Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility 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 United States equity funds would cost $190 (0.38% a year), so ZYUS is $4 dearer.
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 · 50 securities · top 10 = 28.8%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −1.5 | 4.0 | −0.4 | −4.8 | 1.4 | 8.2 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −5.0 | 6.0 | 6.2YTD | ||
| 2025 | 0.6 | 2.9 | −1.8 | −6.2 | 0.3 | −1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | −1.4 | −2.9 | 3.6 | −2.5 | −4.8 |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.7 | −1.2 | −0.1 | 0.9 | 9.2 | −0.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | −1.3 | 29.1 |
| 2023 | −2.0 | 1.5 | −3.5 | 2.2 | −4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | −4.6 | −1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | −0.7 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | −3.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 | −0.4 | −3.3 | −0.1 | 1.0 | −5.6 | 10.4 | 0.7 | −2.6 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | −4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 32.0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | −7.8 | −15.8 | 5.9 | −2.8 | −5.8 | −0.3 | 0.8 | −2.0 | 0.3 | 10.0 | −3.3 | −19.0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | −3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | −1.8 | 5.4 | −2.4 | 3.8 | −1.3 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | −3.5 | −2.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | −0.6 | 0.4 | −0.9 | −3.6 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | −3.6 | 2.1 | −0.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | −2.6 | −3.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | −2.2 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.2 | −1.1 | 4.2 | −0.4 | −2.2 | −2.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 22.9 |
| 2015 | 8.6 | −1.7 | 1.2 | 6.2 | −1.6 | −1.1 | 11.6 |
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
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
ZYUS questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF?
Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF holds 50 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 28.8% of the fund, more spread out than the 37.6% typical of United States equity funds. That makes it moderately diversified.
Its country exposure is almost entirely United States (100.0%), based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does ZYUS double up with most?
ZYUS shares the most holdings with Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF (VBLD) (16% overlap), Betashares S&P Global High Dividend Aristocrats ETF (INCM) (15% overlap) and VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF (IFRA) (15% 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 ZYUS with one of them adds some genuinely different holdings.
How is Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF managed – active or passive?
Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility 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 United States equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.43% a year and index funds 0.29%.
What will I pay in fees for ZYUS?
ZYUS 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 United States equity funds, the median is 0.35%.
It is the cheapest of the 3 income United States equity funds we track.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as JPMorgan US 100Q Equity Premium Income Active ETF (Hedged) (JPEQ) at 0.40% and JPMorgan US 100Q Equity Premium Income Active ETF (Hedged) (JPHQ) at 0.40% 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 0.19% for ZYUS.
Does Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF follow a theme?
Its focus is income. It favours investments that pay higher, regular distributions. Over the past year it paid out 4.1% of its price, across 4 payments.
What is under the hood of ZYUS?
As at 2 Sept 2026, ZYUS's ten largest holdings are Pfizer Inc (3.5%), Verizon Communic (3.3%), General Mills In (3.3%), Kraft Heinz Co/T (3.0%), Vici Properties (2.9%), Comcast Corp-A (2.7%), At&t Inc (2.7%), Altria Group Inc (2.5%), Crown Castle Inc (2.4%) and Healthpeak Prope (2.4%). Together they make up 28.8% of the fund.
Rather than simply weighting companies by market size, its index favours companies that pay higher dividends.
How well has Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF performed?
Based on its category, Global X S&P 500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF aims mainly to pay a regular income, with capital growth secondary.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 2.2% over 1 year (median 7.0%; ranked 27 of 27), 10.6% a year over 3 years (median 16.5% a year; ranked 16 of 18) and 8.5% a year over 5 years (median 12.2% a year; ranked 11 of 11). The medians and rankings compare it with United States equity funds. Since listing in 2015 it has returned 8.8% 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 ZYUS; 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.