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Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF Overview

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF (ASEA) is a passively managed International Equity Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk exchange-traded fund (ETF). Global X Funds launched the ETF in 2011.

The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE/ASEAN 40 Index ("underlying index"). The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index tracks the equity performance of the 40 largest and most liquid companies in the five Association of Southeast Asian Nations ("ASEAN") regions: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It is non-diversified.

About Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF (ASEA)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 7.92 years: Nam To (2018) and Wayne Xie (2019). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI EM NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and FTSE/Asean 40 NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has 42 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 60.5% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has 99.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0% There is 99.9% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $100 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

ASEA Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category. Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has an expense ratio of 0.65%, which is 14% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 9%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 36% for the Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF returned 7.8%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk category had an average return of -2.7%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF has a trailing yield of 3.68%, which is above the 2.18% category average. The fund normally distributes its income semi-annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 17.4%, 3.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 32.8% over the past year (grade of D), 15.0% over the past three years (grade of F) and 13.1% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 7.7% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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