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State Street SPDR Global Dow ETF

DGTNYSE ArcaSPDRC

$189.94−1.41 (−0.73%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 10:53 AM ET

C53/ 100

Rank 6 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World

C53/100Rank 6 of 6inMSCI ACWI / World
Intraday session: down, 18 prints from 191.34 to 189.94. Range 189.94 to 191.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.190.25190.50190.75191.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$658M
1Y total return
+20.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.48%
Holdings
173
Avg volume · 30D
12.7K sh
52W range
low $159.87high $193.57
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DGT Grade

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
MSCI ACWI / World⁠
Rank
6 of 6
Six-pillar profile for DGT. Scores out of 100: Cost 13, Risk 76, Mission 94, Tradability 29, Holdings 81, Durability 44. Strongest: Mission (94). Weakest: Cost (13). Leans toward Mission.

Score 53 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.
    F13 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 6

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

Our read on DGT

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost global funds rank the world by market cap. DGT tracks the Global Dow: 150 blue chips chosen by a committee for their weight in the world economy, each held in equal size and reset to equal every September. A curated list, not a size ladder.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond to the total return performance of the Global Dow Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • Equal weighting, reset to equal each September, so no single megacap dominates the portfolio the way it does in cap-weighted global funds.ssga.com
  • Membership is judgment, not a screen: S&P Dow Jones picks the roughly 150 names on size, reputation and importance to the global economy, across developed and emerging markets.ssga.com
  • Trading since 2000, a plain 1940 Act index fund that pays quarterly and hugs its benchmark closely. Top-quartile implementation among index wrappers we track.

Worth knowing

  • The curation costs money: 0.50% a year, above the median index wrapper and well above cap-weighted global funds like VT at 0.06%.
  • Thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the household-name global funds.
  • About 150 equally weighted names is a narrower, less megacap-driven slice of the world than total-market funds holding thousands of stocks.

DGT Performance

Launched Sep 25, 2000

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

DGT$12,041
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. DGT $12,041. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 DGT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDGT
Year to date+16.4%
1 month+2.5%
3 months+0.1%
1 year+20.4%
3 yearsper year+24.0%
5 yearsper year+13.9%
10 yearsper year+13.9%

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 DGT
YearReturn barDGT
2026 YTD+16.4%
2025+30.0%
2024+14.1%
2023+21.0%
2022−8.0%
2021+21.5%
2020+9.7%

DGT in the news

DGT 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 Nov 9, 2026.
2.48%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.76Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.25; Jun 16, 2017 $0.69; Sep 15, 2017 $0.34; Dec 15, 2017 $0.37; Mar 19, 2018 $0.28; Jun 18, 2018 $0.78; Sep 24, 2018 $0.40; Dec 24, 2018 $0.43; Mar 18, 2019 $0.41; Jun 24, 2019 $0.88; Sep 23, 2019 $0.71; Dec 23, 2019 $0.48; Mar 23, 2020 $0.33; Jun 22, 2020 $0.58; Sep 21, 2020 $0.33; Dec 21, 2020 $0.65; Mar 22, 2021 $0.48; Jun 21, 2021 $0.82; Sep 20, 2021 $0.61; Dec 20, 2021 $1.12; Mar 21, 2022 $0.42; Jun 21, 2022 $1.41; Sep 19, 2022 $0.73; Dec 19, 2022 $0.63; Mar 20, 2023 $0.38; Jun 20, 2023 $1.25; Sep 18, 2023 $0.53; Dec 18, 2023 $0.86; Mar 18, 2024 $0.43; Jun 24, 2024 $1.35; Sep 23, 2024 $0.49; Dec 23, 2024 $1.47; Mar 24, 2025 $0.45; Jun 23, 2025 $1.37; Sep 22, 2025 $0.37; Dec 22, 2025 $2.46; Mar 23, 2026 $0.53; Jun 22, 2026 $1.28; Sep 21, 2026 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.48
Jun 22, 2026Jun 24, 2026$1.28
Mar 23, 2026Mar 25, 2026$0.53
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$2.46
Sep 22, 2025Sep 24, 2025$0.37
Jun 23, 2025Jun 25, 2025$1.37
Mar 24, 2025Mar 26, 2025$0.45
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$1.47
Sep 23, 2024Sep 25, 2024$0.49
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$1.35
Mar 18, 2024Mar 21, 2024$0.43
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.86

See all 103 payments⁠

$10,000 in DGT 10 years ago paid $4,153 in dividends.⁠

DGT Risk

Risk pillarA76 out of 100Rank 1 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.4%
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.
1.74
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.
−25.2%
Trough Sep 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.
0.84
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.

DGT Cost

Compare DGT and VT

Overpaying vs VT, cheapest in MSCI ACWI / World

$8,709

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

  • DGT 0.50%

    $9,979

  • VT 0.06% Cheapest

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DGT 0.50%
  • VT 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530DGT $9,979VT $1,270

Year by year

YearDGTVTOverpaying
10$900$110$790
20$3,460$432$3,028
30$9,979$1,270$8,709

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