Total from Distributions ($) | | | Net Asset Value, End of Period ($) | | | Total Return (%)** | | | Net Assets End of Period ($) (000) | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) | | | Tax Expense (%) | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (%) | | | Portfolio Turnover (%)†† | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1.48 | ) | | | 23.55 | | | | (8.40 | ) | | | 285,389 | | | | 0.25 | | | | — | | | | 5.93 | | | | 74.41 | |
| (1.46 | ) | | | 27.28 | | | | 6.60 | | | | 89,217 | | | | 0.25 | | | | — | | | | 5.01 | | | | 26.17 | |
| (0.49 | ) | | | 26.97 | | | | 10.59 | | | | 1,349 | | | | 0.25 | † | | | — | | | | 5.38 | † | | | 10.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3.02 | ) | | | 42.99 | | | | 37.69 | | | | 1,378,279 | | | | 0.44 | ‡ | | | (0.01 | )‡‡ | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 47.13 | |
| (3.05 | ) | | | 33.59 | | | | 37.49 | | | | 992,935 | | | | 0.43 | ‡ | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 33.79 | |
| (3.80 | ) | | | 26.73 | | | | (30.51 | ) | | | 687,577 | | | | 0.46 | ‡ | | | 0.46 | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 33.78 | |
| (4.32 | ) | | | 43.92 | | | | (6.54 | ) | | | 947,045 | | | | 0.46 | ‡ | | | — | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 55.65 | |
| (4.62 | ) | | | 51.24 | | | | (1.72 | ) | | | 828,622 | | | | 0.45 | ‡ | | | — | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 30.35 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2.15 | ) | | | 43.47 | | | | 31.26 | | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 0.45 | | | | — | | | | 1.85 | | | | 23.48 | |
| (2.09 | ) | | | 34.89 | | | | 39.64 | | | | 738,092 | | | | 0.45 | | | | — | | | | 1.25 | | | | 16.88 | |
| (2.24 | ) | | | 26.59 | | | | (13.34 | ) | | | 538,344 | | | | 0.45 | | | | — | | | | 2.66 | | | | 35.86 | |
| (2.19 | ) | | | 33.45 | | | | (2.34 | ) | | | 612,300 | | | | 0.45 | | | | — | | | | 3.03 | | | | 36.57 | |
| (1.95 | ) | | | 36.39 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 540,381 | | | | 0.45 | | | | — | | | | 2.65 | | | | 25.68 | |
Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period
| | Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period ($) | | | Net Investment Income ($)* | | | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments ($) | | | Total from Operations ($) | | | Distribution from Net Investment Income ($) | | | Distribution from Capital Gains ($) | | | Return of Capital ($) | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | | 32.97 | | | | 0.31 | | | | (3.40 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2021 | | | 26.46 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 6.49 | | | | 6.80 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2020 | | | 23.10 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 3.32 | | | | 3.65 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | |
2019 | | | 20.55 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 3.05 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2018 | | | 19.23 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.55 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | | 29.86 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 3.12 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) |
2021 | | | 24.91 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 5.09 | | | | 5.70 | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) |
2020 | | | 25.79 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
2019 | | | 24.39 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 2.42 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | — | *** | | | — | |
2018(1) | | | 25.00 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | | 29.88 | | | | 0.40 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2021(2) | | | 24.95 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 5.02 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | | 34.44 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (10.26 | ) | | | (10.19 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2021 | | | 28.66 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 5.94 | | | | 6.12 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2020 | | | 20.50 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 8.14 | | | | 8.23 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
2019 | | | 18.63 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.17 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | |
2018 | | | 17.41 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.49 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | |
* | Per share data calculated using average shares method. |
** | Total Return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
*** | Amount is less than $0.005. |
† | Annualized. |
†† | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Excludes effect of in-kind transfers. |
(1) | The Fund commenced operations on August 24, 2018. |
(2) | The Fund commenced operations on January 12, 2021. |
Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
Total from Distributions ($) | | | Net Asset Value, End of Period ($) | | | Total Return (%)** | | | Net Assets End of Period ($)(000) | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (%) | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (%) | | | Portfolio Turnover (%)†† | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.36 | ) | | | 29.52 | | | | (9.45 | ) | | | 673,733 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 31.92 | |
| (0.29 | ) | | | 32.97 | | | | 25.84 | | | | 654,764 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 22.92 | |
| (0.29 | ) | | | 26.46 | | | | 16.01 | | | | 403,499 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 48.73 | |
| (0.50 | ) | | | 23.10 | | | | 15.35 | | | | 85,459 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 34.97 | |
| (0.23 | ) | | | 20.55 | | | | 8.16 | | | | 56,504 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 36.35 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.75 | ) | | | 32.23 | | | | 10.61 | | | | 178,533 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.03 | | | | 115.74 | |
| (0.75 | ) | | | 29.86 | | | | 23.01 | | | | 172,008 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 96.21 | |
| (0.84 | ) | | | 24.91 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 144,484 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 159.91 | |
| (1.02 | ) | | | 25.79 | | | | 10.27 | | | | 189,564 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 3.63 | | | | 112.43 | |
| (0.22 | ) | | | 24.39 | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | 102,438 | | | | 0.27 | † | | | 3.31 | † | | | 28.89 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.31 | ) | | | 28.26 | | | | (4.28 | ) | | | 66,408 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 1481.94 | |
| (0.09 | ) | | | 29.88 | | | | 20.13 | | | | 104,574 | | | | 0.39 | † | | | 1.01 | † | | | 30.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (0.07 | ) | | | 24.18 | | | | (29.64 | ) | | | 7,979 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 33.97 | |
| (0.34 | ) | | | 34.44 | | | | 21.51 | | | | 15,842 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 47.49 | |
| (0.07 | ) | | | 28.66 | | | | 40.29 | | | | 5,732 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 31.51 | |
| (0.30 | ) | | | 20.50 | | | | 12.05 | | | | 4,100 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 33.82 | |
| (0.27 | ) | | | 18.63 | | | | 8.67 | | | | 4,657 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 25.22 | |
Notes to Financial Statements |
November 30, 2022 |
1. ORGANIZATION
The Global X Funds (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 6, 2008. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company. As of November 30, 2022, the Trust had one hundred and twelve portfolios, one hundred of which were operational. The financial statements herein and the related notes pertain to the Global X Alternative Income ETF (formerly, Global X SuperDividend® Alternatives ETF), Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF, Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF, Global X MLP ETF, Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF, Global X Conscious Companies ETF, Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF, Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF and Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund, other than the Global X Alternative Income ETF, Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF and Global X Conscious Companies ETF, has elected non-diversified status under the 1940 Act.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:
USE OF ESTIMATES – The Funds are investment companies that apply the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
RETURN OF CAPITAL ESTIMATES – Distributions received by the Funds from underlying master limited partnership (“MLP”) and real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Funds record investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from the MLPs, REITs and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from the MLPs and REITs after their tax reporting periods are concluded.
MLPs – Certain Funds may invest in MLPs. MLPs are publicly-traded partnerships engaged in the transportation, storage and processing of minerals and natural resources. By confining their operations to these specific activities, their interests, or units, are able to trade on public securities exchanges exactly like the shares of a corporation, without entity-level taxation. To qualify as an MLP, and to not be taxed as a corporation, a partnership must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). These qualifying
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
sources include natural resource-based activities, such as the processing, transportation and storage of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. The general partner of an MLP is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP, or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly-traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an up to 2% equity interest in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units.
Limited partners typically own the remainder of the partnership, through ownership of common units, and have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management. MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount (“minimum quarterly distributions” or “MQD”). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD is paid to both common and subordinated units and is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions.
SECURITY VALUATION - Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”)), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent mean between the quoted bid and asked prices, which approximates fair value (absent both bid and asked prices on such exchange, the bid price may be used).
For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ official closing price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency
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November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
exchange rates as of the reporting date. The exchange rates used by the Trust for valuation are captured as of the New York or London close each day. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with fair value procedures (the “Fair Value Procedures”) established by Global X Management Company LLC, the Funds' investment adviser (the "Adviser"), and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the "valuation designee" to determine the fair value of securities and other instruments for which no readily available market quotations are available. The Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a fair value committee (the “Committee”) of the Adviser. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using the Fair Value Procedures include: the security's trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. In addition, each Fund may fair value a security if an event that may materially affect the value of a Fund’s security that traded outside of the United States (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that each Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. Events that may be Significant Events include: government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism and significant market fluctuations. If the Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Funds calculate their NAVs, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration all relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. As of November 30, 2022, there were no securities priced using the Fair Value Procedures.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
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November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in non-active markets, quoted prices for similar investments and fair value of investments for which the Funds have the ability to fully redeem tranches at NAV as of the measurement date or within the near term, and short-term investments valued at amortized cost); and
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments, and fair value of investments for which the Funds do not have the ability to fully redeem tranches at NAV as of the measurement date or within the near term).
Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement. For details of the investment classification, reference the Schedule of Investments.
The unobservable inputs used to determine fair value of Level 3 assets may have similar or diverging impacts on valuation. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation and interrelationships between those inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.
DUE TO/FROM BROKERS – Due to/from brokers includes cash and collateral balances with the Funds’ clearing brokers or counterparties at November 30, 2022. The Funds continuously monitor the credit standing of each broker or counterparty with whom they conduct business. In the event a broker or counterparty is unable to fulfill its obligations, the Funds would be subject to counterparty credit risk.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements by BNP Paribas are held by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”), the Funds’ custodian (“Custodian”) and are designated as being held on each Fund’s behalf by the Custodian under a book-entry system. Each Fund monitors the adequacy of the collateral on a daily basis and can require the seller to provide additional collateral i
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November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
the event the market value of the securities pledged falls below the carrying value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.
It is the Funds’ policy to only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other financial institutions which are deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Funds bear the risk of loss in the event that the counterparty to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations, and the Funds are prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the underlying securities received as collateral and the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period. For financial statement purposes, the Funds record the securities lending collateral (included in repurchase agreements, at value or restricted cash) as an asset and the obligation to return securities lending collateral as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) which permit the Funds, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under an MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty, and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds.
As of November 30, 2022, the open repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to an MRA on a net payment basis are as follows:
| | | | | | | Fair Value | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | of Non-Cash | | | | Cash | | | | | |
| | | Repurchase | | | | Collateral | | | | Collateral | | | | | |
| | | Agreements* | | | | Received(1) | | | | Received | | | | Net Amount(2) | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | |
BNP Paribas | | $ | 285,321 | | | $ | 285,321 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | |
BNP Paribas | | | 18,857,874 | | | | 18,857,874 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | |
BNP Paribas | | | 1,999,330 | | | | 1,999,330 | | | | – | | | | – | |
* Repurchase agreements with an overnight and continuous maturity.
(1) Excess collateral received is not presented in the table above. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the market value of the collateral received for each Fund.
(2) Net Amount represents the net amount receivable due from the counterparty in the event of default.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES – It is each Fund’s intention, except for Global X MLP ETF, to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Code. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements, except for Global X MLP ETF as described below.
The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50%) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax positions in the current period, however management’s conclusions regarding tax positions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last three tax year ends, as applicable), and on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws and regulations, and interpretations thereof. If a Fund has foreign tax filings that have not been made, the tax years that remain subject to examination may date back to the inception of the Fund.
As of and during the reporting period ended November 30, 2022, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as in income tax expense on the Statements of,Operations. During the reporting period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months.
Global X MLP ETF is taxed as a regular C-corporation for Federal income tax purposes and as such is obligated to pay Federal and applicable state corporate income tax. Currently, the Federal income tax rate for a corporation is 21%. This differs from most investment companies, which elect to be treated as “regulated investment companies” under Subchapter M of the Code in order to avoid paying entity level income taxes. Under current law, Global X MLP ETF is not eligible to elect treatment as a regulated investment company due to its investments primarily in MLPs invested in energy assets. As a result, Global X MLP ETF will be obligated to pay applicable Federal and state corporate income taxes on its taxable income as opposed to most other investment companies, which are not so obligated. Global X MLP ETF expects that a portion of the distributions that are received from MLPs may be treated as a tax-deferred return of capital, thus reducing Global X MLP ETF’s current tax liability. However, the amount of taxes currently paid by Global X MLP ETF will vary depending on the amount of income and gains derived from investments and/or sales of MLP interests and such taxes have the potential to reduce an investor’s return from an investment in Global X MLP ETF.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME – Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from the settlement date. Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts is included in interest income.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSLATION – The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statements of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions and translations represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency spot contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS – The Funds distribute their net investment income on a pro rata basis. Any net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed at least annually. All distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Cash distributions from MLPs to Global X MLP ETF that exceed the Global X MLP ETF’s allocable share of such MLP’s net taxable income are considered tax-deferred return of capital that will reduce Global X MLP ETF’s adjusted tax basis in the equity securities of the MLP. These reductions in Global X MLP ETF’s adjusted tax basis in MLP equity securities will increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) recognized by Global X MLP ETF on a subsequent sale of the securities. Global X MLP ETF will accrue deferred income taxes for any future tax liability associated with (i) that portion of MLP distributions considered to be a tax-deferred return of capital as well as (ii) capital appreciation of its investments. Upon the sale of an MLP security, Global X MLP ETF may be liable for previously deferred taxes. Global X MLP ETF will rely to some extent on information provided by the MLPs, which may not necessarily be timely, to estimate deferred tax liability for purposes of financial statement reporting and determining Global X MLP ETF’s NAV. From time to time, the Adviser will modify the estimates or assumptions related to Global X MLP ETF’s deferred tax liabilities as new information becomes available. Global X MLP ETF will generally compute deferred income taxes based on the Federal income tax rate applicable to corporations and an estimated rate attributable to state taxes.
INVESTMENTS IN REITs – With respect to the Funds, dividend income is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of these estimated amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.
Global X Alternative Income's dividend income includes reclassifications of prior year and current year dividend income to return of capital/realized gain to align those income amounts to the character of those distributions. Those reclassifications exceeded current year dividend income resulting in a negative dividend income for the current fiscal year.
CASH OVERDRAFT CHARGES – Per the terms of an agreement with the Custodian, if a Fund has a cash overdraft on a given day, it will be assessed an overdraft charge of LIBOR plus 2.00%. Cash overdraft charges are included in custodian fees on the Statements of Operations.
CREATION UNITS – The Funds issue and redeem their shares (“Shares”) on a continuous basis at NAV and only in large blocks of 10,000 Shares, referred to as “Creation Units”. Purchasers of Creation Units (“Authorized Participants”) at NAV must pay a standard creation transaction fee per transaction. The fee is a single charge and will be the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by an Authorized Participant on the same day.
An Authorized Participant who holds Creation Units and wishes to redeem at NAV would also pay a standard redemption fee per transaction to BBH, on the date of such redemption, regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed that day. If a Creation Unit is purchased or redeemed for cash, an additional variable fee may be charged. The following table discloses the Creation Unit breakdown:
| | | | | | | | Value at | | | | |
| | Creation Unit | | | Creation | | | November | | | Redemption | |
| | Shares | | | Fee | | | | 30, 2022 | | | Fee | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | 10,000 | | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 114,200 | | | $ | 300 | |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 500 | | | | 332,400 | | | | 500 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 650 | | | | 205,100 | | | | 650 | |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 300 | | | | 235.500 | | | | 300 | |
Global X MLP ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 250 | | | | 429,900 | | | | 250 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 250 | | | | 434,700 | | | | 250 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 750 | | | | 295,200 | | | | 750 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 700 | | | | 322,300 | | | | 700 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 282,600 | | | | 1,300 | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 10,000 | | | | 400 | | | | 241,800 | | | | 400 | |
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
3. RELATED PARTY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSACTIONS
On July 2, 2018, the Adviser consummated a transaction pursuant to which it became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (“Mirae”). In this manner, the Adviser is ultimately controlled by Mirae, which is a leading financial services company in Korea and is the headquarters for the Mirae Asset Global Investments Group.
The Adviser serves as the investment adviser and the administrator for the Funds. Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Adviser is responsible for managing the investment activities of the Funds and the Funds’ business affairs and other administrative matters and provides or causes to be furnished all supervisory, administrative and other services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Funds, including certain distribution services (provided pursuant to a separate distribution agreement), certain shareholder and distribution-related services (provided pursuant to a separate Rule 12b-1 Plan and related agreements) and investment advisory services (provided pursuant to a separate Investment Advisory Agreement), under what is essentially an "all-in" fee structure. For the Adviser’s services to the respective Funds, under a supervision and administration agreement (the "Supervision and Administration Agreement"), each Fund pays a monthly fee to the Adviser at the annual rate below (stated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the respective Fund). In addition, the Funds bear other expenses, directly and indirectly, that are not covered by the Supervision and Administration Agreement, which may vary and affect the total expense ratios of the Funds, such as taxes, brokerage fees, commissions, custodian fees, acquired fund fees and expenses (except for the Global X Alternative Income ETF with respect to investment in affiliated investment companies), and other transaction expenses, interest expenses and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).
The Supervision and Administration Agreement for the Global X Alternative Income ETF provides that the Adviser also bears the costs for acquired fund fees and expenses generated by investments by the Fund in affiliated investment companies. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser paid acquired fund fees and expenses of $129,532 and made such reimbursement payments to the Global X Alternative Income ETF on a monthly basis.
The following table discloses the supervision and administration fees payable pursuant to the Supervision and Administration Agreement:
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
3. RELATED PARTY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSACTIONS (continued)
| |
| |
| | Supervision and | |
| | Administration Fee | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | 0.50 | % |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 0.20 | % |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 0.23 | % |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 0.25 | % |
Global X MLP ETF | | | 0.45 | % |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 0.45 | % |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 0.43 | % |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 0.27 | % |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 0.39 | % |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 0.45 | % |
SEI Investments Global Funds Services (“SEIGFS”) serves as sub-administrator to the Funds. As sub-administrator, SEIGFS provides the Funds with required general administrative services, including, without limitation: office space, equipment, and personnel; clerical and general back office services; bookkeeping, internal accounting and secretarial services; the calculation of NAV; and assistance with the preparation and filing of reports, registration statements, proxy statements and other materials required to be filed or furnished by the Funds under federal and state securities laws. As compensation for these services, SEIGFS receives certain out-of-pocket costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Adviser.
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SIDCO”) serves as the Funds’ underwriter and distributor of Creation Units pursuant to a distribution agreement. SIDCO has no obligation to sell any specific quantity of Shares. SIDCO bears the following costs and expenses relating to the distribution of Shares: (1) the costs of processing and maintaining records of creations of Creation Units; (2) all costs of maintaining the records required of a registered broker/dealer; (3) the expenses of maintaining its registration or qualification as a dealer or broker under Federal or state laws; (4) filing fees; and (5) all other expenses incurred in connection with the distribution services as contemplated in the distribution agreement. SIDCO receives no fee from the Funds for its distribution services under the distribution agreement, rather, the Adviser compensates SIDCO for certain expenses, out-of-pocket costs, and transaction fees.
BBH serves as the Custodian and transfer agent of the Funds’ assets. As Custodian, BBH has agreed to (1) make receipts and disbursements of money on behalf of the Funds; (2) collect and receive all income and other payments and distributions on account of the Funds’ portfolio investments; (3) respond to correspondence from shareholders, security brokers and others relating to its duties; and (4) make periodic reports to the Funds concerning
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
3. RELATED PARTY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSACTIONS (continued)
the Funds’ operations. BBH does not exercise any supervisory function over the purchase and sale of securities. As transfer agent, BBH has agreed to (1) issue and redeem Shares of each Fund; (2) make dividend and other distributions to shareholders of each Fund; (3) respond to correspondence by shareholders and others relating to its duties; (4) maintain shareholder accounts; and (5) make periodic reports to the Funds. As compensation for these services, BBH receives certain out-of-pocket costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees which are accrued daily and paid monthly by the Adviser from its fees.
4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government, and short-term securities were:
| | | | | | | Sales and | |
| | | Purchases | | | | Maturities | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 6,610,923 | | | $ | 6,599,191 | |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 36,970,645 | | | | 36,141,459 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 759,246,170 | | | | 734,254,530 | |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 141,729,053 | | | | 139,177,056 | |
Global X MLP ETF | | | 562,656,936 | | | | 1,044,339,999 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 217,791,147 | | | | 274,934,752 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 208,208,208 | | | | 209,438,231 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 197,934,445 | | | | 196,755,463 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 1,203,925,850 | | | | 1,208,608,494 | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 3,800,011 | | | | 3,776,124 | |
For the year ended November 30, 2022, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:
| | | | | | | | | | | Realized
| |
2022
| | | Purchases | | | | Sales | | | | Gain/(Loss) | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 10,116,622 | | | $ | 3,871,077 | | | $ | 118,617 | |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 80,553,204 | | | | 30,378,185 | | | | 1,972,129 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 955,904,783 | | | | 735,411,823 | | | | (17,540,724 | ) |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 282,783,857 | | | | 66,844,562 | | | | 623,993 | |
Global X MLP ETF | | | 486,160,324 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 275,999,798 | | | | 86,750,536 | | | | 26,760,885 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 169,749,309 | | | | 81,227,277 | | | | 22,133,244 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 43,830,789 | | | | 52,984,434 | | | | 9,456,053 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 21,231,297 | | | | 42,712,648 | | | | 373,235 | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | – | | | | 3,282,710 | | | | 56,895 | |
During the year ended November 30, 2022, there were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION
Global X MLP ETF recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Accrued interest and penalties, if any, are included within the related tax liability line in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For the year ended November 30, 2022, Global X MLP ETF did not incur any interest or penalties.
Since Global X MLP ETF will be subject to taxation on its taxable income, the NAV of Global X MLP ETF shares will also be reduced by the accrual of any current and deferred tax liabilities.
Global X MLP ETF’s income tax expense/(benefit) consists of the following for the year ended November 30, 2022:
| | | | | | | | Deferred | | | | | |
| | | | Current MLP | | | | MLP | | | | Total MLP | |
Federal | | | $ | 9,914,550 | | | $ | 74,980,800 | | | $ | 84,895,350 | |
State | | | | 640,914 | | | | 4,896,792 | | | | 5,537,706 | |
Valuation allowance | | | | - | | | | (63,218,875 | ) | | | (63,218,875 | ) |
Total tax expense (benefit) | | | $ | 10,555,464 | | | $ | 16,658,717 | | | $ | 27,214,181 | |
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes.
Components of the Global X MLP ETF’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows for the year ended November 30, 2022:
|
| |
| MLP | |
Deferred tax assets/(liabilities): | | |
State Net Operating Loss Carryforward | $ | 1,390,761 | |
Capital Loss Carryforward | | 42,572,013 | |
Other | | 577,671 | |
Net unrealized gain on investment securities | | (61,199,162 | ) |
Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability) | $ | (16,658,717 | ) |
Global X MLP ETF reviews the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based upon the weight of available evidence. When assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, significant weight is given to the effects of potential future realized and unrealized gains on investments and the period over which these deferred tax assets can be realized. Currently, any capital losses that may be generated by the Global X MLP ETF are eligible to be carried back up to three years and can be carried forward for five years to offset capital gains recognized by Global X MLP ETF in those years.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
Global X MLP ETF has estimated capital loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes as follows:
| | | | |
|
| Year Ended | | Amount | | Expiration |
Global X MLP ETF | 11/30/2019 | | $ | 28,978,317 | | 11/30/2024 |
| 11/30/2020 | | | 123,982,398 | | 11/30/2025 |
| 11/30/2021 | | | 37,432,903 | | 11/30/2026 |
Based upon Global X MLP ETF’s assessment, it has been determined that it is more likely than not that Global X MLP ETF’s deferred tax assets will be realized through future taxable income of the appropriate character. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been established for Global X MLP ETF’s deferred tax assets. Global X MLP ETF will continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance in the future. Significant increases or declines in the fair value of its portfolio of investments may change Global X MLP ETF’s assessment of the recoverability of these assets and may result in the recording or removal of a valuation allowance against all or a portion of the Global X MLP ETF’s gross deferred tax assets.
Total income tax expense/benefit (current and deferred) during the year ended November 30, 2022, differs from the amount computed by applying the Federal statutory income tax rate of 21% for Global X MLP ETF to net investment and realized and unrealized gain/ (losses) on investment before taxes as follows:
For the year ended November 30, 2022:
| | | MLP | | | | | |
Income tax (benefit) at statutory rate | | $ | 82,531,463 | | | | 21.00 | % |
State income taxes (net of federal benefit) | | | 5,344,895 | | | | 1.36 | % |
Permanent differences, net | | | 2,883,174 | | | | 0.73 | % |
Effect of state tax rate change | | | (326,476 | ) | | | (0.08 | )% |
Change in valuation allowance | | | (63,218,875 | ) | | | (16.09 | )% |
Net income tax expense/(benefit) | | $ | 27,214,181 | | | | 6.92 | % |
Global X MLP ETF recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed Global X MLP ETF’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on U.S. tax returns and state tax returns filed since the inception of Global X MLP ETF. No U.S. Federal or state income tax returns are currently under examination. The tax years ended November 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, remain subject to examination by tax authorities in the United States. Due to the nature of Global X MLP ETF’s investments, Global X MLP ETF may be required to file income tax returns in several states. Global X MLP ETF is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
State franchise taxes are separate and distinct from state income taxes. State franchise taxes are imposed on a corporation for the right to conduct business in the state and typically are based off the net worth or capital apportioned to a state. Due to the nature of Global X MLP ETF’s investments, Global X MLP ETF may be required to file franchise state tax returns in several states.
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise. The permanent differences primarily consist of REIT adjustments, reclassification of distributions, investments in publically traded partnerships, PFIC gain reclasses, and preferred stock adjustments. The permanent differences that are credited or charged to paid-in capital and distributable earnings are primarily related to redemptions in kind and return of capital distributions.
These differences have been reclassified to/from the following accounts during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022:
| | | | | Distributable | |
| | Paid-in | | | Earnings | |
Global X Funds | | Capital | | | (Loss) | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 204,278 | | | $ | (204,278 | ) |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 1,957,249 | | | | (1,957,249 | ) |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | (19,380,378 | ) | | | 19,380,378 | |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 442,627 | | | | (442,627 | ) |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 20,244,568 | | | | (20,244,568 | ) |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 21,796,817 | | | | (21,796,817 | ) |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 8,953,361 | | | | (8,953,361 | ) |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 381,516 | | | | (381,516 | ) |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 24,720 | | | | (24,720 | ) |
The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years or periods ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 were as follows:
| |
Global X Funds | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Return of Capital | | | Totals | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 2,282,880 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 390,992 | | | $ | 2,673,872 | |
2021 | | | 1,353,663 | | | | – | | | | 578,074 | | | | 1,931,737 | |
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
| |
Global X Funds | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | | | Totals | |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 1,339,222 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,339,222 | |
2021 | | | 224,212 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 224,212 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 128,023,270 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 128,023,270 | |
2021 | | | 89,185,080 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 89,185,080 | |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 10,395,351 | | | $ | 19,467 | | | $ | 515,682 | | | $ | 10,930,500 | |
2021 | | | 1,419,247 | | | | 8,731 | | | | 167,337 | | | | 1,595,315 | |
Global X MLP ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 90,450,291 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 90,450,291 | |
2021 | | | – | | | | – | | | | 80,150,843 | | | | 80,150,843 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 32,598,692 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 17,688,775 | | | $ | 50,287,467 | |
2021 | | | 22,548,205 | | | | – | | | | 22,509,388 | | | | 45,057,593 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 7,480,197 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 7,480,197 | |
2021 | | | 4,254,673 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4,254,673 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 3,989,881 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 204,893 | | | $ | 4,194,774 | |
2021 | | | 4,080,634 | | | | – | | | | 298,947 | | | | 4,379,581 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 997,056 | | | $ | 5,768 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,002,824 | |
2021 | | | 241,843 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 241,843 | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | $ | 31,083 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 31,083 | |
2021 | | | 67,743 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 67,743 | |
As of November 30, 2022, the components of tax basis distributable earnings (accumulated losses) were as follows:
| | | | Global X Funds | | | | |
| | Global X | | Global X S&P | | | | |
| | Alternative | | 500® Quality | | | Global X U.S. | |
| | Income ETF | | Dividend ETF | | | Preferred ETF | |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | – | | $ | 200,491 | | | $ | 3,114,091 | |
Capital Loss Carryforwards | | | (1,347,634 | ) | | (4,573,464 | ) | | | (101,076,974 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments and Foreign Currency | | | (6,717,547 | ) | | 2,522,681 | | | | (394,213,357 | ) |
Other Temporary Differences | | | 8 | | | – | | | | (2,613,879 | ) |
Total Accumulated Losses | | $ | (8,065,173 | ) | $ | (1,850,292 | ) | | $ | (494,790,119 | ) |
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
| | | | | | | Global X Funds | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | Global X MLP
| | | | | |
| | | Global X | | | | & Energy
| | | | Global X
| |
| | | Variable Rate
| | | | Infrastructure
| | | | Conscious
| |
| | | Preferred ETF | | | | ETF
| | | | Companies ETF
| |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,124,264 | |
Capital Loss Carryforwards | | | (8,558,055 | ) | | | (161,956,054 | ) | | | (20,101,068 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency | | | (16,870,450 | ) | | | 210,911,857 | | | | 14,210,452 | |
Other Temporary Differences | | | 1,317,963 | | | | (3 | ) | | | – | |
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | | $ | (24,110,542 | ) | | $ | 48,955,800 | | | $ | (3,766,352 | ) |
| | | | | | | Global X Funds | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Global X
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adaptive
| | | | | |
| | | Global X | | | | U.S. Risk
| | | | Global X
| |
| | | Adaptive U.S. | | | | Management
| | | | Founder-Run
| |
| | | Factor ETF | | | | ETF
| | | | Companies ETF
| |
Undistributed Ordinary Income
| | | –
| | | | 670,915
| | | | 28,185
| |
Capital Loss Carryforwards | | $
| (9,319,061 | ) | | $
| (19,468,613 | ) | | $
| (1,779,065 | ) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments and Foreign Currency | | | 14,769,749 | | | | 4,313,328 | | | | (3,032,950 | ) |
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) | | $ | 5,450,688 | | | $ | (14,484,370 | ) | | $ | (4,783,830 | ) |
For taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, a Registered Investment Company within the meaning of the 1940 Act is permitted to carry forward net capital losses to offset capital gains realized in later years, and the losses carried forward retain their original character as either long-term or short-term losses. Losses carried forward under these provisions are as follows:
| | | Short-Term Loss
| | | | Long-Term Loss
| | | | Total
|
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 185,898 | | | $ | 1,161,736 | | | $ | 1,347,634 |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | 4,182,129 | | | | 391,335 | | | | 4,573,464 |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 51,083,388 | | | | 49,993,586 | | | | 101,076,974 |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 7,215,811 | | | | 1,342,244 | | | | 8,558,055 |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | 30,993,988 | | | | 130,962,066 | | | | 161,956,054 |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 9,289,825 | | | | 10,811,243 | | | | 20,101,068 |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 9,319,061 | | | | – | | | | 9,319,061 |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | 19,327,639 | | | | 140,974 | | | | 19,468,613 |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 1,359,850 | | | | 419,215 | | | | 1,779,065 |
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
5. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
During the year ended November 30, 2022, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains amounting to:
| | | Short-Term Loss
| | | | Long-Term Loss
| | | | Total
|
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 313,561 | | | $ | 267,896 | | | $ | 581,457 |
The Federal tax cost basis of investments and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Funds at November 30, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | | Aggregated | | | Aggregated | | | Net | |
| | | | | Gross | | | Gross | | | Unrealized | |
| | Federal Tax | | | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | | | Appreciation | |
Global X Funds | | Cost
| | | Appreciation | | | Depreciation
| | | (Depreciation)
| |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | $ | 44,369,288 | | | $ | 1,938,012 | | | $ | (8,655,559 | ) | | $ | (6,717,547 | ) |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ETF | | | 58,500,901 | | | | 5,223,607 | | | | (2,700,926 | ) | | | 2,522,681 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | 2,658,467,119 | | | | 5,596,533 | | | | (399,809,890 | ) | | | (394,213,357 | ) |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | 315,141,557 | | | | 865,516 | | | | (17,735,966 | ) | | | (16,870,450 | ) |
Global X MLP ETF | | | 1,120,099,981 | | | | 276,548,903 | | | | (2,849,595 | ) | | | 273,699,308 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ETF | | | 881,063,860 | | | | 285,011,799 | | | | (74,099,942 | ) | | | 210,911,857 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | 658,093,156 | | | | 61,160,054 | | | | (46,949,602 | ) | | | 14,210,452 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | 163,197,359 | | | | 18,970,265 | | | | (4,200,516 | ) | | | 14,769,749 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management ETF | | | 61,984,849 | | | | 5,023,637 | | | | (710,309 | ) | | | 4,313,328 | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | 11,003,489 | | | | 492,771 | | | | (3,525,721 | ) | | | (3,032,950 | ) |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Funds’ net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales, mark-to-market treatment of passive foreign investment companies and adjustments in preferred stock and partnerships.
6. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS
The Funds may invest in securities in a particular asset class. Securities and other assets held in each Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets, a particular securities market or other asset classes.
The Funds, except for Global X U.S. Preferred ETF and Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF, use a replication strategy. A replication strategy is an indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of an underlying index in approximately the same proportions as in the underlying its index. A representative sampling strategy is an indexing strategy that
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
6. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS (continued)
involves investing in a representative sample of securities (including indirect investments through underlying ETFs) that collectively has an investment profile similar to an underlying index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics. Each Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to its underlying index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to its shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow its underlying index, or, in certain instances, when securities in the underlying index become temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or due to legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements that apply to a Fund but not its underlying index). The Global X U.S. Preferred ETF and Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF use a representative sampling strategy. Representative sampling is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Fund’s underlying index in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes and other characteristics.
The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Funds accrue and apply such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned.
The elimination of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") may adversely affect the interest rates on, and value of, certain Fund investments for which the value is tied to LIBOR. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop compelling or inducing banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. On March 5, 2021, the administrator of LIBOR clarified that the publication of LIBOR on a representative basis will cease for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Alternatives to LIBOR are established or in development in most major currencies, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Markets are slowly developing in response to these new rates. Questions around impacts on liquidity resulting from this transition, and how to appropriately adjust these rates at the time of transition, remain a concern for the Funds. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Funds until new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new products, instruments and contracts are commercially accepted.
Economic conditions, such as volatile currency exchange rates and interest rates, political events, military action and other conditions may, without prior warning, lead to foreign government intervention (including intervention by the U.S. government with respect to foreign governments, economic sectors, foreign companies and related securities and interests) and the imposition of capital controls (i.e., government measures designed to limit the flow of foreign capital in and out of the domestic economy) and/or sanctions,
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
6. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS (continued)
which may also include retaliatory actions of one government against another government, such as the seizure of assets. Capital controls and/or sanctions include the prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to transfer currency, securities or other assets. Capital controls and/or sanctions may also impact the ability of a Fund to buy, sell or otherwise transfer securities or currency, negatively impact the value and/or liquidity of such instruments, adversely affect the trading market and price for Shares of a Fund, and cause a Fund to decline in value. Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information (“SAI”) for a more complete description of risks.
7. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of its total assets. Security loans made pursuant to a securities lending agreement with BBH are initially required to be secured by collateral equal to at least 102% of the value of domestic equity securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and 105% of the value of foreign equity securities (other than ADRs). Such collateral received in connection with these loans will be cash and can be invested in repurchase agreements, short-term investments or U.S. Treasury obligations and is recognized in the Schedules of Investments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The obligation to return securities lending collateral is also recognized as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan.
Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market values of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly and the borrower failed to return the securities. In the event the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due, the securities lending agency agreement requires the lending agent to indemnify the Funds by replacing either the security or the security’s current market value to the Funds. The Funds could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. The Funds could also experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Funds bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued) |
November 30, 2022 |
7. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES (continued)
As of November 30, 2022, the following Funds had securities on loan, by counterparty:
| | | | | | Cash | |
| | | Market Value | | | Collateral(1) | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | | | | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | $ | 485,397 | | | $ | 490,600 | |
| Total | | $ | 485,397 | | | $ | 490,600 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Capital Inc. | | | $ | 7,865,226 | | | $ | 7,914,750 | |
BMO Capital Markets | | | | 122,308 | | | | 122,685 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | | 3,352,767 | | | | 3,344,325 | |
BOFA Securities Inc. | | | | 2,926,475 | | | | 2,975,875 | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | | 4,281,476 | | | | 4,289,183 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | 6,065,835 | | | | 6,175,625 | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | | 468,750 | | | | 467,770 | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | 6,037,212 | | | | 6,064,788 | |
TD Prime Services LLC | | | | 264,024 | | | | 259,920 | |
UBS Securities LLC (equities) | | | | 799,475 | | | | 810,545 | |
| Total | | $ | 32,183,548 | | | $ | 32,425,466 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | $ | 5,996 | | | $ | 5,971 | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | | 3,379,179 | | | | 3,431,808 | |
| Total | | $ | 3,385,175 | | | $ | 3,437,779 | |
(1) It is the Funds' policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan.
8. CONTRACTURAL OBLIGATION
The Funds enter into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these contracts is unknown, however, the Funds have not had prior gains or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustees of the Trust (the “Trustees”) and the Trust’s officers are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties.
9. REVERSE SHARE SPLIT
Effective April 28, 2020, the Global X MLP ETF executed a 1-for-6 reverse share split for shareholders of record after the close of markets on April 27, 2020. The effect of this transaction for the Fund was to divide the number of outstanding Shares of the Fund by six, resulting in a corresponding increase in the NAV per Share. The capital share activity presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for each of the years in the period
Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded) |
November 30, 2022 |
9. REVERSE SHARE SPLIT (continued)
then ended, and per share data in the financial highlights for each of the years in the period then ended, have been given retroactive effect to reflect this reverse share split. There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total return as a result of this transaction.
Effective April 28, 2020, the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF executed a 1-for-3 reverse share split for shareholders of record after the close of markets on April 27, 2020. The effect of this transaction for the Fund was to divide the number of outstanding Shares of the Fund by three, resulting in a corresponding increase in the NAV per Share.
The capital share activity presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for each of the years in the period then ended, and per share data in the financial highlights for each of the years in the period then ended, have been given retroactive effect to reflect these reverse share splits. There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total return as a result of these transactions.
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds have been evaluated by management regarding the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional adjustments were required to the financial statements.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Board of Trustees of Global X Funds and Shareholders of each of the ten funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (ten of the funds constituting Global X Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of November 30, 2022, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of November 30, 2022, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (1) | Global X MLP ETF (1) |
Global X Alternative Income ETF (1) | Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF (2) |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF (1) | Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (3) |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (1) | Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (4) |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (1) | Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (5) |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
1. | Statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2022, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2022. |
2. | Statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2022, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended November 30, 2022 and for the period July 13, 2018 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2018. |
3. | Statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2022, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended November 30, 2022 and for the period August 24, 2018 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2018. |
4. | Statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2022, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2022 and for the period June 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2020. |
5. | Statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2022 and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended November 30, 2022 and for the period January 12, 2021 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2021. |
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2022, by correspondence
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 26, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Global X Funds since 2016.
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) |
All exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) have operating expenses. As a shareholder of an ETF, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for ETF management, administrative services, commissions, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns. In addition, a shareholder is responsible for brokerage fees as a result of their investment in the Fund.
Operating expenses such as these are deducted from an ETF’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the ETF’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the ETF’s expense ratio.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (June 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022).
The table on the next page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Funds, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Funds under “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other funds. It assumes that the Funds had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.
NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued) |
| | Beginning Account Value
6/1/2022 | | | Ending Account Value
11/30/2022 | | | Annualized Expense Ratios | | | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 965.90 | | | | 0.14 | % | | $ | 0.69 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,024.37 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.71 | |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,007.40 | | | | 0.20 | % | | $ | 1.01 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,024.07 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.01 | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 945.80 | | | | 0.23 | % | | $ | 1.12 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.92 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.17 | |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 974.20 | | | | 0.25 | % | | $ | 1.24 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.82 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.27 | |
Global X MLP ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,054.70 | | | | 0.45 | % | | $ | 2.32 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.81 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.28 | |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.90 | | | | 0.45 | % | | $ | 2.28 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.81 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.28 | |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,011.80 | | | | 0.43 | % | | $ | 2.17 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.91 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 2.18 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,060.60 | | | | 0.27 | % | | $ | 1.39 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.72 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.37 | |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,082.50 | | | | 0.39 | % | | $ | 2.04 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.11 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 1.98 | |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited) (Concluded) |
| | Beginning Account Value
6/1/2022 | | | Ending Account Value
11/30/2022 | | | Annualized Expense Ratios | | | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 956.80 | | | | 0.45 | % | | $ | 2.21 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.81 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.28 | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) |
Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), requires that the board of trustees of an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), including a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the ETF, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), consider on an initial basis and periodically thereafter (as required by the 1940 Act), at an in person meeting called for such purpose, the terms of each ETF’s investment advisory agreement and whether to approve entering into, or renewing, each agreement.
At a Board meeting of the Trust held on November 11, 2022, called for such purpose, the Board (including the Trust’s Independent Trustees, voting separately) considered and unanimously approved the continuation of (i) the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Renewal Investment Advisory Agreement”) for each Fund included in this Annual Report (each, a “Renewal Fund”); and (ii) the Supervision and Administration Agreement between the Trust (“Renewal Supervision and Administration Agreement”), on behalf of each Renewal Fund, and Global X Management. The Renewal Investment Advisory Agreement and the Renewal Supervision and Administration Agreement are referred to herein as the “Renewal Agreements.”
In advance of the Board meeting, the Board (including the Trust’s Independent Trustees) and the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel requested (in writing) detailed information from Global X Management in connection with the Board’s consideration of the Renewal Agreements, and received and reviewed written responses from Global X Management, as well as supporting materials relating to those requests for information. In the course of their consideration of the Renewal Agreements, the Trust’s Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel and, in addition to meetings with management of Global X Management, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive sessions with their counsel.
RENEWAL AGREEMENTS
In determining to approve the continuation of the Renewal Agreements for the Renewal Funds, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the factors discussed in greater detail below.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
With respect to this factor, the Board considered:
– the terms of the Renewal Agreements and the range of services that would continue to be provided to each Renewal Fund in accordance with the Renewal Agreements;
– Global X Management’s key personnel and the portfolio managers who would continue to provide investment advisory, supervision and administrative services to each Renewal Fund;
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued) |
– Global X Management’s responsibilities under the Renewal Agreements, among other things, to: (i) manage the investment operations of the Renewal Funds and the composition of the Renewal Funds’ assets, including the purchase, retention and disposition of their holdings, (ii) provide quarterly reports to the Trust’s officers and the Board and other reports as the Board deems necessary or appropriate, (iii) vote proxies, exercise consents, and exercise all other rights relating to securities and assets held by the Renewal Funds, (iv) select broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the Renewal Funds when necessary, (v) assist in the preparation and filing of reports and proxy statements (if any) to the shareholders of the Renewal Funds, and the periodic updating of the registration statement, prospectuses, statements of additional information, and other reports and documents for the Renewal Funds that are required to be filed by the Trust with the SEC and other regulatory and governmental bodies, and (vi) monitor anticipated purchases and redemptions of the shares (including Creation Units) of the Renewal Funds by shareholders and new investors;
– the nature, extent and quality of all of the services (including advisory, administrative and compliance services) that have been provided by Global X Management or made available to the Renewal Funds; and
– the quality of Global X Management’s resources and personnel that would continue to be made available to the Renewal Funds, including Global X Management’s experience and the professional qualifications of Global X Management’s key personnel.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Renewal Funds by Global X Management.
Performance
The Board considered the performance of each Renewal Fund. They examined the performance of the Renewal Funds for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since-inception periods, as applicable. Also, the Board considered the total return and investments performance of the Renewal Funds relative to (i) the performance of unaffiliated comparable ETFs and/or other registered funds, which performance information is publicly available from such registered funds, as well as other third party sources; and (ii) the performance of pertinent indexes. The Board considered instances of under-performance and over-performance with respect to the competitor funds. The Board also considered the Renewal Funds’ tracking against their underlying indexes in absolute terms.
Based on these considerations and comparisons, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Renewal Funds did not adversely affect the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Renewal Agreements.
Cost of Services and Profitability
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued) |
The Board considered Global X Management’s cost to provide investment management, supervision and administrative and related services to the Renewal Funds. In this regard, the Board considered the management fee (“Management Fee”) that has been borne or is expected to be borne by the Renewal Funds under the Renewal Agreements for the various investment advisory, supervisory and administrative services that the Renewal Funds require under a unitary fee structure (including the types of fees and expenses that are not included within the unitary fee and would be borne by the Renewal Funds).
In addition, the Board considered expected profitability to Global X Management, as applicable, from all services provided or expected to be provided to the Renewal Funds and all aspects of Global X Management’s relationship with the Renewal Funds. In connection with these considerations, Global X Management provided the Board with financial information regarding its operations and the services provided to the Renewal Funds and discussed with the Board its current and expected, as applicable, profitability with respect to the Renewal Funds.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the Management Fee rate paid by the Renewal Funds to Global X Management, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided, was reasonable and in the best interests of the Renewal Funds’ shareholders.
Comparison of Fees and Services
With respect to this factor, the Board considered:
– comparative information with respect to the Management Fee paid to Global X Management by the Renewal Funds. In connection with this consideration, Global X Management provided the Board with comparative expense data for the Renewal Funds, including fees and expenses paid by unaffiliated similar specialized and/or focused ETFs and/or other comparable registered funds. The Board considered the Global X Management’s detailed explanation of the fee structures of any Renewal Fund that was above the average or median for its peer group;
– the structure of the unitary Management Fee (which includes as one component the investment advisory fee for the Renewal Funds) and the current total expense ratios for the Renewal Funds. In this regard, the Board took into consideration that the purpose of adopting a unitary Management Fee structure for the Renewal Funds was to create a simple, all-inclusive fee that would provide a level of predictability with respect to the overall expense ratio (i.e., the total fees) of the Renewal Funds and that the proposed Management Fees for the Renewal Funds were set at a competitive levels to make the Renewal Funds viable in the marketplace; and
– that, under the unified Management Fee structure, Global X Management is responsible for most ordinary expenses of the Renewal Funds, including the costs of various third-party services required by the Renewal Funds, including investment advisory,
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Concluded) |
administrative, audit, certain custody, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs, but that the Renewal Funds would bear other expenses not covered under the proposed all-inclusive Management Fee, such as taxes, brokerage fees, commissions, and other transaction expenses, interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the services received and the fees charged under the Renewal Agreements were reasonable on a comparative basis.
Economies of Scale
With respect to this factor, the Board considered:
– the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Renewal Funds grow and whether the unitary Management Fee for the Renewal Funds reflected these economies of scale;
– the significant investment of time, personnel and other resources that Global X Management has made and intends to continue to make in the Renewal Funds in order to seek to assure that the Renewal Funds are attractive to investors; and
– that the unitary Management Fee would provide a high level of certainty as to the total level of expenses for the Renewal Funds and their shareholders.
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the unitary Management Fee for the Renewal Funds appropriately addressed economies of scale.
Other Benefits
In considering the Renewal Agreements, in addition to the factors above, the Board considered any other benefits realized by Global X Management as a result of its relationships with the Renewal Funds and concluded that, in the exercise of the Board’s business judgement, all information the Board considered supported approval of the continuation of the Renewal Agreements.
Conclusion
After full consideration of the factors above, as well as other factors that were instructive in its consideration, the Board, including all of the Trust’s Independent Trustees voting separately, concluded, in the exercise of its business judgement, that the Renewal Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Renewal Fund.
In reaching this decision, the Board did not assign relative weights to the factors above nor did the Board deem any one factor or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves. Each member of the Board may have assigned different weights to the various factors.
Supplemental information (Unaudited) |
NAV is the price per Share at which a Fund issues and redeems Shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the Shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Market Price of a Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in their NAV, as well as market supply and demand.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.
Further information regarding premiums and discounts is available on the Funds’ website at www.globalxetfs.com.
Trustees and Officers of the Trustees (Unaudited) |
Set forth below are the names, addresses, years of birth, positions with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served, the principal occupations for the last five years, number of Funds in Trust overseen by the Trustees, and other directorships outside the fund complex of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust.The Trust’s SAI includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-888-493-8631.
| Position(s) | | Number of Funds in | |
Name, Address | Held | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past | Trust Overseen by | Other Directorships |
(Year of Birth) | with Trust | 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustees |
Independent Trustees1 | | | | |
Charles A. Baker | Trustee (since | Chief Executive Officer of Investment | 1122 | None. |
605 Third Avenue, | 07/2018) | Innovations LLC (investment | | |
43rd Floor | | consulting) (since 2013); Managing | | |
New York, NY | | Director of NYSE Euronext (2003 to | | |
10158 | | 2012). | | |
(1953) | | | | |
Susan M. Ciccarone | Trustee (since | Partner, Further Global Capital | 1122 | Director of E78 |
605 Third Avenue, | 09/2019) | Management (private equity) (since | | Partners (since 2022); |
43rd Floor | | 2017); formerly Chief Operating Officer | | Director of ProSight |
New York, NY | | (2014–2016) and Chief Financial | | Global, Inc. (since |
10158 | | Officer (2012–2016), Emerging Global | | 2021); Director of |
(1973) | | Advisors, LLC (ETF issuer). | | Casa Holdco LP, |
| | | | parent of Celink (since |
| | | | 2018); Chairman, |
| | | | Payment Alliance |
| | | | International, Inc. |
| | | | (2019–2021). |
Clifford J. Weber | Trustee (since | Owner, Financial Products Consulting | 1122 | Chairman (since |
605 Third Avenue, | 07/2018) | Group LLC (consulting services to | | 2017) and Trustee |
43rd Floor | | financial institutions) (since 2015); | | (since 2015) of |
New York, NY | | formerly, Executive Vice President of | | Clough Funds Trust; |
10158 | | Global Index and Exchange–Traded | | Chairman and Trustee |
(1963) | | Products, NYSE Market, Inc., a | | of Clayton Street |
| | subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange | | Trust (since 2016); |
| | (ETF/ETP listing exchange) (2013– | | Chairman and Trustee |
| | 2015). | | of Janus Detroit Street |
| | | | Trust (since 2016); |
| | | | Chairman and Trustee |
| | | | of Elevation ETF |
| | | | Trust (2016–2018); |
| | | | Trustee of Clough |
| | | | Global Equity Fund |
| | | | (since 2017); Trustee |
| | | | of Clough Global |
| | | | Dividend and Income |
| | | | Fund (since 2017); |
| | | | and Trustee of Clough |
| | | | Global Opportunities |
| | | | Fund (since 2017). |
Trustees and Officers of the Trustees (Unaudited) |
| Position(s) | | Number of Funds in | |
Name, Address | Held | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past | Trust Overseen by | Other Directorships |
(Year of Birth) | with Trust | 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustees |
Interested Trustee/Officers1 | | | |
Luis Berruga | Trustee (since | Chief Executive Officer, GXMC (since | 1122 | None. |
605 Third Avenue, | 07/2018); | 07/2018), Chief Financial Officer (since | | |
43rd Floor | President (since | 2/2014) and Chief Operating Officer | | |
New York, NY | 2018) | (9/2015 – 7/2018); Investment Banker, | | |
10158 | | Jefferies (2012–2014). | | |
(1977) | | | | |
John Belanger | Chief Operating | Chief Operating Officer and Head of | N/A | N/A |
605 Third Avenue, | Officer and | Portfolio Management & Portfolio | | |
43rd Floor | Chief Financial | Administration, GXMC (since 12/2020); | | |
New York, NY | Officer (since | Portfolio Manager (12/2020–4/2022); | | |
10158 | 12/2020) | Secretary of the Trust (3/2020–9/2020); | | |
(1982) | | Head of Product Management, GXMC | | |
| | (since 1/2020); Consultant to GXMC | | |
| | (9/2018–12/2019); Chief Operating | | |
| | Officer, Rex Shares, LLC (2014–2018). | | |
Susan Lively | Secretary (since | General Counsel, GXMC (since | N/A | N/A |
605 Third Avenue, | 09/2020) | 9/2020); Senior Corporate Counsel | | |
43rd Floor | | at Franklin Templeton (previously, | | |
New York, NY | | Managing Director and Associate | | |
10158 | | General Counsel at Legg Mason & Co., | | |
(1981) | | LLC) (2014–2020). | | |
Eric Griffith | Assistant | Counsel, SEI Investments (since | N/A | N/A |
One Freedom | Secretary (since | 10/2019); Vice President and Assistant | | |
Valley Drive | 02/2020) | General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & | | |
Oaks, PA 19456 | | Co. (2012–2018). | | |
(1969) | | | | |
Joe Costello | Chief | Chief Compliance Officer, FlexShares | N/A | N/A |
605 Third Avenue, | Compliance | Funds (2011–2015); Vice President, | | |
43rd Floor | Officer (since | Northern Trust Investments (2003 – | | |
New York, NY | 09/2016) | 2015). | | |
10158 | | | | |
(1974) | | | | |
Ronnie Riven | Treasurer | Director of Finance, GXMC (since | N/A | N/A |
605 Third Avenue, | and Principal | 2018); Director of Accounting and | | |
43rd Floor | Accounting | Finance at Barclays Center (2016–2018); | | |
New York, NY | Officer (since | Manager of External Reporting at | | |
10158 | 12/2020) | National Grid (2013–2015). | | |
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Trustees and Officers of the Trustees (Unaudited) |
| Position(s) | | Number of Funds in | |
Name, Address | Held | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past | Trust Overseen by | Other Directorships |
(Year of Birth) | with Trust | 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustees |
Interested Trustee/Officers1 | | | |
Eric Olsen3 | Assistant | Director of Accounting, SEI Investment | N/A | N/A |
One Freedom | Treasurer (since | Manager Services (March 2021 to | | |
Valley Drive | 05/2021) | present); formerly, Deputy Head of Fund | | |
Oaks, PA 19456 | | Operations, Traditional Assets, Aberdeen | | |
(1970) | | Standard Investments (2013–2021). | | |
1 | Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. |
2 | As of November 30, 2022, the Trust had one hundred and twelve investment portfolios, one hundred of which were operational. |
3 | This officer of the Trust also serves as an officer of one or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments Company or an affiliate acts as investment manager, administrator or distributor. |
Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited) |
For shareholders that do not have an November 30, 2022 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an November 30, 2022 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Funds have designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.
| | | | Qualifying | |
| | | | for Corporate | |
| Long-Term | | | Dividends | Qualifying |
| Capital Gain
| Ordinary Income | Total
| Received
| Dividend
|
Return of Capital | Distributions | Distributions
| Distributions
| Deduction(1)
| Income(2)
|
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | | |
17.13% | 00.00% | 82.87% | 100.00% | 44.52% | 54.86% |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 91.48% | 96.89% |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 66.34% | 68.08% |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | | |
4.72% | 0.18% | 95.10% | 100.00% | 78.98% | 81.19% |
Global X MLP ETF | | | | | |
100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | | |
54.26% | 0.00% | 45.74% | 100.00% | 29.31% | 65.45% |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | | |
5.14% | 0.00% | 94.86% | 100.00% | 90.77% | 93.27% |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.58% | 99.42% | 100.00% | 48.96% | 42.04% |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 99.85% | 98.96% |
(1) Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions).
(2) The percentage in this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Dividend Income" as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and its reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of each of the aforementioned Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.
Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited) |
| | Short Term | Qualifying | |
U.S. Government | Interest Related | Capital Gain | Business | Foreign Tax |
Interest(3) | Dividends(4) | Dividends (5) | Income(6) | Credit |
Global X Alternative Income ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.07% | 0.00% | 4.10% | 0.00% |
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 1.23% | 0.00% |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.35% | 0.00% | 2.43% | 0.00% |
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.35% | 100.00% | 1.40% | 0.00% |
Global X MLP ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 38.09% | 0.00% |
Global X Conscious Companies ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.72% | 0.00% |
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 33.05% | 0.00% | 2.09% | 0.00% |
Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF | | | | |
0.00% | 0.09% | 0.00% | 53.31% | 0.00% |
(3) "U.S. Government Interest" represents the amount of interest that was derived from U.S. Government Obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.
(4) The percentage in this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Interest Income" as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is a percentage of net investment income that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid for foreign investors.
(5) The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short Term Capital Gain Dividend” and is reflected as a percentage of short term capital gain distribution that is exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.
(6) The percentage of this column represents that amount of ordinary dividend income that qualified for 20% Business Income Deduction.
The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2022. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2022 Form 1099-DIV.
605 3rd Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10158
1-888-493-8631
www.globalxetfs.com
Investment Adviser and Administrator:
Global X Management Company LLC
605 3rd Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10158
Distributor:
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
Sub-Administrator:
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
Counsel for Global X Funds and the Independent Trustees:
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Custodian and Transfer Agent:
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, MA 02109
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square
Suite 1800
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds described.
GLX–AR–006–1000
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a)(1) The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.
(a)(2) The audit committee financial experts are Charles A. Baker and Susan M. Ciccarone and each is independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Fees billed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (“PwC”) relate to the registrant.
PWC billed the registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
| 2022 | 2021 |
| | All fees and services to the Trust that were pre-approved | All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre-approved | All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre-approval | All fees and services to the Trust that were pre-approved | All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre-approved | All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre-approval |
(a) | Audit Fees | $1,148,958 | $0 | $0 | $929,467 | $0 | $0 |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
(c) | Tax Fees(1) | $406,447 | $0 | $0 | $334,184 | $0 | $0 |
(d) | All Other Fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Notes:
(1) Tax Compliance and excise distribution services.
(e)(1) Not applicable.
(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (PwC):
| 2022 | 2021 |
Audit-Related Fees | 0% | 0% |
Tax Fees | 0% | 0% |
All Other Fees | 0% | 0% |
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for the last two fiscal years were $406,447 and $334,184, respectively.
(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by registrant’s principal accountant to either registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to registrant were pre-approved by the audit committee of registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
The registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee, which is composed of the registrant's Independent Trustees, Charles A. Baker, Susan M. Ciccarone and Clifford J. Weber.
Item 6. Investments.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The certifying officers, whose certifications are included herewith, have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report. In their opinion, based on their evaluation, the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed, and are operating effectively to ensure, that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 13. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | Global X Funds |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Luis Berruga
|
Date: February 7, 2023
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Luis Berruga
Luis Berruga President |
Date: February 7, 2023
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ John Belanger John Belanger Chief Financial Officer |
Date: February 7, 2023