Law Offices of DT Chisolm, P.C.
11524 C Providence Road, Suite 236
Charlotte, NC 28277
October 23, 2012
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Office of Filings, Information & Consumer Services
| RE: | Global X Funds (“Trust”) | |
| File Nos. 333-151713, 811-22209 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Trust and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information as supplemented, dated October 3, 2012, to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2012, for the Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (the “Fund”). The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497(e) filing dated October 3, 2012 (Accession No. 0001144204-12-054529) in XBRL for the Fund.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (704) 806-2387.
Sincerely,
/s/ Daphne Tippens Chisolm
Law Offices of DT Chisolm, PC
| Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (Prospectus Summary): | Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF |
| Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF |
GLOBAL X FUNDS
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 3, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for Global X Funds (“Trust”) regarding Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (“Fund”), a series of the Trust.
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| Effective immediately, the following paragraph replaces the paragraph under “Principal Investment Strategies” on page 7 of the Prospectus and page 2 of the Summary Prospectus: |
The Fund invests its total assets in securities of companies that are listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange as well as cash and cash equivalents. The Fund also invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Underlying Index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund’s investment policies described above are non-fundamental and require 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Mar. 01, 2012 |
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Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (Prospectus Summary): | Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Risk/Return, Heading | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF |
| Supplement Text | ck0001432353_SupplementTextBlock |
GLOBAL X FUNDS
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 3, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2012
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for Global X Funds (“Trust”) regarding Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (“Fund”), a series of the Trust.
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| Investment Strategy, Heading | rr_StrategyHeading | Effective immediately, the following paragraph replaces the paragraph under “Principal Investment Strategies” on page 7 of the Prospectus and page 2 of the Summary Prospectus: |
| Investment Strategy, Narrative | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund invests its total assets in securities of companies that are listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange as well as cash and cash equivalents. The Fund also invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Underlying Index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the Underlying Index. The Fund’s investment policies described above are non-fundamental and require 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
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| Supplement Closing | ck0001432353_SupplementClosingTextBlock |
PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF | Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | GXG |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
| Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Oct. 03, 2012 |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Global X Funds |
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001432353 |
| Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 03, 2012 |
| Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Oct. 03, 2012 |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Mar. 01, 2012 |