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State Street SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF
$45.99+0.56 (+1.23%)
- 0.45%
- $507M
- +12.8%
- 4.23%
- 0M sh
- $45.47
- low $42.12high $48.84
The ETF.net DWX Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 11 of 35
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.B68 out of 100Rank 12 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A92 out of 100Rank 15 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 8 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 18 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 14 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 8 of 35
Our read on DWX
BDWX goes hunting for the fattest dividends outside the US: roughly 100 high yielders pulled from the S&P Global ex-US BMI, China A shares excluded. Yield first, and it has been running that playbook since 2008.
The Fund seeks to track the total return of the S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index, an index of high-yielding international common stocks selected from the S&P Global ex-U.S. BMI, excluding China A shares.
Why people hold it
- Yield-first by design. The index screens for high-yielding international common stocks rather than steady dividend growers, so the basket leans where payouts are richest.
- One of the older international dividend ETFs on the board, live since 2008, with a full market cycle of history behind the strategy.
- Tracks its benchmark tightly, one of the cleaner index implementations among international dividend funds, and the fee sits below the typical charge in that group.
- Concentrated on purpose: about 100 names, paying quarterly. You get a focused slice of global high-yield equity, not a 1,500-stock index blur.
Worth knowing
- It trades thinly for its size, so spreads can run wider than the household-name international dividend funds.
- At 0.45%, it costs several times what plain-vanilla rivals like VYMI, SCHY and VIGI charge. You are paying up for the high-yield screen.
- Chasing the highest yields abroad concentrates the fund in whichever sectors and countries are paying most at rebalance, a different risk mix than a broad international index.
DWX Holdings
- Stocks
- 124
- 21%
- MZTF
Sectors
- Financials20.5%
- Industrials15.4%
- Real Estate13.0%
- Communication10.8%
- Consumer Discretionary9.8%
- Utilities9.5%
- Consumer Staples7.9%
- Energy4.6%
- Health Care3.5%
- Technology2.6%
- Materials2.5%
Geography
- Japan24.50%
- United Kingdom12.42%
- France12.03%
- Switzerland7.92%
- Taiwan5.19%
- Australia5.08%
- Singapore4.45%
- Canada3.93%
- 24.49%
Developed 82% · Emerging 18%
DWX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DWX$11,282
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 | DWX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.2% |
| 1 month | −3.9% |
| 3 months | −2.1% |
| 1 year | +12.8% |
| 3 years | +16.0% |
| 5 years | +8.1% |
| 10 years | +6.9% |
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 | DWX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.2% | |
| 2025 | +31.6% | |
| 2024 | +2.5% | |
| 2023 | +14.8% | |
| 2022 | −13.0% | |
| 2021 | +10.6% | |
| 2020 | −5.1% |
DWX in the news
DWX Dividends
- 4.23%
- $1.92
- $0.38 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DWX Risk
- 11.6%
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.
- 0.98
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.
- −26.7%
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.
- 0.71
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DWX Cost
0.45%
DWX0.45%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
11 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- AIDViShares International Select Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.6%
- BDWMWisdomTree International Equity FundExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +14.9%
- BDOLWisdomTree True Developed International FundExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +23.4%
- BFGDFirst Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index FundExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +23.4%
- BIQDFNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +27.1%