GWX ETF — SPDR® S&P International Small Cap ETF

SPDR® S&P International Small Cap ETF (GWX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GWX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.35%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.67%, its expense ratio is 0.40%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 141.3% over the past 19.5 years, 486.9 points behind SPY at 628.2%.

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF is an ETF that tracks a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index of small-cap companies domiciled in developed countries outside the United States, holding at least 80% of assets in index securities and related depositary receipts. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate and distributes semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.40%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to developed international small-cap markets.

GWX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 141.3% over the past 19.5 years, 486.9 points behind SPY at 628.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.9%.

GWX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.93%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/20/2007

Expense ratio

0.40%

Distribution rate

2.35%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.67%

Last close

$44.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$909,731,080

Average volume

42800.0

Dividend

$0.526

Ex-dividend date

06/22/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.14

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.35%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.67%) 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: State Street; 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.

GWX risks and drawbacks

GWX'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 11.9%.

Who may consider GWX — and who may not

GWX 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 (GWX 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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