SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $297 (0.59% a year), so WDIV is $112 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 109 securities · top 10 = 17.7%
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Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.3 | 2.3 | −3.6 | −0.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | −0.0 | −0.3 | −0.5 | 6.9YTD | ||
| 2025 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | −0.9 | 1.1 | 3.9 | −0.9 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | −0.1 | 2.2 | −1.4 | 1.2 | −0.6 | 8.6 | −0.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | −1.7 | 16.9 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 1.8 | −1.1 | 2.9 | −3.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | −4.3 | −1.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | −4.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | −2.0 | −1.2 | −0.8 | −4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | −0.5 | −0.5 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | −2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 20.5 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | −7.2 | −20.1 | 4.9 | −2.7 | −2.2 | −2.8 | 4.2 | −3.1 | −0.4 | 10.9 | −1.3 | −17.8 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | −2.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | −0.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | −0.2 | −1.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | −2.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | −3.0 | −1.1 | −0.3 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | −5.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 1.9 | −2.3 | −1.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | −0.5 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | −2.4 | −0.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | −2.7 | 3.5 | −0.1 | −0.8 | −2.5 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 14.6 |
| 2015 | 6.6 | 3.3 | −0.8 | −1.2 | 2.9 | −3.6 | 5.4 | −3.9 | −0.7 | 4.8 | −4.3 | −3.9 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | −0.9 | 2.1 | −0.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | −0.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 14.1 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
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Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
WDIV questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF?
SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF holds 109 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 17.7% of the fund, more spread out than the 36.4% typical of Global ex-Australia equity funds. That makes it moderately diversified.
Its largest country exposure is United States at 24.3%, and its biggest sector is Financials at 21.4%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does WDIV double up with most?
WDIV shares the most holdings with Betashares S&P Global High Dividend Aristocrats ETF (INCM) (12% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
None of these overlaps is above half, so pairing WDIV with one of them adds some genuinely different holdings.
How is SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF managed – active or passive?
SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks. Its index uses a dividend approach, so it is sometimes called "smart beta".
Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.75% a year and index funds 0.45%.
What will I pay in fees for WDIV?
WDIV charges a management fee of 0.35% a year, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 58% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Vanguard International Shares High Yield ETF (VIHY) at 0.30%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as CB Global Infrastructure Income (Hedged) Active ETF (CIIH) at 1.02% and Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (PGI2) at 0.85% cost more.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.10% for WDIV.
Does SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF follow a theme?
Its focus is income. It favours investments that pay higher, regular distributions. Over the past year it paid out 10.4% of its price, across 2 payments.
What is under the hood of WDIV?
As at 2 Sept 2026, WDIV's ten largest holdings are Lenovo Group Ltd (3.0%), Gs Holdings Corp (2.0%), Legal & General Gp (1.8%), Highwoods Pptys Inc (1.6%), Teleperformance (1.6%), Apa Group (1.6%), Verizon Communications Inc (1.6%), Altria Group Inc (1.5%), Northwest Bancshares Inc (1.5%) and Canadian Nat Res Ltd Med Te (1.5%). Together they make up 17.7% of the fund.
Rather than simply weighting companies by market size, its index favours companies that pay higher dividends.
How well has SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF performed?
Based on its category, SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 8.1% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 49 of 121), 16.8% a year over 3 years (median 16.5% a year; ranked 41 of 82) and 9.9% a year over 5 years (median 9.2% a year; ranked 26 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2013 it has returned 8.6% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for WDIV; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.35% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.