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Global X - MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF
$21.79+0.34 (+1.59%)
- 0.55%
- $60M
- +23.1%
- 5.07%
- 0M sh
- $21.48
- low $18.27high $23.50
The ETF.net EFAS Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 23 of 35
Score 51 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.D34 out of 100Rank 22 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A71 out of 100Rank 26 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A80 out of 100Rank 4 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 25 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 22 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 31 of 35
Our read on EFAS
CEFAS skips the broad income net: it takes the 50 highest-yielding stocks in developed Europe, Australasia and the Far East, weights them equally, and resets once a year. A yield-first, concentrated take on international income, paid monthly.
EFAS seeks investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the MSCI EAFE Top 50 Dividend Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is blunt: rank the developed-market EAFE universe by dividend yield, take the top 50, weight them equally. No cap-weighted dilution of the income screen.sec.gov
- Equal weighting plus an annual rebalance means a small Australian name carries the same load as a Swiss giant, tilting away from the mega-caps that anchor cap-weighted rivals.sec.gov
- Distributions land monthly, a cadence Global X has kept running since the fund launched in 2016.globalxetfs.com
Worth knowing
- 0.55% a year sits above the peer-group median of 0.50%, and it is several times what VYMI (0.07%) or SCHY (0.08%) charge for international dividend exposure.
- About 50 equal-weighted names is a narrow base, and a top-of-the-yield-table screen pulls in value-priced stocks, so single companies and sectors move the fund hard.sec.gov
- It trades thinly next to the category's heavyweights, which puts more weight on limit orders and the spread at the point of entry.
EFAS Holdings
- Stocks
- 55
- 24%
- 1308.HK
Sectors
- Financials32.9%
- Utilities12.2%
- Real Estate11.1%
- Energy10.9%
- Communication10.9%
- Consumer Staples8.6%
- Industrials7.3%
- Consumer Discretionary3.7%
- Materials2.1%
- Technology0.1%
- Health Care0.0%
Geography
- France18.75%
- United Kingdom16.06%
- Italy12.59%
- Hong Kong12.18%
- Spain8.45%
- Norway7.69%
- Finland4.01%
- Germany3.53%
- 16.73%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
EFAS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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EFAS$12,311
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 | EFAS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.6% |
| 1 month | −6.0% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +23.1% |
| 3 years | +24.9% |
| 5 years | +13.8% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | EFAS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.6% | |
| 2025 | +46.8% | |
| 2024 | +3.1% | |
| 2023 | +14.7% | |
| 2022 | −8.0% | |
| 2021 | +12.7% | |
| 2020 | −5.4% |
EFAS in the news
EFAS Dividends
- 5.07%
- $1.09
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EFAS Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.50
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.
- −28.8%
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.
- 0.68
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EFAS Cost
0.55%
EFAS0.55%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
21 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- CDIMWisdomTree International MidCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +16.3%
- CDNLWisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Growth FundExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +14.6%
- CSDIVGlobal X - SuperDividend ETFExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +14.3%
- CIDOGALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +24.7%
- CIQDYNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +28.9%