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Global X MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF

SDEM
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 16, 2015
Expense Ratio
0.67%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Global X
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$115,277
AUM
$43,478,673
Associated Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

TUPRS
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS
3.41%
EAST
Eastern Company
3.02%
AKBNK
Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi
2.98%
YKBNK
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.
2.68%
ADRO
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk. PT
2.36%
PFBCOLO
PFBCOLO
2.32%
COALINDIA
Coal India Ltd.
2.3%
601699
Shanxi Luan Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.23%
600546
Shanxi Coal International Energy Group Co., Ltd. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.23%
024110
Industrial Bank of Korea
2.21%
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What is SDEM?

The Global X SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF (SDEM) invests in 50 of the highest dividend yielding equities in the Emerging Markets. The Global X SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index tracks the performance of 50 equally-weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in Emerging Markets, as defined by MSCI. The Underlying Index may include components from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Korea and Taiwan. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index begins with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a capitalization-weighted index, as its starting universe, and then follows a rules-based methodology that is designed to select among the highest dividend yielding equity securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index is equal weighted and rebalanced annually.

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 17, 2015 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 4.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 9.6%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -47.4%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 20.0%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.24

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.06

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toSDEM

ETFs correlated to SDEM include DEM, FNDE, DFEV

SDEM
Global X Funds - Global X MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF
DEM
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
FNDE
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF
DFEV
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF
PXH
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF
DFEM
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
AVEM
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
DFAE
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
DGS
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
GEM
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
DVYE
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

SDEM is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The Global X SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF (SDEM) invests in 50 of the highest dividend yielding equities in the Emerging Markets. The Global X SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index tracks the performance of 50 equally-weighted companies that rank among the highest dividend yielding equity securities in Emerging Markets, as defined by MSCI. The Underlying Index may include components from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Korea and Taiwan. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index begins with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a capitalization-weighted index, as its starting universe, and then follows a rules-based methodology that is designed to select among the highest dividend yielding equity securities of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index is equal weighted and rebalanced annually.

SDEM tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index.

SDEM dividend information: Dividend - High Yield. Dividend payouts may vary in terms of frequency of payouts.

No, SDEM is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SDEM is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SDEM is 0.0271%. This is the percent change in the value of SDEM over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SDEM is 0.0397%. This is the percent change in the value of SDEM over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of SDEM for the past year is 0.1766%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to SDEM include DFIV, DWM, and DWX.

ETFs correlated to SDEM include DEM, FNDE, and DFEV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SDEM include EDZ, YANG, and EFZ.

Disclaimers

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