AUSF ETF — Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF

Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (AUSF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AUSF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.72%, its expense ratio is 0.27%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 156.1% over the past 8.1 years, 42.0 points behind SPY at 198.1%.

Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equities tracked through an index designed to dynamically allocate across value, momentum, and low volatility factors. The fund distributes quarterly with a current distribution rate in the low-to-mid range and carries an expense ratio of 0.27%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking factor-based U.S. equity exposure with active tactical allocation across multiple factor styles.

AUSF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 156.1% over the past 8.1 years, 42.0 points behind SPY at 198.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.

AUSF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.36%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/24/2018

Expense ratio

0.27%

Distribution rate

2.57%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.72%

Last close

$50.63 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$863,497,670

Average volume

62630.0

Dividend

$0.325

Ex-dividend date

08/05/2026

Payment date

08/10/2026

Beta

0.61

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.72%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AUSF risks and drawbacks

AUSF's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.0%.

Who may consider AUSF — and who may not

AUSF may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AUSF pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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