SOCL ETF — Global X Social Media ETF

Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SOCL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.49%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 45/100 (Caution). Total return is 208.1% over the past 14.9 years, 478.0 points behind SPY at 686.1%.

Global X Social Media ETF tracks the largest and most liquid companies in the social media industry, including those providing social networking, file sharing, and web-based media applications. The fund carries a low current distribution rate and distributes semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the social media sector.

SOCL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 208.1% over the past 14.9 years, 478.0 points behind SPY at 686.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -23.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.3%.

SOCL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

45 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.18%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/14/2011

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.40%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.49%

Last close

$43.88 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$85,265,618

Average volume

1574.0

Dividend

$0.088

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

1.23

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.40%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.49%) 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.

SOCL risks and drawbacks

SOCL'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 30.3%.

Who may consider SOCL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SOCL 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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