Launch Roundup
First Trust listed six income ETFs at 0.85%, and the new fund flagged its own conflict
Global X - Aging Population ETF
$36.15−0.27 (−0.75%)
- 0.50%
- $88M
- +9.3%
- 0.90%
- 0M sh
- $36.15
- low $33.59high $39.48
The ETF.net AGNG Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 2 of 21
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A73 out of 100Rank 6 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 5 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B67 out of 100Rank 5 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A74 out of 100Rank 4 of 21
Our read on AGNG
AAGNG plays the one trend nobody needs a crystal ball for: people getting older. About 80 developed-market names in medical devices, pharma and senior living, wrapped around an aging-population index, for 0.50% a year.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Indxx Aging Population Thematic Index.
Why people hold it
- One ticket on the demographics trade: roughly 80 developed-market companies tied to older consumers, tracking the Indxx Aging Population Thematic Index.assets.globalxetfs.com
- 0.50% a year, below the median fee in its global thematic peer group. Niche themes usually charge a premium for the privilege.
- Running since 2016, so the theme has a long live record rather than a backtest and a pitch deck.
- Portfolio construction and risk profile put it among the stronger builds in its global thematic peer group.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than in mega-cap funds and how you place the order matters more.
- One theme, tilted to healthcare and developed markets, so its path can look nothing like a broad global index.
- Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, not monthly, and the asset base is modest by ETF standards.
AGNG Holdings
- Stocks
- 87
- 34%
- ABBV
Sectors
- Health Care91.1%
- Real Estate8.9%
Geography
- United States56.15%
- Switzerland13.66%
- Japan5.68%
- Denmark5.68%
- United Kingdom3.91%
- China3.39%
- Ireland3.04%
- Belgium2.56%
- 5.92%
Developed 87% · Emerging 13%
AGNG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
AGNG$10,932
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AGNG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.9% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +9.3% |
| 3 years | +13.3% |
| 5 years | +5.8% |
| 10 years | +9.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AGNG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.9% | |
| 2025 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | +7.0% | |
| 2023 | +9.7% | |
| 2022 | −8.6% | |
| 2021 | +3.9% | |
| 2020 | +19.0% |
AGNG in the news
AGNG Dividends
- 0.90%
- $0.33
- $0.16 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
AGNG Risk
- 12.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.67
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −23.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AGNG Cost
0.50%
AGNG0.50%
- The middle half of Global Thematic funds
- Median 0.58%
6 of the 21 Global Thematic funds charge less.
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