QDIV ETF — Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF

Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF (QDIV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QDIV is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 2.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.70%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 110.7% over the past 8.2 years, 97.4 points behind SPY at 208.1%.

Global X S&P 500® Quality Dividend ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in dividend-paying stocks from the S&P 500 Index that meet quality criteria established by index provider Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate, distributes income monthly, and has an expense ratio of 0.20%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular dividend payments from large-cap U.S. equities with quality characteristics.

QDIV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 110.7% over the past 8.2 years, 97.4 points behind SPY at 208.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.0%.

QDIV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.56%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/13/2018

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

2.64%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.70%

Last close

$40.85 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$28,786,311

Average volume

3397.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

10/05/2026

Payment date

10/08/2026

Beta

0.5

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.64%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.70%) 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.

QDIV risks and drawbacks

QDIV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.0%.

Who may consider QDIV — and who may not

QDIV may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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