SOCL - Global X Social Media ETF
| Assets | $445.60M |
| NAV | $69.08 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.65% |
| PE Ratio | 61.74 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 28, 2017 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | April 20 |
| Last Price | $67.86 |
| Previous Close | $69.05 |
| Change ($) | -1.19 |
| Change (%) | -1.73% |
| Day's Open | 69.00 |
| Day's Range | 67.30 - 69.00 |
| Day's Volume | 31,986 |
| 52-Week Range | 31.01 - 79.00 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Social Media Total Return Index. The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index tracks the equity performance of the largest and most liquid companies involved in the social media industry, including companies that provide social networking, file sharing, and other web-based media applications. The fund is non-diversified.
| Asset Class Equity | Sector Technology |
| Region Global | Inception Date Nov 14, 2011 |
| Exchange NASDAQ | Ticker Symbol SOCL |
| Index Tracked Solactive Social Media Total Return Index | |
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