% |
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 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 Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF
Ticker:
DYLG Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF (the "Fund") seeks to provide investment results
that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of the Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite 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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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 11.74% 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 DJIA
Half BuyWrite 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 partially covered call strategy
that holds a theoretical portfolio of the underlying stocks of the Dow Jones
Industrial Average®
(the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The call options
correspond to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in the Reference
Index, therefore representing a partially covered call strategy. In seeking to
track the Underlying Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" investment strategy
on the Reference Index in which the Fund purchases the component securities of
the Reference Index and also writes (or sells) call options that correspond to
approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference
Index. By only writing call options on approximately 50% of the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index, the strategy can provide income
generation from the call options while allowing for some potential upside
exposure to the growth of the underlying constituents of the Reference Index,
relative to a 100% covered call strategy.
The
implications of the written (sold) call option are described in more detail
here:
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 monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s portfolio will write (sell) a succession
of one-month call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index and will cover such options by
holding the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call option
written in the Underlying Index’s portfolio will have an exercise price
generally at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. However, if
call options with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the Underlying
Index’s portfolio will instead select the call options with the strike price
closest to but above the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. Each
option position in the Underlying Index’s portfolio will (i) be traded on a
national securities exchange; (ii) be held until expiration date; (iii) expire
on its date of maturity; (iv) only be subject to exercise on its expiration
date; and (v) be settled in cash. The options component of the Underlying Index
is rebalanced (“rolled”) monthly.
The
Reference Index is a price weighted index containing equity securities of 30 of
the largest U.S. listed companies. Price weighting seeks to weight constituents
based on share price. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may
be changed without shareholder approval. As of December 31, 2025, the
Underlying Index had 30 constituents.
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 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 call options sold by the Fund will be
collateralized by the Fund's equity holdings at the time the Fund sells the
options. By selling call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index, the Fund's partially covered
call strategy may generate income while also allowing for some potential upside
exposure to the growth of the underlying constituents of the Reference Index,
relative to a 100% covered call strategy. If the price of the Reference Index is
above the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions upon the expiration
of the call options, then at expiration the Fund would owe the purchaser of the
call option the difference between the strike price and the value of the
Reference Index, so the amount owed with respect to the call option would be
expected to offset approximately half of the gains the Fund may experience from
the securities held. For example, if the price of the Reference Index were to
increase by 15% from the time the call options were sold to the time the call
options expired, then the call options would be expected to have a value equal
to approximately 7.5% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the call
options were sold, which would offset approximately half of the Fund’s gains
from the increase in the Reference Index over the relevant period. However, if
the price of the Reference Index is below the strike price of the Fund’s call
options positions at expiry, the call options will expire worthless, and the
Fund will retain the premium. An investor that purchases Fund shares other than
on the day that the Fund writes (sells) monthly call options, or who sells
shares other than on the day that the call options expire, may experience
different investment returns, depending on the relative difference between the
strike price of the Fund’s call options positions, and the price of the
Reference 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 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. 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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk: By writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's
portfolio in return for the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the
opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the Reference
Index above the exercise prices of such options, but may continue to bear the
risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from
the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the
volatility of the underlying stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund
will write options on a portion of the stocks underlying the Reference Index,
rather than on the Reference Index itself, it is possible that the Fund may
decrease in value, even in circumstances where the Reference Index increases in
value, particularly during periods where the returns of the stocks underlying
the Reference Index are relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control
over the exercise of the option by the option holder and may lose the benefit
from any capital appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder
exercises the option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting
identical options prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may
suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the
Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous to do so.
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.
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"). As a result, the Fund is subject to
the risk that it may be more volatile than a diversified fund because the Fund
may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers or may invest a larger
proportion of its assets in a single issuer. As a result, the gains and losses
on 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, the Underlying Index and Reference Index, which more closely
represent the exposure sought by the Fund. 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: |
9/30/2024 |
7.22% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
6/30/2024 |
(1.10)% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (07/25/2023) |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
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·Return
before taxes |
12.19% |
12.77% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
7.99% |
8.09% |
| ·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund
Shares |
7.17% |
7.79% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
19.70% |
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Cboe
DJIA Half BuyWrite Index (TR) (USD)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
12.64% |
13.08% |
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DJIA®
Index (TR) (USD)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
14.92% |
15.44% |
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 2023.
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 MLP &
Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
Ticker:
MLPD Exchange: NYSE Arca
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE
The
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (the "Fund") seeks to
provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe MLPX ATM BuyWrite 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: |
0.60% |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees: |
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Expenses: |
0.00% |
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Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses: |
0.60% |
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 15.69% 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 constituent securities of the Cboe MLPX ATM BuyWrite
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 theoretical portfolio that
employs a covered call strategy, as determined by Cboe Global Indices, LLC (the
“Index Provider”). A covered call strategy is generally considered to be an
investment strategy in which an investor buys a security, and "writes" (or
sells) a call option on that security in an attempt to generate more income.
Each time a fund writes a covered call option, the fund receives a payment of
money from the investor who buys the option from the fund, which is called the
premium. If the fund's value declines because of a decline in the value of a
reference index or a reference exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the premium that
the fund received for writing the covered call option offsets this loss to some
extent. The Underlying Index’s covered call strategy provides long exposure to a
reference ETF and “writes” (or sells) covered call options on the reference ETF.
Specifically, the Underlying Index holds a theoretical portfolio of the Global X
MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (the “Reference Fund”) and "writes" (or
sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options on
the Reference Fund. The call options written (sold) by the Fund will be FLexible
EXchange®
(“FLEX”) options. The Fund invests in the securities reflected in the Underlying
Index and cannot invest directly in the Underlying Index itself. The
implications of the written (sold) FLEX call options are described in more
detail here:
Call
Options
– When the Fund sells a call option, the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund retains the premium.
FLEX
Options
– FLEX options are options guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC),
that allow investors to customize key contract terms, including expiration date,
exercise style, exercise price, and expanded position limits.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month FLEX call options corresponding to the value of the
Reference Fund, and will cover such options by holding the Reference Fund. The
exercise price of each FLEX call option written is the listed option reference
price closest to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the Reference
Fund from 12:59 p.m. Eastern Time to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the roll date or,
if the Reference Fund does not trade during this period, the last mid-price of
the Reference Fund before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The roll date is a specified
day of each month when the open call options position of the Underlying Index is
liquidated, and a new call option position is opened that will expire as of the
next roll date. The roll date for the Underlying Index is the business day prior
to the standard monthly listed option expiry date, the latter typically being
the third Friday of each month. Each option position will (i) be held until one
day prior to the expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday preceding the
third Friday of the month) and liquidated at a price determined at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Time; (ii) expire on its date of maturity (in the next calendar month);
and (iii) only be subject to exercise on its expiration date. Because
FLEX options may not trade regularly, the Underlying Index will utilize a
theoretical valuation for the FLEX options, using Cboe Hanweck Options Analytics
theoretical prices as a primary source. These prices are determined using a
proprietary methodology developed by Cboe Global Indices, LLC, which references
listed options pricing on the Reference Fund from the Options Price Reporting
Authority for quality assurance checks.
In
seeking to track the Underlying Index, the Fund follows a "buy-write" investment
strategy in which the Fund purchases the Reference Fund and also writes (or
sells) call options that correspond to approximately 100% the value of the
Reference Fund. The call options sold by the Fund will be collateralized by the
Fund's equity holdings at the time the Fund sells the options.
If
the price of the Reference Fund is above the strike price of the Fund’s call
options positions upon the closing out of the call option, then the Fund would
owe the purchaser of the call option the difference between the strike price and
the value of the Reference Fund, so the amount owed with respect to the call
option would offset any gains the Fund may experience from the securities held.
For example, if the price of the Reference Fund were to increase by 15% from the
time the call options were sold to the time the call options were closed out,
then the call options would be expected to have a value equal to approximately
15% of the value the portfolio had at the time when the call options were sold,
which would offset approximately all of the Fund’s gains from the increase in
the Reference Fund over the relevant period. However, if the price of the
Reference Fund is below the strike price of the Fund’s call options positions
when closed out, the call options will be worthless, and the Fund will retain
the premium. An investor that purchases Fund shares other than on the day that
the Fund writes (sells) monthly call options, or who sells shares other than on
the day that the call options are closed out, may experience different
investment returns, depending on the relative difference between the strike
price of the Fund’s call options positions, and the price of the Reference Fund.
In return for the payment of a premium to the Fund, a purchaser of the call
options written by the Fund is entitled to receive a cash payment from the Fund
equal to the difference between the value of the Reference Fund and the exercise
price of the option if the value of the option on the expiration date is above
its exercise price. The Fund's covered call options may partially protect the
Fund from loss associated with a decline in the price of the Reference Fund
through means of the premiums received by the Fund. However, when the equity
market is rallying rapidly, the Underlying Index is expected to underperform the
Reference Fund.
The
Reference Fund is an equity ETF which invests at least 80% of its total assets
in the securities of the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index (the
“Reference Index”) which provides exposure to U.S. equity securities of
Midstream energy infrastructure master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and
corporations that principally own and operate assets used in energy logistics,
including, but not limited to, pipelines, storage facilities and other assets
used in transporting, storing, gathering, and processing natural gas, liquids,
crude oil or refined products, as determined by Solactive AG. Solactive AG
determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Reference Index and
publishes information regarding the market value of the Reference Index. As of
December 31,
2025,
the
Reference Index was concentrated in the oil, gas and consumable fuels industry
and had significant exposure to the energy sector.
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. Under normal
circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in
component securities of the Underlying Index or in investments that are
substantially identical to such component securities, either individually or in
the aggregate. 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 oil, gas and consumable fuels industry
and had significant exposure to the energy 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.
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.
ETF
Investment Risk:
The Fund is subject to the same risks as underlying ETFs in which it may invest,
including: that the underlying ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or discount
to NAV; that an underlying ETF may experience
a
lack of liquidity that can result in greater volatility than its underlying
securities; that an active trading market for an underlying ETF’s shares may not
develop or be maintained; that trading in an underlying ETF’s shares may be
halted in certain circumstances; and that an underlying ETF may fail to achieve
its investment objective, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s
investment in the underlying ETF and the overall performance of the Fund.
Subjective decisions made by the investment adviser of an underlying ETF may
cause the underlying ETF to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on
which it may otherwise have capitalized. Because the value of an underlying
ETF's shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to
liquidate the Fund’s holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby
adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.
An underlying ETF that seeks
to track an underlying index may experience tracking error in relation to the
index. Further, a lack of liquidity may result in the underlying ETF’s value
being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities. Underlying ETFs in
which the Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and its shares may be more volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a
diversified fund that invests in a broader range of securities. In addition,
investments in the securities of underlying ETFs may involve duplication of
advisory fees and certain other expenses.
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.
Midstream
and Downstream MLPs Investment
Risk: MLPs that operate midstream and
downstream assets are subject to supply and demand fluctuations in the markets
they serve, which may be impacted by a wide range of factors, including
fluctuating commodity prices, weather, increased conservation or use of
alternative fuel sources, increased governmental or environmental regulation,
depletion, rising interest rates, declines in domestic or foreign production,
accidents or catastrophic events, increasing operating expenses and economic
conditions, among others. Midstream MLPs may be particularly susceptible to
large drops in energy prices, which have the ability to impact more drastically
production in the oil and gas fields that they serve. Further, MLPs that operate
gathering and processing assets are subject to natural declines in the
production of the oil and gas fields they serve. In addition, some gathering and
processing contracts subject the owner of such assets to direct commodity price
risk. Downstream MLPs may be impacted by supply chain disruptions that limit the
access to equipment or replacement parts of such equipment used in providing
compression services. Contract terms for services can vary depending on the
application and location of holdings, should a significant number of customers
or suppliers terminate their contracts, or attempt to renegotiate their rates,
it could have a material effect on
operations.
Associated
Risks Related to Investing in Energy Infrastructure
Companies: The Fund invests primarily in energy infrastructure companies.
Energy infrastructure companies are subject to risks specific to the industry
they serve, including, but not limited to, the following: reduced volumes of
natural gas or other energy commodities available for transporting, processing
or storing; new construction and acquisition risk, which can limit growth
potential; a sustained reduced demand for crude oil, natural gas and refined
petroleum products resulting from a recession or an increase in market price or
higher taxes; changes in the regulatory environment; extreme weather and/or
natural disasters; rising interest rates, which could result in a higher cost of
capital and drive investors into other investment opportunities; and
cyberattacks and threats of attack by terrorists.
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.
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.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk:
By writing covered 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 Reference Index above the exercise prices of such options, but will continue
to bear the risk of declines in the value of the Reference Index. The premiums
received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained
from the volatility of the underlying stocks over time. As a result, the risks
associated with writing covered call options may be similar to the risks
associated with writing put options. 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 option positions through the purchase of
offsetting identical options prior to the expiration of the written options.
Exchanges may suspend the trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is
suspended, the Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be
desirable or advantageous to do so, which may increase the risk of tracking
error.
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.
FLEX
Options Risk:
The Fund will utilize FLEX options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the
OCC. The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable to, or unwilling to,
perform their obligations under the contracts. In the unlikely event that the
OCC cannot meet their obligations, the Fund could suffer significant losses.
Additionally, FLEX options expose the Fund to liquidity risk. FLEX options may
be more illiquid than other securities, including traditional options. To the
extent that the FLEX options may not be expected to experience regular trading,
the FLEX options held by the Fund may be valued based on a price quotation or
other equivalent indication of value supplied by a pricing service, rather than
based on a price last traded on an exchange. In less liquid markets for FLEX
options, the Fund may have difficulty entering into or closing out certain
positions at designated times and/or prices, including in connection with the
monthly options roll process. With the creation and redemption of Shares, to the
extent market participants are not willing or able to enter into FLEX option
transactions with the Fund at prices that reflect the market price of the
Shares, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and, in turn the share price of the
Fund, could suffer significant losses. The Fund may experience substantial
downside from specific FLEX option positions, and some may expire worthless. As
a FLEX option approaches the predetermined expiration date, its value typically
moves in parallel with the value of the Reference Fund. However, prior to such
date, the value of the FLEX options may not increase or decrease at the same
rate as the Reference Fund’s share price on a day-to-day basis. The value of the
underlying FLEX options will be affected by many market factors, such as changes
in the Reference Fund’s share price, interest rates, the volatility of the
Reference Fund, and the remaining time until the FLEX options expire. There may
be a difference between the market price of the FLEX options executed by the
Fund and the theoretical price of the FLEX options written by the Underlying
Index's hypothetical portfolio, which may increase the Fund's tracking
error.
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 Energy Sector: The value of securities issued by companies in the energy sector
may decline for many reasons, including, without limitation, changes in energy
prices; changes in supply and demand of energy resources, including oil and gas;
international politics; energy conservation; the success of exploration
projects; natural disasters or other catastrophes; changes in exchange rates,
interest rates, or economic conditions; changes in demand for energy products
and services; and tax and other government regulatory policies. Commodity price
volatility, imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of
resources, development of alternative energy sources, and technological
developments may also impact the energy sector. Actions taken by central
governments may dramatically impact supply and demand forces that influence
energy prices, resulting in sudden decreases in value for companies in the
energy sector.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
Industry: The oil, gas and consumable fuels
industry is cyclical and highly dependent on the market price of fuel. The
market value of companies in the oil, gas and consumable fuels industry are
strongly affected by the levels and volatility of global commodity prices,
supply and demand, capital expenditures on exploration and production, energy
conservation efforts, the prices of alternative fuels, exchange rates and
technological advances. Companies in this sector are subject to substantial
government regulation and contractual fixed pricing, which may increase the cost
of business and limit these companies’ earnings. Actions taken by central
governments or intergovernmental entities such as OPEC may dramatically impact
supply and demand forces that influence the market price of fuel, resulting in
sudden decreases in value for companies in the oil, gas and consumable fuels
industry. A significant portion of their revenues depends on a relatively small
number of customers, including governmental entities and utilities. As a result,
governmental budget restraints may have a material adverse effect on the stock
prices of companies in the industry.
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 Canada: Investments in Canadian issuers may subject the Fund to legal,
regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risk specific to Canada.
Among other things, the Canadian economy is heavily dependent on relationships
with certain key trading partners, including the U.S. and China. The Canadian
economy is sensitive to fluctuations in certain 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 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.
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.
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.
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: |
9/30/2025 |
5.97% |
| Worst
Quarter: |
3/31/2025 |
0.63% |
Average Annual
Total Returns (for the Periods Ended December 31,
2025)
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One
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Since
Inception (05/07/2024) |
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Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF |
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·Return
before taxes |
11.17% |
12.84% |
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·Return
after taxes on distributions1 |
5.26% |
7.44% |
| ·Return
after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund
Shares |
6.40% |
7.44% |
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S&P
500®
Index (USD) (TR)
(Index returns do not
reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
17.88% |
19.86% |
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Cboe
MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index (TR) (USD)
(Index
returns do not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
3.60% |
5.84% |
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.
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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Name |
Underlying
Index |
80%
Investment Policy/Policies |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF |
Cboe
S&P 500 BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Cboe S&P 500
BuyWrite Index (the “Underlying Index”) or in investments that have
economic characteristics that are similar to the economic characteristics
of the component securities of the Underlying Index, either individually
or in the aggregate. |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF |
Cboe
NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index™ |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index™ (the "Underlying Index"). |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF |
Cboe
Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in component securities of
the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or in
investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially
identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities,
either individually or in the aggregate. |
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Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
Cboe
Nasdaq-100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe Nasdaq-100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
Cboe
S&P 500 Half BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe S&P 500 Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index").
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF |
Nasdaq-100
Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Risk
Managed Income ETF |
Cboe
S&P 500 Risk Managed Income Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe S&P 500 Risk Managed Income Index (the "Underlying
Index"). |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered
Call ETF |
DJIA
Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any
borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities of the DJIA Cboe
BuyWrite v2 Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF |
Cboe
Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite 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 Cboe
Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or in
investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially
identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities,
either individually or in the aggregate. |
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Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF |
Cboe
S&P Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the securities of the Cboe S&P
Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") or
in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially
identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities,
either individually or in the aggregate. |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
Cboe
DJIA Half BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the
Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index").
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Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF |
Cboe
MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index |
The
Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for
investment purposes (if any), in the constituent securities of the Cboe
MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index"). |
Each
Fund (other than the Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell
2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF and the Global X Information Technology
Covered Call & Growth ETF) 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. Each of the Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell
2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF and the Global X Information Technology
Covered Call & Growth ETF may invest in a representative sample of
securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to its 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.
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.
Collar
Option Risk
Collar
Option Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed Income ETF and
Global X S&P 500® Risk Managed Income 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.
Depositary
Receipts Risk
Depositary
Receipts Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X
NASDAQ 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed
Income 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 each Fund
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 each Fund
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.
ETF
Investment Risk
ETF
Investment Risk applies to the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, Global X
Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X Information Technology
Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure
Covered Call ETF
The
Fund may hold ETFs to gain exposure to certain asset classes. As a result, the
Fund may be subject to the same risks as the underlying ETFs.
An
underlying ETFs that seeks to track an underlying index may experience tracking
error in relation to the index, or a lack of liquidity may result in an
underlying ETF’s value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio
securities. Because the value of an underlying ETF's shares depends on the
demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s
holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, thereby adversely affecting
the Fund’s performance. Further, an underlying ETF's shares may trade at a
premium or discount to NAV.
Underlying
ETFs in which the Fund invests may be non-diversified under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”). This means that there is no restriction under
the 1940 Act on how much an underlying ETF may invest in the securities of a
single issuer. Therefore, the value of an underlying ETF’s shares may be
volatile and fluctuate more than shares of a diversified fund that invests in a
broader range of securities. In addition, the Fund or underlying ETFs may hold
common portfolio positions, thereby reducing any diversification benefits of the
underlying ETFs.
Investments
in the securities of an underlying ETF may also involve the duplication of
advisory fees and certain other expenses. The Fund will pay brokerage
commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of underlying
ETFs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund.
A
complete list of each underlying ETF held by the Fund can be found daily on the
Trust’s website.
Master
Limited Partnerships Investment Risk
Master
Limited Partnerships Investment Risk applies to the Global X MLP & Energy
Infrastructure Covered Call 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.
Midstream
and Downstream MLPs Investment Risk
Midstream
and Downstream MLPs Investment Risk applies to the Global X MLP ETF and the
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
MLPs
that operate midstream and downstream assets are subject to supply and demand
fluctuations in the markets they serve, which may be impacted by a wide range of
factors, including fluctuating commodity prices, weather, increased conservation
or use of alternative fuel sources, increased governmental or environmental
regulation, depletion, rising
interest
rates, declines in domestic or foreign production, accidents or catastrophic
events, increasing operating expenses and economic conditions, among others.
Midstream MLPs may be particularly susceptible to large drops in energy prices,
which have the ability to impact more drastically production in the oil and gas
fields that they serve. Further, MLPs that operate gathering and processing
assets are subject to natural declines in the production of the oil and gas
fields they serve. In addition, some gathering and processing contracts subject
the owner of such assets to direct commodity price risk. Downstream MLPs may be
impacted by supply chain disruptions that limit the access to equipment or
replacement parts of such equipment used in providing compression services.
Contract terms for services can vary depending on the application and location
of holdings, should a significant number of customers or suppliers terminate
their contracts, or attempt to renegotiate their rates, it could have a material
effect on operations. Downstream firms may employ the use of hedging strategies
and derivatives to mitigate exposure to market risks associated with inventory
acquisition and sales. Risk management policies cannot eliminate all commodity
price risk or the impact of adverse market conditions, which can impact
financial performance. Marine, rail, and truck transportation services may be
employed, in addition to pipelines, terminals, and storage facilities, to
transport or store petroleum and gas products for purchase or sale. Regulations
and directives related to these services as well as a disruption in any of these
transportation or storage services could adversely impact operations. Refinery
activity, as well as changes in market structure or demand, could impact the
sales of refined petroleum products such as gasoline, heating oil, or residual
oils. Any work stoppages or labor disturbances by an organized labor force,
unionized or otherwise, could have an adverse effect on operations. In addition,
employees who are not currently represented by labor unions may seek
representation in the future, and any renegotiation of collective bargaining
agreements may result in unfavorable terms.
Capitalization
Risk
Capitalization
Risk applies to each Fund
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 S&P 500® Covered Call ETF, Global X
NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call & Growth
ETF, Global X S&P 500® Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF, Global X S&P 500® Risk Managed Income ETF, Global X
Dow 30® Covered Call ETF, Global X Information Technology Covered Call &
Growth ETF, Global X Dow 30® Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X MLP
& Energy Infrastructure Covered Call 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 Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, Global X
Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X MLP & Energy
Infrastructure Covered Call 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 Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF and Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth 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.
Commodity
Risk
Commodity
Risk applies to Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call
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.
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.
Correlation
Risk
Correlation
Risk applies to the Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth
ETF
In
seeking to track the performance of the Underlying Index, the Fund anticipates
holding component securities of the Reference Index and writing call options on
the Reference Fund. While it is anticipated that the performance of the
Reference Fund, and of the call options written on the Reference Fund, will
generally correspond to the performance of the component securities of the
Reference Index, there can be no guarantee that such performance will be highly
correlated. It is possible that the value of the component securities of the
Reference Index may diverge from the value of the Reference Fund on which the
call options are written. if such performance diverges, this may cause the
performance of the call options to offset more or less than 50% of the gains of
the component securities during a roll period. If this occurs, the total return
of the Fund will deviate from the total return expectations of a 50% covered
call strategy.
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk
Covered
Call Option Writing Risk applies to the Global X S&P 500® Covered Call ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF,
Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X Dow 30® Covered Call ETF, Global X
Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X Information Technology
Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X Dow 30® Covered Call & Growth ETF
and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
By
writing covered call options on a portion of the Fund's portfolio in return for
the receipt of premiums, the Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from
potential increases in the value of the Reference Index above the exercise
prices of such options, but may continue to bear the risk of declines in the
value of the Reference Index. The premiums received from the options may not be
sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the underlying
stocks over time. Additionally, because the Fund will write options on a portion
of the stocks underlying the Reference Index, rather than on the Reference Index
itself, it is possible that the Fund may decrease in value, even in
circumstances where the Reference Index increases in value, particularly during
periods where the returns of the stocks underlying the Reference Index are
relatively uncorrelated. The Fund will have no control over the exercise of the
option by the option holder and may lose the benefit from any capital
appreciation on the underlying security when the option holder exercises the
option. 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 option positions through the purchase of offsetting identical options
prior to the expiration of the written options. Exchanges may suspend the
trading of options in volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the Fund may be
unable to write options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to do so.
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.
FLEX
Options Risk
FLEX
Options Risk applies to the Global X Information Technology Covered Call &
Growth ETF and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call
ETF
The
Fund will utilize FLEX options issued and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC will be unable to, or unwilling to, perform
their obligations under the contracts. In the unlikely event that the OCC cannot
meet their obligations, the Fund could suffer significant losses. Additionally,
FLEX options expose the Fund to liquidity risk. FLEX options may be more
illiquid than other securities, including traditional options. To the extent
that the FLEX options may not be expected to experience regular trading, the
FLEX options held by the Fund may be valued based on a price quotation or other
equivalent indication of value supplied by a pricing service, rather than based
on a price last traded on an exchange. In less liquid markets for FLEX options,
the Fund may have difficulty entering into or closing out certain positions at
designated times and/or prices, including in connection with the monthly options
roll process. With the creation and redemption of Shares, to the extent market
participants are not willing or able to enter into FLEX option transactions with
the Fund at prices that reflect the market price of the Shares, the Fund’s net
asset value (“NAV”) and, in turn the share price of the Fund, could suffer
significant losses. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific
FLEX option positions, and some may expire worthless. As a FLEX option
approaches the predetermined expiration date, its value typically moves in
parallel with the value of the
Reference
Fund. However, prior to such date, the value of the FLEX options may not
increase or decrease at the same rate as the Reference Fund’s share price on a
day-to-day basis. The value of the underlying FLEX options will be affected by
many market factors, such as changes in the Reference Fund’s share price,
interest rates, the volatility of the Reference Fund, and the remaining time to
until the FLEX options expire.
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 Energy Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Energy Sector applies to the Global X MLP &
Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
The
value of securities issued by companies in the energy sector may be cyclical and
highly dependent on energy prices. Companies in the energy sector are subject to
swift energy price and supply fluctuations caused by changes in supply and
demand of energy resources; international politics; energy conservation; changes
in exchange rates, interest rates, or economic conditions; changes in demand for
energy products and services; the success of exploration projects; and tax and
other governmental regulatory policies. Commodity price volatility, imposition
of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, development
of alternative energy sources, and technological developments may also impact
the energy sector. Actions taken by central governments may dramatically impact
supply and demand forces that influence energy prices, resulting in sudden
decreases in value for companies in the energy sector.
The operations of
energy companies may be disrupted by events that target or damage energy
infrastructure, including cyberattacks, other attacks, accidents, natural
disasters, or other catastrophes. Additionally, these companies may be at risk
for civil liability and environmental damage claims and could be negatively
impacted by the adoption of other and/or novel energy sources, driven by
economic, environmental, and/or regulatory reasons, among others. These
companies may also be adversely affected by world events affecting the regions
that the companies operate (i.e., the imposition of sanctions, expropriation,
nationalization, confiscation of assets and coups, social unrest, violence, war,
or labor unrest), which may be heightened for companies located in emerging
market countries.
Companies engaged in the distribution of energy,
including electricity and gas, may be adversely affected by governmental
limitation on rates charged to customers. Deregulation and greater competition
may adversely affect the profitability of these companies and lead to
diversification outside of their original geographic regions and their
traditional lines of business, potentially increasing risk and making the price
of their equity securities more volatile.
Energy markets are subject to
both short- and long-term trends that impact demand for and supply of energy
commodities. A decrease in the production of energy commodities or a decrease in
the volume of such commodities available may adversely impact the financial
performance of companies operating in the energy sector.
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Financials Sector applies to the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF and Global X Dow 30® Covered Call & Growth 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 Information Technology Sector
Risks
Related to Investing in the Information Technology Sector applies to the Global
X S&P 500® Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X
NASDAQ 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X S&P 500® Covered Call
& Growth ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed Income ETF, Global X S&P
500® Risk Managed Income ETF and Global X Information Technology Covered Call
& Growth 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 Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels Industry applies to
the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
The
oil, gas and consumable fuels industry is cyclical and highly dependent on the
prices and supplies of fuel and other raw materials. The market value of
companies in the oil, gas and consumable fuels industry are strongly affected by
the levels and volatility of global commodity prices, supply and demand, capital
expenditures on exploration and production, energy conservation efforts, the
prices of alternative fuels, exchange rates and technological advances.
Companies in this sector are subject to substantial government regulation and
contractual fixed pricing, which may increase the cost of business and limit
these companies’ earnings. Actions taken by central governments or
intergovernmental entities such as OPEC may dramatically impact supply and
demand forces that influence the market
price
of fuel, resulting in sudden decreases in value for companies in the oil, gas
and consumable fuels industry. A significant portion of their revenues depends
on a relatively small number of customers, including governmental entities and
utilities. As a result, governmental budget restraints may have a material
adverse effect on the stock prices of companies in the industry. 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.
The operations of companies in the oil, gas
and consumable fuels industry may be disrupted by events that target or damage
energy infrastructure, including cyberattacks, terrorism, other attacks,
accidents, natural disasters, or other catastrophes. Additionally, these
companies may be at risk for significant civil liability from accidents
resulting in injury or loss of life or property, pollution or other
environmental damage, equipment malfunctions or mishandling of materials. 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.
Oil, gas, and consumable
fuels companies could be negatively impacted by the adoption of other and/or
novel energy sources, driven by economic, environmental, and/or regulatory
reasons, among others. These companies may also be adversely affected by world
events affecting the regions that the companies operate (i.e., the imposition of
sanctions, expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and coups,
social unrest, violence, war, or labor unrest), which may be heightened for
companies located in emerging market countries or countries with less developed
regulatory regimes.
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® Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed Income ETF and
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth 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 Software Industry
Risks
Related to Investing in the Software Industry applies to the Global X
Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
The
software industry can be significantly affected by intense competition,
aggressive pricing, technological innovations, and product obsolescence.
Companies in the application software industry, in particular, may also be
negatively affected by the decline or fluctuation of subscription renewal rates
for their products and services, which may have an adverse effect on profit
margins. Companies in the systems software 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.
Foreign
Securities Risk
Foreign
Securities Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X
NASDAQ 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed
Income 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 Canada
Risk
of Investing in Canada applies to the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure
Covered Call ETF
Investments
in Canadian issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political,
currency, security, and economic risk specific to Canada. The U.S. is Canada’s
largest trading and investment partner, and the Canadian economy is
significantly affected by developments in the U.S. economy and by changes in
U.S. trade policy. The Canadian economy is also dependent on relationships with
certain other key trading partners, including China. Any trade policy changes by
Canada’s key trading partners which reduce Canada's ability to trade with such
regions could have significant impact on the Canadian economy. For example,
tensions related to the implementation of tariffs and other protectionists
policies could restrict trade between the parties, which may negatively affect
Canadian issuers and weight on economic growth prospects. In addition, Canada is
a large supplier of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural
products and energy related natural products (e.g., oil, natural gas and
hydroelectricity) and any changes in the supply and demand of these resources,
both domestically and internationally, can significantly impact the Canadian
market.
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets
Risk
of Investing in Developed Markets applies to each Fund
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 the United States
Risk
of Investing in the United States applies to each Fund
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.
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.
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.
Representative
Sampling Risk
Representative
Sampling Risk applies to Global X S&P 500® Covered Call ETF, Global X
Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth
ETF and Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth
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.
Tracking
Error Risk
Tracking
Error Risk applies to each Fund
Tracking
error is the divergence of the Fund's performance from that of the Underlying
Index. Tracking error may occur because of differences between the securities
and other instruments held in the Fund's portfolio and those included in the
Underlying Index, pricing differences (including differences between a
security's price at the local market close and the Fund's valuation of a
security at the time of calculation of the Fund's NAV), transaction costs
incurred by the Fund, the Fund's holding of uninvested cash, 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
Investable
Universe of Companies Risk applies to the Global X MLP & Energy
Infrastructure Covered Call 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 MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call
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.
Non-Diversification
Risk
Non-Diversification
Risk applies to the Global X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed Income ETF,
Global X Dow 30® Covered Call ETF, Global X Information Technology Covered Call
& Growth ETF, Global X Dow 30® Covered Call & Growth ETF and Global X
MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call 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 each Fund
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.
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.
Securities
Lending Risk
As
of the date of the prospectus, Securities Lending Risk applies to the Global X
Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth 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.
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 each Fund
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 for the Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell
2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy
Infrastructure Covered Call ETF provides that the Adviser also bears the costs
for acquired fund fees and expenses generated by investments by such Funds in
affiliated investment companies. 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):
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Fund |
Management
Fee
|
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF |
0.60% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF |
0.60% |
| Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF |
0.60% |
|
Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
0.35% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
0.35% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Risk Managed Income ETF |
0.60% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF |
0.60% |
|
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered
Call ETF |
0.60% |
| Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF |
0.35% |
| Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF |
0.60%1 |
|
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF |
0.35% |
| Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF |
0.60% |
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
Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF to the extent necessary to
assure that the operating expenses of the Global X Information Technology
Covered Call & Growth ETF (exclusive of taxes, brokerage fees, commissions,
and other transaction expenses, interest, and extraordinary expenses (such as
litigation and indemnification expenses)) will not exceed 0.60% of the average
daily net assets of the Global X Information Technology Covered Call &
Growth ETF per year until at least March 1, 2027.
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 are available in the Funds' report filed on 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 Wayne Xie and Vanessa Yang.
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.
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.
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 Fund.
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") ("Cboe
BZX") (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 had commenced operation as of the most recent fiscal year end. The tables
that follow present information about the total returns of each 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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NAV |
MARKET |
UNDERLYING
INDEX |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF1* |
7.80% |
7.84% |
7.19% |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF2** |
8.16% |
8.15% |
9.10% |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF3 |
4.42% |
4.40% |
5.24% |
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Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered
Call & Growth ETF4 |
13.95% |
13.98% |
14.67% |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF5 |
12.85% |
12.86% |
13.58% |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF6 |
1.10% |
1.14% |
1.57% |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Risk Managed Income ETF7 |
1.87% |
1.84% |
2.50% |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF8 |
7.06% |
7.09% |
8.01% |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF9 |
8.90% |
8.91% |
9.42% |
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Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF10 |
25.87% |
25.87% |
26.95% |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF11 |
12.54% |
12.58% |
12.84% |
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Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF12 |
10.24% |
10.50% |
3.92% |
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1
For
the period since inception on 06/21/13 to 10/31/25. Performance includes
the performance of the Predecessor Fund. |
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2
For
the period since inception on 12/11/13 to 10/31/25. Performance includes
the performance of the Predecessor Fund. |
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3
For
the period since inception on 04/17/19 to 10/31/25 |
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4
For
the period since inception on 09/18/20 to 10/31/25 |
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5
For
the period since inception on 09/18/20 to 10/31/25 |
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6
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
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7
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
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8
For the period since inception on 02/23/22 to 10/31/25 |
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9
For the period since inception on 10/04/22 to 10/31/25 |
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10
For
the period since inception on 11/21/22 to 10/31/25 |
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11
For the period since inception on 07/25/23 to 10/31/25 |
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12
For the period since inception on 05/07/24 to 10/31/25 |
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*
Performance reflects the performance of the S&P 500®
Stock Covered Call Index through September 14, 2017, the Cboe S&P 500
2% OTM BuyWrite Index through August 20, 2020 and the Cboe S&P
500®
BuyWrite
Index thereafter. |
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**
Performance reflects the performance of the Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite Index through October 14, 2015 and Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index thereafter. |
Cumulative
Total Returns
Inception
to 10/31/25
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| NAV |
MARKET |
UNDERLYING
INDEX |
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Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF1* |
153.15% |
154.38% |
136.12% |
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Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF2** |
154.30% |
153.90% |
181.66% |
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Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF3 |
32.74% |
32.52% |
39.65% |
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Global
X Nasdaq 100®
Covered
Call & Growth ETF4 |
95.19% |
95.40% |
101.58% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Covered Call & Growth ETF5 |
85.68% |
85.79% |
91.98% |
|
Global
X S&P 500®
Risk Managed Income ETF6 |
4.67% |
4.84% |
6.73% |
|
Global
X NASDAQ 100®
Risk Managed Income ETF7 |
8.07% |
7.92% |
10.88% |
|
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF8 |
28.59% |
28.76% |
32.86% |
|
Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF9 |
29.98% |
30.02% |
31.91% |
|
Global
X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF10 |
96.93% |
96.93% |
101.95% |
|
Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call & Growth ETF11 |
30.78% |
30.87% |
31.58% |
|
Global
X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF12 |
15.57% |
15.98% |
5.88% |
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1
For
the period since inception on 06/21/13 to 10/31/25. Performance includes
the performance of the Predecessor Fund. |
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2
For
the period since inception on 12/11/13 to 10/31/25. Performance includes
the performance of the Predecessor Fund. |
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3
For
the period since inception on 04/17/19 to 10/31/25 |
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| |
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4
For
the period since inception on 09/18/20 to 10/31/25 |
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5
For
the period since inception on 09/18/20 to 10/31/25 |
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6
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
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7
For
the period since inception on 08/25/21 to 10/31/25 |
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8
For the period since inception on 02/23/22 to 10/31/25 |
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9
For the period since inception on 10/04/22 to 10/31/25 |
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10
For
the period since inception on 11/21/22 to 10/31/25 |
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11
For the period since inception on 07/25/23 to 10/31/25 |
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12
For the period since inception on 05/07/24 to 10/31/25 |
|
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| *
Performance reflects the performance of the S&P 500® Stock Covered
Call Index through September 14, 2017, the Cboe S&P 500 2% OTM
BuyWrite Index through August 20, 2020 and the Cboe S&P 500® BuyWrite
Index thereafter. |
| **
Performance reflects the performance of the Cboe NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite
Index through October 14, 2015 and Cboe NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite V2 Index
thereafter. |
INFORMATION
REGARDING THE INDICES AND THE INDEX PROVIDERS
Cboe
S&P 500®
BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe S&P 500®
BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") is comprised of two parts: (1) all the
equity securities in the S&P 500®
Index (the "Reference Index") in substantially similar weight as the Reference
Index; and (2) short (written) call options on up to 100% of the S&P
500®
Index.
The
Reference 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
NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index
The
Cboe NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite Index ("BXN Index") is an index that measures the
performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks
included in the NASDAQ-100® Index ("Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a
succession of one-month at-the-money Reference Index covered call options. The
Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index (the "Underlying Index") replicates the methodology used to
calculate the BXN Index, with one exception: the written Reference Index covered
call options are held until one day prior to the expiration dates (i.e.,
generally the Thursday preceding the third Friday of the month) and are
liquidated at a volume-weighted average price determined at the
close.
Cboe
Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks
included in the Russell 2000 Index (the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or
sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money covered call options on the
Reference Index. The written covered call options on the Reference Index are
held
until expiration. The Reference 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").
Cboe
Nasdaq 100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index
The
Cboe Nasdaq 100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index ("Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks
included in the NASDAQ 100®
Index (the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The written covered
call options on the Reference Index correspond to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The written covered call
options on the Reference Index are held until one day prior to expiration. The
Reference 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 Half BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe S&P 500 Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a theoretical portfolio that holds a portfolio of the stocks
included in the S&P 500®
Index (the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The written covered
call options on the Reference Index correspond to approximately 50% of the value
of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index. The written covered call
options on the Reference Index are held until expiration. The Reference Index is
a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index which measures the
performance of the 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.
Nasdaq-100
Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index
The
Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index (the "Underlying Index")
measures the performance of a risk managed income 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 at-the-money (“ATM”) call options, each corresponding to the
value of the portfolio of stocks in the NASDAQ 100® Index. The options collar
seeks to generate a net-credit, meaning that the premium received from the sale
of the call options will be greater than the premium paid when buying the put
options.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in monthly put
options with an exercise price generally at 5% below the prevailing market price
of the NASDAQ 100®
Index and take short positions in monthly call options with an exercise price
generally at 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 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 month); (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 Risk Managed Income Index
The
Cboe S&P 500 Risk Managed Income Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a risk managed income 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 at-the-money (“ATM”) call options, each corresponding to
the value of the
portfolio
of stocks in the S&P 500®
Index. The options collar seeks to generate a net-credit, meaning that the
premium received from the sale of the call options will be greater than the
premium paid when buying the put options.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index will take long positions in monthly 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 monthly call options with an exercise price
generally at 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 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 month); (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.
DJIA
Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index
The
DJIA Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the performance of
a covered call strategy that holds a theoretical portfolio of the underlying
stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average®
(the
"Reference Index") and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options on the Reference Index. The Underlying
Index specifically reflects the performance of the component securities of the
Reference Index, combined with written (sold) ATM call options corresponding to
the value of the portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month call options corresponding to the value of the
underlying stocks of the Reference Index and will cover such options by holding
the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call option written in the
Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will have an exercise price generally
at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. However, if call options
with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the Underlying Index’s
hypothetical portfolio will instead select the call options with the strike
price closest to but above the prevailing market price of the Reference Index.
Each option position in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will (i)
be traded on a national securities exchange; (ii) be held until expiration date;
(iii) expire on its date of maturity; (iv) only be subject to exercise on its
expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
Reference Index is a price weighted index containing equity securities of 30 of
the largest U.S. listed companies. Price weighting seeks to weight constituents
based on share price.
Cboe
Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the
performance of a covered call strategy that holds a theoretical portfolio of the
underlying stocks of the Russell 2000 Index (the "Reference Index") and "writes"
(or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options
on the Reference Index. The written covered call options on the Reference Index
correspond to approximately 50% of the value of the portfolio of stocks in the
Reference Index. The Underlying Index specifically reflects the performance of
the component securities of the Reference Index combined with written (sold) ATM
call options corresponding to the value of 50% of the value of the portfolio of
stocks in the Reference Index.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the
value of the underlying stocks of the Reference Index and will cover such
options by holding the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call
option written in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will have an
exercise price generally at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index.
However, if call options with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the
Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will instead select the call options
with the strike price closest to but above the prevailing market price of the
Reference Index. Each option position in the Underlying Index’s hypothetical
portfolio will (i) be traded on a national securities exchange; (ii) be held
until expiration date; (iii) expire on its date of maturity; (iv) only be
subject to exercise on its expiration date; and (v) be settled in cash.
The
Reference 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”). As of December 31, 2025, the Reference Index had
1,956
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..
Cboe
S&P Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe S&P Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying
Index") measures the performance of a partially covered call strategy that holds
a theoretical portfolio of the underlying securities of the Information
Technology Select Sector Index (the “Reference Index”). The Underlying Index
"writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money covered call options
on the Information Technology Select Sector SPDR®
Fund (the “Reference Fund”), or such other fund that seeks to track the
performance of the Reference Index, as determined by the Index Provider. The
call options correspond to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in
the Reference Index, therefore representing a partially covered call strategy.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month FLEX call options on the Reference Fund corresponding
to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in the Reference Index and
will cover such options by holding the component securities of the Reference
Index. The exercise price of each FLEX call option written is the listed option
reference price closest to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the
Reference Fund from 12:59 p.m. Eastern Time to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
roll date or, if the Reference Fund does not trade during this period, the last
mid-price of the Reference Fund before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The roll date is
a specified day of each month when the open call options position of the
Underlying Index expires, and a new call option position is opened that will
expire as of the next roll date. The roll date for the Underlying Index is the
business day prior to the standard monthly listed option expiry date, the latter
typically being the third Friday of each month. Each option position will (i) be
held until one day prior to the expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday
preceding the third Friday of the month) and liquidated at a price determined at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; (ii) expire on its date of maturity (in the next
calendar month); and (iii) only be subject to exercise on its expiration date.
Because FLEX options may not trade regularly, the Underlying Index will utilize
a theoretical valuation for the FLEX options, using Cboe Hanweck Options
Analytics theoretical prices as a primary source. These prices are determined
using a proprietary methodology developed by Cboe Global Indices, LLC, which
references listed options pricing on the Reference Fund from the Options Price
Reporting Authority for quality assurance checks.
The
Reference Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index containing
the securities of the S&P 500 Index that are classified within the
information technology sector under the Global Industry Classification System
("GICS"), including securities of companies from the following industries:
technology hardware, storage, and peripherals; software; communications
equipment; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; IT services; and
electronic equipment, instruments and components. The Reference Index is one of
eleven Select Sector Indexes developed and maintained in accordance with the
following criteria: (1) each of the component securities in the Reference Index
is a constituent of the S&P 500 Index; and (2) the Reference Index is
calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) based on a
proprietary “modified market capitalization” methodology, which means that
modifications may be made to the market capitalization weights of single stock
concentrations in order to conform to the requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code” or “IRC”). As of
December 31, 2025, the Reference Index was comprised of 70
holdings.
Cboe
DJIA Half BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite Index (the "Underlying Index") measures the performance
of a partially covered call strategy that holds a theoretical portfolio of the
underlying stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average®
(the "Reference Index"), and "writes" (or sells) a succession of one-month
at-the-money covered call options on the Reference Index. The call options
correspond to approximately 50% of the value of the securities in the Reference
Index, therefore representing a partially covered call strategy.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s portfolio will write (sell) a succession
of one-month call options corresponding to approximately 50% of the value of the
portfolio of stocks in the Reference Index and will cover such options by
holding the component securities of the Reference Index. Each call option
written in the Underlying Index’s portfolio will have an exercise price
generally at the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. However, if
call options with those precise strike prices are unavailable, the Underlying
Index’s portfolio will instead select the call options with the strike price
closest to but above the prevailing market price of the Reference Index. Each
option position in the Underlying Index’s portfolio will (i) be traded on a
national securities exchange; (ii) be held until expiration date; (iii) expire
on its date of maturity; (iv) only be subject to exercise on its expiration
date; and (v) be settled in cash. The options component of the Underlying Index
is rebalanced (“rolled”) monthly.
The
Reference Index is a price weighted index containing equity securities of 30 of
the largest U.S. listed companies. Price weighting seeks to weight constituents
based on share price. As of December 31, 2025, the Underlying Index had 30
constituents.
Cboe
MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index
The
Cboe
MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index
(the "Underlying Index") measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio
that employs a covered call strategy, as determined by Cboe Global Indices, LLC
(the “Index Provider”). A covered call strategy is generally considered to be an
investment strategy in which an investor buys a security, and "writes" (or
sells) a call option on that security in an attempt to generate more income.
Each time a fund writes a covered call option, the fund receives a payment of
money from the investor who buys the option from the fund, which is called the
premium. If the fund's value declines because of a decline in the value of a
reference index or a reference exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the premium that
the fund received for writing the covered call option offsets this loss to some
extent. The Underlying Index’s covered call strategy provides long exposure to a
reference ETF and “writes” (or sells) covered call options on the reference ETF.
Specifically, the Underlying Index holds a theoretical portfolio of the Global X
MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (the “Reference Fund”) and "writes" (or
sells) a succession of one-month at-the-money (“ATM”) covered call options on
the Reference Fund.
On
a monthly basis, the Underlying Index’s hypothetical portfolio will write (sell)
a succession of one-month FLEX call options corresponding to the value of the
Reference Fund, and will cover such options by holding the Reference Fund. The
exercise price of each FLEX call option written is the listed option reference
price closest to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the Reference
Fund from 12:59 p.m. Eastern Time to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the roll date or,
if the Reference Fund does not trade during this period, the last mid-price of
the Reference Fund before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The roll date is a specified
day of each month when the open call options position of the Underlying Index is
liquidated, and a new call option position is opened that will expire as of the
next roll date. The roll date for the Underlying Index is the business day prior
to the standard monthly listed option expiry date, the latter typically being
the third Friday of each month. Each option position will (i) be held until one
day prior to the expiration date (i.e., generally the Thursday preceding the
third Friday of the month) and liquidated at a price determined at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Time; (ii) expire on its date of maturity (in the next calendar month);
and (iii) only be subject to exercise on its expiration date. Because
FLEX options may not trade regularly, the Underlying Index will utilize a
theoretical valuation for the FLEX options, using Cboe Hanweck Options Analytics
theoretical prices as a primary source. These prices are determined using a
proprietary methodology developed by Cboe Global Indices, LLC, which references
listed options pricing on the Reference Fund from the Options Price Reporting
Authority for quality assurance checks.
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member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities
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markets and/or sections thereof and/or of groups of assets or asset classes.
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of the ETF into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the
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or sale of the ETF or in the determination or calculation of the equation by
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REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THIS FUND
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("Licensee") a license to use the Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index for purposes of Licensee's Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index for purposes of
Licensee's Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Cboe Nasdaq 100 Half
BuyWrite V2 Index for purposes of Licensee's Global X Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100
Index for purposes of Licensee's Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the DJIA Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index for purposes of Licensee's
Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index for purposes of
Licensee's Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Cboe S&P
Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index for purposes of Licensee's Global X
Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Cboe DJIA Half
BuyWrite Index for purposes of Licensee's Global X Dow 30® Covered Call
& Growth ETF and the Cboe MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index for purposes of Licensee's
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF. The Global X NASDAQ
100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP &
Energy
Infrastructure Covered Call ETF are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by
NASDAQ, CBOE or their affiliates (NASDAQ and CBOE, collectively with their
affiliates, are referred to as the "Corporations").
The
Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy
or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Global X NASDAQ
100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF. The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or
implied to the owners of the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in
securities generally or in the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF particularly, or the ability of the Cboe NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite V2 Index,
Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index, Cboe Nasdaq 100 Half BuyWrite V2 Index,
Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index, DJIA Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index,
Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe S&P Technology Select Sector
Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite Index, or the Cboe MLPX ATM
BuyWrite Index to track general stock market performance.
The
Corporations' only relationship to Global X Management Company LLC (the
"Licensee") is in the licensing of the Nasdaq®,
Cboe®,
NASDAQ-100®
and NASDAQ-100 Index®
and
certain trade names of the Corporations and the use of the Cboe NASDAQ-100®
BuyWrite V2 Index, Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index, Cboe Nasdaq 100 Half
BuyWrite V2 Index, Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index, DJIA Cboe
BuyWrite v2 Index, Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe S&P
Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite Index, or
the Cboe MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index which is determined, composed and calculated by
the Corporations without regard to Licensee or the Global X NASDAQ
100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF. The Corporations have no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee
or the owners of the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Cboe
NASDAQ-100® BuyWrite V2 Index, Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index, Cboe Nasdaq 100
Half BuyWrite V2 Index, Nasdaq-100 Monthly Net Credit Collar 95-100 Index, DJIA
Cboe BuyWrite v2 Index, Cboe Russell 2000 Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe S&P
Technology Select Sector Half BuyWrite Index, Cboe DJIA Half BuyWrite Index, or
the Cboe MLPX ATM BuyWrite Index. The Corporations are not responsible for and
have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or
quantities of the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by
which the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF is to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in
connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Global X NASDAQ
100®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, the Global X
Nasdaq 100®
Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X NASDAQ 100®
Risk
Managed Income ETF, the Global X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF, the Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF, the
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, the Global X Dow
30® Covered
Call & Growth ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered
Call ETF.
THE
CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF
THE CBOE NASDAQ-100® BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, CBOE RUSSELL 2000 BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE
NASDAQ 100
HALF
BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, NASDAQ-100 MONTHLY NET CREDIT COLLAR 95-100 INDEX, DJIA CBOE
BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, CBOE RUSSELL 2000 HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE S&P
TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE DJIA HALF BUYWRITE INDEX OR
THE CBOE MLPX ATM BUYWRITE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS
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OWNERS OF THE GLOBAL X NASDAQ 100® COVERED CALL ETF, THE GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000
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GLOBAL X NASDAQ 100® RISK MANAGED INCOME ETF, THE GLOBAL X DOW 30® COVERED CALL
ETF, THE GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COVERED CALL & GROWTH ETF, THE GLOBAL X
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COVERED CALL & GROWTH ETF, THE GLOBAL X DOW
30®
COVERED CALL & GROWTH ETF AND THE GLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
COVERED CALL ETF OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE CBOE
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HALF BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, NASDAQ-100 MONTHLY NET CREDIT COLLAR 95-100 INDEX, DJIA
CBOE BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, CBOE RUSSELL 2000 HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE S&P
TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE DJIA HALF BUYWRITE INDEX OR
THE CBOE MLPX ATM BUYWRITE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS
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INDEX, DJIA CBOE BUYWRITE V2 INDEX, CBOE RUSSELL 2000 HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE
S&P TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR HALF BUYWRITE INDEX, CBOE DJIA HALF BUYWRITE
INDEX OR THE CBOE MLPX ATM BUYWRITE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT
LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS HAVE ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
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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.
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Bank of New York Mellon is the custodian and transfer agent for each Fund except
the Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, Global X Dow
30®
Covered Call ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call
ETF. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. serves as custodian and transfer agent to
the Global X S&P 500®
Covered Call ETF, Global X NASDAQ 100®
Covered Call ETF, Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF, Global X Dow
30®
Covered Call ETF and the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call
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 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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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 S&P 500® Covered Call ETF |
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| 2025 |
40.88 |
0.29 |
3.82 |
4.11 |
(3.80) |
(1.19) |
(0.12) |
(5.11) |
39.88 |
10.72 |
3,056,889 |
0.60
(1) |
0.72
(2) |
9.05 |
| 2024 |
38.18 |
0.36 |
6.17 |
6.53 |
(3.83) |
— |
— |
(3.83) |
40.88 |
17.72 |
2,778,298 |
0.60 |
0.88 |
3.83 |
| 2023 |
40.00 |
0.43 |
2.13 |
2.56 |
(0.14) |
— |
(4.24) |
(4.38) |
38.18 |
6.45 |
2,805,206 |
0.60 |
1.07 |
7.90 |
| 2022 |
50.37 |
0.45 |
(5.50) |
(5.05) |
(1.05) |
(0.11) |
(4.16) |
(5.32) |
40.00 |
(10.72) |
1,934,545 |
0.60 |
1.00 |
15.60 |
| 2021 |
42.45 |
0.39 |
12.14 |
12.53 |
(4.61) |
— |
— |
(4.61) |
50.37 |
30.67 |
669,855 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
4.84 |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100® Covered Call ETF |
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| 2025 |
17.96 |
0.03 |
1.65 |
1.68 |
(1.60) |
(0.34) |
(0.27) |
(2.21) |
17.43 |
10.25 |
8,098,696 |
0.60 |
0.17 |
24.46 |
| 2024 |
16.60 |
0.06 |
3.39 |
3.45 |
(2.09) |
— |
— |
(2.09) |
17.96 |
21.73 |
8,110,941 |
0.60 |
0.34 |
21.54 |
| 2023 |
16.15 |
0.05 |
2.44 |
2.49 |
— |
— |
(2.04) |
(2.04) |
16.60 |
15.91 |
7,521,213 |
0.61 |
0.31 |
38.93 |
| 2022 |
22.82 |
0.05 |
(4.13) |
(4.08) |
(0.24) |
(0.50) |
(1.85) |
(2.59) |
16.15 |
(19.18) |
6,397,648 |
0.60 |
0.25 |
31.11 |
| 2021 |
20.65 |
0.02 |
4.73 |
4.75 |
(2.58) |
— |
— |
(2.58) |
22.82 |
23.89 |
5,036,215 |
0.60 |
0.11 |
19.99 |
| Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF |
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| 2025 |
16.03 |
0.15 |
1.10 |
1.25 |
(0.16) |
— |
(1.70) |
(1.86) |
15.42 |
8.53 |
1,254,506 |
0.57
(1)(3) |
0.95
(2) |
11.22 |
| 2024 |
16.10 |
0.12 |
1.78 |
1.90 |
(0.14) |
— |
(1.83) |
(1.97) |
16.03 |
12.30 |
1,409,648 |
0.56
(1)(3) |
0.76
(2) |
105.44 |
| 2023 |
19.55 |
0.19 |
(1.47) |
(1.28) |
(0.03) |
— |
(2.14) |
(2.17) |
16.10 |
(7.18) |
1,406,038 |
0.57
(1)(3) |
1.04
(2) |
19.24 |
| 2022 |
25.18 |
0.19 |
(3.10) |
(2.91) |
(0.44) |
(0.31) |
(1.97) |
(2.72) |
19.55 |
(12.18) |
1,342,241 |
0.55
(1)(3)(4) |
0.86
(2) |
186.48 |
| 2021 |
20.45 |
0.13 |
7.50 |
7.63 |
(2.90) |
— |
— |
(2.90) |
25.18 |
38.82 |
554,446 |
0.50
(1)(3) |
0.53
(2) |
8.94 |
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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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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. |
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Excludes
fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in
underlying funds. |
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Net
investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income
and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. |
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The
ratio of expenses to average net assets includes the effect of a waiver
due to acquired fund fees and expenses. The ratio of expenses to average
net assets does not include acquired fund fees and expenses of the
underlying investments, if applicable. If these offsets were excluded, the
ratio would have been 0.60% for the years ending on October 31, 2025,
2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. |
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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 0.54%. |
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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 (%)†† |
| Global
X Nasdaq 100® Covered Call & Growth ETF |
| 2025 |
31.89 |
0.12 |
5.46 |
5.58 |
(1.85) |
(5.30) |
— |
(7.15) |
30.32 |
20.64 |
123,390 |
0.35 |
0.42 |
14.80 |
| 2024 |
26.07 |
0.14 |
7.58 |
7.72 |
(1.90) |
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— |
(1.90) |
31.89 |
30.15 |
104,271 |
0.46 |
0.46 |
14.82 |
| 2023 |
22.80 |
0.07 |
4.73 |
4.80 |
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— |
(1.53) |
(1.53) |
26.07 |
21.43 |
102,179 |
0.60 |
0.27 |
28.03 |
| 2022 |
33.09 |
0.06 |
(7.29) |
(7.23) |
(0.20) |
(1.60) |
(1.26) |
(3.06) |
22.80 |
(23.57) |
61,105 |
0.61
(1) |
0.23 |
18.12 |
| 2021 |
26.27 |
0.02 |
8.56 |
8.58 |
(1.76) |
— |
— |
(1.76) |
33.09 |
33.42 |
44,671 |
0.60 |
0.06 |
11.21 |
| Global
X S&P 500® Covered Call & Growth ETF |
| 2025 |
31.71 |
0.28 |
4.11 |
4.39 |
(1.50) |
(5.25) |
— |
(6.75) |
29.35 |
16.08 |
54,876 |
0.35 |
0.97 |
5.37 |
| 2024 |
26.07 |
0.30 |
6.75 |
7.05 |
(1.41) |
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— |
(1.41) |
31.71 |
27.47 |
59,295 |
0.46 |
1.00 |
3.25 |
| 2023 |
25.47 |
0.28 |
1.75 |
2.03 |
(0.19) |
— |
(1.24) |
(1.43) |
26.07 |
8.01 |
61,006 |
0.60 |
1.05 |
5.25 |
| 2022 |
31.83 |
0.27 |
(4.03) |
(3.76) |
(0.42) |
(1.10) |
(1.08) |
(2.60) |
25.47 |
(12.63) |
41,511 |
0.61
(1) |
0.94 |
9.36 |
| 2021 |
24.69 |
0.22 |
8.29 |
8.51 |
(1.37) |
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— |
(1.37) |
31.83 |
35.18 |
35,018 |
0.60 |
0.74 |
12.17 |
| Global
X NASDAQ 100® Risk Managed Income ETF |
| 2025 |
16.89 |
0.03 |
1.17 |
1.20 |
(0.59) |
— |
(1.40) |
(1.99) |
16.10 |
7.57 |
17,231 |
0.60 |
0.17 |
18.43 |
| 2024 |
16.64 |
0.05 |
2.25 |
2.30 |
(0.05) |
— |
(2.00) |
(2.05) |
16.89 |
14.48 |
17,392 |
0.60 |
0.31 |
8.02 |
| 2023 |
18.17 |
0.05 |
0.58 |
0.63 |
— |
— |
(2.16) |
(2.16) |
16.64 |
3.42 |
11,813 |
0.61
(2) |
0.30 |
22.73 |
| 2022 |
24.12 |
0.04 |
(4.04) |
(4.00) |
(0.25) |
— |
(1.70) |
(1.95) |
18.17 |
(17.24) |
10,720 |
0.62
(2) |
0.19 |
27.40 |
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2021(3) |
24.60 |
(0.01) |
(0.16) |
(0.17) |
— |
— |
(0.31) |
(0.31) |
24.12 |
(0.69) |
4,341 |
0.60
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(0.15)
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2.16 |
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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. |
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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 0.60%. |
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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 0.60% and 0.61%
for the years ending on October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
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The
Fund commenced operations on August 25, 2021. |
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Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Selected
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a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
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®
Risk Managed Income ETF |
| 2025 |
18.78 |
0.13 |
1.12 |
1.25 |
(1.13) |
— |
(1.10) |
(2.23) |
17.80 |
7.06 |
43,427 |
0.60 |
0.72 |
9.81 |
| 2024 |
18.56 |
0.16 |
2.34 |
2.50 |
(0.34) |
— |
(1.94) |
(2.28) |
18.78 |
14.10 |
39,446 |
0.60 |
0.87 |
3.08 |
| 2023 |
21.05 |
0.22 |
(0.29) |
(0.07) |
(0.03) |
— |
(2.39) |
(2.42) |
18.56 |
(0.61) |
27,098 |
0.60 |
1.08 |
4.85 |
| 2022 |
26.83 |
0.23 |
(3.38) |
(3.15) |
(0.52) |
(0.07) |
(2.04) |
(2.63) |
21.05 |
(12.39) |
24,634 |
0.63
(1) |
0.97 |
21.62 |
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2021(2) |
26.77 |
0.03 |
0.39 |
0.42 |
(0.36) |
— |
— |
(0.36) |
26.83 |
1.60 |
5,902 |
0.60
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0.57
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7.08 |
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Global
X Dow 30®
Covered Call ETF |
| 2025 |
22.23 |
0.25 |
2.36 |
2.61 |
(1.70) |
(1.09) |
— |
(2.79) |
22.05 |
12.45 |
133,603 |
0.60 |
1.12 |
13.50 |
| 2024 |
20.89 |
0.31 |
2.54 |
2.85 |
(1.51) |
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— |
(1.51) |
22.23 |
13.86 |
90,715 |
0.60 |
1.37 |
6.14 |
| 2023 |
21.89 |
0.34 |
0.38 |
0.72 |
(0.18) |
— |
(1.54) |
(1.72) |
20.89 |
3.30 |
78,947 |
0.60 |
1.55 |
6.67 |
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2022(3) |
24.13 |
0.22 |
(0.86) |
(0.64) |
(0.64) |
— |
(0.96) |
(1.60) |
21.89 |
(2.77) |
52,985 |
0.61
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1.42
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8.82 |
| Global
X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF |
| 2025 |
25.65 |
0.28 |
2.20 |
2.48 |
(1.57) |
(3.60) |
— |
(5.17) |
22.96 |
11.44 |
8,037 |
0.35
(5) |
1.24
(6) |
5.24 |
| 2024 |
22.38 |
0.30 |
4.78 |
5.08 |
(1.81) |
— |
— |
(1.81) |
25.65 |
23.12 |
6,413 |
0.38
(5)(7) |
1.19
(6) |
96.85 |
| 2023 |
26.58 |
0.28 |
(2.31) |
(2.03) |
(0.17) |
(0.82) |
(1.18) |
(2.17) |
22.38 |
(8.16) |
8,279 |
0.50
(5)(7) |
1.11
(6) |
5.48 |
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2022(8) |
25.90 |
(0.01) |
0.82 |
0.81 |
(0.13) |
— |
— |
(0.13) |
26.58 |
3.14 |
2,658 |
0.50
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(0.50)
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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. |
| † |
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. |
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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%. |
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The
Fund commenced operations on August 25, 2021. |
| (3) |
The
Fund commenced operations on February 23, 2022. |
| (4) |
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
0.60%. |
| (5) |
Excludes
fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in
underlying funds. |
| (6) |
Net
investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income
and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund
invests. |
| (7) |
The
ratio of expenses to average net assets includes the effect of a waiver
due to acquired fund fees and expenses. The ratio of expenses to average
net assets does not include acquired fund fees and expenses of the
underlying investments, if applicable. If these offsets were excluded, the
ratio would have been 0.48%, 0.60% and 0.60% for the years ending on
October 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
| (8) |
The
Fund commenced operations on October 4,
2022. |
Amounts
designated as "—" are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
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Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) |
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 Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF |
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| 2025 |
32.36 |
0.05 |
7.52 |
7.57 |
(2.21) |
— |
(0.48) |
(2.69) |
37.24 |
24.83 |
11,171 |
0.56
(1)(2) |
0.14
(3) |
4.30 |
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| 2024 |
28.86 |
0.06 |
7.62 |
7.68 |
(3.02) |
(0.95) |
(0.21) |
(4.18) |
32.36 |
27.98 |
8,414 |
0.55
(1)(2) |
0.20
(3) |
22.38 |
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2023(4) |
24.74 |
0.11 |
5.55 |
5.66 |
(1.54) |
— |
— |
(1.54) |
28.86 |
23.27 |
3,463 |
0.55
†(1)(2) |
0.42
†(3) |
13.93 |
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X Dow 30® Covered Call & Growth ETF |
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| 2025 |
28.36 |
0.36 |
3.23 |
3.59 |
(1.02) |
(3.42) |
— |
(4.44) |
27.51 |
14.07 |
4,126 |
0.35 |
1.35 |
11.74 |
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| 2024 |
24.20 |
0.40 |
4.67 |
5.07 |
(0.91) |
— |
— |
(0.91) |
28.36 |
21.13 |
1,985 |
0.48 |
1.49 |
6.08 |
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2023(5) |
25.81 |
0.10 |
(1.48) |
(1.38) |
(0.09) |
— |
(0.14) |
(0.23) |
24.20 |
(5.35) |
2,421 |
0.60
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1.43
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0.21 |
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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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turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one
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transfers. |
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The
ratio of expenses to average net assets includes the effect of a waiver
due to acquired fund fees and expenses. The ratio of expenses to average
net assets does not include acquired fund fees and expenses of the
underlying investments, if applicable. If these offsets were excluded, the
ratio would have been 0.60% for the years ended on October 31, 2023, 2024
and 2025, respectively. |
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investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income
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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 (%)†† |
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X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF |
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| 2025 |
25.50 |
0.92 |
1.00 |
1.92 |
(2.92) |
— |
— |
(2.92) |
24.50 |
7.92 |
11,027 |
0.60
(1) |
3.65
(2) |
15.69 |
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2024(3) |
24.95 |
0.24 |
1.50 |
1.74 |
(1.14) |
— |
(0.05) |
(1.19) |
25.50 |
7.09 |
2,550 |
0.60
†(1) |
1.96
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2.51 |
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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. |
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fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in
underlying funds. |
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investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income
and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. |
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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
|
|
Distributor
SEI
Investments Distribution Co.
One
Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks,
PA 19456
|
|
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
|
|
Sub-Administrator
SEI
Investments Global Funds Services
One
Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks,
PA 19456
|
|
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