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Global X MSCI Greece ETF

GREKNYSE ArcaGlobal XC

$78.57−0.73 (−0.92%)

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

C40/ 100

Rank 11 of 12 in Europe Region

C40/100Rank 11 of 12inEurope Region
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 79.30 to 78.57. Range 78.56 to 79.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.78.7579.0079.5079.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.56%
Fund size
$332M
1Y total return
+31.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.46%
Holdings
35
Avg volume · 30D
62.7K sh
52W range
low $60.53high $87.68
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GREK Grade

C

Score 40 out of 100

Category
Europe Region⁠
Rank
11 of 12
Six-pillar profile for GREK. Scores out of 100: Cost 38, Risk 38, Mission 59, Tradability 35, Holdings 17, Durability 38. Strongest: Mission (59). Weakest: Holdings (17). Leans toward Mission.

Score 40 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.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 11

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F17 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 12

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12

Our read on GREK

ETF.net Research

In short

CGreece in one ticker. Launched in 2011 with Athens at the center of Europe's debt crisis, GREK is still the only US-listed ETF built to hold Greek stocks directly: roughly 30 names, with banks in the driver's seat.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI All Greece Select 25/50 Index.

Why people hold it

  • Global X calls it the first and only US-listed ETF that directly targets Greek stocks, so the exposure comes from Athens-listed companies, not a sliver of a broad Europe fund.globalxetfs.com
  • The index reaches past the handful of giants: companies classified, headquartered or listed in Greece that do most of their business there, filtered by a minimum trading-liquidity screen.msci.com
  • The 25/50 rule stops any one name from swallowing the fund: no single issuer above 25%, and all positions over 5% capped together at under half the index.msci.com
  • The 0.56% fee sits right at the median for single-country Europe funds, so a hard-to-reach market costs no novelty premium.

Worth knowing

  • About 30 stocks, concentrated in Greek shares and the financials sector, means one country's politics or one sector's stumble moves the whole fund.sec.gov
  • The prospectus flags banking industry and currency risk: interest rates, regulation, credit conditions and the euro's path all show up in results.globalxetfs.com
  • Cheaper single-country Europe options exist (DAX at 0.20%), and GREK trades moderately rather than heavily, so order size and timing matter more here.

GREK Performance

Launched Dec 7, 2011

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

GREK$13,109
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. GREK $13,109. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 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 GREK. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGREK
Year to date+21.2%
1 month−7.5%
3 months−1.1%
1 year+31.1%
3 yearsper year+38.0%
5 yearsper year+27.2%
10 yearsper year+17.0%

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 GREK
YearReturn barGREK
2026 YTD+21.2%
2025+76.1%
2024+9.5%
2023+42.7%
2022+3.6%
2021+6.2%
2020−13.9%

GREK in the news

GREK 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.
2.46%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.55 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. 16 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.66; Dec 28, 2018 $0.50; Jun 27, 2019 $0.13; Dec 30, 2019 $0.56; Jun 29, 2020 $0.13; Dec 30, 2020 $0.53; Dec 30, 2021 $0.57; Jun 29, 2022 $0.06; Dec 29, 2022 $0.69; Jun 29, 2023 $0.22; Dec 28, 2023 $0.75; Jun 27, 2024 $0.12; Dec 30, 2024 $1.68; Jun 27, 2025 $0.88; Dec 30, 2025 $1.40; Jun 29, 2026 $0.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.55
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$1.40
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.88
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$1.68
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.12
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.75
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.22
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.69
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.06
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.57
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.53
Jun 29, 2020Jul 8, 2020$0.13

See all 22 payments⁠

$10,000 in GREK 10 years ago paid $4,615 in dividends.⁠

GREK Risk

Risk pillarD38 out of 100Rank 10 of 12 in Europe Region
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.7%
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.
1.60
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.
−30.5%
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.
0.83
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.

GREK Cost

Compare GREK and SPEU

Overpaying vs SPEU, cheapest in Europe Region

$9,608

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

  • GREK 0.56%

    $11,088

  • SPEU 0.07% Cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GREK 0.56%
  • SPEU 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530GREK $11,088SPEU $1,480

Year by year

YearGREKSPEUOverpaying
10$1,006$128$878
20$3,855$503$3,352
30$11,088$1,480$9,608

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