Global X - Guru Index ETF
$67.17−0.39 (−0.58%)
- 0.75%
- $61M
- +15.9%
- 0.08%
- 0M sh
- $67.99
- low $56.96high $71.08
The ETF.net GURU Grade
D
Score 31 out of 100
- 38 of 43
Score 31 of 100 falls in the D 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.F8 out of 100Rank 38 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 24 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 33 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 8 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 24 of 43
Our read on GURU
DThe hedge fund cloner. Since 2012, GURU has tracked an index built from hedge funds' high-conviction stock ideas, distilling them into roughly 90 US names you can own in a single ticker.
The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Guru Index. It is designed to generate alpha over the broad market through high-conviction ideas selected from hedge funds.
Why people hold it
- One ticker, an index of hedge funds' highest-conviction stock ideas. That is a genuinely different way to assemble a US equity sleeve.globalxetfs.com
- Rules-based, not vibes: it follows the Solactive Guru Index under a published methodology, so the selection process is there to read.assets.globalxetfs.com
- Roughly 90 US stocks spread the exposure, so the portfolio is not riding one manager's single big idea.
- Launched in 2012, which gives this strategy more than a decade of real-world history to inspect rather than a backtest.
Worth knowing
- The idea carries a price: 0.75% a year, well above the typical index wrapper near 0.45%, while plain-beta peers like SCHK and VOOV charge single-digit basis points.
- Thinly traded and modest in size, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in giant index funds and larger orders need more care.
- It is built to look different from the broad market, so results can diverge from plain S&P 500 exposure in either direction.globalxetfs.com
GURU Holdings
- Stocks
- 78
- 17%
- ILMN
Sectors
- Health Care25.0%
- Technology24.3%
- Industrials13.5%
- Financials10.8%
- Consumer Discretionary7.5%
- Energy5.4%
- Communication4.5%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Utilities2.4%
- Materials1.3%
- Real Estate1.3%
Geography
- United States91.09%
- Taiwan (Province of China)1.54%
- Brazil1.46%
- Ireland1.34%
- Canada1.34%
- Netherlands1.13%
- Singapore1.11%
- France1.00%
GURU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GURU$11,591
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 | GURU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.1% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | +15.9% |
| 3 years | +24.1% |
| 5 years | +7.0% |
| 10 years | +12.0% |
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 | GURU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.1% | |
| 2025 | +25.4% | |
| 2024 | +23.8% | |
| 2023 | +19.3% | |
| 2022 | −27.9% | |
| 2021 | +8.2% | |
| 2020 | +25.2% |
GURU in the news
GURU Dividends
- 0.08%
- $0.05
- $0.05 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
GURU Risk
- 15.2%
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.
- 1.18
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.
- −38.4%
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.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GURU Cost
0.75%
GURU0.75%
- The middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
- Median 0.29%
36 of the 42 Other Major Indexes funds charge less.
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