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Value

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Document Type

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497

Document Period End Date

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Apr. 18, 2016

Entity Registrant Name

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Global X Funds

Central Index Key

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0001432353

Amendment Flag

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false

Document Creation Date

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Apr. 19, 2016

Document Effective Date

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Apr. 18, 2016

Prospectus Date

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Mar. 01, 2016

Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF (Prospectus Summary) | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF Series

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values ETF

Strategy [Heading]

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Effective immediately, the following paragraph replaces the first paragraph on page 135 and the last paragraph on page 184 of the Prospectus, and the third full paragraph on page 34 of the SAI:

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The S&P 500^® Catholic Values Index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. equity securities included in the S&P 500^® Index while maintaining alignment with the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church. The Underlying Index is based on the S&P 500^® Index, and generally comprises approximately 500 or less U.S. listed common stocks. All index constituents are members of the S&P 500^® Index and follow the eligibility criteria for that index. From this starting universe, constituents are screened to exclude companies involved in activities which are perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values as outlined in the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (“USCCB”). The Underlying Index then reweights the remaining constituents so that the Underlying Index’s sector exposures matches the sector exposures of the S&P 500^® Index. The Underlying Index is sponsored by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (the “Index Provider”), which is an organization that is independent of the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (“Adviser”). The Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. As of April 18, 2016, the Underlying Index had 469 constituents. The Fund's investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.

Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF (Prospectus Summary) | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF Series | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF

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Trading Symbol

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CATH