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ALTYGlobal X Alternative Income ETF

Get income10y track recordRanked #873 of 1,622 in this goal

Tracks the Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index.

By Global X Funds · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.50%

#2,576 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$44M

#3,683 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

7.37%

Track Record

10 years

#1,318 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,252+12.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 101.8% of fund✓ diversified through underlying funds

Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF
20.2%
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
20.2%
Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF
19.8%
Global X Us Preferred Etf
18.8%
FIDELITY COLCHESTER STR TR MONEY MKT GOV PORT
15.6%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP, INC.
1.5%
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1.5%
SUNOCO LP
1.4%
BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
1.4%
AVISTA CORPORATION
1.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
61.0%
Bonds
19.4%
Preferred
18.7%
Cash
0.7%
Other
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
5.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-51.5%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.85Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.21Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in securities of the Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index, including ADRs and GDRs. The index provides exposure to five income-producing categories, equally weighted at 20% each, and may rebalance quarterly.
Inception date
July 13, 2015
Fund family
Global X Funds

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19