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Global X Social Media ETF

SOCLNasdaqGlobal XC

$39.95+0.24 (+0.62%)

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

C40/ 100

Rank 21 of 30 in Disruptive Innovation

C40/100Rank 21 of 30inDisruptive Innovation
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 39.70 to 39.95. Range 39.86 to 40.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.8040.2040.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$75M
1Y total return
−31.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.54%
Holdings
49
Avg volume · 30D
9.54K sh
52W range
low $39.23high $59.06
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SOCL Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 40 out of 100

Category
Disruptive Innovation⁠
Rank
21 of 30
Six-pillar profile for SOCL. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 22, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 33, Durability 70. Strongest: Durability (70). Weakest: Risk (22). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 30

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 30

Our read on SOCL

ETF.net Research

In short

CSocial media as one ticker: about 50 platform companies worldwide, tracked to a Solactive index. Running since 2011, which makes it a veteran of the thematic shelf.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Solactive Social Media Total Return Index, before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • Pure play, not a sprinkle. The index targets social and communications platforms directly, roughly 50 of them, rather than burying a few inside a broad tech basket.globalxetfs.com
  • Global mandate, so the basket reaches past US names to platforms listed abroad, where much of the world's scrolling actually happens.globalxetfs.com
  • The 0.65% fee sits right at the median for its innovation-theme peer group. Narrow focus, no novelty surcharge.
  • Live since 2011 and rules-based: the fund follows the Solactive Social Media index through platform cycles instead of a manager's hunch about the next feed.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded and modest in size, so spreads can widen. Limit orders matter more here than in a mega-cap fund.
  • About 50 stocks in one theme means ad-market swings and single-company headlines land harder than they would in a broad index.
  • Broader innovation peers charge less for wider nets: KOMP at 0.20% and XT at 0.46%. The tight focus is the thing you're paying up for.

SOCL Holdings

Holdings pillarD33 out of 100Rank 26 of 30 in Disruptive InnovationAs of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
49
Top-10 weight
70%
Largest holding
META11.9%

Sectors

  • Communication95.7%
  • Technology3.1%
  • Consumer Staples0.7%
  • Industrials0.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.1%

Geography

  • United States49.99%
  • China29.35%
  • South Korea12.95%
  • Japan4.98%
  • Singapore1.13%
  • Germany1.06%
  • United Kingdom0.54%

Developed 15% · Emerging 85% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1METAMeta Platforms Inc11.86%13,845$10.3M708
2RDDTReddit Inc-Cl A9.83%53,306$8.53M293
30700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd8.89%142,127$7.71M152
4035420.KSNaver Corp8.82%56,558$7.65M112
5NTESNetease Inc-Adr5.44%37,590$4.71M48
6PINSPinterest Inc- Class A5.41%218,846$4.69M198
7GOOGLAlphabet Inc-Cl A5.39%13,247$4.67M707
8SPOTSpotify Technology SA5.10%8,366$4.42M185
91024.HKKuaishou Technology4.83%1,122,788$4.19M90
10MTCHMatch Group Inc4.37%91,215$3.79M195
11BIDUBaidu Inc - Spon Adr3.46%35,598$3M35
12035720.KSKakao Corp3.33%120,461$2.89M76
13SNAPSnap Inc - A3.26%432,416$2.82M70
14BILIBilibili Inc-Sponsored Adr2.32%132,490$2.01M17
15TMETencent Music Entertainm-Adr2.18%223,735$1.89M70

Showing 1–15 of 49 holdings

SOCL Performance

Launched Nov 14, 2011

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

SOCL$6,876
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. SOCL $6,876. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000Oct 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 SOCL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSOCL
Year to date−27.9%
1 month−8.3%
3 months−12.7%
1 year−31.2%
3 yearsper year+5.0%
5 yearsper year−7.9%
10 yearsper year+5.8%

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 SOCL
YearReturn barSOCL
2026 YTD−27.9%
2025+31.0%
2024+5.1%
2023+31.1%
2022−42.2%

SOCL in the news

SOCL 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.
0.54%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.22Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 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. 8 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $0.49; Jun 29, 2022 $0.12; Jun 29, 2023 $0.19; Dec 28, 2023 $0.05; Jun 27, 2024 $0.10; Jun 27, 2025 $0.11; Dec 30, 2025 $0.13; Jun 29, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.09
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.13
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.11
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.10
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.05
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.19
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.12
Dec 28, 2017Jan 9, 2018$0.49
Dec 28, 2016Jan 6, 2017$0.04
Dec 29, 2015Jan 8, 2016$0.0013
Dec 29, 2014Jan 8, 2015$0.01
Dec 27, 2013Jan 7, 2014$0.0003

See all 13 payments⁠

$10,000 in SOCL 10 years ago paid $584 in dividends.⁠

SOCL Risk

Risk pillarF22 out of 100Rank 25 of 30 in Disruptive Innovation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.5%
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.
0.12
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.
−61.1%
Trough Nov 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.
1.21
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.

SOCL Cost

Compare SOCL and KOMP

Overpaying vs KOMP, cheapest in Disruptive Innovation

$8,562

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

  • SOCL 0.65%

    $12,717

  • KOMP 0.20% Cheapest

    $4,155

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SOCL 0.65%
  • KOMP 0.20%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530SOCL $12,717KOMP $4,155

Year by year

YearSOCLKOMPOverpaying
10$1,163$365$798
20$4,440$1,421$3,019
30$12,717$4,155$8,562

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