Global X - MSCI SuperDividend Emerging Markets ETF
$34.06−0.03 (−0.08%)
- 0.66%
- $46M
- +32.2%
- 4.89%
- 0M sh
- $34.28
- low $27.48high $34.53
The ETF.net SDEM Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 8 of 10
Score 41 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.F5 out of 100Rank 10 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F14 out of 100Rank 10 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D39 out of 100Rank 10 of 10
Our read on SDEM
CMost emerging-market dividend funds spread money across hundreds of names. SDEM goes the other way: roughly 50 of the highest-yielding stocks in EM, weighted equally, with cash paid out monthly. A concentrated, unapologetic yield hunt.
The fund seeks to match, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is blunt and easy to check: track the MSCI Emerging Markets Top 50 Dividend Index, which screens the EM universe down to the 50 highest yielders and weights them equally rather than by size.globalxetfs.commoney.usnews.com
- Equal weighting keeps the usual EM index giants from dominating. Every name in the basket counts the same at rebalance, so the yield screen (not market cap) drives the portfolio.money.usnews.com
- Distributions land monthly, not quarterly, and the fund has run this same strategy since its 2015 launch. Long track record, no strategy drift.
- In practice it stays close to the index it advertises, which is what you want from a rules-based screen: the label and the holdings tell the same story.
Worth knowing
- At 0.66% a year, it costs more than the EM dividend median and well more than cheaper options like DIEM (0.19%) and EDIV (0.49%). You pay up for the concentrated screen.
- Small fund, thin volume. Spreads can be wider than in the big EM dividend names, so limit orders matter more here than with a heavily traded peer.
- Chasing the top 50 yielders concentrates the portfolio in whichever countries and sectors are cheap at rebalance, and high yields sometimes signal stress rather than strength.globalxetfs.com
SDEM Holdings
- Stocks
- 58
- 25%
- ITSA4.SA
Sectors
- Financials31.5%
- Consumer Staples10.6%
- Energy10.4%
- Communication8.8%
- Materials8.6%
- Utilities8.3%
- Real Estate7.6%
- Industrials6.2%
- Consumer Discretionary5.9%
- Health Care2.1%
Geography
- Brazil31.75%
- China21.82%
- United Arab Emirates5.34%
- Indonesia5.03%
- Poland4.09%
- Netherlands3.72%
- Thailand3.70%
- Mexico3.66%
- 20.89%
Developed 6% · Emerging 94%
SDEM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SDEM$13,218
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 | SDEM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.1% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | +5.5% |
| 1 year | +32.2% |
| 3 years | +21.6% |
| 5 years | +6.5% |
| 10 years | +4.4% |
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 | SDEM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.1% | |
| 2025 | +32.0% | |
| 2024 | +4.0% | |
| 2023 | +12.7% | |
| 2022 | −21.5% | |
| 2021 | +2.1% | |
| 2020 | −11.1% |
SDEM in the news
SDEM Dividends
- 4.89%
- $1.67
- $0.14 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SDEM Risk
- 11.6%
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.
- 1.21
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.
- −34.8%
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.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SDEM Cost
0.66%
SDEM0.66%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.59%
Every other Emerging Markets Dividend Index fund charges less.
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- BDEMWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +29.6%
- CDGREWisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +42.7%
- CEMDVProShares - MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +9.1%
- CEDOGALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +11.6%
- CEYLDCambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +40.9%