Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL)
| Assets | $113.77M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.65% |
| PE Ratio | 27.19 |
| Shares Out | 2.73M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.16 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.38% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 10.26% |
| 1-Year Return | +9.52% |
| Volume | 9,562 |
| Open | 42.07 |
| Previous Close | 42.00 |
| Day's Range | 41.80 - 42.12 |
| 52-Week Low | 36.71 |
| 52-Week High | 45.37 |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| Holdings | 49 |
| Inception Date | Nov 14, 2011 |
About SOCL
Fund Home PageThe Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of social media companies selected by a committee. SOCL was launched on Nov 14, 2011 and is issued by Global X.
Top 10 Holdings
67.88% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 0700 | 9.67% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 9.50% |
| NAVER Corporation | 035420 | 8.52% |
| Pinterest, Inc. | PINS | 7.52% |
| Kuaishou Technology | 1024 | 7.41% |
| Spotify Technology S.A. | SPOT | 5.82% |
| NetEase, Inc. | NTES | 5.20% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 5.05% |
| Snap Inc. | SNAP | 4.85% |
| Baidu, Inc. | BIDU | 4.35% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.104 | Jul 5, 2024 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.055 | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.191 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.122 | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $0.490 | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Dec 28, 2016 | $0.039 | Jan 6, 2017 |
News
SOCL: Not Expensive But Unattractive In Volatility-Adjusted Terms
SOCL invests in a global portfolio of companies that have business exposures to social media. SOCL's portfolio is global but relatively concentrated.
SOCL: Golden Times Ahead For Social Media Companies
SOCL tracks the Solactive Social Media Total Return Index, which invests solely in companies involved in the social media business. The social media market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19% annuall...
SOCL's Stocks Don't Keep Stakeholders Happy
SOCL is a social media ETF from Global X with all the social media platforms that dominate a lot of modern discourse. Two major problems are faced by this ETF, the first is that advertising spending i...
Social Media's Ad Revenue Slowdown Hits ETFs
Digital ad-dependent stocks have reported a sharp slowdown in revenues.
TWEET IN THE MIDDLE?
Global X Social Media ETF: Though Alpha In The Past, Too Many Risks Going Forward
SOCL is a fairly concentrated thematic ETF investing in the social media universe from light-weight players to established titans across emerging and developed markets, mostly from the U.S. and China.
ETF Wrap: Facebook parent's 25% stock plunge spotlights peril for ETF investors of big single-stock exposures
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Social media ETFs slump Monday in wake of Trump bans
Shares of social media companies were sharply lower Monday after several of them banned President Donald Trump from their platforms, helping drag down the exchange-traded funds that invest in them. Tw...
SOCL: A Social Media ETF To Take Advantage Of A Digital Advertising World
SOCL tracks a market-cap weighted index of social media companies.
Social-media ETFs climb despite Trump veto warning
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Social Media Stocks Could Be Poised to Head Higher
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Tech-themed ETFs explode. What's driving the gains, according to one top issuer
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Chris Hempstead, director of institutional business development at New York Life's IndexIQ, and Todd Rosenbluth, senior director of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA Research, discuss the rise of t...
Twitter woes bruise social media ETFs
Exchange-traded funds with heavy exposure to social media stocks were lower Thursday after a high-profile hack of Twitter Inc.
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