FLAG ETF — Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders TOP 50 ETF

Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders TOP 50 ETF (FLAG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FLAG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.99%, its expense ratio is 0.29%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 18.2% over the past 1.5 years, 29.4 points behind SPY at 47.6%.

Global X S&P 500 U.S. Market Leaders TOP 50 ETF is an equity fund that tracks the top 50 U.S.-listed companies within the S&P 500 Index based on a "Market Leader Score," focusing on companies generating at least half their revenues domestically. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes semi-annually, and has an expense ratio of 0.29%. This fund appeals primarily to equity-focused investors seeking exposure to large-cap U.S. market leaders with concentrated holdings.

FLAG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 18.2% over the past 1.5 years, 29.4 points behind SPY at 47.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.3%.

FLAG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/15/2025

Expense ratio

0.29%

Distribution rate

1.66%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.99%

Last close

$28.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,686,296

Average volume

8.0

Dividend

$0.237

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/02/2026

Beta

0.5659

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.99%) 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.

FLAG risks and drawbacks

FLAG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 9.3%.

Who may consider FLAG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FLAG pays semi-annual); 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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