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Global X Alternative Income ETF (ALTY)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US37954Y8066

CUSIP

37954Y806

Issuer

Global X

Inception Date

Jul 14, 2015

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Indxx SuperDividend Alternatives Index

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

ALTY has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Global X Alternative Income ETF (ALTY) returned 1.58% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.00% over the past 12 months.


ALTY

YTD

1.58%

1M

1.18%

6M

-1.09%

1Y

10.00%

3Y*

5.45%

5Y*

9.24%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of ALTY, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.58%1.99%-2.21%-1.86%1.18%1.58%
20240.11%1.01%2.05%-2.55%2.35%0.55%3.30%2.00%2.51%-1.14%3.04%-2.63%10.88%
20237.18%-2.47%-0.32%1.39%-2.30%2.32%2.56%-2.73%-2.73%-2.35%6.50%3.76%10.58%
2022-2.75%-2.34%3.52%-5.00%0.18%-5.33%6.77%-3.47%-9.33%3.28%5.89%-2.69%-11.91%
20211.37%4.13%4.21%6.14%1.17%1.49%0.96%0.81%-2.39%2.99%-2.88%3.32%23.09%
20200.10%-9.43%-33.55%16.94%7.44%0.71%0.68%2.41%-2.51%-1.64%12.18%3.11%-12.82%
201910.31%1.65%1.03%1.84%-2.87%3.84%1.65%-2.38%2.70%-0.07%-0.19%2.67%21.44%
20180.07%-4.84%0.59%1.93%2.60%0.15%3.01%1.36%-0.83%-4.19%1.78%-7.38%-6.17%
20173.16%2.35%0.55%1.84%-1.43%0.53%2.34%0.46%1.10%-1.08%-0.28%0.87%10.82%
2016-6.57%2.84%10.16%2.55%0.56%3.09%5.03%0.96%0.25%-3.46%-0.96%2.02%16.67%
2015-1.70%-3.17%-2.94%4.98%-0.12%-1.56%-4.64%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 76, ALTY is among the top 24% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ALTY is 7676
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ALTY is 7373
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ALTY is 7373
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ALTY is 7676
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ALTY is 7979
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ALTY is 8181
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Global X Alternative Income ETF (ALTY) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Global X Alternative Income ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.93
  • 5-Year: 0.72
  • All Time: 0.28

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Global X Alternative Income ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Global X Alternative Income ETF provided a 8.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.94 per share.


4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.94$0.91$0.83$0.84$0.92$1.08$1.29$1.13$1.15$1.22$0.58

Dividend yield

8.19%7.88%7.31%7.66%6.88%9.20%8.74%8.49%7.52%8.20%4.21%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Global X Alternative Income ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.30
2024$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.22$0.91
2023$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.15$0.83
2022$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.13$0.84
2021$0.00$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.19$0.92
2020$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.16$1.08
2019$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.33$1.29
2018$0.00$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.19$1.13
2017$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.22$1.15
2016$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.21$1.22
2015$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.28$0.58

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Global X Alternative Income ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Global X Alternative Income ETF was 51.47%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 287 trading sessions.

The current Global X Alternative Income ETF drawdown is 2.90%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51.47%Feb 21, 202019Mar 18, 2020287May 7, 2021306
-30.45%Jul 16, 201575Jan 20, 2016280Apr 25, 2017355
-18.47%Jan 5, 2022196Oct 14, 2022397May 15, 2024593
-14.18%Aug 30, 201880Dec 24, 201840Feb 22, 2019120
-10.08%Mar 3, 202527Apr 8, 2025
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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