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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
Global X SuperDividend ETF
$22.61−0.12 (−0.53%)
- 0.58%
- $1.11B
- +4.5%
- 9.80%
- 414K sh
- low $22.66high $26.44
The ETF.net SDIV Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 29 of 35
Score 45 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.F16 out of 100Rank 26 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B61 out of 100Rank 28 of 30Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F22 out of 100Rank 32 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 16 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 11 of 35
Our read on SDIV
In short
CGlobal X's original yield-chaser: a 2011-vintage fund that scours the world for the highest-yielding stocks, holds them in one basket, and pays out monthly. Blunt instrument, clear purpose.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Solactive Global SuperDividend Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SDIV Holdings
- Stocks
- 107
- 17%
- NAT
Sectors
- Real Estate31.5%
- Financials18.4%
- Industrials13.8%
- Energy13.4%
- Consumer Discretionary5.4%
- Communication4.3%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Technology3.8%
- Materials2.6%
- Health Care1.6%
- Utilities1.2%
Geography
- United States42.89%
- Brazil16.12%
- Norway7.63%
- United Kingdom6.48%
- China5.10%
- Indonesia4.12%
- Thailand3.04%
- Australia2.64%
- 11.98%
Developed 39% · Emerging 61%
SDIV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SDIV$10,445
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.
| Period | SDIV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.0% |
| 1 month | −2.0% |
| 3 months | −6.6% |
| 1 year | +4.5% |
| 3 years | +14.7% |
| 5 years | −0.1% |
| 10 years | −0.6% |
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 | SDIV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.0% | |
| 2025 | +29.1% | |
| 2024 | +1.8% | |
| 2023 | +5.5% | |
| 2022 | −26.4% | |
| 2021 | +3.8% | |
| 2020 | −20.9% |
SDIV in the news
SDIV Dividends
- 9.80%
- $2.23
- $0.18 per share
- Monthly
SDIV Risk
- 12.2%
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.
- 0.82
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.
- −36.9%
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.
- 0.65
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.
SDIV Cost
Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index
$9,973
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SDIV 0.58%
$11,453
VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest
$1,480
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SDIV | VYMI | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,041 | $128 | $913 |
| 20 | $3,986 | $503 | $3,483 |
| 30 | $11,453 | $1,480 | $9,973 |
Other funds in International Dividend Index
- CIDOGALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.2%
- CGCOWPacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +25.5%
- CEUDVProShares MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +9.6%
- CGENWGenter Capital International Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +19.5%
- DEUDGWisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +10.3%
