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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-22209

 

Global X Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

605 Third Avenue, 43rd floor

New York, NY 10158

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Thomas Park

Global X Management Company LLC

605 Third Avenue, 43rd floor

New York, NY 10158

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

With a copy to:

 

Global X Management Company LLC

605 Third Avenue, 43rd floor

New York, NY 10158

 

Eric S. Purple, Esq.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

2000 K Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006-1871

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 644-6440

 

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2023

 

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2023

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1), is attached hereto.

 

Global X MLP ETF (ticker: MLPA)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (ticker: MLPX)
Global X Alternative Income ETF (ticker: ALTY)
Global X Conscious Companies ETF (ticker: KRMA)
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (ticker: PFFD)
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF (ticker: QDIV)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (ticker: AUSF)
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (ticker: PFFV)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (ticker: ONOF)
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (ticker: CLIP)
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF (ticker: FLOW)

 

Annual Report

 

November 30, 2023

 

As permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ (defined below) shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank). Instead, shareholder reports will be available on the Funds’ website (www. globalxetfs.com/explore), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. Please contact your financial intermediary to inform them that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of Fund shareholder reports and for details about whether your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance 1
Schedules of Investments  
Global X MLP ETF 28
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 30
Global X Alternative Income ETF 33
Global X Conscious Companies ETF 36
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF 43
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF 53
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF 57
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF 64
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF 68
Global X U.S. 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF 84
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF 86
Glossary 91
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 92
Statements of Operations 95
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 98
Financial Highlights 105
Notes to Financial Statements 113
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 136
Disclosure of Fund Expenses 139
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement 142
Supplemental Information 150
Trustees and Officers of the Trust 151
Notice to Shareholders 153

 

Shares are bought and sold at market price (not net asset value (“NAV”)) and are not individually redeemed from a Fund. Shares may only be redeemed directly from a Fund by Authorized Participants, in very large creation/ redemption units. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of Fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that Global X Funds uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-493-8631; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP ETF

 

 

Global X MLP ETF

 

The Global X MLP ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the performance of the energy infrastructure MLP asset class in the United States. The Underlying Index is composed of Midstream MLPs engaged in the transportation, storage, and processing of natural resources, as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 15.79%, while the Underlying Index increased 20.63%. The Fund had a net asset value of $42.99 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $46.08 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from NGL Energy Partners LP and Magellan Midstream Partners LP, which returned 270.09% and 38.82%, respectively. The worst performers were USD Partners LP and Martin Midstream Partners LP, which returned -91.57% and -20.49%, respectively.

 

The Fund recorded a positive performance during the reporting period as the US saw record levels of oil and gas production, which raised demand for midstream infrastructure. Compared to other energy sector divisions, midstream was particularly well positioned to profit from a volatile market because of its defensive contracts and fee structure. Investor views remained positive despite an uncertain macroeconomic climate, thanks in part to the midstream industry’s consolidation of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with the purpose of expanding operations and profitability. Finally, the US oil sector filled the void created by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) decision to continue with further supply curbs.

                 
  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year Return Three Year Return Five Year Return Ten Year Return
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X MLP ETF 15.79% 15.87% 29.90% 30.00% 7.32% 7.36% 0.79% 0.80%
Hybrid Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index/Solactive MLP Composite Index Gross** 20.63% 20.63% 33.13% 33.13% 9.09% 9.09% 1.79% 1.79%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 11.82% 11.82%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP ETF

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on April 18, 2012.

**Reflects performance of Solactive MLP Composite Index through March 31, 2015 and Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index thereafter.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Solactive MLP Composite Index tracks the price movements in shares of the largest entities that are structured as Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) and that are engaged in the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production, or mining of natural resources.

 

The Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index tracks the price movements in shares of companies that are structured as Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) and that are engaged in own and operate assets used in energy logistics, including, but not limited to, pipelines, storage facilities and other assets used in transporting, storing, gathering, and processing natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil or refined products.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

2

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP ETF

 

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices above.

 

3

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

 

 

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

 

The Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the performance of MLPs and energy infrastructure corporations. Midstream energy infrastructure MLPs and corporations principally own and operate assets used in energy logistics, including, but not limited to, pipelines, storage facilities and other assets used in transporting, storing, gathering, and processing natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil or refined products. The Underlying Index limits its exposure to partnerships in order to comply with applicable tax diversification rules. Securities must be publicly traded in the United States. The Underlying Index is maintained by Solactive AG.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 9.42%, while the Underlying Index increased 10.24%. The Fund had a net asset value of $43.47 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $44.99 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from Archrock Inc. and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., which returned 75.60% and 38.82%, respectively. The worst performers were TC Energy Corporation and Enbridge Inc., which returned -9.43% and -9.32%, respectively.

 

The Fund recorded a positive performance during the reporting period due to record oil and gas production in the US, which increased demand for midstream infrastructure. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) decision to follow through with additional supply cuts benefited the US oil industry, which filled the supply gap. Moreover, the US surpassed Australia and Qatar as the world’s leading liquefied natural gas supplier. Merger and Acquisition (M&A) consolidation in the midstream industry geared towards expanding operations and profitability contributed to the positive perception of investors in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Finally, in a volatile market, midstream’s defensive contracts and fee structure made it uniquely positioned to benefit compared to other segments of the energy sector.

 

4

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

 

 

                 
  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year Return Three Year Return Five Year Return Ten Year Return
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 9.42% 9.50% 26.11% 26.01% 11.16% 11.13% 5.02% 5.02%
Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index 10.24% 10.24% 27.04% 27.04% 11.89% 11.89% 5.95% 5.95%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 11.82% 11.82%

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on August 6, 2013.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index tracks the performance of MLPs and energy infrastructure corporations.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

5

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

 

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

6

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Alternative Income ETF

 

 

Global X Alternative Income ETF

 

The Global X Alternative Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is intended to provide exposure to five income-producing categories: Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) and Infrastructure, Real Estate, Preferreds, Emerging Market Bonds and Covered Calls. The MLPs and Infrastructure categories primarily consist of units of MLPs and shares of infrastructure companies. The Real Estate category provides exposure to global real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and gains this exposure through investing directly in the Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF. The Preferreds category provides exposure to U.S. preferred securities, and gains this exposure through investing directly in the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF. The Emerging Markets Bonds category provides exposure to emerging markets debt, and gains this exposure through investing directly in the Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF. The Covered Call category provides exposure to a covered call strategy, and gains this exposure through investing directly in the Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 4.01%, while the Underlying Index increased 4.10%. The Fund had a net asset value of $11.42 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $11.05 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from USA Compression Partners L.P. and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., which returned 42.84% and 38.82%, respectively. The worst performers were Icahn Enterprises L.P. and Avista Corporation, which returned -55.40% and -18.70%, respectively.

 

Volatility in global capital markets eased amid lower inflationary pressures and supported the Fund’s modestly positive performance during the reporting period. The slowing pace of interest rate hikes, stronger than expected economic growth, and speculation surrounding an end to the rate hiking cycle pushed prices higher on bonds and interest-rate sensitive equities. The Fund’s allocation to a covered-call strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index helped lead returns in the Fund as strong performance in this technology sector-focused index contributed to robust total returns. Much of this covered call strategy’s performance was fueled by investors pivoting towards growth stocks spurred on by the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and mega-cap technology stocks. Energy was also a top performing sector in the Fund as partnerships linked to midstream and downstream industries benefited from resilient demand and elevated energy prices. Furthermore, the November decline in interest rates sparked a broad end-of-year rally among interest-rate sensitive holdings, a segment that includes preferreds and REITs. However, these gains were tempered by poor performance from the utilities sector, as elevated interest rates throughout the reporting period lessened the appeal of utilities companies, which tend to be highly leveraged.

 

7

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Alternative Income ETF

 

 

                 
  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year Return Three Year Return Five Year Return Annualized
Inception to Date*
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X Alternative Income ETF 4.01% 3.74% 5.96% 6.02% 2.58% 2.56% 4.32% 4.31%
Indxx SuperDividend® Alternatives Index 4.10% 4.10% 6.14% 6.14% 2.65% 2.65% 4.70% 4.70%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 11.76% 11.76%

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on July 13, 2015.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Indxx SuperDividend® Alternatives Index is designed to track the performance of different Alternative asset classes, with an objective of providing a diversified portfolio of assets with a low volatility and high dividend yield.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

8

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Alternative Income ETF

 

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

9

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Conscious Companies ETF

 

 

Global X Conscious Companies ETF

 

The Global X Conscious Companies ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Concinnity Conscious Companies Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index looks to provide investors an opportunity to invest in well-managed companies that achieve financial performance in a sustainable and responsible manner as measured by their ability to achieve positive outcomes that are consistent with a multi-stakeholder operating system (“MsOS”), as defined by Concinnity Advisors LP, the provider of the Underlying Index. The MsOS is a corporate governance structure that seeks to account for the multiple stakeholders that are critical for the ongoing success of the business, and incorporate the considerations of these stakeholders into the corporate decision-making and problem-solving process. The Index Provider conducts its analysis based on the following five key stakeholder groups: (1) Customers, (2) Employees, (3) Suppliers, (4) Stock and Debt Holders, and (5) Communities in which the companies operate.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 9.05%, while the Underlying Index increased 8.95%. The Fund had a net asset value of $29.52 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $31.89 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from Meta Platforms Inc Class-A and Nvidia Corp., which returned 177.01% and 176.47%, respectively. The worst performers were V.F. Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., which returned -52.23% and -46.81%, respectively.

 

The Fund generated positive returns over the reporting period as artificial intelligence and robotics technology enabled additional growth avenues for information technology companies, the Fund’s largest sector exposure. Mega-cap technology companies reported strong earnings growth as a result of cost-saving measures and a resurgence in advertising revenue. Additionally, demand for new weight loss and diabetes drugs supported growth in the healthcare industry. Market volatility was subdued on a relative basis as the slower pace of interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which generated positive investor sentiment. Resilient consumer spending also supported corporate earnings, particularly in the consumer discretionary sector. During the reporting period, the Fund had the highest exposure by sector to Information Technology at 26.55%, Health Care at 15.86% and Financials at 13.63%.

 

10

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Conscious Companies ETF

 

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year Return Three Year Return Five Year Return Annualized
Inception to Date*
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X Conscious Companies ETF 9.05% 8.92% 7.51% 7.39% 10.71% 10.68% 12.02% 11.98%
Concinnity Conscious Companies Index 8.95% 8.95% 7.59% 7.59% 10.94% 10.94% 12.36% 12.36%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 12.85% 12.85%

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on July 11, 2016.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Concinnity Conscious Companies Index is designed to provide exposure to companies listed in the U.S. that operate their businesses in a sustainable and responsible manner, as measured by their ability to achieve positive outcomes that are consistent with a multi-stakeholder operating system (“MsOS”), as defined by Concinnity Advisors LP (“Concinnity”), the provider of the Concinnity Conscious Companies Index.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

11

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Conscious Companies ETF

 

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

12

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

 

 

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

 

The Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S. preferred securities market. The Underlying Index includes different categories of preferred stock, such as floating, variable and fixed-rate preferreds, cumulative and non-cumulative preferreds, and trust preferreds. Qualifying preferred securities must be listed on a U.S. exchange, denominated in U.S. dollars, and have a minimum amount outstanding of $50 million. Qualifying securities must meet minimum price, liquidity, maturity and other requirements as determined by ICE Data Indices, LLC, the provider of the Underlying Index.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund decreased 0.51%, while the Underlying Index decreased 0.31%. The Fund had a net asset value of $20.51 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $19.13 on November 30, 2023.

 

The Fund experienced modestly negative performance throughout the reporting period as rising interest rates coalesced with defaults in the regional banking sector. The Fund saw outsized negative impact on its returns due to its relatively high allocation to financial institutions. Rising interest rates, driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hiking cycle put further downward pressure on preferred share values, particularly in interest-rate sensitive sectors such as utilities. The Fund managed to stage a rebound in towards the end of the reporting period spurred on by tailwinds from falling Consumer Price Index (CPI) revisions, as well as increased speculation surrounding a potential peak in interest rates. This helped reverse many of the earlier losses seen in preferred shares, particularly among financial institutions. The strongest performance during the reporting period was seen among preferred shares that carried floating rate structures, largely due to their ability to regularly reset coupons to match market rates.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year
Return
Three Year
Return
Five Year
Return
Annualized
Inception to Date*
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF -0.51% -0.31% -3.56% -3.67% 2.08% 2.04% 1.34% 1.39%
ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index -0.31% -0.31% -3.41% -3.41% 2.25% 2.25% 1.52% 1.52%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 12.22% 12.22%

 

13

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on September 11, 2017.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index was formerly known as BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

14

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

 

Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

The Global X S&P 500 Quality Dividend ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Quality High Dividend Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index measures the performance of S&P 500 stocks that exhibit both high quality and high dividend yield characteristics. Index constituents are equally-weighted, subject to a 25% Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Sector weight cap.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund decreased 3.71%, while the Underlying Index decreased 3.46%. The Fund had a net asset value of $33.24 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $30.97 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from Broadcom Inc. and NetApp Inc., which returned 60.01% and 56.00%, respectively. The worst performers were Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and WK Kellogg Co., which returned -36.30% and -30.59%, respectively.

 

The Fund demonstrated negative performance during the reporting period as the Fund’s underweight exposure to information technology stocks caused it to miss out on much of the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tech rally in the middle of the reporting period. Meanwhile, the Fund’s relative overweight exposure to non-cyclical sectors like consumer staples served to detract from performance over the reporting period, as the market favored cyclical strategies in a better-than-expected economic backdrop. Growing expectations for a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy were spurred by stronger than expected economic data in the latter half of the reporting period, which subsequently raised long-term treasury yields. This rise in yields put further pressure on downtrodden interest-rate sensitive sectors like real estate and utilities, consequently reducing the appeal of dividend-paying equities relative to fixed-income securities. The industrial and materials sectors were positive contributors to Fund returns that rebounded significantly in November, as speculation surrounding a potential peak in interest rates sparked a broad market rally. During the reporting period, the Fund had an average approximate stock exposure by sector of 17.37% in Consumer Staples and 17.17% in the Industrials sector.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
November 30, 2023
  One Year
Return
Three Year
Return
Five Year
Return
Annualized
Inception to Date*
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X S&P 500 Quality Dividend ETF -3.71% -3.74% 10.31% 10.35% 7.99% 8.02% 7.25% 7.27%
S&P 500® Quality High Dividend Index -3.46% -3.46% 10.61% 10.61% 8.30% 8.30% 7.56% 7.56%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 11.42% 11.42%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on July 13, 2018.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The S&P 500® Quality High Dividend Index measures the performance of S&P 500® stocks that exhibit both high quality and high dividend yield characteristics.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

The Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Adaptive Wealth Strategies® U.S. Factor Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is designed to dynamically allocate across three sub-indices that provide exposure to U.S. equities that exhibit characteristics of one of three primary factors: value, momentum and low volatility. Each factor is represented by a subindex that is derived from the Solactive U.S. Large & Mid Cap Index, which is designed to measure the 1,000 largest companies, by free float market capitalization, that are exchange-listed in the United States.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 9.13%, while the Underlying Index increased 9.52%. The Fund had a net asset value of $32.23 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $34.37 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from Western Alliance Bancorp and Super Micro Computer, Inc., which returned 110.10% and 104.16%, respectively. The worst performers were Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and CVB Financial Corp., which returned -66.78% and -53.33%, respectively.

 

The Fund performed positively during the reporting period as a result of effective factor rotation. The Fund maintained an allocation to the momentum and low volatility factors for the majority of the reporting period. Primarily, the Fund’s exposure to momentum stocks amplified market cycle benefits as macroeconomic concerns decreased, thus increasing returns during the reporting period. The Fund also exhibited a meaningful allocation to equities in the industrials sector, which positively impacted performance as these companies benefitted from trends in onshoring and investments in domestic infrastructure. During the reporting period, the Fund maintained an average approximate sector allocation of 21.81% to Health Care, 13.37% to Financials and 13.24% to Industrials.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
November 30, 2023
  One Year
Return
Three Year
Return
Five Year
Return
Annualized
Inception to Date*
  Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net
Asset
Value
Market
Price
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF 9.13% 9.33% 14.08% 14.12% 10.39% 10.38% 9.50% 9.50%
Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Factor Index 9.52% 9.52% 14.45% 14.45% 10.74% 10.74% 9.85% 9.85%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 12.51% 12.51% 11.09% 11.09%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on August 24, 2018.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Factor Index employs a reversion to the mean process to dictate which investment theme to own at any given time.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

 

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

 

The Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the ICE U.S. Variable Rate Preferred Securities Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index. Variable rate preferreds typically reset their dividends quarterly based on pre-determined spreads to benchmark rates usually Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). Consequently, variable rate preferreds carry lower duration risk than their fixed-rate counterparts.

 

The Underlying Index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S.-listed variable rate preferred securities market. Qualifying preferred securities must be listed on a U.S. exchange, denominated in U.S. dollars, have floating or variable dividends or coupons, and have a minimum amount outstanding of $50 million. Qualifying preferred securities may, however, be issued by non-U.S. companies. Qualifying securities must be issued in $25, $50, $100, or $1000 par/liquidation preference increments, must have a traded market value of greater than $6 million in each of the previous three calendar months, and must have at least one year remaining to maturity, as determined by ICE Data Indices, LLC, the provider of the Underlying Index.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 5.01%, while the Underlying Index increased 5.19%. The Fund had a net asset value of $23.55 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $23.13 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from NuStar Energy L.P. and Rithm Capital Corp., which returned 33.52% and 22.27%, respectively. The worst performers were Arbor Realty Trust Inc. and Western Alliance Bancorp Depositary, which returned -18.20% and -17.81%, respectively.

 

The Fund reported positive returns during the reporting period and outperformed broader preferred share benchmarks due to its variable rate exposure. The Fund also benefited from a decline in credit spreads within low investment grade and below investment grade assets throughout most of the reporting period. This positively impacted the Fund’s allocations to these particular credit segments of the preferred stock market. Resilient economic data, coupled with optimism surrounding a potential peak in interest rates, likely bolstered positive performance for preferred shares going into the end of the reporting period. However, collapses of regional banks during the middle of the reporting period, which the Fund had exposure to, detracted from performance.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year Return Three Year Return Annualized Inception to
Date*
  Net Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net Asset
Value
Market
Price
Net Asset
Value
Market
Price

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

5.01% 4.92% 0.84% 0.74% 3.72% 3.68%
ICE U.S. Variable Rate Preferred Securities Index 5.19% 5.19% 1.02% 1.02% 3.93% 3.93%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 9.76% 9.76% 13.52% 13.52%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on June 22, 2020.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The ICE U.S. Variable Rate Preferred Securities Index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S. variable rate preferred securities market.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF

 

Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF

 

Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is designed to dynamically allocate between either 100% exposure to the Solactive GBS United States 500 Index TR (“U.S. Equity Position”) or 100% exposure to a portfolio of U.S. Treasuries with 1-3 years remaining to maturity (“U.S. Treasury Position”). The Solactive GBS United States 500 Index TR is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index which measures the performance of the equity securities of the 500 largest companies from the United States stock market across all sectors. A float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are readily available for purchase on the open market, rather than the total number of shares outstanding of an issuer. The Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index seeks to provide exposure to the U.S. Equity Position during periods of normal equity market returns, and seeks to provide exposure to the U.S. Treasury Position prior to and during periods of adverse market conditions, as determined by the quantitative model developed by the Index Provider. The Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index seeks to anticipate periods of adverse market conditions using quantitative signals that have been developed based on historical data.

 

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 2.92%, while the Underlying Index increased 3.45%. The Fund had a net asset value of $28.26 per share on November 30, 2022 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $28.55 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from MongoDB, Inc. and Nvidia Corp., which returned 133.73% and 116.60%, respectively. The worst performers were SVB Financial Group and First Republic Bank, which returned -99.85% and -99.48%, respectively.

 

The Fund was positioned risk-on for the majority of the reporting period. The Fund began the period in a risk-off position, fully investing in short-term U.S. Treasuries. During the middle of the reporting period, the Fund re-allocated to a risk-on position where it remained for the remainder of the reporting period, with 100% exposure to U.S. equities. As a result, the Fund recorded positive returns during the reporting period as softening inflation and a deceleration of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve supported investor sentiment towards the equity market. Corporate earnings largely met market expectations supporting investor confidence in U.S. markets. Performance was negatively impacted by concerns of a potential recession as a prolonged period of elevated rates put pressure on borrowers. During the reporting period, the Fund had an average approximate stock exposure by sector of 22.62% in Information Technology and 11.64% in Health Care.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  One Year
Return
Annualized Inception to Date*
  Net Asset Value Market Price Net Asset Value Market Price
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF 2.92% 3.21% 6.02% 6.04%
Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index 3.45% 3.45% 6.19% 7.67%
S&P 500® Index 13.84% 13.84% 8.27% 8.27%

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on January 12, 2021.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The Adaptive Wealth Strategies U.S. Risk Management Index is designed to dynamically allocate between either 100% exposure to the Solactive GBS United States 500 Index TR (“U.S. Equity Position”) or 100% exposure to the Solactive U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index (“U.S. Treasury Position”). The Solactive U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index designed to track the performance of USD-denominated bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury with at least 1 year until maturity but less than 3 years until maturity, as of the selection date of the index. The Solactive GBS United States 500 Index TR is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index which measures the performance of the equity securities of the 500 largest companies from the United States stock market across all sectors. A float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index weights each index component according to its market capitalization, using the number of shares that are readily available for purchase on the open market, rather than the total number of shares outstanding of an issuer. The Underlying Index seeks to provide exposure to the U.S. Equity Position during periods of normal equity market returns, and seeks to provide exposure

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF

 

to the U.S. Treasury Position prior to and during periods of adverse market conditions, as determined by the quantitative model developed by the Index Provider. The Underlying Index seeks to anticipate periods of adverse market conditions using quantitative signals that have been developed based on historical data.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive 1-3 Month US T-Bill Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 3 months. To be a part of the eligible universe of the Underlying Index, certain criteria, as defined by Solactive AG, the provider of the Underlying Index, must be met. As of each selection date, the Underlying Index is comprised of Treasury bills issued by the U.S. government, that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and at least 1 month. In addition, each security must be zero coupon, be denominated in U.S. dollars and have an amount outstanding of at least $250 million, as determined by the Index Provider on the selection date. A zero coupon bond is a bond that is sold at a discount, does not pay interest, and pays its face value at maturity.

 

From the inception of the fund through the period ending November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 2.36%, while the Underlying Index increased 2.41%. The Fund had a net asset value of $24.99 per share on June 20, 2023 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $25.11 on November 30, 2023.

 

The Fund recorded positive returns during the reporting period as ultra-short term Treasury bills reflected the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, raising the average yield to maturity of the

 

Fund’s underlying holdings throughout the reporting period. The Fund’s short-term investment strategy allowed it to avoid the widespread interest rate volatility that impacted interest rates on the long end of the interest rate curve during the reporting period. Throughout the reporting period, the Fund delivered consistent interest income that largely tracked prevailing short-term interest rates while maintaining a stable net asset value.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  Cumulative Inception to Date*
  Net Asset Value Market Price
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF 2.36% 2.44%
Solactive 1-3 Month US T-Bill Index 2.41% 2.41%
ICE BofA 0-3 Month US Treasury Bill Index 2.39% 2.39%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on June 20, 2023.

 

The Solactive 1-3 Month US T-Bill Index is designed to track the performance of USD-denominated T-Bills (1-3 months) issued by the US Government.

 

The ICE Bofa 0-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. The index is rebalanced monthly and the issue selected is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond 3 months from the rebalancing date.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF

 

Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF

 

Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 Index (“Underlying Index”). The Fund is passively managed, and the investment adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. The Fund generally seeks to fully replicate the Underlying Index.

 

The Underlying Index is owned and was developed by Global X Management Company LLC (the “Index Provider”), an affiliate of the Fund and the Fund’s investment adviser. The Underlying Index is administered and calculated by Mirae Asset Global Indices Pvt. Ltd. (the “Index Administrator”), an affiliate of the Index Provider. The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit high free cash flow yields relative to the eligible universe of companies, as determined by the Index Administrator.

 

From the inception of the fund through the period ending November 30, 2023 (the “reporting period”), the Fund increased 6.46%, while the Underlying Index increased 6.57%. The Fund had a net asset value of $25.58 per share on July 10, 2023 and ended the reporting period with a net asset value of $27.07 on November 30, 2023.

 

During the reporting period, the highest returns came from Gap, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc., which returned 91.57% and 50.32%, respectively. The worst performers were Olaplex Holdings, Inc. and Polaris Inc., which returned -45.77% and -20.18%, respectively.

 

During the reporting period, the Fund recorded positive returns as corporate earnings met market expectations and a decline in inflationary pressures contributed to improving investor sentiment towards holdings within the Fund. A slower pace of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve also supported market sentiment. Growth was further fueled by strong consumer spending and the labor market remaining resilient throughout the reporting period. During the reporting period, the Fund had an average approximate stock exposure by sector of 25.68% in Energy and 16.09% in Health Care.

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
  Cumulative Inception to Date*
  Net Asset Value Market Price
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF 6.46% 6.57%
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 Index 6.57% 6.57%
S&P 500® Index 4.25% 4.25%

 

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Management Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
(At Net Asset Value)

 

 

*The Fund commenced investment operations on July 10, 2023.

 

The Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 Index is designed to track the performance of large and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit high free cash flow yield.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite index of 500 large capitalization U.S. companies.

 

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when sold, it may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance figures for the periods shown may reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (if applicable), returns would have been lower.

 

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives.

 

The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

 

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

See definition of comparative indices on the previous page and above.

 

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Schedule of Investments November 30, 2023
 
Global X MLP ETF

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 89.0%          
Energy — 89.0%          
Cheniere Energy Partners    2,010,929   $124,154,756 
CrossAmerica Partners    100    2,373 
Delek Logistics Partners   440,453    22,533,576 
Energy Transfer    22,595,377    313,849,784 
Enterprise Products Partners    7,565,051    202,592,066 
Evolve Transition Infrastructure *   100    160 
Genesis Energy (A)   5,301,311    66,584,466 
Green Plains Partners    100    1,259 
Martin Midstream Partners    100    258 
MPLX   4,894,644    178,458,720 
NGL Energy Partners *   100    433 
NuStar Energy    4,961,113    94,459,592 
Plains All American Pipeline   10,422,018    165,501,646 
Summit Midstream Partners *   100    2,070 
USD Partners   100    26 
Western Midstream Partners    5,270,348    157,161,777 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Cost $761,954,247)
        1,325,302,962 
           
COMMON STOCK — 15.9%          
Energy — 15.9%          
EnLink Midstream    10,664,960    145,790,004 
Hess Midstream, Cl A   2,777,980    90,395,469 
Phillips 66    100    12,889 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $184,174,038)
        236,198,362 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments November 30, 2023
 
Global X MLP ETF

 

   Shares   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.0%          
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (A)   100   $4,494 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $4,426)
        4,494 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.9%
(Cost $946,132,711)
       $1,561,505,818 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $1,488,864,109.

 

*  Non-income producing security.
   
(A)  Affiliated investment.

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliates for the year ended November 30, 2023:

 

Value at
11/30/22
   Purchases at
Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Changes in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Value at
11/30/23
   Income   Capital
Gains
 
Genesis Energy                                    
$66,869,171   $24,981,194   $(35,227,328)  $13,529,474   $(3,568,045)  $66,584,466   $   $ 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                        
$   $4,426   $   $68   $   $4,494   $60   $ 
Totals:                                    
$66,869,171   $24,985,620   $(35,227,328)  $13,529,542   $(3,568,045)  $66,588,960   $60   $ 

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

†  Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 74.2%          
CANADA — 20.5%          
Energy — 20.5%          
Enbridge   2,603,236   $90,774,839 
Pembina Pipeline (A)   1,347,553    45,048,697 
TC Energy   1,848,345    69,349,905 
           
TOTAL CANADA        205,173,441 
UNITED STATES — 53.7%          
Energy — 53.7%          
Antero Midstream    2,441,498    32,520,753 
Archrock    1,025,795    14,863,770 
Cheniere Energy    506,135    92,192,490 
DT Midstream    702,254    40,232,132 
EnLink Midstream   1,693,032    23,143,747 
Equitrans Midstream   3,125,747    29,319,507 
Hess Midstream, Cl A   403,327    13,124,261 
Kinder Morgan    3,710,366    65,191,131 
Kinetik Holdings, Cl A    121,095    4,403,014 
NextDecade *   928,180    4,631,618 
ONEOK    1,168,784    80,470,778 
Targa Resources   503,590    45,549,715 
Williams   2,457,544    90,413,044 
           
TOTAL UNITED STATES        536,055,960 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $609,379,471)
        741,229,401 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 25.7%          
UNITED STATES— 25.7%          
Energy — 25.7%          
Cheniere Energy Partners    220,012   $13,583,541 
Delek Logistics Partners   47,981    2,454,708 
Energy Transfer    3,251,863    45,168,377 
Enterprise Products Partners    1,655,639    44,338,012 
MPLX   1,223,794    44,619,529 
NuStar Energy    609,829    11,611,144 
Plains All American Pipeline   2,576,487    40,914,614 
Plains GP Holdings, Cl A   1,385,416    22,388,323 
Western Midstream Partners    1,066,387    31,799,660 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        256,877,908 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Cost $140,007,467)
        256,877,908 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT(B)(C) — 0.3%          
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Cl Institutional, 5.280%
(Cost $3,308,631)
   3,308,631    3,308,631 
           
    Face Amount      
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT(B) — 1.1%          
BNP Paribas          
5.220%, dated 11/30/2023, to be repurchased on 12/01/2023, repurchase price $10,841,621 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $54,124 - $1,275,300, 2.000%, 08/15/25, with a total market value of $11,046,717)
(Cost $10,840,049) 
  $10,840,049    10,840,049 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.3%
(Cost $763,535,618)
       $1,012,255,989 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $999,208,257.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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(A) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at November 30, 2023. The total market value of securities on loan at November 30, 2023 was $13,993,798. 
(B) These securities were purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of November 30, 2023 was $14,148,680. The total value of non-cash collateral held from securities on loan as of November 30, 2023 was $—.
(C) The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

 

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of November 30, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stock   741,229,401   $   $   $741,229,401 
Master Limited Partnerships   256,877,908            256,877,908 
Short-Term Investment   3,308,631            3,308,631 
Repurchase Agreement       10,840,049        10,840,049 
Total Investments in Securities  $1,001,415,940   $10,840,049   $   $1,012,255,989 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Alternative Income ETF  

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 80.6%          
Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF (A)   323,447   $7,019,447 
Global X Nasdaq 100® Covered Call ETF (A) (B)   409,969    6,989,971 
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF (A)   334,661    6,840,471 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (A)   363,039    6,948,567 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $35,836,242)
        27,798,456 
           
COMMON STOCK — 11.3%          
Energy — 4.0%          
Hess Midstream, Cl A   14,261    464,053 
Kinder Morgan   25,708    451,689 
Williams   12,662    465,835 
         1,381,577 
Utilities — 7.3%          
ALLETE   7,682    426,197 
Avangrid   12,730    392,975 
Northwest Natural Holding   10,712    392,274 
Northwestern Energy Group   8,274    416,265 
OGE Energy   12,080    423,404 
Spire   7,273    443,726 
         2,494,841 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $3,690,444)
        3,876,418 
           
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 7.9%          
Energy — 6.5%          
Enterprise Products Partners   15,616    418,196 
MPLX   12,191    444,484 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Alternative Income ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — continued          
Energy — continued          
Plains All American Pipeline   27,160   $431,301 
Sunoco   8,925    487,841 
USA Compression Partners   19,206    457,295 
         2,239,117 
Utilities — 1.4%          
Suburban Propane Partners   28,723    492,599 
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Cost $1,367,088)
        2,731,716 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT(C)(D) — 1.1%          
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Cl Institutional, 5.280%
(Cost $377,815)
   377,815    377,815 
           
   Face Amount      
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT(C) — 3.6%          
BNP Paribas          
5.220%, dated 11/30/2023, to be repurchased on 12/01/2023, repurchase price $1,238,013 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $6,180 - $145,627, 2.000%, 08/15/25, with a total market value of $1,261,436)
(Cost $1,237,833)
  $1,237,833    1,237,833 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.5%
(Cost $42,509,422)
       $36,022,238 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $34,471,903.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Alternative Income ETF  

 

(A) Affiliated investment.
(B) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at November 30, 2023. The total market value of securities on loan at November 30, 2023 was $1,582,240.
(C) These securities were purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of November 30, 2023 was $1,615,648. The total value of non-cash collateral held from securities on loan as of November 30, 2023 was $—.
(D) The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

 

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of November 30, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $27,798,456   $   $   $27,798,456 
Common Stock   3,876,418            3,876,418 
Master Limited                    
Partnerships   2,731,716            2,731,716 
Short-Term Investment   377,815            377,815 
Repurchase Agreement       1,237,833        1,237,833 
Total Investments in Securities  $34,784,405   $1,237,833   $   $36,022,238 

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliates for the year ended November 30, 2023:

 

Value at
11/30/22
   Purchases at
Cost
   Proceeds from
Sales
   Changes in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Value at
11/30/23
   Dividend
Income
   Capital
Gains
 
Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF                      
$7,746,289   $1,699,170   $(2,377,562)  $91,832   $(140,282)  $7,019,447   $365,864   $ 
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF                      
$7,618,510   $1,720,191   $(3,103,513)  $799,763   $(44,980)  $6,989,971   $388,204   $15,007 
Global X SuperDividend® REIT ETF                        
$7,297,064   $1,800,387   $(1,633,764)  $(610,384)  $(12,832)  $6,840,471   $387,260   $2,537 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                           
$7,325,307   $1,770,209   $(1,643,872)  $(483,983)  $(19,094)  $6,948,567   $458,719   $ 
Totals:                                    
$29,987,170   $6,989,957   $(8,758,711)  $(202,772)  $(217,188)  $27,798,456   $1,600,047   $17,544 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 99.8%          
CANADA — 0.5%          
Financials — 0.5%          
Toronto-Dominion Bank   48,005   $2,927,825 
           
UNITED STATES — 99.3%          
Communication Services — 7.2%          
Alphabet, Cl A *   121,558    16,110,082 
Comcast, Cl A   62,646    2,624,241 
Electronic Arts   20,940    2,889,929 
Interpublic Group   96,275    2,959,493 
Meta Platforms, Cl A *   15,082    4,934,076 
Netflix *   6,507    3,084,123 
Take-Two Interactive Software *   18,814    2,976,375 
T-Mobile US *   19,079    2,870,436 
Verizon Communications   79,545    3,048,960 
         41,497,715 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.8%          
Amazon.com *   90,140    13,168,552 
AutoNation *   20,637    2,791,567 
BorgWarner    69,555    2,343,308 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Discretionary — continued          
Dick’s Sporting Goods   25,148   $3,271,755 
eBay   65,173    2,672,745 
Etsy *   41,590    3,152,938 
Gentex    88,896    2,703,327 
Home Depot    9,474    2,970,004 
Lear    20,490    2,740,537 
Lowe’s   14,346    2,852,415 
Lululemon Athletica *   6,633    2,963,624 
Marriott International, Cl A   14,134    2,864,962 
NIKE, Cl B   25,536    2,815,855 
PulteGroup    37,500    3,315,750 
Starbucks   28,400    2,820,120 
Tesla *   15,271    3,666,262 
Tractor Supply    13,464    2,733,327 
Yum! Brands   22,271    2,796,124 
         62,643,172 
Consumer Staples — 5.8%          
Church & Dwight   29,167    2,818,407 
Coca-Cola    48,029    2,806,815 
Colgate-Palmolive   36,669    2,888,417 
Costco Wholesale   4,877    2,890,793 
General Mills   41,967    2,671,619 
Hershey   14,046    2,639,524 
Kimberly-Clark   22,162    2,742,104 
Kroger   61,265    2,712,202 
Mondelez International, Cl A    40,991    2,912,820 
PepsiCo   16,469    2,771,568 
Procter & Gamble    17,924    2,751,693 
Target   24,727    3,308,720 
         33,914,682 
Energy — 3.1%          
Cheniere Energy    15,908    2,897,642 
Chevron    17,133    2,460,299 
ConocoPhillips    22,263    2,572,935 
EOG Resources   20,548    2,528,842 
Hess   17,225    2,421,146 
ONEOK    40,404    2,781,815 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Energy — continued          
Valero Energy    20,727   $2,598,337 
         18,261,016 
Financials — 13.1%          
Aflac   34,357    2,841,667 
American Express    18,592    3,174,956 
Bank of America   105,459    3,215,445 
Bank of New York Mellon   64,294    3,106,686 
Capital One Financial   30,126    3,363,869 
Charles Schwab    53,914    3,306,007 
Citigroup   68,998    3,180,808 
FactSet Research Systems    6,333    2,871,762 
Hartford Financial Services Group    38,160    2,982,586 
JPMorgan Chase    19,013    2,967,549 
Mastercard, Cl A    6,910    2,859,565 
MetLife    45,121    2,871,049 
Moody’s    8,794    3,209,458 
Morgan Stanley   37,546    2,978,900 
Nasdaq   54,311    3,032,726 
PayPal Holdings *   49,246    2,837,062 
PNC Financial Services Group   24,130    3,232,455 
Principal Financial Group   39,838    2,941,240 
Progressive   17,085    2,802,453 
Prudential Financial    29,694    2,903,479 
S&P Global    7,713    3,207,297 
T Rowe Price Group   27,839    2,787,519 
Travelers    16,999    3,070,359 
Truist Financial   97,474    3,132,814 
Visa, Cl A    11,439    2,936,163 
         75,813,874 
Health Care — 16.3%          
Abbott Laboratories    28,190    2,939,935 
AbbVie   18,256    2,599,472 
Agilent Technologies   25,426    3,249,443 
Amgen    9,664    2,605,801 
Biogen *   10,600    2,481,248 
Boston Scientific *   52,709    2,945,906 
Bristol-Myers Squibb   47,592    2,350,093 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Health Care — continued          
Centene *   38,328   $2,824,007 
Cigna Group   8,774    2,306,509 
CVS Health    38,723    2,631,228 
Danaher   13,661    3,050,638 
Edwards Lifesciences *   37,898    2,566,074 
Elevance Health   5,926    2,841,458 
Eli Lilly   4,495    2,656,725 
Gilead Sciences   34,902    2,673,493 
HCA Healthcare   11,659    2,920,346 
Humana   5,179    2,511,090 
Intuitive Surgical *   9,673    3,006,755 
IQVIA Holdings *   14,390    3,080,899 
Johnson & Johnson    17,672    2,733,152 
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   13,435    2,914,186 
Merck    25,920    2,656,282 
Mettler-Toledo International *   2,679    2,925,280 
Pfizer   87,807    2,675,479 
Quest Diagnostics    21,736    2,982,831 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals *   3,327    2,740,816 
ResMed   18,766    2,959,961 
Stryker    10,147    3,006,860 
Thermo Fisher Scientific   5,855    2,902,675 
UnitedHealth Group   5,094    2,816,829 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals *   7,233    2,566,341 
Waters *   10,782    3,025,537 
West Pharmaceutical Services   7,265    2,548,271 
Zoetis, Cl A    15,990    2,824,953 
         94,520,573 
Industrials — 6.8%          
Automatic Data Processing   11,373    2,614,880 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A    22,303    2,790,775 
Caterpillar    10,765    2,699,001 
Cummins   12,196    2,733,855 
Deere    7,152    2,606,260 
Expeditors International of Washington    23,809    2,865,175 
General Dynamics   11,456    2,829,288 
Illinois Tool Works   12,054    2,919,599 
Leidos Holdings   29,693    3,186,653 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Industrials — continued          
Paychex   22,821   $2,783,478 
Rockwell Automation   10,061    2,771,202 
Union Pacific   13,069    2,944,054 
United Parcel Service, Cl B    17,894    2,712,909 
WW Grainger    3,906    3,070,858 
         39,527,987 
Information Technology — 31.5%          
Adobe *   4,986    3,046,496 
Advanced Micro Devices *   26,433    3,202,622 
Akamai Technologies *   25,756    2,975,591 
Analog Devices   16,287    2,986,710 
Apple    182,618    34,688,289 
Applied Materials    19,913    2,982,569 
Arista Networks *   14,109    3,099,888 
Autodesk *   13,094    2,860,122 
Cadence Design Systems *   11,272    3,080,299 
CDW   13,426    2,831,275 
Cisco Systems   50,961    2,465,493 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A   41,239    2,902,401 
Dell Technologies, Cl C   40,118    3,043,753 
Dropbox, Cl A *   97,818    2,756,511 
F5 *   18,120    3,101,963 
Gartner *   7,952    3,457,848 
HP   102,664    3,012,162 
HubSpot *   6,184    3,054,463 
Intuit    5,313    3,036,167 
Keysight Technologies *   21,971    2,985,639 
KLA   5,708    3,108,691 
Lam Research   4,434    3,174,389 
Littelfuse   11,990    2,791,272 
Microsoft   91,722    34,754,383 
Motorola Solutions   9,536    3,078,888 
NetApp    36,180    3,306,490 
NVIDIA    23,580    11,028,366 
ON Semiconductor *   31,381    2,238,407 
Oracle    26,018    3,023,552 
Salesforce *   13,145    3,311,226 
ServiceNow *   4,855    3,329,268 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments   November 30, 2023
     
  Global X Conscious Companies ETF  

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Information Technology — continued          
Synopsys *   5,734   $3,114,881 
Texas Instruments    18,181    2,776,421 
Trimble *   55,124    2,557,754 
Twilio, Cl A *   50,108    3,240,985 
Workday, Cl A *   12,650    3,424,608 
Zoom Video Communications, Cl A *   42,999    2,916,622 
         182,746,464 
Materials — 1.5%          
Albemarle   19,198    2,328,142 
Avery Dennison    15,534    3,021,363 
Ecolab   16,755    3,212,436 
         8,561,941 
Real Estate — 2.2%          
CBRE Group, Cl A *   40,189    3,173,324 
Equinix    3,812    3,106,818 
Jones Lang LaSalle *   21,485    3,341,347 
ProLogis    26,425    3,037,025 
         12,658,514 
Utilities — 1.0%          
American Water Works   22,821    3,008,721 
Exelon   68,747    2,647,447 
         5,656,168 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        575,802,106 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $525,301,866)
        578,729,931 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $525,301,866)
       $578,729,931 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $579,740,502.

 

* Non-income producing security.
Real Estate Investment Trust

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — 99.4%          
BERMUDA— 0.8%          
Financials — 0.4%          
Aspen Insurance Holdings, 9.593%, US0003M + 4.060% (A)   228,410   $5,899,830 
SiriusPoint, 8.000%, H15T5Y + 7.298% (A)   156,912    3,993,411 
         9,893,241 
Industrials — 0.4%          
Triton International, 8.000%    112,668    2,848,247 
Triton International, 6.875%    117,465    2,679,377 
Triton International, 5.750%    149,755    2,941,188 
         8,468,812 
TOTAL BERMUDA        18,362,053 
CANADA— 0.4%          
Financials — 0.2%          
Brookfield Finance, 4.625%   314,458    4,930,701 
Utilities — 0.2%          
Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, 4.875%   203,833    3,173,680 
TOTAL CANADA        8,104,381 
NETHERLANDS— 0.7%          
Financials — 0.7%          
AEGON Funding, 5.100%   774,096    16,232,793 
TOTAL NETHERLANDS        16,232,793 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
UNITED STATES— 97.5%          
Communication Services — 6.2%          
AT&T, 5.625%   691,929   $16,537,103 
AT&T, 5.350%   1,107,431    25,227,278 
AT&T, 5.000%   1,005,554    20,171,413 
AT&T, 4.750%   1,464,857    28,125,255 
Qwest, 6.750%   556,373    6,164,613 
Qwest, 6.500%   821,467    8,715,765 
Telephone and Data Systems, 6.625%    347,309    5,449,278 
Telephone and Data Systems, 6.000%    581,248    8,056,097 
United States Cellular, 6.250%   421,428    8,171,489 
United States Cellular, 5.500%   421,823    7,297,538 
United States Cellular, 5.500%   421,877    7,302,691 
         141,218,520 
Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%          
Brunswick, 6.375%   180,610    4,455,649 
Ford Motor, 6.500%   504,046    11,935,809 
Ford Motor, 6.200%    629,272    15,285,017 
Ford Motor, 6.000%    671,107    15,911,947 
Qurate Retail, 8.000% (B)   267,570    9,062,596 
         56,651,018 
Energy — 1.8%          
Energy Transfer, 10.364%, US0003M + 4.738% (A)   363,122    9,346,760 
Energy Transfer, 10.156%, US0003M + 4.530% (A)   378,560    9,725,206 
NuStar Energy, 12.551%, US0003M + 6.880% (A)   135,179    3,438,954 
NuStar Energy, 11.315%, TSFR3M + 5.905% (A)   324,315    8,341,382 
NuStar Logistics, 12.390%, TSFR3M + 6.996% (A)   338,809    9,097,022 
         39,949,324 
Financials — 71.8%          
Affiliated Managers Group, 5.875%   251,155    5,377,229 
Allstate, 8.821%, TSFR3M + 3.427% (A)   420,265    10,720,960 
Allstate, 7.375%    492,356    13,150,829 
Allstate, 5.100%    963,777    21,328,385 
Allstate, 4.750%    251,146    5,253,974 
American Equity Investment Life Holding, 6.625%, H15T5Y + 6.297% (A)   253,497    6,114,348 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
American Equity Investment Life Holding, 5.950%, H15T5Y + 4.322% (A)   337,224   $7,611,146 
American Financial Group, 4.500%   173,743    3,146,486 
American International Group, 5.850%    420,617    10,220,993 
Arch Capital Group, 4.550%   421,391    8,263,478 
Argo Group International Holdings, 7.000%, H15T5Y + 6.712% (A)   130,494    3,101,842 
Associated Banc-Corp, 6.625%, H15T5Y + 2.812% (A)   244,233    5,192,394 
Associated Banc-Corp, 5.875%   77,561    1,367,400 
Associated Banc-Corp, 5.625%   89,268    1,540,766 
Athene Holding, 7.750%, H15T5Y + 3.962% (A)   420,376    10,597,679 
Athene Holding, 6.375%, H15T5Y + 5.970% (A)   503,967    12,483,263 
Athene Holding, 6.350%, US0003M + 4.253% (A)   723,068    17,230,710 
Athene Holding, 5.625%    291,511    6,025,532 
Athene Holding, 4.875%    464,111    7,964,145 
Axis Capital Holdings, 5.500%    462,780    9,829,447 
Bank of America, 7.250%   55,312    62,004,752 
Bank of America, 6.450%, US0003M + 1.327% (A)   748,820    18,990,075 
Bank of America, 6.298%, TSFR3M + 0.912% (A)   219,367    4,549,672 
Bank of America, 6.129%, TSFR3M + 0.762% (A)   298,512    6,340,395 
Bank of America, 6.000% (B)   963,025    23,777,087 
Bank of America, 5.991%, TSFR3M + 0.612% (A)   223,001    4,709,781 
Bank of America, 5.875% (B)   606,693    14,524,230 
Bank of America, 5.375% (B)   985,665    21,881,763 
Bank of America, 5.000%   927,879    19,290,604 
Bank of America, 4.750%   488,746    9,672,283 
Bank of America, 4.375%   765,924    14,054,705 
Bank of America, 4.250%   924,719    16,459,998 
Bank of America, 4.125%   649,139    11,295,019 
Bank OZK, 4.625%   274,774    4,176,565 
Brighthouse Financial, 6.750%    339,008    7,458,176 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Brighthouse Financial, 6.600%    358,036   $7,679,872 
Brighthouse Financial, 6.250%    316,220    6,722,837 
Brighthouse Financial, 5.375%    484,249    8,580,892 
Brighthouse Financial, 4.625%    274,684    4,123,007 
Capital One Financial, 5.000%   1,255,979    22,783,459 
Capital One Financial, 4.800%   1,047,693    18,491,781 
Capital One Financial, 4.375%   567,819    9,090,782 
Capital One Financial, 4.250%   355,870    5,636,981 
Charles Schwab, 5.950% (B)   629,130    15,703,085 
Charles Schwab, 4.450% (B)   504,786    9,621,221 
Citigroup, Ser J, 9.696%, TSFR3M + 4.302% (A)   797,446    20,574,107 
Citigroup Capital XIII, 12.022%, TSFR3M + 6.632% (A)   1,877,609    54,187,796 
Citizens Financial Group, 5.000%   379,541    7,332,732 
Cullen, 4.450%    117,183    1,983,908 
Enstar Group, 7.000%, US0003M + 4.015% (A)   336,916    8,331,933 
Equitable Holdings, 5.250%   669,124    13,870,941 
Equitable Holdings, 4.300%   235,941    3,777,415 
Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.000%    156,901    3,768,762 
Fifth Third Bancorp, 4.950%    196,413    4,433,041 
First Citizens BancShares, 5.625%   157,123    3,326,294 
First Citizens BancShares, 5.375%   291,633    5,905,568 
First Horizon, 6.500%    126,127    2,648,667 
First Horizon, 4.700%    133,234    1,997,178 
Fulton Financial, 5.125%   156,949    2,508,045 
Goldman Sachs Group, 6.381%, TSFR3M + 1.012% (A)   629,491    13,760,673 
Goldman Sachs Group, 6.301%, TSFR3M + 0.932% (A)   1,130,413    23,987,364 
Hartford Financial Services Group, 6.000% (B)   290,952    7,361,086 
Huntington Bancshares, 6.875%, H15T5Y + 2.704% (A)   274,395    6,579,992 
Huntington Bancshares, 5.700%   151,988    3,064,078 
Huntington Bancshares, 4.500%   421,747    7,464,922 
Jackson Financial, 8.000%, H15T5Y + 3.728% (A)   462,072    11,561,041 
JPMorgan Chase, 6.000%   1,547,443    38,887,243 
JPMorgan Chase, 5.750%   1,419,254    34,388,524 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
JPMorgan Chase, 4.750%   754,988   $15,703,750 
JPMorgan Chase, 4.625%   1,548,294    31,538,749 
JPMorgan Chase, 4.550% (B)   1,255,882    25,180,434 
JPMorgan Chase, 4.200%   1,673,548    31,462,702 
Kemper, 5.875%, H15T5Y + 4.140% (A)   131,748    2,528,244 
KeyCorp, 6.200%, H15T5Y + 3.132% (A)   504,683    10,240,018 
KeyCorp, 6.125%, TSFR3M + 4.154% (A)   420,779    9,097,242 
KeyCorp, 5.650%    358,710    6,948,213 
KeyCorp, 5.625%    379,196    7,208,516 
KKR Group Finance IX, 4.625%    421,732    7,574,307 
Lincoln National, 9.000% (B)   420,124    11,007,249 
M&T Bank, 5.625%, CME Term SOFR + 4.020% (A)   209,327    5,118,045 
Merchants Bancorp, 8.250%, H15T5Y + 4.340% (A)   117,668    2,929,933 
MetLife, 6.671%, CME Term SOFR + 1.262% (A)   504,076    11,467,729 
MetLife, 5.625%   674,793    15,999,342 
MetLife, 4.750%   838,530    17,500,121 
Morgan Stanley, Ser E, 7.125%   722,547    18,237,086 
Morgan Stanley, Ser F, 6.875%, US0003M + 3.940% (A)   712,530    18,027,009 
Morgan Stanley, 6.500% (B)   837,811    21,615,524 
Morgan Stanley, 6.375%   837,887    20,896,902 
Morgan Stanley, 6.356%, TSFR3M + 0.962% (A)   921,748    19,642,450 
Morgan Stanley, 5.850%   838,050    19,677,414 
Morgan Stanley, 4.875%   421,038    8,782,853 
Morgan Stanley, 4.250%   1,089,316    19,869,124 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance, 5.500%    196,523    4,620,256 
New York Community Bancorp, 6.375%, US0003M + 3.821% (A)   433,191    10,037,035 
Northern Trust, 4.700%    337,433    7,622,611 
PacWest Bancorp, 7.750%, H15T5Y + 4.820% (A)   432,054    9,047,211 
Prudential Financial, 5.950% (B)   253,386    6,436,004 
Prudential Financial, 5.625%    474,746    11,479,358 
Prudential Financial, 4.125%    421,231    8,125,546 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Regions Financial, 5.700%, CME Term SOFR + 3.148% (A)   421,040   $8,361,854 
Regions Financial, 4.450%    338,053    5,500,122 
Reinsurance Group of America, 7.125%, H15T5Y + 3.456% (A)   587,195    15,366,893 
Reinsurance Group of America, 5.750%, US0003M + 4.040% (A)   336,848    8,481,833 
SLM, 7.371%, TSFR3M + 1.962% (A)   49,178    3,340,662 
State Street, 5.900%, US0003M + 3.108% (A)   629,062    15,682,516 
State Street, 5.350%, TSFR3M + 3.971% (A)   420,585    9,841,689 
Stifel Financial, 6.125%    186,933    4,508,824 
Stifel Financial, 4.500%    241,533    4,033,601 
Synchrony Financial, 5.625%    630,677    10,500,772 
Synovus Financial, 9.011%, CME Term SOFR + 3.614% (A)   156,169    3,986,995 
Texas Capital Bancshares, 5.750%    236,008    4,307,146 
Truist Financial, 5.250% (B)   483,519    10,709,946 
Truist Financial, 4.750%   776,145    15,088,259 
US Bancorp, 6.676%, TSFR3M + 1.282% (A)   12,088    9,658,070 
US Bancorp, 6.256%, TSFR3M + 0.862% (A)   838,807    16,558,050 
US Bancorp, 5.500%   483,427    10,591,886 
US Bancorp, 4.500% (B)   379,675    7,206,232 
US Bancorp, 4.000%   630,728    10,665,610 
US Bancorp, 3.750% (B)   422,192    6,822,623 
Valley National Bancorp, 9.234%, US0003M + 3.578% (A) (B)   79,038    1,803,647 
Valley National Bancorp, 6.250%, US0003M + 3.850% (A)   89,549    1,726,505 
Voya Financial, 5.350%, H15T5Y + 3.210% (A)   253,499    6,030,741 
W R Berkley, 4.250%   196,421    3,926,456 
W R Berkley, 4.125%   235,597    4,304,357 
WaFd, 4.875%    240,939    3,435,790 
Wells Fargo, 7.500%    83,288    93,115,984 
Wells Fargo, 6.625%, US0003M + 3.690% (A)   704,163    17,589,992 
Wells Fargo, 5.625% (B)   579,104    13,365,720 
Wells Fargo, 4.750%    1,683,815    32,346,086 
Wells Fargo, 4.700% (B)   980,821    18,969,078 
Wells Fargo, 4.375%    880,838    15,731,767 
Wells Fargo, 4.250%    1,047,984    18,224,442 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Western Alliance Bancorp, 4.250%, H15T5Y + 3.452% (A)   240,481   $3,941,484 
Wintrust Financial, 6.875%, H15T5Y + 6.507% (A)   242,802    5,965,645 
Zions Bancorporation, 9.911%, CME Term SOFR + 4.240% (A)   109,386    2,779,498 
         1,635,933,090 
Industrials — 1.2%          
Chart Industries, 6.750%    169,097    9,181,967 
FTAI Aviation, 8.250%, US0003M + 6.886% (A)   210    5,162 
Pitney Bowes, 6.700%   359,076    6,050,430 
WESCO International, 10.625%, H15T5Y + 10.325% (A)   452,246    12,210,642 
         27,448,201 
Real Estate — 5.4%          
Brookfield Property Partners, 6.500%   152,655    2,062,369 
Brookfield Property Partners, 5.750%   225,179    2,742,680 
Brookfield Property Preferred, 6.250%   565,510    7,600,454 
Digital Realty Trust, 5.850% ‡ (B)   164,810    3,999,939 
Digital Realty Trust, 5.200%    291,596    6,368,457 
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 6.250%    207,285    3,173,533 
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 5.625%    274,503    4,090,095 
Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.750%    334,019    4,008,228 
Kimco Realty, 5.250%    205,526    4,720,932 
Kimco Realty, 5.125%    174,881    3,938,320 
Public Storage, 5.600%    240,940    6,001,815 
Public Storage, 5.150%    234,459    5,498,064 
Public Storage, 5.050%    253,614    5,934,568 
Public Storage, 4.875%    267,224    5,838,844 
Public Storage, 4.625%    475,398    9,921,556 
Public Storage, 4.000%    367,404    6,734,515 
Public Storage, 4.000%    508,295    9,342,462 
Public Storage, 3.900%    141,715    2,458,755 
Public Storage, 3.875%    231,970    3,966,687 
RLJ Lodging Trust, 1.950%    271,768    6,503,408 
SITE Centers, 6.375%    137,239    3,156,497 
SL Green Realty, 6.500% ‡ (B)   188,546    3,467,361 
Vornado Realty Trust, 5.250%    246,324    3,955,964 
Vornado Realty Trust, 5.250%    251,258    4,080,430 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Real Estate — continued          
Vornado Realty Trust, 4.450%    241,909   $3,297,220 
         122,863,153 
Utilities — 8.6%          
CMS Energy, 5.875%   529,093    12,777,596 
CMS Energy, 4.200%   198,732    4,153,499 
DTE Energy, 5.250%   337,276    7,855,158 
DTE Energy, 4.375%   180,446    3,686,512 
Duke Energy, 5.750%   837,934    20,680,211 
Duke Energy, 5.625%   420,436    10,195,573 
Entergy Arkansas, 4.875%   345,614    7,347,754 
Entergy Louisiana, 4.875%   226,274    4,864,891 
Entergy Mississippi, 4.900% (B)   216,719    4,815,496 
Georgia Power, 5.000%   220,614    5,127,069 
NextEra Energy, 6.926% (B)   836,847    30,996,813 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, 5.650% (B)   576,959    14,481,671 
SCE Trust IV, 5.375%, TSFR3M + 3.394% (A)   270,042    5,738,393 
Sempra, 5.750%   635,572    15,412,621 
Southern, 5.250%   378,882    9,040,125 
Southern, 4.950% (B)   838,353    18,653,354 
Southern, 4.200%   629,869    12,364,328 
Spire, 5.900% (B)   205,444    4,901,894 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 2.216%, H15T30Y + 0.840% (A)   171,338    3,743,735 
         196,836,693 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        2,220,899,999 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,569,968,222)
        2,263,599,226 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT(C)(D) — 0.4%          
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio, Cl Institutional, 5.280%
(Cost $9,839,349)
   9,839,349    9,839,349 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Face Amount   Value 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT(C) — 1.4%          
BNP Paribas
5.220%, dated 11/30/2023, to be repurchased on 12/01/2023, repurchase price $32,241,281 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $160,955 - $3,792,542, 2.000%, 08/15/25, with a total market value of $32,851,198)
(Cost $32,236,607)
  $32,236,607   $32,236,607 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.2%
(Cost $2,612,044,178)
       $2,305,675,182 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,277,678,444.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust
(A) Variable or floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2023. Rates are based on published reference rates and spreads and/ or are adjusted periodically based on prevailing interest rates.
(B) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan at November 30, 2023. The total market value of securities on loan at November 30, 2023 was $40,959,809.
(C) These securities were purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of November 30, 2023 was $42,075,956. The total value of non-cash collateral held from securities on loan as of November 30, 2023 was $—.
(D) The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the 7-day effective yield as of November 30, 2023.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

 

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of November 30, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Preferred Stock  $2,263,599,226   $   $   $2,263,599,226 
Short-Term Investment   9,839,349            9,839,349 
Repurchase Agreement       32,236,607        32,236,607 
Total Investments in Securities  $2,273,438,575   $32,236,607   $   $2,305,675,182 

 

Amounts designated as “—“are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 99.5%          
Communication Services — 3.7%          
Comcast, Cl A   16,319   $683,603 
Interpublic Group   16,682    512,805 
Omnicom Group    6,987    563,362 
         1,759,770 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.4%          
Best Buy   8,757    621,221 
Darden Restaurants    4,069    636,676 
Garmin   6,254    764,489 
Tapestry    15,510    491,202 
VF    34,594    578,758 
         3,092,346 
Consumer Staples — 14.9%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland   9,085    669,837 
Bunge Global   7,039    773,375 
Campbell Soup    14,362    577,065 
Coca-Cola    10,942    639,450 
General Mills   8,044    512,081 
Hormel Foods   16,157    494,243 
J M Smucker    4,308    472,717 
Kellanova   10,348    543,684 
Kimberly-Clark   4,899    606,153 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Staples — continued          
Kraft Heinz   17,946   $630,084 
PepsiCo   3,613    608,032 
Procter & Gamble    4,506    691,761 
         7,218,482 
Energy — 14.7%          
APA    19,781    712,116 
Chevron    4,134    593,642 
Coterra Energy   26,731    701,689 
EOG Resources   5,669    697,684 
Exxon Mobil   6,135    630,310 
Kinder Morgan    38,827    682,190 
Marathon Petroleum   5,833    870,225 
ONEOK    11,037    759,898 
Pioneer Natural Resources   3,211    743,796 
Valero Energy    5,812    728,592 
         7,120,142 
Financials — 11.2%          
Aflac   9,554    790,211 
BlackRock, Cl A    963    723,435 
CME Group, Cl A    3,572    779,982 
Discover Financial Services   5,803    539,679 
Hartford Financial Services Group    9,237    721,964 
Principal Financial Group   9,230    681,451 
Regions Financial    35,830    597,644 
T Rowe Price Group   5,779    578,651 
         5,413,017 
Health Care — 9.0%          
AbbVie   4,755    677,064 
Bristol-Myers Squibb   10,165    501,948 
CVS Health    9,223    626,703 
Gilead Sciences   8,403    643,670 
Medtronic   7,868    623,696 
Merck    5,950    609,756 
Viatris    70,481    647,016 
         4,329,853 
Industrials — 18.3%          
3M   6,596    653,466 
CH Robinson Worldwide   7,343    602,493 
Fastenal   12,029    721,379 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Industrials — continued          
General Dynamics   3,113   $768,818 
L3Harris Technologies    3,494    666,690 
Lockheed Martin   1,424    637,624 
Norfolk Southern    3,060    667,570 
Paychex   5,917    721,696 
Robert Half   9,059    742,657 
RTX   6,631    540,294 
Snap-On    2,459    675,463 
Stanley Black & Decker    7,822    711,020 
Union Pacific   3,301    743,616 
         8,852,786 
Information Technology — 7.1%          
Cisco Systems   13,220    639,584 
Corning    20,192    575,270 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise   41,905    708,613 
Juniper Networks    21,931    623,937 
NetApp    9,469    865,372 
         3,412,776 
Materials — 10.4%          
Amcor   66,091    626,543 
CF Industries Holdings   9,696    728,654 
Eastman Chemical    8,190    686,568 
International Paper    20,857    770,458 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A   7,398    703,550 
Mosaic    18,836    676,024 
Packaging Corp of America    5,039    846,602 
         5,038,399 
Real Estate — 1.2%          
Public Storage    2,289    592,302 
Utilities — 2.6%          
Consolidated Edison   7,046    634,915 
Exelon   16,479    634,606 
         1,269,521 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $50,676,115)
        48,099,394 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $50,676,115)
       $48,099,394 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $48,317,862.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 99.8%        
MEXICO — 0.1%        
Materials — 0.1%        
Southern Copper    1,419   $102,069 
           
UNITED KINGDOM — 0.1%          
Energy — 0.1%          
TechnipFMC   9,932    205,791 
           
UNITED STATES — 99.6%          
Communication Services — 8.7%          
AT&T   59,358    983,562 
Comcast, Cl A   72,305    3,028,856 
Frontier Communications Parent *   45,086    986,933 
IAC *   18,859    902,026 
Meta Platforms, Cl A *   13,440    4,396,896 
Netflix *   5,546    2,628,638 
Nexstar Media Group, Cl A   5,960    845,903 
Paramount Global, Cl B   70,049    1,006,604 
Verizon Communications   26,913    1,031,575 
         15,810,993 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Discretionary — 10.7%          
Advance Auto Parts   16,039   $814,621 
Asbury Automotive Group *   4,013    842,008 
Best Buy   12,164    862,914 
Booking Holdings *   791    2,472,429 
Deckers Outdoor *   332    220,438 
DR Horton   4,671    596,347 
DraftKings, Cl A *   7,118    272,192 
Ford Motor    72,669    745,584 
Garmin   8,127    993,444 
General Motors   28,967    915,357 
Lennar, Cl A    3,623    463,454 
Lithia Motors, Cl A    3,192    852,232 
Macy’s   74,779    1,185,995 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide   9,100    663,390 
Meritage Homes    8,095    1,143,823 
NVR *   43    264,682 
PulteGroup    4,914    434,496 
Royal Caribbean Cruises *   4,246    456,275 
Tapestry    29,857    945,571 
Taylor Morrison Home, Cl A *   22,708    1,024,131 
Tempur Sealy International   2,609    105,195 
TJX   20,054    1,766,958 
Toll Brothers   13,902    1,194,043 
Wynn Resorts    1,592    134,397 
         19,369,976 
Consumer Staples — 2.2%          
BellRing Brands *   2,696    142,618 
Bunge Global   8,108    890,826 
Celsius Holdings *   1,971    97,584 
Conagra Brands    31,189    882,337 
Coty, Cl A *   4,918    56,065 
elf Beauty *   1,361    160,721 
Kraft Heinz   26,913    944,915 
Tyson Foods, Cl A   18,195    852,254 
         4,027,320 
Energy — 4.5%          
Antero Midstream    67,613    900,605 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Energy — continued          
Baker Hughes, Cl A   14,943   $504,326 
Chesapeake Energy    9,555    767,362 
Chord Energy    5,008    811,997 
Civitas Resources   10,921    750,164 
Coterra Energy   28,741    754,451 
DT Midstream    15,444    884,787 
Helmerich & Payne   19,292    698,949 
Kinder Morgan    49,820    875,338 
ONEOK    12,442    856,632 
Transocean *   15,012    95,476 
Weatherford International *   2,473    224,276 
         8,124,363 
Financials — 25.0%          
AGNC Investment    99,520    877,766 
Ally Financial   33,331    973,932 
Apollo Global Management   8,219    756,148 
Arch Capital Group *   7,059    590,768 
Ares Management, Cl A   2,507    281,411 
Arthur J Gallagher   3,112    774,888 
Bank OZK   23,807    996,561 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *   12,431    4,475,160 
Cadence Bank   40,917    1,024,971 
Capital One Financial   8,902    993,997 
Citigroup   21,101    972,756 
Citizens Financial Group    33,369    909,973 
Columbia Banking System    42,569    954,823 
Comerica   20,316    918,689 
Evercore, Cl A    565    83,366 
Fifth Third Bancorp   34,655    1,003,262 
First Horizon    77,140    986,621 
FleetCor Technologies *   1,171    281,625 
FNB   77,419    928,254 
Huntington Bancshares   84,465    951,076 
Invesco   65,437    933,786 
Jefferies Financial Group   26,154    926,898 
KeyCorp   79,956    990,655 
M&T Bank    7,037    901,932 
Mastercard, Cl A    10,836    4,484,262 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
MGIC Investment    53,340   $938,251 
New York Community Bancorp    81,557    767,451 
Old National Bancorp   58,850    876,276 
OneMain Holdings, Cl A    22,249    941,133 
Primerica   583    122,144 
Prosperity Bancshares    15,898    958,808 
Radian Group    32,945    847,016 
Regions Financial    51,627    861,138 
Rithm Capital    92,219    957,233 
Starwood Property Trust    45,180    897,727 
Synchrony Financial   28,559    924,169 
Synovus Financial   31,604    973,087 
Tradeweb Markets, Cl A    1,850    179,265 
Truist Financial   29,713    954,976 
United Bankshares    30,839    1,021,079 
Unum Group   16,683    717,369 
Valley National Bancorp   104,012    946,509 
Webster Financial   21,718    974,052 
Wells Fargo    20,562    916,860 
Western Alliance Bancorp   18,217    933,075 
Zions Bancorp    23,925    852,448 
         45,533,646 
Health Care — 5.3%          
CVS Health    12,013    816,283 
Eli Lilly   7,006    4,140,826 
Exact Sciences *   2,931    187,584 
Intuitive Surgical *   4,515    1,403,443 
Organon    52,419    593,383 
Perrigo    28,389    864,729 
Pfizer   27,186    828,358 
Viatris    91,134    836,610 
         9,671,216 
Industrials — 13.4%          
AAON    866    54,212 
Allison Transmission Holdings    1,817    97,173 
API Group *   4,415    133,995 
Atkore *   474    61,573 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

 

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Industrials — continued          
Axon Enterprise *   919   $211,251 
AZEK, Cl A *   2,295    79,155 
Boise Cascade   9,784    1,069,391 
Builders FirstSource *   2,447    328,167 
Caterpillar    8,025    2,012,028 
Clean Harbors *   639    103,301 
Comfort Systems USA    603    116,729 
Copart *   16,611    834,204 
Eaton   6,067    1,381,395 
EMCOR Group   920    195,518 
Esab   1,106    85,328 
FedEx    4,330    1,120,734 
Flowserve   1,977    75,640 
General Electric    36,304    4,421,827 
Ingersoll Rand    5,331    380,793 
Lennox International    538    218,783 
ManpowerGroup   11,993    890,001 
MSC Industrial Direct, Cl A   8,498    827,875 
nVent Electric    2,430    129,397 
Owens Corning   1,424    193,066 
PACCAR   18,689    1,716,024 
Parker-Hannifin   1,746    756,332 
Pentair   2,688    173,483 
RTX   11,247    916,406 
Saia *   455    177,627 
Sensata Technologies Holding    23,439    762,002 
Simpson Manufacturing    901    150,440 
TransDigm Group    1,018    980,202 
Uber Technologies *   27,387    1,544,079 
United Airlines Holdings *   23,564    928,422 
Verisk Analytics, Cl A    2,177    525,593 
Vertiv Holdings, Cl A    10,539    460,133 
XPO *   2,748    237,097 
         24,349,376 
Information Technology — 21.8%          
Adobe *   7,639    4,667,505 
Applied Materials    15,277    2,288,189 
AppLovin, Cl A *   2,712    101,646 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Information Technology — continued          
Arista Networks *   3,292   $723,285 
Arrow Electronics *   7,460    884,458 
Avnet    18,134    847,946 
Axcelis Technologies *   1,237    153,734 
Badger Meter   482    71,032 
Broadcom   4,802    4,445,355 
Cadence Design Systems *   3,827    1,045,804 
Cisco Systems   62,139    3,006,285 
Corning    30,939    881,452 
Dell Technologies, Cl C   5,503    417,513 
Fair Isaac *   532    578,603 
Gen Digital   48,519    1,071,300 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise   51,195    865,707 
Insight Enterprises *   711    107,660 
Intel    23,960    1,071,012 
Juniper Networks    33,449    951,624 
KLA   2,188    1,191,629 
Lam Research   2,508    1,795,527 
Manhattan Associates *   835    186,247 
NVIDIA    10,094    4,720,964 
Onto Innovation *   955    134,665 
Oracle    30,871    3,587,519 
Rambus *   2,150    145,490 
Roper Technologies   1,599    860,662 
Samsara, Cl A *   2,477    68,217 
Super Micro Computer *   1,570    429,348 
Synopsys *   2,358    1,280,936 
TD SYNNEX    9,204    907,883 
Universal Display    684    115,733 
Vontier    2,906    98,019 
         39,702,949 
Materials — 6.9%          
Albemarle   5,586    677,414 
Commercial Metals   20,692    937,969 
CRH   10,072    632,018 
Dow   17,051    882,389 
DuPont de Nemours    11,506    823,139 
Eastman Chemical    11,748    984,835 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Materials — continued          
Huntsman   36,324   $893,571 
International Paper    24,219    894,650 
Linde   7,221    2,987,833 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A   9,132    868,453 
Mosaic    23,280    835,519 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   838    230,668 
United States Steel    26,309    944,493 
         12,592,951 
Real Estate — 1.1%          
Kilroy Realty    28,284    932,806 
Spirit Realty Capital    24,483    1,011,148 
         1,943,954 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        181,126,744 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $166,828,073)
        181,434,604 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $166,828,073)
       $181,434,604 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $181,838,224.

 

* Non-income producing security.
Real Estate Investment Trust

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

 

 

†  Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — 99.4%          
BERMUDA — 2.1%          
Financials — 2.1%          
Aspen Insurance Holdings, 9.593%, US0003M + 4.060% (A)   101,629   $2,625,077 
SiriusPoint, 8.000%, H15T5Y + 7.298% (A)   75,923    1,932,240 
TOTAL BERMUDA        4,557,317 
UNITED STATES— 97.3%          
Energy — 8.1%          
Energy Transfer, 10.364%, US0003M + 4.738% (A)   166,118    4,275,877 
Energy Transfer, 10.156%, US0003M + 4.530% (A)   169,171    4,346,003 
NuStar Energy, 12.551%, US0003M + 6.880% (A)   64,067    1,629,865 
NuStar Energy, 11.315%, TSFR3M + 5.905% (A)   142,728    3,670,964 
NuStar Logistics, 12.390%, TSFR3M + 6.996% (A)   157,483    4,228,419 
         18,151,128 
Financials — 86.7%          
AGNC Investment, 10.767%, CME Term SOFR + 5.373% ‡ (A)   123,069    3,138,259 
AGNC Investment, 7.750%, H15T5Y + 4.390% ‡ (A)   56,532    1,200,740 
AGNC Investment, 6.125%, CME Term SOFR + 4.697% ‡ (A)   219,883    4,740,677 
Allstate, 8.821%, TSFR3M + 3.427% (A)   191,327    4,880,752 
American Equity Investment Life Holding, 6.625%, H15T5Y + 6.297% (A)   109,629    2,644,251 
American Equity Investment Life Holding, 5.950%, H15T5Y + 4.322% (A)   144,277    3,256,332 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

 

 

   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Annaly Capital Management, 10.631%, CME Term SOFR + 4.993% ‡ (A)   255,942   $6,395,991 
Annaly Capital Management, 9.828%, CME Term SOFR + 4.172% ‡ (A)   149,952    3,739,803 
Argo Group International Holdings, 7.000%, H15T5Y + 6.712% (A)   54,441    1,294,063 
Associated Banc-Corp, 6.625%, H15T5Y + 2.812% (A)   113,173    2,406,058 
Athene Holding, 7.750%, H15T5Y + 3.962% (A)   184,152    4,642,472 
Athene Holding, 6.375%, H15T5Y + 5.970% (A)   222,216    5,504,290 
Athene Holding, 6.350%, US0003M + 4.253% (A)   325,334    7,752,709 
Bank of America, 6.450%, US0003M + 1.327% (A)   394,646    10,008,222 
Bank of America, 6.298%, TSFR3M + 0.912% (A)   110,689    2,295,690 
Bank of America, 6.129%, TSFR3M + 0.762% (A)   155,429    3,301,312 
Chimera Investment, 7.750%, US0003M + 4.743% ‡ (A)   96,949    1,875,963 
Citigroup, Ser J, 9.696%, TSFR3M + 4.302% (A)   355,828    9,180,362 
Enstar Group, 7.000%, US0003M + 4.015% (A)   147,626    3,650,791 
Goldman Sachs Group, 6.381%, TSFR3M + 1.012% (A)   273,108    5,970,141 
Goldman Sachs Group, 6.301%, TSFR3M + 0.932% (A)   492,991    10,461,269 
Huntington Bancshares, 6.875%, H15T5Y + 2.704% (A)   125,003    2,997,572 
Jackson Financial, 8.000%, H15T5Y + 3.728% (A)   209,191    5,233,959 
Kemper, 5.875%, H15T5Y + 4.140% (A)   54,182    1,039,753 
KeyCorp, 6.200%, H15T5Y + 3.132% (A)   226,816    4,602,097 
KeyCorp, 6.125%, TSFR3M + 4.154% (A)   184,924    3,998,057 
M&T Bank, 5.625%, CME Term SOFR + 4.020% (A)   95,656    2,338,789 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Merchants Bancorp, 8.250%, H15T5Y + 4.340% (A)   52,268   $1,301,473 
MetLife, 6.671%, CME Term SOFR + 1.262% (A)   224,406    5,105,236 
Morgan Stanley, 6.356%, TSFR3M + 0.962% (A)   420,893    8,969,230 
New York Community Bancorp, 6.375%, US0003M + 3.821% (A)   192,692    4,464,674 
PacWest Bancorp, 7.750%, H15T5Y + 4.820% (A)   189,954    3,977,637 
Regions Financial, 5.700%, CME Term SOFR + 3.148% (A)   194,824    3,869,205 
Reinsurance Group of America, 7.125%, H15T5Y + 3.456% (A)   251,988    6,594,526 
Reinsurance Group of America, 5.750%, US0003M + 4.040% (A)   144,457    3,637,427 
Rithm Capital, 7.000%, H15T5Y + 6.223% ‡ (A)   176,245    3,766,356 
Rithm Capital, 6.375%, US0003M + 4.969% (A)   147,923    3,029,463 
SLM, 7.371%, TSFR3M + 1.962% (A)   23,598    1,603,012 
Synovus Financial, 9.011%, CME Term SOFR + 3.614% (A)   73,952    1,887,995 
Two Harbors Investment, 7.625%, US0003M + 5.352% ‡ (A)   96,629    1,992,490 
Two Harbors Investment, 7.250%, US0003M + 5.011% ‡ (A)   91,274    1,876,593 
US Bancorp, 6.676%, TSFR3M + 1.282% (A)   5,395    4,310,497 
US Bancorp, 6.256%, TSFR3M + 0.862% (A)   380,860    7,518,176 
Valley National Bancorp, 9.234%, US0003M + 3.578% (A)   37,744    861,318 
Valley National Bancorp, 6.250%, US0003M + 3.850% (A)   44,170    851,598 
Voya Financial, 5.350%, H15T5Y + 3.210% (A)   111,798    2,659,674 
Western Alliance Bancorp, 4.250%, H15T5Y + 3.452% (A)   111,182    1,822,273 
Wintrust Financial, 6.875%, H15T5Y + 6.507% (A)   109,975    2,702,086 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
PREFERRED STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Zions Bancorporation, 9.911%, CME Term SOFR + 4.240% (A)   51,878   $1,318,220 
         192,669,533 
Industrials — 2.5%          
WESCO International, 10.625%, H15T5Y + 10.325% (A)   204,013    5,508,351 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        216,329,012 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $223,871,603)
        220,886,329 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4%
(Cost $223,871,603)
       $220,886,329 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $222,312,863.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust
(A) Variable or floating rate security. The rate presented is the rate in effect as of November 30, 2023. Rates are based on published reference rates and spreads and/or are adjusted periodically based on prevailing interest rates.

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

 

†  Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%          
BRAZIL — 0.2%          
Consumer Discretionary — 0.2%          
MercadoLibre *   107   $173,389 
           
CHINA — 0.1%          
Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%          
Yum China Holdings   990    42,748 
           
ISRAEL — 0.0%          
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%          
Mobileye Global, Cl A *   231    9,483 
           
MEXICO — 0.0%          
Materials — 0.0%          
Southern Copper   216    15,537 
           
SOUTH KOREA — 0.0%          
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%          
Coupang, Cl A *   2,677    40,905 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
UNITED STATES — 99.4%          
Communication Services — 8.7%          
Alphabet, Cl A *   14,504   $1,922,215 
Alphabet, Cl C *   12,600    1,687,392 
AT&T   17,421    288,666 
Charter Communications, Cl A *   243    97,232 
Comcast, Cl A   9,950    416,806 
Electronic Arts   659    90,949 
Endeavor Group Holdings, Cl A   211    5,129 
Fox, Cl A   623    18,403 
Fox, Cl B   334    9,238 
Live Nation Entertainment *   359    30,235 
Meta Platforms, Cl A *   5,374    1,758,104 
Netflix *   1,057    500,986 
Omnicom Group   479    38,622 
Pinterest, Cl A *   1,419    48,345 
ROBLOX, Cl A *   1,136    44,656 
Sirius XM Holdings   1,666    7,797 
Snap, Cl A *   2,503    34,617 
Spotify Technology *   329    60,901 
Take-Two Interactive Software *   408    64,546 
T-Mobile US *   1,258    189,266 
Trade Desk, Cl A *   1,074    75,674 
Verizon Communications   10,251    392,921 
Walt Disney *   4,459    413,305 
Warner Bros Discovery *   5,458    57,036 
Warner Music Group, Cl A   319    10,562 
         8,263,603 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.3%          
Airbnb, Cl A *   1,017    128,488 
Amazon.com *   21,973    3,210,036 
Aptiv *   689    57,077 
AutoZone *   43    112,227 
Best Buy   477    33,838 
Booking Holdings *   85    265,684 
Carnival *   2,448    36,867 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *   66    145,348 
Darden Restaurants   296    46,315 
DoorDash, Cl A *   643    60,429 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Discretionary — continued          
DR Horton   746   $95,242 
DraftKings, Cl A *   1,042    39,846 
eBay   1,305    53,518 
Expedia Group *   348    47,391 
Ford Motor   9,543    97,911 
Garmin   373    45,595 
General Motors   3,368    106,429 
Genuine Parts   337    44,747 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings   632    105,873 
Home Depot   2,452    768,677 
Las Vegas Sands   799    36,850 
Lennar, Cl A   603    77,136 
Lennar, Cl B   30    3,442 
Lowe’s   1,426    283,532 
Lucid Group *   2,164    9,132 
Lululemon Athletica *   270    120,636 
Marriott International, Cl A   633    128,309 
McDonald’s   1,776    500,548 
MGM Resorts International   685    27,016 
NIKE, Cl B   2,972    327,722 
NVR *   7    43,088 
O’Reilly Automotive *   144    141,463 
Pool   92    31,953 
PulteGroup   535    47,305 
Rivian Automotive, Cl A *   1,657    27,771 
Ross Stores   810    105,608 
Royal Caribbean Cruises *   541    58,136 
Starbucks   2,739    271,983 
Tesla *   6,710    1,610,937 
TJX   2,802    246,884 
Tractor Supply   268    54,407 
Ulta Beauty *   118    50,267 
Yum! Brands   681    85,499 
         9,791,162 
Consumer Staples — 6.1%          
Albertsons, Cl A   1,030    22,423 
Altria Group   4,327    181,907 
Archer-Daniels-Midland   1,297    95,628 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Staples — continued          
Brown-Forman, Cl A   126   $7,589 
Brown-Forman, Cl B   748    43,937 
Bunge Global   364    39,993 
Campbell Soup   474    19,045 
Church & Dwight   597    57,688 
Clorox   303    43,435 
Coca-Cola   9,492    554,712 
Colgate-Palmolive   2,012    158,485 
Conagra Brands   1,172    33,156 
Constellation Brands, Cl A   382    91,867 
Costco Wholesale   1,078    638,974 
Dollar General   534    70,018 
Dollar Tree *   509    62,907 
Estee Lauder, Cl A   524    66,910 
General Mills   1,420    90,397 
Hershey   358    67,275 
Hormel Foods   716    21,902 
J M Smucker   245    26,884 
Kellanova   638    33,521 
Kenvue   4,221    86,277 
Keurig Dr Pepper   2,207    69,675 
Kimberly-Clark   821    101,582 
Kraft Heinz   1,923    67,517 
Kroger   1,726    76,410 
McCormick   617    40,000 
Mondelez International, Cl A   3,309    235,138 
Monster Beverage *   1,239    68,331 
PepsiCo   3,357    564,950 
Philip Morris International   3,783    353,181 
Procter & Gamble   5,749    882,586 
Sysco   1,233    88,986 
Target   1,117    149,466 
Tyson Foods, Cl A   692    32,413 
Walgreens Boots Alliance   1,749    34,875 
Walmart   3,465    539,466 
         5,819,506 
Energy — 4.1%          
Baker Hughes, Cl A   2,465    83,194 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Energy — continued          
Cheniere Energy   585   $106,558 
Chevron   4,238    608,577 
ConocoPhillips   2,949    340,816 
Coterra Energy   1,825    47,906 
Devon Energy   1,554    69,883 
Diamondback Energy   414    63,926 
EOG Resources   1,414    174,021 
EQT   1,005    40,160 
Exxon Mobil   9,866    1,013,633 
Halliburton   2,190    81,096 
Hess   673    94,597 
Kinder Morgan   4,773    83,862 
Marathon Oil   1,513    38,476 
Marathon Petroleum   970    144,714 
Occidental Petroleum   1,696    100,318 
ONEOK   1,412    97,216 
Phillips 66   1,078    138,943 
Pioneer Natural Resources   566    131,108 
Schlumberger   3,453    179,694 
Targa Resources   545    49,295 
Valero Energy   857    107,433 
Williams   2,957    108,788 
         3,904,214 
Financials — 12.7%          
Aflac   1,304    107,854 
Allstate   637    87,823 
American Express   1,431    244,372 
American International Group   1,726    113,588 
Ameriprise Financial   251    88,731 
Aon, Cl A   493    161,946 
Apollo Global Management   985    90,620 
Arch Capital Group *   871    72,894 
Ares Management, Cl A   362    40,634 
Arthur J Gallagher   517    128,733 
Bank of America   16,904    515,403 
Bank of New York Mellon   1,837    88,764 
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B *   3,155    1,135,800 
BlackRock, Cl A   359    269,692 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
Blackstone   1,702   $191,254 
Block, Cl A *   1,332    84,489 
Blue Owl Capital, Cl A   1,093    14,734 
Brown & Brown   581    43,424 
Capital One Financial   918    102,504 
Cboe Global Markets   258    47,005 
Charles Schwab   3,347    205,238 
Chubb   1,000    229,430 
Cincinnati Financial   379    38,957 
Citigroup   4,585    211,368 
Citizens Financial Group   1,191    32,479 
CME Group, Cl A   872    190,410 
Coinbase Global, Cl A *   381    47,518 
Discover Financial Services   610    56,730 
Everest Group   81    33,255 
FactSet Research Systems   92    41,718 
Fidelity National Information Services   1,438    84,324 
Fifth Third Bancorp   1,663    48,144 
First Citizens BancShares, Cl A   24    35,229 
Fiserv *   1,474    192,519 
FleetCor Technologies *   178    42,809 
Franklin Resources   711    17,633 
Global Payments   635    73,939 
Goldman Sachs Group   804    274,598 
Hartford Financial Services Group   743    58,073 
Huntington Bancshares   3,531    39,759 
Interactive Brokers Group, Cl A   254    19,771 
Intercontinental Exchange   1,344    153,001 
JPMorgan Chase   7,079    1,104,890 
KKR   1,572    119,220 
Loews   451    31,701 
LPL Financial Holdings   188    41,792 
M&T Bank   403    51,653 
Markel Group *   32    46,051 
Marsh & McLennan   1,205    240,301 
Mastercard, Cl A   2,045    846,282 
MetLife   1,536    97,736 
Moody’s   384    140,145 
Morgan Stanley   3,144    249,445 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Financials — continued          
MSCI, Cl A   191   $99,482 
Nasdaq   841    46,961 
Northern Trust   512    40,576 
PayPal Holdings *   2,662    153,358 
PNC Financial Services Group   967    129,539 
Principal Financial Group   595    43,929 
Progressive   1,421    233,087 
Prudential Financial   889    86,926 
Raymond James Financial   460    48,369 
Regions Financial   2,302    38,397 
Rocket, Cl A *   358    3,344 
S&P Global   779    323,932 
State Street   775    56,436 
Synchrony Financial   1,024    33,137 
T Rowe Price Group   541    54,170 
Tradeweb Markets, Cl A   283    27,423 
Travelers   561    101,328 
Truist Financial   3,232    103,876 
US Bancorp   3,592    136,927 
Visa, Cl A   3,948    1,013,373 
W R Berkley   500    36,275 
Wells Fargo   8,868    395,424 
Willis Towers Watson   259    63,792 
         11,996,443 
Health Care — 12.7%          
Abbott Laboratories   4,221    440,208 
AbbVie   4,302    612,562 
Agilent Technologies   717    91,633 
Align Technology *   178    38,056 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals *   304    51,148 
Amgen   1,299    350,262 
Avantor *   1,608    34,057 
Baxter International   1,238    44,667 
Becton Dickinson   703    166,035 
Biogen *   350    81,928 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical *   453    41,259 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl A *   51    15,551 
Boston Scientific *   3,538    197,739 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Health Care — continued          
Bristol-Myers Squibb   5,120   $252,826 
Cardinal Health   612    65,533 
Cencora   409    83,178 
Centene *   1,332    98,142 
Cigna Group   712    187,171 
Cooper   119    40,094 
CVS Health   3,107    211,121 
Danaher   1,607    358,859 
Dexcom *   940    108,589 
Edwards Lifesciences *   1,466    99,263 
Elevance Health   577    276,666 
Eli Lilly   2,062    1,218,725 
GE HealthCare Technologies   891    60,998 
Gilead Sciences   3,019    231,255 
HCA Healthcare   504    126,242 
Hologic *   600    42,780 
Humana   303    146,913 
IDEXX Laboratories *   202    94,096 
Illumina *   387    39,455 
Incyte *   460    24,996 
Insulet *   173    32,713 
Intuitive Surgical *   851    264,525 
IQVIA Holdings *   439    93,990 
Johnson & Johnson   5,876    908,782 
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings   218    47,286 
McKesson   329    154,814 
Medtronic   3,242    256,993 
Merck   6,190    634,351 
Mettler-Toledo International *   52    56,780 
Moderna *   807    62,704 
Molina Healthcare *   139    50,813 
Pfizer   13,769    419,541 
Quest Diagnostics   275    37,738 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals *   252    207,600 
ResMed   354    55,836 
Revvity   309    27,470 
Royalty Pharma, Cl A   930    25,175 
Seagen *   337    71,852 
STERIS PLC   242    48,627 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Health Care — continued          
Stryker   769   $227,878 
Thermo Fisher Scientific   940    466,014 
UnitedHealth Group   2,264    1,251,924 
Veeva Systems, Cl A *   353    61,531 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals *   627    222,466 
Viatris   2,957    27,145 
Waters *   142    39,847 
West Pharmaceutical Services   182    63,838 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings   512    59,551 
Zoetis, Cl A   1,118    197,517 
         12,007,308 
Industrials — 8.4%          
3M   1,336    132,358 
AMETEK   561    87,084 
Automatic Data Processing   1,006    231,300 
Axon Enterprise *   172    39,538 
Boeing *   1,358    314,554 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A   316    39,541 
Broadridge Financial Solutions   287    55,626 
Builders FirstSource *   301    40,367 
Carlisle   120    33,649 
Carrier Global   2,027    105,323 
Caterpillar   1,256    314,904 
Cintas   212    117,289 
Copart *   2,060    103,453 
CSX   4,857    156,881 
Cummins   345    77,335 
Deere   657    239,417 
Delta Air Lines   1,567    57,869 
Dover   341    48,136 
Eaton   961    218,810 
Emerson Electric   1,383    122,949 
Equifax   298    64,878 
Expeditors International of Washington   360    43,322 
Fastenal   1,387    83,178 
FedEx   561    145,204 
Ferguson   469    80,358 
Fortive   864    59,599 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Industrials — continued          
General Dynamics   550   $135,833 
General Electric   2,637    321,187 
HEICO   104    17,787 
HEICO, Cl A   187    25,696 
Honeywell International   1,622    317,782 
Howmet Aerospace   1,000    52,600 
Hubbell, Cl B   129    38,700 
IDEX   188    37,916 
Illinois Tool Works   734    177,782 
Ingersoll Rand   985    70,359 
Jacobs Solutions   308    39,171 
JB Hunt Transport Services   204    37,795 
Johnson Controls International   1,658    87,542 
L3Harris Technologies   458    87,391 
Lennox International   77    31,313 
Lockheed Martin   618    276,722 
Nordson   124    29,182 
Norfolk Southern   554    120,861 
Northrop Grumman   367    174,384 
Old Dominion Freight Line   234    91,040 
Otis Worldwide   1,006    86,305 
PACCAR   1,254    115,142 
Parker-Hannifin   310    134,286 
Paychex   781    95,259 
Paycom Software   125    22,707 
Quanta Services   350    65,909 
Republic Services, Cl A   505    81,729 
Rockwell Automation   280    77,123 
Rollins   767    31,248 
RTX   3,560    290,069 
Southwest Airlines   1,457    37,255 
SS&C Technologies Holdings   539    30,324 
Stanley Black & Decker   372    33,815 
Trane Technologies   554    124,877 
TransDigm Group   124    119,396 
TransUnion   475    27,892 
Uber Technologies *   4,750    267,805 
Union Pacific   1,487    334,976 
United Airlines Holdings *   803    31,638 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Industrials — continued          
United Parcel Service, Cl B   1,765   $267,592 
United Rentals   169    80,447 
Verisk Analytics, Cl A   351    84,742 
Waste Management   985    168,425 
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies   434    50,587 
WW Grainger   97    76,260 
Xylem   581    61,081 
         7,980,854 
Information Technology — 29.5%          
Accenture, Cl A   1,620    539,687 
Adobe *   1,108    676,999 
Advanced Micro Devices *   3,901    472,645 
Akamai Technologies *   365    42,168 
Amdocs   295    24,712 
Amphenol, Cl A   1,432    130,298 
Analog Devices   1,224    224,457 
ANSYS *   213    62,486 
Apple   36,168    6,870,112 
Applied Materials   2,042    305,851 
Arista Networks *   575    126,333 
Aspen Technology *   70    13,178 
Atlassian, Cl A *   369    70,461 
Autodesk *   521    113,802 
Bentley Systems, Cl B   507    26,394 
Broadcom   985    911,844 
Cadence Design Systems *   655    178,992 
CDW   328    69,169 
Cisco Systems   9,946    481,187 
Cloudflare, Cl A *   692    53,388 
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A   1,236    86,990 
Corning   1,880    53,561 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A *   532    126,079 
Datadog, Cl A *   697    81,249 
Dell Technologies, Cl C   604    45,825 
Enphase Energy *   327    33,034 
EPAM Systems *   136    35,114 
Fair Isaac *   59    64,168 
First Solar *   250    39,445 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Information Technology — continued          
Fortinet *   1,647   $86,566 
Gartner *   189    82,185 
GLOBALFOUNDRIES *   197    10,577 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise   3,150    53,266 
HP   2,400    70,416 
HubSpot *   114    56,308 
Intel   10,171    454,644 
International Business Machines   2,215    351,210 
Intuit   664    379,449 
Jabil   308    35,519 
Keysight Technologies *   433    58,840 
KLA   332    180,814 
Lam Research   325    232,674 
Marvell Technology   2,080    115,918 
Microchip Technology   1,300    108,472 
Micron Technology   2,645    201,337 
Microsoft   17,904    6,784,005 
MongoDB, Cl A *   168    69,844 
Monolithic Power Systems   111    60,908 
Motorola Solutions   405    130,762 
NetApp   522    47,706 
NVIDIA   5,793    2,709,386 
Okta, Cl A *   372    24,943 
ON Semiconductor *   1,048    74,754 
Oracle   3,793    440,785 
Palantir Technologies, Cl A *   4,437    88,962 
Palo Alto Networks *   729    215,121 
PTC *   287    45,162 
QUALCOMM   2,712    349,984 
Roper Technologies   259    139,407 
Salesforce *   2,294    577,859 
Seagate Technology Holdings   472    37,335 
ServiceNow *   498    341,498 
Skyworks Solutions   389    37,706 
Snowflake, Cl A *   665    124,807 
Splunk *   372    56,373 
Synopsys *   366    198,822 
TE Connectivity   763    99,953 
Teledyne Technologies *   112    45,132 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Information Technology — continued          
Teradyne   380   $35,047 
Texas Instruments   2,205    336,726 
Trimble *   612    28,397 
Tyler Technologies *   100    40,884 
VeriSign *   223    47,321 
Western Digital *   784    37,875 
Workday, Cl A *   499    135,089 
Zebra Technologies, Cl A *   125    29,622 
Zoom Video Communications, Cl A *   624    42,326 
Zscaler *   216    42,666 
         27,914,990 
Materials — 2.3%          
Air Products & Chemicals   533    144,203 
Albemarle   288    34,926 
Amcor   3,556    33,711 
Avery Dennison   197    38,317 
Ball   759    41,965 
Celanese, Cl A   268    37,161 
CF Industries Holdings   474    35,621 
Corteva   1,729    78,151 
CRH   1,679    105,357 
Dow   1,719    88,958 
DuPont de Nemours   1,022    73,114 
Ecolab   614    117,722 
Freeport-McMoRan   3,469    129,463 
International Flavors & Fragrances   625    47,113 
Linde   1,194    494,041 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A   623    59,247 
Martin Marietta Materials   148    68,759 
Mosaic   814    29,215 
Newmont   1,937    77,848 
Nucor   611    103,852 
PPG Industries   574    81,502 
Sherwin-Williams   576    160,589 
Steel Dynamics   380    45,269 
Vulcan Materials   323    68,980 
Westlake   82    10,528 
         2,205,612 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Real Estate — 2.3%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities    418   $45,729 
American Tower    1,132    236,339 
AvalonBay Communities    346    59,837 
Camden Property Trust    263    23,738 
CBRE Group, Cl A *   754    59,536 
CoStar Group *   987    81,960 
Crown Castle    1,049    123,027 
Digital Realty Trust    735    102,003 
Equinix    228    185,822 
Equity Residential    912    51,838 
Essex Property Trust    154    32,873 
Extra Space Storage    512    66,647 
Healthpeak Properties    1,354    23,451 
Invitation Homes    1,399    46,671 
Iron Mountain    708    45,418 
Mid-America Apartment Communities    286    35,601 
NET Lease Office Properties *   71    1,161 
ProLogis    2,247    258,248 
Public Storage    383    99,105 
Realty Income    1,723    92,973 
SBA Communications, Cl A    262    64,704 
Simon Property Group    786    98,164 
Sun Communities    303    39,190 
UDR    752    25,117 
Ventas    983    45,061 
VICI Properties, Cl A    2,468    73,769 
Welltower    1,261    112,355 
Weyerhaeuser    1,784    55,928 
WP Carey    519    32,303 
         2,218,568 
Utilities — 2.3%          
Alliant Energy   620    31,353 
Ameren   640    49,658 
American Electric Power   1,253    99,676 
American Water Works   472    62,229 
Atmos Energy   362    41,199 
Avangrid   193    5,958 
CenterPoint Energy   1,548    43,762 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Utilities — continued          
CMS Energy   713   $40,470 
Consolidated Edison   843    75,963 
Constellation Energy   787    95,259 
Dominion Energy   2,032    92,131 
DTE Energy   504    52,471 
Duke Energy   1,870    172,564 
Edison International   935    62,636 
Entergy   518    52,530 
Evergy   562    28,684 
Eversource Energy   854    50,736 
Exelon   2,414    92,963 
FirstEnergy   1,331    49,167 
NextEra Energy   4,930    288,454 
PG&E *   5,961    102,350 
PPL   1,808    47,225 
Public Service Enterprise Group   1,217    75,977 
Sempra   1,531    111,564 
Southern   2,638    187,245 
WEC Energy Group   767    64,137 
Xcel Energy   1,340    81,526 
         2,157,887 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        94,260,147 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $92,979,988)
        94,542,209 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.2%          
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF   395    165,663 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $164,226)
        165,663 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $93,144,214)
       $94,707,872 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $94,793,042.

 

* Non-income producing security.
Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X U.S. 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Face Amount   Value 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 103.2%          
U.S. Cash Management Bill
5.380%, 01/18/24(A)
  $8,790,000   $8,728,397 
U.S. Treasury Bills          
13.890%, 12/21/23(A)   3,470,000    3,459,852 
12.533%, 12/12/23(A)   2,245,000    2,241,385 
11.753%, 12/26/23(A)   4,210,000    4,194,569 
5.407%, 12/07/23(A)   2,290,000    2,287,987 
5.404%, 02/13/24(A)   2,000,000    1,978,427 
5.394%, 01/25/24(A)   7,725,000    7,662,712 
5.391%, 12/28/23(A)   5,430,000    5,408,481 
5.384%, 12/19/23(A)   5,040,000    5,026,706 
5.377%, 12/05/23(A)   3,655,000    3,652,859 
5.360%, 02/06/24(A)   1,090,000    1,079,352 
5.352%, 01/23/24(A)   7,150,000    7,094,605 
5.344%, 01/11/24(A)   9,145,000    9,090,047 
5.339%, 01/02/24(A)   6,785,000    6,753,155 
5.328%, 01/09/24(A)   3,960,000    3,937,367 
5.204%, 01/04/24(A)   4,196,000    4,175,115 
5.192%, 01/16/24(A)   4,405,000    4,375,350 
5.063%, 02/27/24(A)   2,250,000    2,221,221 
4.843%, 02/22/24(A)   1,950,000    1,926,431 
4.047%, 02/20/24(A)   750,000    741,162 
3.009%, 02/29/24(A)   7,300,000    7,204,461 
2.572%, 02/08/24(A)   350,000    346,488 
1.883%, 01/30/24(A)   5,675,000    5,625,213 
1.452%, 02/01/24(A)   7,100,000    7,035,771 
0.120%, 02/15/24(A)   5,300,000    5,241,426 
0.000%, 03/12/24(B)   2,500,000    2,462,848 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X U.S. 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
         
   Face Amount   Value 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — continued          
0.000%, 03/26/24(B)  $2,500,000   $2,457,688 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $116,406,530)
        116,409,075 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.2%
(Cost $116,406,530)
       $116,409,075 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $112,759,714.

 

(A) Interest rate represents the security’s effective yield at the time of purchase.
(B) There is currently no stated interest rate.

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 2, in accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF

Sector Weightings (Unaudited)†:

 

† Sector weightings percentages are based on the total market value of investments. Total investments do not include derivatives such as options, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap contracts, if applicable.

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%          
UNITED STATES — 99.7%          
Communication Services — 3.2%          
Fox, Cl A   1,008   $29,776 
Liberty Media -Liberty SiriusXM *   1,346    36,329 
Live Nation Entertainment *   392    33,014 
Nexstar Media Group, Cl A   163    23,135 
         122,254 
Consumer Discretionary — 18.2%          
Best Buy   572    40,578 
Boyd Gaming   248    14,644 
Carter’s   109    7,433 
Crocs *   208    21,967 
Dick’s Sporting Goods   219    28,492 
DR Horton   644    82,219 
eBay   1,176    48,228 
Expedia Group *   489    66,592 
Gap   1,716    34,440 
H&R Block   422    19,167 
Leggett & Platt   331    7,570 
Lennar, Cl A   653    83,532 
Nordstrom   1,244    19,431 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Consumer Discretionary — continued          
NVR *   6   $36,932 
Polaris   121    9,979 
PulteGroup   570    50,399 
Steven Madden   204    7,736 
Tapestry   568    17,988 
Thor Industries   140    13,870 
Toll Brothers   528    45,350 
Williams-Sonoma   168    31,507 
         688,054 
Consumer Staples — 5.9%          
Altria Group   1,719    72,267 
Archer-Daniels-Midland   941    69,380 
Kroger   1,613    71,407 
Olaplex Holdings *   1,912    4,168 
Seaboard   2    7,030 
         224,252 
Energy — 23.4%          
Antero Resources *   322    7,609 
APA   361    12,996 
Cheniere Energy   451    82,150 
Chesapeake Energy   178    14,295 
Chevron   445    63,905 
Chord Energy   73    11,836 
ConocoPhillips   599    69,226 
Coterra Energy   1,088    28,560 
Diamondback Energy   227    35,051 
EOG Resources   551    67,812 
EQT   571    22,817 
Exxon Mobil   632    64,932 
HF Sinclair   319    16,741 
Marathon Oil   910    23,141 
Marathon Petroleum   479    71,462 
Matador Resources   106    6,135 
Murphy Oil   149    6,373 
Occidental Petroleum   1,117    66,071 
Ovintiv   293    12,992 
Phillips 66   576    74,241 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Energy — continued          
Pioneer Natural Resources   193   $44,706 
Range Resources   333    10,822 
Southwestern Energy *   1,345    8,864 
Valero Energy   515    64,560 
         887,297 
Health Care — 17.4%          
AbbVie   492    70,056 
Bristol-Myers Squibb   1,272    62,811 
Cardinal Health   600    64,248 
Cencora   350    71,179 
CVS Health   1,054    71,619 
DaVita *   308    31,250 
Gilead Sciences   990    75,834 
McKesson   180    84,701 
Pfizer   2,195    66,882 
United Therapeutics *   68    16,320 
Viatris   4,671    42,880 
         657,780 
Industrials — 7.1%          
Acuity Brands   79    14,162 
Allison Transmission Holdings   225    12,033 
Builders FirstSource *   536    71,883 
CH Robinson Worldwide   435    35,692 
Concentrix   144    13,535 
Expeditors International of Washington   339    40,795 
Fortune Brands Innovations   275    18,818 
Genpact   323    10,969 
Landstar System   69    11,913 
MSC Industrial Direct, Cl A   139    13,541 
Robert Half   204    16,724 
TriNet Group *   85    9,854 
         269,919 
Information Technology — 9.8%          
Cisco Systems   1,333    64,491 
Dell Technologies, Cl C   1,079    81,864 
Dropbox, Cl A *   720    20,290 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF
         
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCK — continued          
Information Technology — continued          
DXC Technology *   1,216   $28,126 
F5 *   86    14,722 
HP   2,366    69,418 
NetApp   307    28,057 
Skyworks Solutions   322    31,211 
Synaptics *   82    8,302 
Zoom Video Communications, Cl A *   363    24,622 
         371,103 
Materials — 14.1%          
CF Industries Holdings   747    56,137 
Cleveland-Cliffs *   1,680    28,829 
Dow   1,388    71,829 
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A   718    68,282 
Mosaic   1,010    36,249 
Nucor   480    81,585 
Olin   434    20,459 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   148    40,738 
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cl A   183    10,186 
Steel Dynamics   683    81,366 
Westlake   304    39,030 
         534,690 
Real Estate — 0.6%          
EPR Properties    233    10,396 
Kilroy Realty    371    12,236 
         22,632 
TOTAL UNITED STATES        3,777,981 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $3,668,969)
        3,777,981 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%
(Cost $3,668,969)
       $3,777,981 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $3,790,170.

 

* Non-income producing security.
Real Estate Investment Trust

 

As of November 30, 2023, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments November 30, 2023
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF

 

accordance with authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

 

See “Glossary” for abbreviations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments November 30, 2023
Glossary (abbreviations used in preceding Schedule of Investments):

 

Fund Abbreviations

Cl — Class

CME — Chicago Mercantile Exchange

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

H15T5Y — U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 5 Year

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

TSFR3M — Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3-Month

Ser — Series

SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

US0003M — ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

USD — U.S. Dollar

 

91

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X MLP
ETF
   Global X MLP
& Energy
Infrastructure
ETF
   Global X
Alternative
Income ETF
   Global X
Conscious
Companies ETF
 
Assets:                    
Cost of Investments  $909,931,125   $752,695,569   $5,435,347   $525,301,866 
Cost of Repurchase Agreement       10,840,049    1,237,833     
Cost of Affiliated Investments   36,201,586        35,836,242     
Investments, at Value  $1,494,916,858   $1,001,415,940*  $6,985,949*  $578,729,931 
Repurchase Agreement, at Value       10,840,049    1,237,833     
Affiliated Investments, at Value   66,588,960        27,798,456     
Cash   1,854,701    1,095,924    68,511    368,702 
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold   45,030,987    60,561,000    376,505     
Prepaid Expenses   25,965             
Dividend, Interest, and Securities Lending Income Receivable   105    1,222,192    11,442    837,318 
Reclaim Receivable       252,171         
Due from Broker   23,704    10,605         
Total Assets   1,608,441,280    1,075,397,881    36,478,696    579,935,951 
Liabilities:                    
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral       14,148,680    1,615,648     
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased   45,618,165    61,620,592    380,637     
Current Tax Liability   5,966,805             
Payable due to Investment Adviser   541,268    356,996    3,981    195,391 
Custodian Fees Payable   2,051    308    2    58 
Franchise Tax Payable   10,703             
Due to Broker   93,270    63,048    6,525     
Deferred Tax Liability   67,344,909             
Total Liabilities   119,577,171    76,189,624    2,006,793    195,449 
Net Assets  $1,488,864,109   $999,208,257   $34,471,903   $579,740,502 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Paid-in Capital  $1,394,906,312   $945,288,613   $43,272,673   $575,573,769 
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)   93,957,797    53,919,644    (8,800,770)   4,166,733 
Net Assets  $1,488,864,109   $999,208,257   $34,471,903   $579,740,502 
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)
   32,308,637    22,207,506    3,120,000    18,180,000 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $46.08    $44.99    $11.05    $31.89 
                     
* Includes market value of securities on loan.  $   $13,993,798   $1,582,240   $ 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

92

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X U.S.
Preferred ETF
   Global X S&P
500® Quality
Dividend ETF
   Global X
Adaptive U.S.
Factor ETF
   Global X Variable
Rate Preferred
ETF
 
Assets:                    
Cost of Investments  $2,579,807,571   $50,676,115   $166,828,073   $223,871,603 
Cost of Repurchase Agreement   32,236,607             
Investments, at Value  $2,273,438,575*  $48,099,394   $181,434,604   $220,886,329 
Repurchase Agreement, at Value   32,236,607             
Cash   519,780    36,016    109,630    438,539 
Dividend, Interest, and Securities Lending Income Receivable   17,269,648    189,477    363,780    1,186,385 
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold   15,464,522             
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold           4,080,203    1,381,136 
Reclaim Receivable       933    2,648     
Due from Broker   4,725             
Total Assets   2,338,933,857    48,325,820    185,990,865    223,892,389 
Liabilities:                    
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   42,075,956             
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased   18,763,429            148,378 
Payable due to Investment Adviser   407,818    7,696    40,100    45,231 
Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed           4,112,541    1,383,966 
Custodian Fees Payable   8,210    12        1,951 
Due to Broker       250         
Total Liabilities   61,255,413    7,958    4,152,641    1,579,526 
Net Assets  $2,277,678,444   $48,317,862   $181,838,224   $222,312,863 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Paid-in Capital  $2,941,314,191   $57,786,079   $197,556,448   $255,607,250 
Total Accumulated Losses   (663,635,747)   (9,468,217)   (15,718,224)   (33,294,387)
Net Assets  $2,277,678,444   $48,317,862   $181,838,224   $222,312,863 
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)
   119,090,000    1,560,002    5,290,002    9,610,000 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $19.13    $30.97    $34.37    $23.13 
*Includes Market Value of Securities on Loan  $40,959,809   $   $   $ 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

93

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X
Adaptive
U.S. Risk
Management
ETF
   Global X 1-3
Month T-Bill ETF
   Global X U.S.
Cash Flow Kings
100 ETF
 
Assets:               
Cost of Investments  $93,144,214   $116,406,530   $3,668,969 
Investments, at Value  $94,707,872   $116,409,075   $3,777,981 
Cash   1,420    15,251    2,324 
Dividend, Interest, and Securities Lending Income Receivable   112,993        10,623 
Reclaim Receivable   244         
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold       1,506,838     
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold       17,772,574     
Total Assets   94,822,529    135,703,738    3,790,928 
Liabilities:               
Payable due to Investment Adviser   29,487    6,218    758 
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased       22,937,806     
Total Liabilities   29,487    22,944,024    758 
Net Assets  $94,793,042   $112,759,714   $3,790,170 
Net Assets Consist of:               
Paid-in Capital  $105,059,444   $112,417,296   $3,689,025 
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)   (10,266,402)   342,418    101,145 
Net Assets  $94,793,042   $112,759,714   $3,790,170 
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)
   3,320,000    4,490,000    140,000 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $28.55    $25.11    $27.07 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

94

 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X MLP
ETF
   Global X MLP
& Energy
Infrastructure
ETF
   Global X
Alternative
Income ETF
   Global X
Conscious
Companies ETF
 
Investment Income:                    
Distributions from Master Limited Partnerships  $107,397,006   $   $   $ 
Less: Return of Capital Distributions   (107,397,006)            
Dividend Income   3,766,274    25,779,111    152,445    10,603,148 
Dividend Income, from Affiliated Investments   60        1,600,047     
Interest Income   380,799    52,835    3,376    29,849 
Security Lending Income       92,618    8,510     
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld       (2,027,605)       (19,857)
Total Investment Income   4,147,133    23,896,959    1,764,378    10,613,140 
Expenses:                    
Supervision and Administration Fees(1)   6,180,576    4,384,924    184,088    2,680,496 
Custodian Fees(2)   60,024    15,350    210    57 
Net Expenses   6,240,600    4,400,274    184,298    2,680,553 
Net Investment Income (Loss), Before Taxes   (2,093,467)   19,496,685    1,580,080    7,932,587 
Tax Benefit/(Expense)   454,553             
Net Investment Income (Loss), Net of Taxes   (1,638,914)   19,496,685    1,580,080    7,932,587 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:                    
Investments(3)   155,918,883    89,548,885    459,116    7,310,769 
Affiliated Investments   (3,568,045)       (217,188)    
Foreign Currency Transactions       (5,165)        
Tax Benefit/(Expense)   (33,079,807)            
Capital Gain Distribution from Affiliated Investments           17,544     
Payment from Adviser(4)           134,224     
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   119,271,031    89,543,720    393,696    7,310,769 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                    
Investments   97,131,527    (29,594,737)   (387,410)   37,219,381 
Affiliated Investments   13,529,542        (202,772)    
Tax Benefit/(Expense)   (24,027,743)            
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   86,633,326    (29,594,737)   (590,182)   37,219,381 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   205,904,357    59,948,983    (196,486)   44,530,150 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $204,265,443   $79,445,668   $1,383,594   $52,462,737 
   
(1) The Supervision and Administration fees includes fees paid by the Funds for the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser. (See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.)  
(2) See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(3) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind redemptions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)
(4) See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

95

 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X U.S.
Preferred ETF
   Global X S&P
500® Quality
Dividend ETF
   Global X
Adaptive U.S.
Factor ETF
   Global X
Variable Rate
Preferred ETF
 
Investment Income:                    
Dividend Income  $146,928,136   $2,044,155   $3,729,566   $17,745,048 
Interest Income   515,120    1,468        64,397 
Security Lending Income   772,193             
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld   (45,058)   (902)   (2,666)    
Total Investment Income   148,170,391    2,044,721    3,726,900    17,809,445 
Expenses:                    
Supervision and Administration Fees(1)   5,155,048    121,808    464,100    613,083 
Custodian Fees(2)   49,530    928    6,764    8,105 
Total Expenses   5,204,578    122,736    470,864    621,188 
Net Investment Income   142,965,813    1,921,985    3,256,036    17,188,257 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:                    
Investments(3)   (247,896,463)   2,146,424    9,554,707    (17,014,142)
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   (247,896,463)   2,146,424    9,554,707    (17,014,142)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                    
Investments   88,345,353    (5,404,794)   (628,064)   9,691,065 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   88,345,353    (5,404,794)   (628,064)   9,691,065 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   (159,551,110)   (3,258,370)   8,926,643    (7,323,077)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(16,585,297)  $(1,336,385)  $12,182,679   $9,865,180 
   
(1) The Supervision and Administration fees includes fees paid by the Funds for the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser. (See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.)  
(2) See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(3) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind redemptions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

96

 

Statements of Operations

For the year/period ended November 30, 2023

 

 

   Global X
Adaptive
U.S. Risk
Management
ETF
   Global X 1-3
Month T-Bill
ETF(1)
   Global X U.S.
Cash Flow Kings
100 ETF(2)
 
Investment Income:               
Dividend Income  $1,049,164   $   $30,844 
Interest Income   556,052    1,617,313    56 
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld   242        (135)
Total Investment Income   1,605,458    1,617,313    30,765 
Expenses:               
Supervision and Administration Fees(3)   301,537    20,830    2,892 
Custodian Fees(4)   9,461    7,087     
Total Expenses   310,998    27,917    2,892 
Net Investment Income   1,294,460    1,589,396    27,873 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:               
Investments(5)   3,748,699    (5,740)   54,126 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   3,748,699    (5,740)   54,126 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:               
Investments   (3,267,026)   2,545    109,012 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (3,267,026)   2,545    109,012 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   481,673    (3,195)   163,138 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $1,776,133   $1,586,201   $191,011 
   
(1) The Fund commenced operations on June 20, 2023.
(2) The Fund commenced operations on July 10, 2023.
(3) The Supervision and Administration fees includes fees paid by the Funds for the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser. (See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.)  
(4) See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(5) Includes realized gains (losses) as a result of in-kind redemptions. (See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

97

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   Global X MLP ETF   Global X MLP & Energy
Infrastructure ETF
 
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
 
Operations:                    
Net Investment Income (Loss)  $(1,638,914)  $(340,029)  $19,496,685   $17,261,565 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   119,271,031    100,398,974    89,543,720    41,652,165 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   86,633,326    265,733,843    (29,594,737)   182,187,058 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   204,265,443    365,792,788    79,445,668    241,100,788 
Distributions:   (106,518,075)   (90,450,291)   (47,511,225)   (32,598,692)
Return of Capital:           (7,533,664)   (17,688,775)
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Issued   147,213,966    492,823,248    128,027,131    280,463,476 
Redeemed   (134,375,997)   (382,822,455)   (243,219,768)   (119,368,893)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   12,837,969    110,000,793    (115,192,637)   161,094,583 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   110,585,337    385,343,290    (90,791,858)   351,907,904 
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Year   1,378,278,772    992,935,482    1,090,000,115    738,092,211 
End of Year  $1,488,864,109   $1,378,278,772   $999,208,257   $1,090,000,115 
Share Transactions:                    
Issued   3,430,000    12,070,000    3,100,000    6,950,000 
Redeemed   (3,180,000)   (9,570,000)   (5,970,000)   (3,030,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   250,000    2,500,000    (2,870,000)   3,920,000 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

98

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   Global X Alternative Income ETF   Global X Conscious Companies
ETF
 
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
 
Operations:                    
Net Investment Income  $1,580,080   $1,835,738   $7,932,587   $6,934,885 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   393,696    834,115    7,310,769    941,166 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (590,182)   (5,206,398)   37,219,381    (69,340,214)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,383,594    (2,536,545)   52,462,737    (61,464,163)
Distributions:   (2,657,760)   (2,282,880)   (6,163,099)   (7,480,197)
Return of Capital:       (390,992)        
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Issued   6,918,197    10,836,559    46,353,658    168,852,369 
Redeemed   (8,388,501)   (4,330,515)   (186,645,529)   (80,939,741)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   (1,470,304)   6,506,044    (140,291,871)   87,912,628 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (2,744,470)   1,295,627    (93,992,233)   18,968,268 
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Year   37,216,373    35,920,746    673,732,735    654,764,467 
End of Year  $34,471,903   $37,216,373   $579,740,502   $673,732,735 
Share Transactions:                    
Issued   610,000    890,000    1,580,000    5,560,000 
Redeemed   (750,000)   (360,000)   (6,220,000)   (2,600,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   (140,000)   530,000    (4,640,000)   2,960,000 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

99

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   Global X S&P 500® Quality
Dividend ETF
 
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
 
Operations:                    
Net Investment Income  $142,965,813   $121,824,169   $1,921,985   $1,524,648 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   (247,896,463)   (109,993,262)   2,146,424    (2,148,867)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   88,345,353    (365,525,726)   (5,404,794)   2,598,502 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (16,585,297)   (353,694,819)   (1,336,385)   1,974,283 
Distributions:   (144,784,500)   (128,023,270)   (1,991,843)   (1,339,222)
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Issued   413,172,813    973,349,002    40,923,453    81,220,596 
Redeemed   (188,585,867)   (735,191,810)   (50,433,467)   (30,314,988)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   224,586,946    238,157,192    (9,510,014)   50,905,608 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   63,217,149    (243,560,897)   (12,838,242)   51,540,669 
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Year   2,214,461,295    2,458,022,192    61,156,104    9,615,435 
End of Year  $2,277,678,444   $2,214,461,295   $48,317,862   $61,156,104 
Share Transactions:                    
Issued   21,090,000    43,900,000    1,270,000    2,510,000 
Redeemed   (9,980,000)   (33,430,000)   (1,550,000)   (980,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   11,110,000    10,470,000    (280,000)   1,530,000 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF   Global X Variable Rate Preferred
ETF
 
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
 
Operations:                    
Net Investment Income  $3,256,036   $3,448,177   $17,188,257   $10,961,676 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   9,554,707    8,344,020    (17,014,142)   (11,913,764)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (628,064)   6,336,154    9,691,065    (10,345,581)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   12,182,679    18,128,351    9,865,180    (11,297,669)
Distributions:   (3,511,163)   (3,989,881)   (16,361,150)   (10,414,818)
Return of Capital:   (453,852)   (204,893)       (515,682)
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Issued   276,386,515    45,617,766    45,621,449    285,890,415 
Redeemed   (281,299,409)   (53,025,393)   (102,201,448)   (67,490,783)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   (4,912,894)   (7,407,627)   (56,579,999)   218,399,632 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   3,304,770    6,525,950    (63,075,969)   196,171,463 
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of Year   178,533,454    172,007,504    285,388,832    89,217,369 
End of Year  $181,838,224   $178,533,454   $222,312,863   $285,388,832 
Share Transactions:                    
Issued   8,580,000    1,490,000    1,990,000    11,570,000 
Redeemed   (8,830,000)   (1,710,000)   (4,500,000)   (2,720,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   (250,000)   (220,000)   (2,510,000)   8,850,000 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk
Management ETF
   Global X 1-3
Month T-Bill
ETF
 
   Year Ended
November 30,
2023
   Year Ended
November 30,
2022
   Period Ended
November 30,
2023(1)
 
Operations:               
Net Investment Income  $1,294,460   $1,224,335   $1,589,396 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   3,748,699    (18,387,366)   (5,740)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   (3,267,026)   6,274,011    2,545 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,776,133    (10,889,020)   1,586,201 
Distributions:   (1,310,795)   (1,002,824)   (1,251,315)
Capital Share Transactions:               
Issued   28,468,281    24,618,907    155,811,245 
Redeemed   (548,364)   (50,893,766)   (43,386,417)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   27,919,917    (26,274,859)   112,424,828 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   28,385,255    (38,166,703)   112,759,714 
Net Assets:               
Beginning of Year/Period   66,407,787    104,574,490     
End of Year/Period  $94,793,042   $66,407,787   $112,759,714 
Share Transactions:               
Issued   990,000    860,000    6,220,000 
Redeemed   (20,000)   (2,010,000)   (1,730,000)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   970,000    (1,150,000)   4,490,000 
   
(1) The Fund commenced operations on June 20, 2023.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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   Global X U.S.
Cash Flow Kings
100 ETF
 
   Period Ended
November 30,
2023(1)
 
Operations:     
Net Investment Income  $27,873 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)   54,126 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   109,012 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   191,011 
Distributions:   (17,340)
Capital Share Transactions:     
Issued   4,144,105 
Redeemed   (527,606)
Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions   3,616,499 
Total Increase in Net Assets   3,790,170 
Net Assets:     
Beginning of Period    
End of Period  $3,790,170 
Share Transactions:     
Issued   160,000 
Redeemed   (20,000)
      
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   140,000 
   
(1) The Fund commenced operations on July 10, 2023.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

   Net
Asset Value,
Beginning
of Period
($)
  Net Investment
Income (Loss)
($)*
  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 MLP ETF                         
2023   42.99    (0.07)          6.48             6.41          (3.32)                       
2022    33.59       (0.02)   12.44    12.42    (3.02)        
2021   26.73    (0.06)   9.97    9.91            (3.05)
2020(1)    43.92    (0.26)   (13.13)   (13.39)           (3.80)
2019(1)    51.24    (0.24)   (2.76)   (3.00)           (4.32)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                         
2023   43.47    0.83    3.02    3.85    (2.01)       (0.32)
2022   34.89    0.75    9.98    10.73    (1.39)       (0.76)
2021   26.59    0.42    9.97    10.39    (1.05)       (1.04)
2020(2)    33.45    0.71    (5.33)   (4.62)   (1.95)       (0.29)
2019(2)    36.39    1.14    (1.89)   (0.75)   (2.01)       (0.18)
Global X Alternative Income ETF                   
2023   11.42    0.48    (0.04)   0.44    (0.81)        
2022   13.16    0.61    (1.45)   (0.84)   (0.77)       (0.13)
2021   11.51    0.49    2.05    2.54    (0.62)       (0.27)
2020   14.74    0.66    (2.64)   (1.98)   (0.98)   (0.15)   (0.12)
2019   14.52    0.94    0.44    1.38    (1.07)   (0.09)    

 

* 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.
*** Supplemental ratio, presented for the purpose of additional analysis.
†† 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.
The Before Net Deferred Tax Expense/(Benefit) expense ratios for the periods ending November 30, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 was 0.46%, 0.45%, 0.45%, 0.45%, and 0.45%.
‡‡ Includes amount of tax benefit or expense associated with expenses. Including amount of tax benefit or expense associated for all components of the Statement of Operations, for the periods ending November 30, 2022 and 2023, the impact would be 2.29% and 4.16%.
# Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
^ Effective September 28, 2021, the fund’s fees were permanently lowered to 0.50%.
@ Effective for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund began presenting acquired fund fees borne by the Adviser as part of its unitary fee agreement (See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements) as a realized gain on the Statement of Operations as compared to a contra-expense as in prior fiscal years. If such amounts had been presented as a realized gain in the year ended November 30, 2021 (first year of this agreement), the ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets would have been 0.70%.
(1) Per share amounts have been adjusted for a 1 for 6 reverse stock split on April 28, 2020 (See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements).
(2) Per share amounts have been adjusted for a 1 for 3 reverse share split on April 28, 2020. (See Note 9 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Total from
Distributions ($)
  Net
Asset Value,
End of
Period ($)
  Total
Return
(%)**
  Net Assets, End
of Period ($)
(000)
  Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets, Net of
Tax Expense/
(Benefit) (%)
  Tax Expense
/(Benefit)
(%)***
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average Net
Assets, Net of Tax
Expense/
(Benefit) (%)
  Portfolio
Turnover (%)††
                      
 (3.32)           46.08    15.79    1,488,864    0.42    (0.03)‡‡   (0.15)          42.36      
 (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 
                                      
 (2.33)   44.99    9.42    999,208    0.45        2.00    24.32 
 (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 
                                      
 (0.81)   11.05    4.01    34,472    0.50        4.29    14.38 
 (0.90)   11.42    (6.64)   37,216    0.50#       5.03    18.10 
 (0.89)   13.16    22.52    35,921    0.63#@^       3.77    86.85 
 (1.25)   11.51    (13.13)   19,573    0.75#       5.61    52.78 
 (1.16)   14.74    9.89    28,012    0.75#       6.39    18.16 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

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                      
2023   29.52    0.38    2.27    2.65    (0.28)        
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)        
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                      
2023   20.51    1.24    (1.36)   (0.12)   (1.26)        
2022   25.21    1.23    (4.64)   (3.41)   (1.29)        
2021   25.36    1.28    (0.12)   1.16    (1.31)        
2020   24.79    1.33    0.58    1.91    (1.34)        
2019   22.97    1.36    1.83    3.19    (1.37)        
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF                      
2023   33.24    0.99    (2.23)   (1.24)   (1.03)        
2022   31.02    1.03    2.10    3.13    (0.91)        
2021   25.20    0.78    5.84    6.62    (0.80)        
2020   26.51    0.75    (1.24)   (0.49)   (0.82)       ***
2019   24.60    0.75    1.89    2.64    (0.73)        

 

* 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.
†† 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.
Effective April 1, 2019, the Fund’s fees were permanently lowered to 0.20%. Prior to April 1, 2019, the ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets included the effect of a waiver. If these offsets were excluded, the ratio would have been 0.31% for the year ended November 30, 2019.
^^ Effective April 1, 2020, until April 1, 2021, the ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets included the effect of a waiver. If these offsets were excluded, the ratio would have been 0.23%.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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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 (%)††
                   
 (0.28)            31.89    9.05    579,741    0.43    1.27            27.74      
 (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 
                                 
 (1.26)   19.13    (0.51)   2,277,678    0.23    6.38    36.65 
 (1.29)   20.51    (13.82)   2,214,461    0.23    5.51    33.20 
 (1.31)   25.21    4.61    2,458,022    0.23^^    4.99    47.89 
 (1.34)   25.36    8.13    868,550    0.23^^    5.49    39.14 
 (1.37)   24.79    14.25    585,150    0.24    5.57    32.93 
                                 
 (1.03)   30.97    (3.71)   48,318    0.20    3.16    78.89 
 (0.91)   33.24    10.25    61,156    0.20    3.24    78.73 
 (0.80)   31.02    26.45    9,615    0.20    2.60    70.66 
 (0.82)   25.20    (1.47)   6,300    0.20    3.27    93.40 
 (0.73)   26.51    11.01    9,278    0.28    2.99    49.18 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

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 Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF                      
2023   32.23         0.59             2.28              2.87             (0.65)               (0.08)
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)   ***    
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF                      
2023   23.55    1.60    (0.49)   1.11    (1.53)        
2022   27.28    1.45    (3.70)   (2.25)   (1.39)   (0.02)   (0.07)
2021   26.97    1.40    0.37    1.77    (1.29)   (0.02)   (0.15)
2020(1)    24.85    0.61    2.00    2.61    (0.49)        
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF                      
2023   28.26    0.47    0.34    0.81    (0.52)        
2022   29.88    0.40    (1.71)   (1.31)   (0.31)        
2021(2)    24.95    0.25    4.77    5.02    (0.09)        

 

* 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 June 22, 2020.
(2) The Fund commenced operations on January 12, 2021.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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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 (%)††
                   
 (0.73)           34.37    9.13    181,838    0.27        1.89           234.57   
 (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 
                                 
 (1.53)   23.13    5.01    222,313    0.25    7.01    81.87 
 (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 
                                 
 (0.52)   28.55    2.92    94,793    0.40    1.67    574.56 
 (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 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

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 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF                      
2023(1)    24.99        0.60          (0.02)           0.58            (0.46)                   
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF                      
2023(2)    25.58    0.25    1.40    1.65    (0.16)        

 

* 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.
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 June 20, 2023.
(2) The Fund commenced operations on July 10, 2023.

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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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 (%)††
                   
 (0.46)            25.11       2.36       112,760    0.09        5.34           0.00     
                                 
 (0.16)   27.07    6.46    3,790    0.25†    2.41†    14.76 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

November 30, 2023

 

 

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, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. As of November 30, 2023, the Trust had one hundred and thirteen portfolios, one hundred and nine of which were operational. The financial statements herein and the related notes pertain to the Global X MLP ETF, Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF, Global X Alternative Income ETF (formerly, Global X SuperDividend® Alternatives ETF), Global X Conscious Companies ETF, Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF, Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF, Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF, Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF, Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund, other than the Global X Alternative Income ETF, Global X Conscious Companies ETF and Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, has elected non-diversified status under the 1940 Act.

 

The Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF commenced operations on June 20, 2023.

 

The Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF commenced operations on July 10, 2023.

 

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.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 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).

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currencies and converted to U.S. dollars using currencies 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.

 

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, 2023, there were no securities priced using the Fair Value Procedures.

 

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 will be valued at their market value. Prices for most securities held by the Funds are provided

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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.

 

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 upon the sale of 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 (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.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

DUE TO/FROM BROKERS – Due to/from brokers includes cash and collateral balances with the Funds’ clearing brokers or counterparties as of November 30, 2023. 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”) or the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), as appropriate, in their roles as Custodian to respective Funds (each, a “Custodian” and together, the “Custodians”) 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 in 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. 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.

 

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 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

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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, 2023, 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 an 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 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 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

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 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.

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Global X Alternative Income ETF’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 BBH, if a Fund for which BBH is Custodian has a cash overdraft on a given day, it will be assessed an overdraft charge equal to the applicable BBH Base Rate plus 2.00%. Per the terms of an agreement with BNY Mellon, if a Fund for which BNY Mellon is Custodian has a cash overdraft, it will be charged interest at a rate then charged by BNY Mellon to its institutional custody clients in the relevant currency. 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 the Fund’s Custodian, 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:

 

   Creation
Unit
Shares
  Creation
Fee
  Value at
November
30, 2023
  Redemption
Fee
Global X MLP ETF  10,000  $100   $460,800   $100 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  10,000   250    449,900    250 
Global X Alternative Income ETF  10,000   250    110,500    250 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF  10,000   600    318,900    600 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF  10,000   650    191,300    650 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF  10,000   300    309,700    300 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF  10,000   600    343,700    600 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF  10,000   250    231,300    250 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF  10,000   1,300    285,500    1,300 
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF  10,000   250    251,100    250 
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF  10,000   250    270,700    250 

 

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November 30, 2023

 

 

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.

 

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 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) (“Supervision and Administration Fee”). 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, certain custodian fees, acquired fund fees and expenses (except for the Global X Alternative Income ETF, Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF and Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF with respect to investments 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, Global X U.S. Preferred ETF, Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF and Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management 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, 2023, the Adviser paid acquired fund fees and expenses of $134,225 and made such reimbursement payments to the Global X Alternative Income ETF on a monthly basis.

 

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3. RELATED PARTY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The following table discloses the supervision and administration fees payable pursuant to the Supervision and Administration Agreement:

 

   Supervision and
Administration Fee
Global X MLP ETF  0.45%
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  0.45%
Global X Alternative Income ETF  0.50%
Global X Conscious Companies ETF  0.43%
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF  0.23%
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF  0.20%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF  0.27%
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF  0.25%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF  0.39%
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF  0.07%
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF  0.25%

 

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 (the “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

 

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3. RELATED PARTY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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.

 

For all Funds other than the Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF, 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 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.

 

BNY Mellon serves as custodian and transfer agent to the Trust on behalf of the Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF. As custodian, BNY Mellon may appoint domestic and foreign sub-custodians and use depositories from time to time to hold securities and other instruments purchased by the Trust in foreign countries and to hold cash and currencies for the Trust on behalf of the Funds. Under its transfer agency agreement with the Trust, BNY Mellon has undertaken with the Trust to provide the following services with respect to the Funds for which it serves as Transfer Agent: (i) perform and facilitate the performance of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, (ii) prepare and transmit by means of Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect to the Shares declared by the Trust on behalf of the Funds, as applicable, (iii) prepare and deliver reports, information and documents as specified in the transfer agency agreement, (iv) perform the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, and (v) render certain other miscellaneous services as specified in the transfer agency agreement or as otherwise agreed upon.

 

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

For the period ended November 30, 2023, the purchases and sales of investments in securities, excluding in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government, and short-term securities were:

 

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   Purchases  Sales and
Maturities
Global X MLP ETF  $592,792,023   $840,182,075 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF   237,479,386    333,412,707 
Global X Alternative Income ETF   5,280,556    6,854,368 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF   176,726,802    174,107,066 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   824,005,685    821,408,620 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF   48,125,508    48,367,032 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF   407,648,873    405,484,455 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF   202,894,176    200,420,674 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF   449,514,690    444,925,268 
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF   139,458,163    89,884,482 
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF   513,751    468,821 

 

For the period ended November 30, 2023, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

2023  Purchases  Sales  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Global X MLP ETF  $149,809,369   $   $ 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF   127,022,791    176,551,338    45,109,823 
Global X Alternative Income ETF   6,784,502    7,608,611    313,933 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF   46,071,427    186,777,986    39,365,653 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   404,361,219    186,610,058    4,327,024 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF   40,977,005    50,388,136    4,370,894 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF   274,266,880    281,649,066    30,236,463 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF   43,303,204    101,693,085    2,619,560 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF   23,789,286    540,937    16,034 
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF   148,171,847    43,370,624    (7,532)
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF   4,095,467    525,521    72,526 

 

During the period ended November 30, 2023, there were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities by the Funds.

 

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, 2023, 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.

 

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Global X MLP ETF’s income tax expense/(benefit) consists of the following for the year ended November 30, 2023:

 

   Current MLP   Deferred
MLP
   Total MLP 
Federal  $5,260,531   $46,658,187   $51,918,718 
State   706,274    4,028,005    4,734,279 
Valuation allowance            
Total tax expense (benefit)  $5,966,805   $50,686,192   $56,652,997 

 

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, 2023:

 

   MLP 
Deferred tax assets:     
State Net Operating Loss Carryforward   $106,254 
Capital Loss Carryforward   26,901,843 
Other   1,206,052 
Less Variation Allowance    
      
Deferred tax liabilities:     
Net unrealized gain on investment securities   (60,186,881)
Book vs tax partnership income to be recognized   (35,372,177)
Net Deferred Tax Asset/(Liability)   $(67,344,909)

 

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.

 

Global X MLP ETF has estimated capital loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

   Year Ended   Amount   Expiration 
Global X MLP ETF   11/30/2020   $84,959,470    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

 

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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, 2023, 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, 2023:

 

   MLP 
Income tax (benefit) at statutory rate  $54,792,872    21.00%
State income taxes (net of federal benefit)   2,557,001    0.98%
Permanent differences, net   (253,327)   -0.10%
Effect of state tax rate change   (443,549)   -0.17%
Net income tax expense/(benefit)  $56,652,997    21.71%

 

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, 2022, 2021, and 2020 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.

 

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

 

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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 reclassifications, 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, 2023:

 

Global X Funds  Paid-in
Capital
  Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  $26,970,599  $(26,970,599)
Global X Alternative Income ETF  (538,569)  538,569
Global X Conscious Companies ETF  38,366,553  (38,366,553)
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF  7,475,831  (7,475,831)
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF  4,289,697  (4,289,697)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF  29,840,428  (29,840,428)
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF  2,687,875  (2,687,875)
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF  (3,752,630)  3,752,630
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF  (7,532)  7,532
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF  72,526  (72,526)

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years or periods ended November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Global X Funds  Ordinary Income   Long-Term
Capital Gain
   Return of Capital   Totals 
Global X MLP ETF                    
2023  $106,518,075   $   $   $106,518,075 
2022   90,450,291            90,450,291 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                    
2023  $47,511,225   $   $7,533,664   $55,044,889 
2022   32,598,692        17,688,775    50,287,467 
Global X Alternative Income ETF                    
2023  $2,657,760   $   $   $2,657,760 
2022   2,282,880        390,992    2,673,872 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF                    
2023  $6,163,099   $   $   $6,163,099 
2022   7,480,197            7,480,197 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                    
2023  $144,784,500   $   $   $144,784,500 
2022   128,023,270            128,023,270 

 

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Global X Funds  Ordinary Income   Long-Term
Capital Gain
   Return of Capital   Totals 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF                    
2023  $1,991,843   $   $   $1,991,843 
2022   1,339,222            1,339,222 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF                    
2023  $3,511,163   $   $453,852   $3,965,015 
2022   3,989,881        204,893    4,194,774 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF                    
2023  $16,361,150   $   $   $16,361,150 
2022   10,395,351    19,467    515,682    10,930,500 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF                    
2023  $1,310,795   $   $   $1,310,795 
2022   997,056    5,768        1,002,824 
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF                    
2023  $1,251,315   $   $   $1,251,315 
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF                    
2023  $17,340   $   $   $17,340 

 

As of November 30, 2023, the components of tax basis distributable earnings (accumulated losses) were as follows:

 

   Global X Funds  
   Global X MLP
& Energy
Infrastructure
ETF
  Global X
Alternative
Income ETF
 
Undistributed Ordinary Income  $   $126,128   
Capital Loss Carryforwards   (137,747,647)   (1,722,291)  
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency   191,667,293    (7,204,615)  
Other Temporary Differences   (2)   8   
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)  $53,919,644   $(8,800,770)  

 

   Global X Funds  
   Global X
Conscious
Companies
ETF
  Global X U.S.
Preferred ETF
  Global X S&P
500® Quality
Dividend ETF
 
Undistributed Ordinary Income  $3,909,246   $1,494,254   $135,793   
Capital Loss Carryforwards   (50,640,701)   (318,462,730)   (6,922,184)  
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency   50,898,190    (346,668,054)   (2,681,825)  
Other Temporary Differences   (2)   783    (1)  
Total Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses)  $4,166,733   $(663,635,747)  $(9,468,217)  

 

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   Global X Funds  
   Global X
Adaptive U.S.
Factor ETF
  Global X
Variable Rate
Preferred ETF
  Global X
Adaptive
U.S. Risk
Management
ETF
 
Undistributed Ordinary Income  $   $1,015,498   $656,698   
Capital Loss Carryforwards   (29,417,493)   (27,455,624)   (12,486,755)  
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency   13,699,270    (7,921,537)   1,563,657   
Other Temporary Differences   (1)   1,067,276    (2)  
Total Accumulated Losses  $(15,718,224)  $(33,294,387)  $(10,266,402)  

 

   Global X Funds  
   Global X 1-3
Month T-Bill
ETF
  Global X U.S.
Cash Flow
Kings 100 ETF
 
Undistributed Ordinary Income  $339,872   $10,563   
Capital Loss Carryforwards       (5,640)  
Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency   2,545    96,221   
Other Temporary Differences   1    1   
Total Distributable Earnings  $342,418   $101,145   

 

For taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, a registered investment company 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 MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  $26,150,257   $111,597,390    $137,747,647 
Global X Alternative Income ETF   281,145    1,441,146    1,722,291 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF   14,636,796    36,003,905    50,640,701 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   112,031,596    206,431,134     318,462,730 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF   5,745,817    1,176,367    6,922,184 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF   27,165,433    2,252,060    29,417,493 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF   17,462,374    9,993,250    27,455,624 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF   12,352,177    134,578    12,486,755 
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF   5,640        5,640 

 

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During the year ended November 30, 2023, the following Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains amounting to:

 

   Short-Term
Loss
   Long-Term
Loss
   Total 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  $4,043,802   $17,423,085   $21,466,887 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF   6,970,587    901    6,971,488 

 

The Federal tax cost basis of investments and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Funds at November 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

Global X Funds  Federal Tax
Cost
   Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Aggregated
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Global X MLP ETF   $1,126,697,269    $434,811,094    $(2,545)   $434,808,549 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF   820,588,696    274,834,273    (83,166,980)   191,667,293 
Global X Alternative Income ETF   43,226,853    1,581,255    (8,785,870)   (7,204,615) 
Global X Conscious Companies ETF   527,831,741    76,957,250    (26,059,060)   50,898,190 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   2,652,343,236    9,514,162    (356,182,216)   (346,668,054) 
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF   50,781,219    1,475,423    (4,157,248)   (2,681,825) 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF   167,735,334    15,650,255    (1,950,985)   13,699,270 
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF   228,807,866    2,925,949    (10,847,486)   (7,921,537) 
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF   93,144,215    2,256,113    (692,456)   1,563,657 
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF   116,406,530    4,522    (1,977)   2,545 
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF   3,681,760    205,041    (108,820)   96,221 

 

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.

 

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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 index. A representative sampling strategy is an indexing strategy that 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.

 

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.

 

Certain Funds may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR was intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. The publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, and the remaining USD LIBOR rates ceased to be published after June 2023. There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Funds and the instruments in which the Funds invest. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Funds invest that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. On December 16, 2022, the Federal Reserve Board adopted regulations implementing the Adjustable Interest Rate Act. The regulations provide a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR, by identifying benchmark rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) that replaced LIBOR in certain financial contracts after June 30, 2023.

 

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6. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS (continued)

 

These regulations apply only to contracts governed by U.S. law, among other limitations. The Funds may have instruments linked to other interbank offered rates that may also cease to be published in the future. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Funds could result in losses to the Funds.

 

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, 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 agreements with BBH and BNY Mellon 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.

 

Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements held in Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF, Global X Alternative Income ETF and Global X U.S. Preferred ETF are held by BNY Mellon and are designated as being held on the Fund’s behalf under a book-entry system. The Funds monitor the adequacy of the collateral on a daily basis and can require the seller to provide additional collateral in 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

 

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7. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES (continued)

 

and other financial institutions which are deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. The Funds bear the risk of loss in the event the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations and the Fund is prevented from exercising its 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 (including in repurchase agreements, at value or restricted cash) as an asset and the obligation to return securities lending collateral as a liability- on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Cash collateral received in connection with securities lending is invested in repurchase agreements and short-term investments by the lending agent. The Funds do not have effective control of the non-cash collateral and therefore it is not disclosed in the Fund’s

Schedule of Investments.

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under the Securities Lending Agreement, which permits a Fund, under certain circumstances such as an event of default, to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts receivable from the counterparty to create a net payment due to or from the Fund.

 

The following is a summary of securities lending agreements held by the Funds, with cash collateral of overnight maturities and non-cash collateral, which would be subject to offset as of November 30, 2023.

 

   Gross Amount
of Recognized
Assets (Value
of Securities on
Loan)
   Value of
Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
   Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(1)
   Net Amount 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF  $13,993,798   $13,993,798   $   $ 
Global X Alternative Income ETF   1,582,240    1,582,240         
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF   40,959,809    40,959,809         

 

(1) Collateral and non-cash collateral received in excess of market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at November 30, 2023 are shown in the Schedules of Investments. The value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of November 30, 2023, the cash collateral was invested in repurchase agreements and the non-cash collateral consisted of U.S. Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds and U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds with the following maturities:

 

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7. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES (continued)

 

   Overnight and
Continuous
   <30 Days  Between
30 & 90
Days
  >90 Days  Total 
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                   
Repurchase Agreements  $10,840,049   $—  $—  $—  $10,840,049 
Total  $10,840,049   $—  $—  $—  $10,840,049 
Global X Alternative Income ETF                   
Repurchase Agreements  $1,237,833   $—  $—  $—  $1,237,833 
Total  $1,237,833   $—  $—  $—  $1,237,833 
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                   
Repurchase Agreements  $32,236,607   $—  $—  $—  $32,236,607 
Total  $32,236,607   $—  $—  $—  $32,236,607 

 

8. CONTRACTUAL 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 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.

 

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9. REVERSE SHARE SPLIT (continued)

 

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.

 

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To the Board of Trustees of Global X Funds and Shareholders of each of the 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 (eleven of the funds constituting Global X Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of November 30, 2023, 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, 2023, 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 Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (1)
Global X Alternative Income ETF (1) Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (2)
Global X Conscious Companies ETF (1) Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF (3)
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (1) Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (4)
Global X MLP ETF (1) Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF (5)
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF (1)  

 

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1. Statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2023, statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2023.
2. Statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and for the period June 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2020.
3. Statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2023 and for the period January 12, 2021 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2021.
4. Statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period June 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023.
5. Statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period July 10, 2023 (commencement of operations) through November 30, 2023.

 

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, 2023, by correspondence with the custodians, transfer agent, and brokers; when replies were not received from

 

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brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7, 2024

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Global X Funds since 2016.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

 

 

ETFs (such as the Funds) 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, brokerage fees, 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 the shareholder’s investment in a Fund.

 

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from a Fund’s gross income and directly reduce your final investment returns. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the Fund’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 a 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 from June 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023.

 

The table on the next page illustrates the Funds’ 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 a Fund, 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 Fund 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 Fund 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.

 

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   Beginning
Account Value
6/1/2023
  Ending
Account
Value
11/30/2023
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid During
Period(1)
Global X MLP ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,151.80    0.42%  $2.27 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,022.96    0.42    2.13 
                     
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,199.80    0.45%  $2.48 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,022.81    0.45    2.28 
                     
Global X Alternative Income ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,033.60    0.50%  $2.55 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,022.56    0.50    2.54 
                     
Global X Conscious Companies ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,087.90    0.43%  $2.25 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,022.91    0.43    2.18 
                     
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,026.30    0.23%  $1.17 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,023.92    0.23    1.17 
                     
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,055.90    0.20%  $1.03 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,024.07    0.20    1.01 
                     
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,177.10    0.28%  $1.53 
Hypothetical 5% Return    1,000.00    1,023.66    0.28    1.42 
                     
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,082.10    0.25%  $1.30 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,023.82    0.25    1.27 
                     
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,034.50    0.39%  $1.99 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,023.11    0.39    1.98 

 

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   Beginning
Account Value
6/1/2023
  Ending
Account
Value
11/30/2023
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid During
Period(1)
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF*                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,023.60    0.09%(2)  $0.42(3) 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,024.60    0.09    0.48 
                     
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF**                    
Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,064.60    0.25%  $1.01(4) 
Hypothetical 5% Return   1,000.00    1,023.82    0.25    1.27 

 

* The Fund commenced operations on 6/20/2023.
** The Fund commenced operations on 7/10/2023.
(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
(2) Includes fees charged by the Fund’s custodian that were reimbursed by the custodian to the Fund subsequent to the reporting period. Excluding these fees, the ratio to average net assets would have been would have been 0.07%.
(3) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 163/365 (to reflect the period from inception to date.
(4) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 143/365 (to reflect the period from inception to date.

 

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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 Board meetings of the Global X Funds (the “Trust”) held on February 24, 2023 and May 19, 2023 (the “New Fund Board Meetings”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) (including the Trust’s Independent Trustees, voting separately) considered and unanimously approved (i) the initial Investment Advisory Agreement (“New Investment Advisory Agreement”) for the Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF and the Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, respectively (each a “New Fund,” and referred to collectively as the “New Funds”) and (ii) the initial Supervision and Administration Agreement between the Trust (“New Supervision and Administration Agreement”), on behalf of the New Funds, and Global X Management Company LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser (“Global X Management”). The New Investment Advisory Agreement and New Supervision and Administration Agreement are referred to collectively as the “New Fund Agreements.”

 

At a Board meeting of the Trust held on November 16, 2023, 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 referred to collectively as the “Renewal Funds”); 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 November 16, 2023 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. Subsequent to the receipt of that information, the Independent Trustees requested additional information regarding certain changes in senior management of Global X Management, which was provided to them in advance of the November 16, 2023 Board meeting.

 

At the November 16, 2023 Board meeting, the Board approved the Renewal Agreements, for the period ending February 29, 2024, in order to ensure continuity of management of the Renewal Funds. However, the Independent Trustees also determined to postpone a vote on the renewal of the Renewal Agreements for a full annual period in order to provide the Independent Trustees with the opportunity to further consider certain changes in Global X

 

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Management’s senior leadership, which occurred approximately contemporaneously with the Board’s consideration of the Renewal Agreements, and in order to permit Global X Management to confirm certain information provided in advance of the November 16, 2023 Board meeting. Global X Management subsequently provided additional information to the Board in advance of a second meeting called for the purpose of considering the extension of the Renewal Agreements for a full year. At a Board meeting of the Trust held on December 21, 2023, the Trust’s Board, which was comprised entirely of Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Renewal Agreements for an aggregate one-year period ending November 30, 2024.

 

In the course of their consideration of the New Fund Agreements and 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.

 

NEW FUND AGREEMENTS

 

In determining to approve the New Fund Agreements for the New 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 New Fund Agreements and the range of services proposed to be provided to the New Funds in accordance with the New Fund Agreements;

 

-

Global X Management’s key personnel and the portfolio managers who would provide investment advisory, supervision and administrative services to the New Funds;

 

-

Global X Management’s responsibilities under the New Fund Agreements to, among other things, (i) manage the investment operations of the New Funds and the composition of the New Funds’ assets, including the purchase, retention and disposition of its 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 appertaining to securities and assets held by the New Funds, (iv) select broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the New Funds when necessary, (v) assist in the preparation and filing of reports and proxy statements (if any) to the shareholders of the New Funds, and the periodic updating of the registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information, and other reports and documents for the New Funds that are required to be filed by the Trust with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other regulatory or governmental bodies, and (vi) monitor anticipated purchases and redemptions of the shares (including Creation Units) of the New Funds by shareholders and new investors;

 

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-

the nature, extent and quality of all of the services (including advisory, administrative and compliance services) that are proposed to be provided by Global X Management or made available to the New Funds; and

 

-

the quality of Global X Management’s resources and personnel that would be made available to the New 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, at the New Fund Board Meetings, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services proposed to be provided to the New Funds by Global X Management.

 

Performance

 

The Board determined that, because the New Funds had not yet begun investment operations as of the dates of the New Fund Board Meetings, meaningful data relating to the investment performance of the New Funds was not available and, therefore, could not be a factor in approving the New Fund Agreements.

 

Cost of Services and Profitability

 

With respect to this factor, the Board considered:

 

-

Global X Management’s expected costs to provide investment management, supervision and administrative and related services to each New Fund;

 

-

the management fee (including the proposed investment advisory fee) (“Management Fee”) that was proposed to be borne by each New Fund under the respective New Fund Agreement for the various investment advisory, supervisory and administrative services that the New 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 New Funds); and

 

-

the expected profitability to Global X Management, if any, from all of the services proposed to be provided to the New Funds by Global X Management and all aspects of the relationship between Global X Management and the New Funds.

 

Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that the proposed Management Fee to be paid by each New Fund to Global X Management, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided, was reasonable and in the best interests of the New Fund’s shareholders.

 

Comparison of Fees and Services

 

With respect to this factor, the Board considered:

 

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comparative information with respect to the proposed Management Fee to be paid to Global X Management by each New Fund. In connection with this consideration, Global X Management provided the Board with comparative expense data for each New Fund, including fees and expenses paid by unaffiliated similar specialized and/or focused ETFs, and/or other similar registered funds. The Board considered Global X Management’s detailed explanation of the proposed fee structures of any New Fund that was above the average or median for the New Fund’s peer group;

 

-

the structure of the proposed unitary Management Fee (which includes as one component the proposed investment advisory fee for the New Funds) and the expected total expense ratios for the New Funds. In this regard, the Board took into consideration that the purpose of adopting a unitary Management Fee structure for the New Funds was to create a simple, all-inclusive fee that would provide a level of predictability with respect to the overall expense ratios (i.e., the total fees) of the New Funds and that the proposed Management Fee for each New Fund was set at a competitive level to make the New Fund viable in the marketplace; and

 

-

that, under the proposed unified Management Fee structure, Global X Management would be responsible for most ordinary expenses of the New Funds, including the costs of various third-party services required by the New Funds, including investment advisory, administrative, audit, certain custody, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs, but that each New Fund 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, at the New Fund Board Meetings, that the services to be received and the fees to be charged under the applicable New Fund 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 New Funds grow and whether the proposed unitary Management Fees for the New Funds reflected these economies of scale;

 

-

the significant investment of time, personnel and other resources that Global X Management intends to make in the New Funds in order to seek to assure that the New Funds are attractive to investors; and

 

-

that the proposed unitary Management Fee would provide a high level of certainty as to the total level of expenses for each New Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Based on these considerations, the Board concluded, at the New Fund Board Meetings, that the proposed unitary Management Fees for the New Funds appropriately addressed economies of scale.

 

Other Benefits

 

In considering each New Fund Agreement, in addition to the factors discussed above, the Board considered other benefits that may be realized by Global X Management as a result of its relationships with the New Funds. As a result, the Board concluded that, in the case of each New Fund, in the exercise of the Board’s business judgement, all information the Board considered supported approval of the applicable New Fund Agreements.

 

Conclusion

 

After full consideration of the factors above, as well as other factors that were instructive in their consideration, the Board, including all of the Trust’s Independent Trustees voting separately, concluded, in the exercise of its business judgement, that the New Fund Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the New Funds.

 

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.

 

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;

 

-

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

 

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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

 

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).

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement(unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

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, 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

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement(unaudited) (Concluded)

 

 

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.

 

149

 

 

 

Supplemental Information (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NAV is the price per Share at which the Funds issue and redeem 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 Funds’ are listed for trading, as of the time that a Fund’s NAV is calculated. Each 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 its 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.

 

150

 

 

 

Trustees and Officers of the Trust (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Trustees and officers are identified in the table below, which provides information as to their principal business occupations held during the last five years and certain other information. Each Trustee serves until his or her death, resignation or removal and replacement. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-888-493-8631. The address for all Trustees and officers is c/o Global X Funds®, 605 3rd Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10158. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of December 15, 2023.

 

Name
(Year of Birth)
Position(s)
Held
with Trust
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past
5 Years
Number of Funds in
Trust Overseen by
Trustee4
Other Directorships
Held by Trustees
Independent Trustees1,2
Charles A. Baker
(1953)
Trustee (since 07/2018) Chief Executive Officer of Investment Innovations LLC (investment consulting) (since 2013); Managing Director of NYSE Euronext (2003 to 2012). 113 funds (109 of which were operational) Trustee of OSI ETF Trust (2016-2022).
Susan M. Ciccarone
(1973)
Trustee (since 09/2019) Partner, Further Global Capital Management (private equity) (since 2017); formerly Chief Operating (2014-2016) and Chief Financial Officer (2012-2016), Emerging Global Advisors, LLC (ETF issuer). 113 funds (109 of which were operational) Director of E78 Partners (since 2022); Director of ProSight Global, Inc. (since 2021); Director of Casa Holdco LP, parent of Celink (since 2018); Chairman, Payment Alliance International, Inc. 2019-2021).
Clifford J. Weber
(1963)
Trustee (since 07/2018) Owner, Financial Products Consulting Group LLC (consulting services to financial institutions) (since 2015); Formerly, Executive Vice President of Global Index and Exchange-Traded Products, NYSE Market, Inc., a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (ETF/ETP listing exchange) (2013- 2015). 113 funds (109 of which were operational) Chairman and Trustee of Clayton Street Trust (since 2016); Chairman and Trustee of Janus Detroit Street Trust (since 2016); Trustee of Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2017); Trustee of Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund (since 2017); Trustee of Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2017); Chairman (2017-2023) and Trustee (2015- 2023) of Clough Funds Trust; and Chairman and Trustee of Elevation ETF Trust (2016-2018).

 

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Trustees and Officers of the Trust (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
Position(s)
Held
with Trust
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past
5 Years
Number of Funds in
Trust Overseen by
Trustee
Other Directorships
Held by Trustees
Interested Trustee/Officers1
Thomas Park
(1978)
President (since 11/2023) Chief Executive Officer, GXMC (since 11/2023); Co-Chief Executive Officer Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) (since 12/2022); President of Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) (1/2020- 12/2022); and Executive Managing Director of Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) (2011- 2022). N/A N/A
Alex Ashby
(1986)
Chief Operating Officer (since 11/2023) Head of Product Development, GXMC (since 2019); Vice President, Director of Product Development (2015 - 2018). N/A N/A
Susan Lively
(1981)
Secretary (since 09/2020) General Counsel, GXMC (since 9/2020); Senior Corporate Counsel at Franklin Templeton (previously, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at Legg Mason & Co., LLC) (2014-2020). N/A N/A
Eric Griffith3
(1969)
Assistant Secretary (since 02/2020) Counsel, SEI Investments (since 10/2019); Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2012-2018). N/A N/A
Joe Costello
(1974)
Chief Compliance Officer (since 09/2016) Chief Compliance Officer, GXMC since 09/2016). N/A N/A
Ronnie Riven
(1984)
Chief Financial Officer (since 11/2023); Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since 12/2020) Head of Finance & Business Management, GXMC (since 01/2022); Treasurer, GXMC (since 02/2022); Director of Finance, GXMC (08/2018-12/2021); Director of Accounting and Finance at Barclays Center (2016-2018). N/A N/A
Eric Olsen3
(1970)
Assistant Treasurer (since 05/2021) Director of Accounting, SEI Investment Manager Services (March 2021 to present); Deputy Head of Fund Operations, Traditional Assets, Aberdeen Standard Investments (2013-2021). N/A N/A

 

1 Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.
2 Luis Berruga served as an Interested Trustee of the Trust until December 15, 2023, and as President of the Trust until November 21, 2023. John Belanger served as Chief Operating Officer of the Trust and as Chief Financial Officer of the Trust until November 28, 2023.
3 These officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more funds for which SEI Investments Company or an affiliate acts as investment manager, administrator or distributor.
4 As of November 30, 2023.

 

152

 

 

 

Notice to Shareholders (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For shareholders that do not have an November 30, 2023 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an November 30, 2023 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, the Funds have designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

  Return of Capital   Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
  Ordinary Income
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
  Qualifying
for Corporate
Dividends
Received
Deduction
(1)
  Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
Global X MLP ETF                    
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                
15.86%   0.00%   84.14%   100.00%   16.68%   45.50%
Global X Alternative Income ETF                  
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   1.36%   1.36%
Global X Conscious Companies ETF                
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   100.00%   100.00%
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                    
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   70.07%   71.00%
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF                
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   93.70%   98.75%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF                
11.45%   0.00%   88.55%   100.00%   87.17%   89.67%
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF                
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   70.22%   71.07%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF                
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   56.65%   54.21%
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF                    
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF                
0.00%   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   100.00%   94.09%

 

(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.

 

153

 

 

 

Notice to Shareholders (UNAUDITED)

 

 

  U.S. Government
Interest(3)
  Interest Related
Dividends
(4)
  Short Term
Capital Gain
Dividends
(5)
  Qualifying
Business
Income(6)
  Foreign Tax
Credit
Global X MLP ETF                  
  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF                
  0.00%   0.15%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X Alternative Income ETF                  
  0.00%   0.22%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X Conscious Companies ETF                  
  0.00%   0.21%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF                  
  0.00%   1.12%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF                
  0.00%   0.07%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF                  
  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF                  
  0.00%   0.60%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETF                
  34.04%   45.31%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF                  
  100.00%   99.86%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF                
  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   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, 2023. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2023 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Notes

 

 

155

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

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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

 

Custodians and Transfer Agents:
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, MA 02109

 

The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

 

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-006-1100

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

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, controller 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers 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:

 

  2023 2022
    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

$1,235,693 $0 $0 $1,148,958 $0 $0
(b)

Audit-Related Fees

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
(c)

Tax Fees(1)

$392,972 $0 $0 $406,447 $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):

 

  2023 2022

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 $392,972 and $406,447, 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.

 

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

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 to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

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 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

 

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as 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/ Thomas Park  
    Thomas Park  
    President  

 

Date: February 8, 2024

 

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/ Thomas Park  
    Thomas Park  
    President  

 

Date: February 8, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Ronnie Riven  
    Ronnie Riven  
    Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date: February 8, 2024