Global X ETFs
Global X ETFs is a New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds that facilitates access to investment opportunities across the global markets. Founded in 2008, it has approximately $40 billion in managed assets, across more than 80 different products. The ETF issuer and manager is widely known for its Thematic Growth, Income and International product suites, in addition to its Core, Commodities and Alpha strategies. In July 2018, the company was acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments.
Type | Private company |
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Industry | Investment management |
Founded | New York, NY, U.S. (2008) |
Headquarters | New York, NY, U.S. |
Products | Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) |
AUM | ~$51 billion (July 2023) |
Website | www |
History
Global X was established in 2008 and brought to market its first ETF in February 2009. The firm focused on previously unexplored ETF strategies in the subsequent years, launching a range of first-to-market single-country ETFs and commodity funds. In 2011, the firm introduced its first global dividend product, a strategy which it has subsequently adapted to U.S. equities, preferreds, REITs, emerging markets, alternatives, and most recently, EAFE equities.
Global X was also an early proponent of thematic investing, launching its first thematic ETF in 2010, targeting companies that offered exposure to the lithium cycle. The firm has since launched a range of additional strategies providing access to emerging themes in areas of technology, people and demographics, and U.S. infrastructure.
Global X was acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments in July 2018 for $488 million.[1][2]
Global X filed its application to become one of the first companies to offer a Spot Bitcoin ETF in the US on August 23, 2023.[3]
Research and insights
In early 2016, the firm began expanding the scope of its published research, which spans the emergence of disruptive technologies, to the impact of geopolitics on developing economies, and the drivers impacting income-oriented investments.
References
- Funds, Global X. "ETF League Table As Of October 18, 2021". etf.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- Funds marketed under the Global X ETFs brand are managed by Global X Funds. Global X Management Company LLC is a separate legal entity that serves as an advisor to the Funds.
- "Global X Bitcoin Trust Application (Re-filling)". en.coinotag.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.