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State Street SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

DWXNYSE ArcaSPDRB

$47.39+0.32 (+0.68%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

B68/ 100

Rank 11 of 35 in International Dividend Index

B68/100Rank 11 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
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Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$514M
1Y total return
+15.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.09%
Holdings
123
Avg volume · 30D
23.2K sh
52W range
low $42.22high $48.84
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DWX Grade

B

Score 68 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
11 of 35
Six-pillar profile for DWX. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 68, Mission 90, Tradability 49, Holdings 62, Durability 66. Strongest: Mission (90). Weakest: Tradability (49). Leans toward Mission.

Score 68 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.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 35

Our read on DWX

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Feb 12, 2008

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

DWX$11,531
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. DWX $11,531. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$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 DWX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDWX
Year to date+10.1%
1 month+2.9%
3 months−0.9%
1 year+15.3%
3 yearsper year+18.0%
5 yearsper year+8.4%
10 yearsper year+7.2%

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 DWX
YearReturn barDWX
2026 YTD+10.1%
2025+31.6%
2024+2.5%
2023+14.8%
2022−13.0%
2021+10.6%
2020−5.1%

DWX in the news

DWX 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.
4.09%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.92Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.38 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 $0.22; Jun 16, 2017 $0.59; Sep 15, 2017 $0.38; Dec 15, 2017 $0.39; Mar 16, 2018 $0.24; Jun 15, 2018 $0.72; Sep 21, 2018 $0.28; Dec 21, 2018 $0.53; Mar 18, 2019 $0.21; Jun 24, 2019 $0.56; Sep 23, 2019 $0.39; Dec 23, 2019 $0.61; Mar 23, 2020 $0.24; Jun 22, 2020 $0.45; Sep 21, 2020 $0.41; Dec 21, 2020 $0.30; Mar 22, 2021 $0.15; Jun 21, 2021 $0.51; Sep 20, 2021 $0.41; Dec 20, 2021 $0.44; Mar 21, 2022 $0.12; Jun 21, 2022 $0.61; Sep 19, 2022 $0.54; Dec 19, 2022 $0.24; Mar 20, 2023 $0.16; Jun 20, 2023 $0.61; Sep 18, 2023 $0.38; Dec 18, 2023 $0.32; Mar 18, 2024 $0.17; Jun 24, 2024 $0.58; Sep 23, 2024 $0.49; Dec 23, 2024 $0.27; Mar 24, 2025 $0.21; Jun 23, 2025 $0.65; Sep 22, 2025 $0.42; Dec 22, 2025 $0.66; Mar 23, 2026 $0.22; Jun 22, 2026 $0.67; Sep 21, 2026 $0.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.38
Jun 22, 2026Jun 24, 2026$0.67
Mar 23, 2026Mar 25, 2026$0.22
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.66
Sep 22, 2025Sep 24, 2025$0.42
Jun 23, 2025Jun 25, 2025$0.65
Mar 24, 2025Mar 26, 2025$0.21
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.27
Sep 23, 2024Sep 25, 2024$0.49
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$0.58
Mar 18, 2024Mar 21, 2024$0.17
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.32

See all 75 payments⁠

$10,000 in DWX 10 years ago paid $4,665 in dividends.⁠

DWX Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 7 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.5%
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.
1.11
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.
−26.7%
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.
0.71
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.

DWX Cost

Compare DWX and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$7,561

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

  • DWX 0.45%

    $9,041

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DWX 0.45%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530DWX $9,041VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearDWXVYMIOverpaying
10$812$128$684
20$3,128$503$2,625
30$9,041$1,480$7,561

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