Global X - S&P 500 Quality Dividend ETF
$39.47+0.24 (+0.62%)
- 0.20%
- $29M
- +19.3%
- 2.81%
- 0M sh
- $38.90
- low $33.56high $41.30
The ETF.net QDIV Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 25 of 53
Score 59 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.A76 out of 100Rank 13 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 27 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D39 out of 100Rank 37 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F15 out of 100Rank 49 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 25 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D38 out of 100Rank 40 of 53
Our read on QDIV
BMost dividend funds chase yield and hope quality follows. QDIV demands both: a stock must rank in the S&P 500's top 200 on dividend yield and top 200 on quality to get in. Roughly 50 names, equal weighted, paid monthly.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Quality High Dividend Index.
Why people hold it
- The double screen is the whole point: only S&P 500 names in the top 200 by dividend yield AND the top 200 by quality score (return on equity, accruals, leverage) make the cut.globalxetfs.comspglobal.com
- 0.20% a year, roughly half the typical fee among dividend-screen ETFs.
- Equal weighting plus a 25% cap on any one sector at each semiannual rebalance stops a single megacap or a single corner of the market from running the show.spglobal.com
- Pays monthly, and the portfolio has tracked its index closely.
Worth knowing
- Cheap next to the average dividend screener, less so next to the giants: VIG (0.04%), SCHD (0.06%) and DGRO (0.08%) all charge less.
- It trades thinly, so spreads can be wider than the household names. Limit orders earn their keep here.
- About 50 equal-weighted stocks means each name carries real weight, and the twin screens can leave the fund leaning on whichever sectors pass both tests.spglobal.com
QDIV Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 23%
- GILD
Sectors
- Consumer Staples21.2%
- Financials19.9%
- Industrials15.1%
- Health Care15.0%
- Technology10.7%
- Energy10.2%
- Consumer Discretionary5.7%
- Materials2.2%
Geography
- United States93.49%
- Ireland4.37%
- Bermuda2.14%
QDIV Performance
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QDIV$11,925
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 | QDIV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.7% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | +4.0% |
| 1 year | +19.3% |
| 3 years | +12.7% |
| 5 years | +7.8% |
| 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 | QDIV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.7% | |
| 2025 | +3.1% | |
| 2024 | +10.6% | |
| 2023 | +5.2% | |
| 2022 | −0.5% | |
| 2021 | +29.0% | |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
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QDIV Dividends
- 2.81%
- $1.10
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
QDIV Risk
- 12.3%
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.
- 0.56
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.
- −18.5%
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.
- 0.53
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QDIV Cost
0.20%
QDIV0.20%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
12 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- BCDLVictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +16.2%
- BDESWisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +21.4%
- BDIVGInvesco S&P 500 High Dividend Growers ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +18.6%
- CPFMInvesco Dividend Achievers ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +14.5%
- CQDEFNorthern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +18.6%