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Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF

CHIQNYSE ArcaGlobal XC

$15.80+0.29 (+1.87%)

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

C46/ 100

Rank 19 of 30 in China

C46/100Rank 19 of 30inChina
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Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$97M
1Y total return
−31.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.84%
Holdings
53
Avg volume · 30D
26.6K sh
52W range
low $15.25high $23.42
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net CHIQ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
China⁠
Rank
19 of 30
Six-pillar profile for CHIQ. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 27, Mission not scored, Tradability 40, Holdings 51, Durability 73. Strongest: Durability (73). Weakest: Risk (27). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 46 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 29

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 30

Our read on CHIQ

ETF.net Research

In short

CA 2009-vintage bet on the Chinese consumer, not the American one: roughly 60 Chinese consumer discretionary names in a peer group otherwise stacked with US retail and S&P 500 sector funds.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI China Consumer Discretionary 10/50 Index.

Why people hold it

  • The rare consumer discretionary ETF that skips the US shopper entirely. It tracks an MSCI index of Chinese consumer names, so it moves with demand in China.globalxetfs.com
  • Live since 2009, so its record spans multiple boom-and-bust turns in Chinese equities rather than one recent stretch.
  • The 10/50 index design caps issuer weights, so a single mega-cap e-commerce name cannot quietly grow into most of the portfolio.globalxetfs.com
  • Plain passive plumbing: a rules-based index fund in a standard 1940 Act wrapper, no swaps or leverage layered on top.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.65% a year, it costs several times the 0.08% charged by the largest US consumer sector funds (XLY, FDIS). That is the toll for packaged single-country access.
  • One sector, one country, about 60 stocks: Beijing policy shifts, regulation and currency moves all land in the same basket at once.
  • It changes hands far less often than the big US sector ETFs, so spreads and order type matter more at the point of trade.

CHIQ Performance

Launched Nov 30, 2009

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

CHIQ$6,829
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. CHIQ $6,829. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000Oct 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 CHIQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCHIQ
Year to date−26.6%
1 month−1.6%
3 months−17.1%
1 year−31.7%
3 yearsper year−2.0%
5 yearsper year−10.8%
10 yearsper year+4.0%

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 CHIQ
YearReturn barCHIQ
2026 YTD−26.6%
2025+13.7%
2024+10.8%
2023−10.7%
2022−22.0%

CHIQ in the news

CHIQ 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.
1.84%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.28Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 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. 15 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.12; Dec 28, 2018 $0.35; Jun 27, 2019 $0.05; Dec 30, 2019 $0.14; Jun 29, 2020 $0.02; Dec 30, 2020 $0.02; Jun 29, 2022 $0.06; Dec 29, 2022 $0.02; Jun 29, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.37; Jun 27, 2024 $0.13; Dec 30, 2024 $0.37; Jun 27, 2025 $0.12; Dec 30, 2025 $0.19; Jun 29, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.09
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.19
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.12
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.37
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.13
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.37
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.03
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.02
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.06
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.02
Jun 29, 2020Jul 8, 2020$0.02
Dec 30, 2019Jan 8, 2020$0.14

See all 22 payments⁠

$10,000 in CHIQ 10 years ago paid $1,939 in dividends.⁠

CHIQ Risk

Risk pillarD27 out of 100Rank 25 of 30 in China
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
29.9%
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.
−0.08
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.
−53.6%
Trough Oct 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.
0.68
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.

CHIQ Cost

Compare CHIQ and FLCH

Overpaying vs FLCH, cheapest in China

$8,765

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

  • CHIQ 0.65%

    $12,717

  • FLCH 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CHIQ 0.65%
  • FLCH 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530CHIQ $12,717FLCH $3,952

Year by year

YearCHIQFLCHOverpaying
10$1,163$347$816
20$4,440$1,351$3,089
30$12,717$3,952$8,765

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