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SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US78463X7729

CUSIP

78463X772

Inception Date

Feb 12, 2008

Region

Developed Markets (Broad)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index

Home Page

www.ssga.com

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

DWX has an expense ratio of 0.45%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX) returned 19.03% year-to-date (YTD) and 20.41% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DWX returned 3.70% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.82%.


DWX

YTD

19.03%

1M

3.06%

6M

15.64%

1Y

20.41%

3Y*

8.52%

5Y*

10.15%

10Y*

3.70%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.00%

1M

12.45%

6M

0.40%

1Y

11.91%

3Y*

15.05%

5Y*

15.04%

10Y*

10.82%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.93%3.33%4.76%6.78%1.03%19.03%
2024-1.32%-1.51%2.22%-2.67%3.36%-0.98%5.90%4.88%1.70%-4.89%0.90%-4.40%2.56%
20237.30%-2.88%2.26%3.59%-4.06%2.76%3.17%-3.19%-3.15%-1.33%6.00%4.26%14.80%
20220.95%-1.53%0.66%-4.18%0.94%-6.84%1.22%-5.56%-10.71%2.81%10.91%-0.84%-12.98%
2021-0.63%0.25%5.12%2.70%3.19%-1.26%1.68%0.62%-4.81%2.55%-3.11%4.25%10.56%
2020-0.55%-7.60%-16.33%4.34%1.94%3.07%1.99%3.34%-2.27%-3.68%10.19%2.97%-5.10%
20196.26%1.67%1.24%2.02%-2.01%5.01%-2.41%-0.10%2.52%2.67%-0.22%2.29%20.26%
20182.91%-4.90%-0.06%-0.05%-2.15%-0.42%2.64%-2.49%-0.40%-5.86%2.89%-3.34%-11.11%
20173.11%0.48%2.53%1.29%2.88%0.07%3.12%1.02%0.01%-0.00%1.63%1.39%18.92%
2016-3.63%-1.59%11.05%4.48%-3.22%1.06%4.06%-0.82%2.44%-0.87%-2.00%3.17%14.05%
20150.36%4.98%-4.85%9.78%-4.67%-3.85%-6.15%-7.40%-4.54%5.92%-2.97%-2.85%-16.45%
2014-5.14%6.27%2.32%4.14%1.15%2.36%-2.32%0.48%-7.23%-0.45%-1.54%-5.94%-6.64%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 91, DWX is among the top 9% 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 DWX is 9191
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DWX is 9393
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DWX is 9292
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DWX is 9292
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DWX is 9393
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DWX is 8383
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 SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX) 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.

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 21, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.69
  • 5-Year: 0.79
  • 10-Year: 0.23
  • All Time: 0.08

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 SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF provided a 3.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.56 per share.


4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%6.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.56$1.51$1.47$1.51$1.51$1.40$1.77$1.77$1.59$1.90$1.94$2.53

Dividend yield

3.76%4.31%4.12%4.68%3.89%3.84%4.40%5.06%3.85%5.26%5.81%6.02%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21
2024$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.27$1.51
2023$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.38$0.00$0.00$0.32$1.47
2022$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.00$0.00$0.24$1.51
2021$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.44$1.51
2020$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.30$1.40
2019$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.61$1.77
2018$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.53$1.77
2017$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.38$0.00$0.00$0.39$1.59
2016$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.80$1.90
2015$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.74$0.00$0.00$0.47$0.00$0.00$0.53$1.94
2014$0.35$0.00$0.00$1.08$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.65$2.53

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 SPDR S&P International Dividend 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 SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF was 66.86%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2720 trading sessions.

The current SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF drawdown is 0.98%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-66.86%May 19, 2008203Mar 9, 20092720Dec 26, 20192923
-36.05%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020268Apr 15, 2021291
-26.94%Aug 17, 2021292Oct 12, 2022438Jul 12, 2024730
-10.65%Sep 30, 202471Jan 10, 202550Mar 25, 2025121
-10.4%Feb 28, 200815Mar 19, 200841May 16, 200856

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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