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Global X MSCI Argentina ETF

ARGTNYSE ArcaGlobal XC

$78.17−1.01 (−1.28%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C48/ 100

Rank 10 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

C48/100Rank 10 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 79.18 to 78.17. Range 78.12 to 80.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.78.5079.5080.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$620M
1Y total return
−15.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.30%
Holdings
25
Avg volume · 30D
142K sh
52W range
low $78.20high $103.97
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ARGT Grade

C

Score 48 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
10 of 22
Six-pillar profile for ARGT. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 32, Mission 43, Tradability 75, Holdings 35, Durability 60. Strongest: Tradability (75). Weakest: Risk (32). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 48 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 22

Our read on ARGT

ETF.net Research

In short

CArgentina in one ticker. Global X has run this fund since 2011, packing roughly 25 stocks tied to a market most global portfolios skip, and it trades more smoothly than most single-country peers.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI All Argentina 25/50 Index.

Why people hold it

  • About 25 holdings put Argentine equity exposure in a single trade, a market that is awkward to assemble stock by stock from a US brokerage account.
  • The 0.59% expense ratio lands exactly at the median for single-country emerging-market funds, level with iShares Poland (EPOL) and iShares South Africa (EZA).
  • For a niche one-country fund it changes hands easily: among the smoother trades in its peer group, with a mid-sized asset base behind it.
  • Trading since 2011, a long run for a single-country niche product, and it still tracks the MSCI All Argentina 25/50 Index it started with.

Worth knowing

  • Roughly 25 holdings means a few names and sectors steer the whole fund. This is a concentrated country bet, not a diversifier.
  • Argentine exposure brings currency and policy swings, and the fund sits in the rougher half of its single-country cohort on risk measures.
  • It has followed its index less tightly than the strongest trackers in its group, so returns can drift from the benchmark.

ARGT Performance

Launched Mar 2, 2011

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ARGT$8,483
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ARGT $8,483. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for ARGT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodARGT
Year to date−13.1%
1 month−8.1%
3 months−16.8%
1 year−15.2%
3 yearsper year+28.8%
5 yearsper year+21.2%
10 yearsper year+14.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ARGT
YearReturn barARGT
2026 YTD−13.1%
2025+11.5%
2024+63.5%
2023+53.7%
2022+11.8%
2021+3.8%
2020+14.6%

ARGT in the news

ARGT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.30%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.03Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.33 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.17; Dec 28, 2018 $0.31; Jun 27, 2019 $0.24; Dec 30, 2019 $0.08; Dec 30, 2020 $0.09; Jun 29, 2021 $0.03; Dec 30, 2021 $0.27; Jun 29, 2022 $0.39; Dec 29, 2022 $0.45; Jun 29, 2023 $0.29; Dec 28, 2023 $0.53; Jun 27, 2024 $0.21; Dec 30, 2024 $0.95; Jun 27, 2025 $0.07; Dec 30, 2025 $0.70; Jun 29, 2026 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.33
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.70
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.07
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.95
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.21
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.53
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.29
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.45
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.39
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.27
Jun 29, 2021Jul 8, 2021$0.03
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.09

See all 22 payments⁠

$10,000 in ARGT 10 years ago paid $2,233 in dividends.⁠

ARGT Risk

Risk pillarD32 out of 100Rank 19 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
34.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.76
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−35.1%
Trough Jul 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.48
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ARGT Cost

Compare ARGT and FLMX

Overpaying vs FLMX, cheapest in Emerging Markets Single Country

$7,683

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ARGT 0.59%

    $11,635

  • FLMX 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARGT 0.59%
  • FLMX 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530ARGT $11,635FLMX $3,952

Year by year

YearARGTFLMXOverpaying
10$1,058$347$711
20$4,051$1,351$2,700
30$11,635$3,952$7,683

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