RAYS


Solar ETF

Reasons to Consider RAYS

High Growth Potential

The clean energy transition is well underway. The global solar energy market was valued at $90bn in 2022, and forecasts suggest it could reach more than $215bn by 2030.1

Advancing Clean Technologies

Solar is the most abundant energy resource on earth.2 Increased solar adoption could help minimize the adverse environmental impacts of fossil fuel consumption.

Unconstrained Approach

Solar energy is a dynamic theme, supporting a long-term structural shift in worldwide energy use. RAYS invests accordingly, with global exposure across multiple sectors and industries.

1Zion Market Research, Oct 2023
2U.S. Department of Energy

Key Information As of 04/17/24

Inception Date 09/08/21
Total Expense Ratio 0.50%
Net Assets $6.12 million
NAV $10.75
Fact Sheet View the document

ETF Summary

The Global X Solar ETF (RAYS) seeks to invest in companies positioned to benefit from the advancement of the global solar technology industry. This includes companies involved in solar power production; the integration of solar into energy systems; and the development/manufacturing of solar-powered generators, engines, batteries, and other technologies related to the utilization of solar as an energy source.

ETF Objective

The Global X Solar ETF (RAYS) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Solar Index.

Trading Details As of 04/17/24

Ticker RAYS
Bloomberg Index Ticker SOLRAYS
CUSIP 37960A701
ISIN US37960A7019
Primary Exchange Nasdaq
Shares Outstanding 570,000
Number of Holdings 50
30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread 0.43%

Distributions As of 04/17/24

30-Day SEC Yield 0.36%
Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually

ETF Prices As of 04/17/24

NAV $10.75 Daily Change $0.18 1.70%
Market Price $10.82 Daily Change $0.22 2.08%

Performance History

As of recent month & quarter-end (03/31/24)
As of recent month & quarter-end (03/31/24)
Fund NAV Market Price Index
1 Year -43.58% -43.52% -43.36%
Since Inception -24.58% -24.51% -24.19%
1 Year -43.58% -43.52% -43.36%
Since Inception -24.58% -24.51% -24.19%
Year-to-Date -10.99% -10.97% -10.95%
1 Month 1.47% 1.38% 1.53%
3 Months -10.99% -10.97% -10.95%
Since Inception -51.46% -51.33% -50.82%
Year-to-Date -10.99% -10.97% -10.95%
1 Month 1.47% 1.38% 1.53%
3 Months -10.99% -10.97% -10.95%
Since Inception -51.46% -51.33% -50.82%

Performance is shown on a total return basis (i.e., with gross income reinvested, where applicable). Cumulative return is the aggregate amount that an investment has gained or lost over time. Annualized return is the average return gained or lost by an investment each year over a given time period.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. High short-term performance, when observed, is unusual and investors should not expect such performance to be repeated.

Top Holdings As of 04/17/24

Net Assets (%) Ticker Name SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
11.04 ENPH ENPHASE ENERGY INC B65SQW4 112.05 6,035 676,221.75
10.29 FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC B1HMF22 178.01 3,541 630,333.41
10.08 300274 C2 SUNGROW POWER -A BD5CGB4 13.66 45,200 617,289.86
7.00 601012 C1 LONGI GREEN EN-A BRTL411 2.56 167,260 428,901.36
5.02 605117 C1 NINGBO DEYE TE-A BP91NG5 11.47 26,800 307,441.65
3.87 SEDG SOLAREDGE TECHNO BWC52Q6 59.74 3,971 237,227.54
3.56 002459 C2 JA SOLAR TECHN-A BMVB500 2.14 101,704 218,032.29
3.46 968 HK XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LTD BGQYNN1 0.69 307,000 211,684.94
2.71 603806 C1 HANGZHOU FIRST-A BYYFJR8 3.46 47,932 166,062.06
2.68 300724 C2 SHENZHEN SC NE-A BKDQ8D3 8.00 20,500 163,920.87
2.64 600732 C1 SHANGHAI AIKO-A BMXTYM7 1.82 89,140 161,849.29
2.61 RUN SUNRUN INC BYXB1Y8 10.85 14,737 159,822.77
2.51 NXT NEXTRACKER INC-CL A BR1GTS6 44.76 3,439 153,929.64
2.35 300763 C2 GINLONG TECHNO-A BMQBTQ9 7.79 18,450 143,687.94
2.32 ARRY ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC BLBLMD5 11.17 12,719 142,071.23
2.25 ECV GR ENCAVIS AG 5491966 17.95 7,663 137,584.50
2.05 300118 C2 RISEN ENERGY CO LTD-A BD5LW24 1.95 64,200 125,240.23
1.96 009830 KS HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORP 6407768 17.38 6,910 120,078.60
1.66 SHLS SHOALS TECHNOL-A BMDJ085 8.28 12,291 101,769.48
1.59 S92 GR SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG B3B20H2 50.88 1,911 97,241.15
1.53 000591 C2 CECEP SOLAR EN-A BD5LQM2 0.73 128,900 93,829.46
1.46 AY ATLANTICA SUSTAI BLP5YB5 17.67 5,050 89,233.50
1.46 002506 C2 GCL SYSTEM INT-A BD6QVT8 0.33 267,100 89,113.12
1.13 002865 C2 HAINAN DRINDA -A BLC7SF6 7.54 9,200 69,353.55
1.10 002610 C2 ZHEJIANG AKCOME NEW ENERG BD5LXM1 0.24 280,500 67,287.52
1.07 6865 HK FLAT GLASS GROUP CO LTD-H BYQ9774 2.19 29,800 65,372.82
0.98 300080 C2 HENAN YICHENG -A BMVB522 0.55 108,400 60,076.93
0.97 CSIQ CANADIAN SOLAR INC B1GKCH1 15.12 3,911 59,134.32
0.83 300827 C2 SINENG ELECTRIC CO LTD-A BP91MM4 3.85 13,261 51,062.21
0.76 SLR SM SOLARIA ENERGIA B1YVKJ4 10.63 4,404 46,819.67
0.62 3576 TT UNITED RENEWABLE B284BT3 0.37 103,718 38,153.33
0.54 600537 C1 EGING PHOTOVOL-A BTFRHC9 0.53 62,900 33,299.23
0.52 6443 TT TSEC CORP BK0S597 0.87 36,277 31,658.83
0.50 NOVA SUNNOVA ENERGY I BJ9N563 3.92 7,755 30,399.60
0.48 1407 JP WEST HOLDINGS CORP B0YQ5X1 18.00 1,624 29,234.21
0.43 002218 C2 SHENZHEN TOPRAYS BNHPLX8 0.48 54,900 26,339.28
0.43 688390 C1 GOODWE TECHNOL-A BP91NV0 14.27 1,841 26,266.64
0.41 AMPS ALTUS POWER INC BPNXP05 3.85 6,537 25,167.45
0.37 6244 TT MOTECH INDUSTRIES INC 6609445 0.87 26,090 22,728.51
0.31 3868 HK XINYI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD BGSN864 0.14 141,000 19,084.59
0.30 322000 KS HD HYUNDAI ENERG BG0WKZ2 16.62 1,098 18,249.20
0.30 002623 C2 CHANGZHOU ALMA-A BD6QW17 2.76 6,600 18,189.01
0.29 MAGEN TI MARGUN ENERJI BMVGRP4 0.58 30,473 17,724.26
0.29 CASH 1.00 17,584 17,583.97
0.27 4934 TT TAINERGY TECH CO LTD B61GMJ1 0.71 23,700 16,779.79
0.25 MBTN SW MEYER BURGER TEC B5NC0D0 0.01 1,410,724 15,452.37
0.25 SPWR SUNPOWER CORP B59DK93 2.31 6,635 15,326.85
0.23 ESEN TI ESENBOGA ELEKTRI BMHYTB2 0.57 24,235 13,775.59
0.17 300125 C2 LINGDA GROUP CO LTD-A BNHPQR7 0.79 13,100 10,330.46
0.16 3856 JP ABALANCE CORP B2416M6 12.89 746 9,613.51
0.14 MAXN MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIE BMH1V17 2.11 3,930 8,292.30
0.00 JAPANESE YEN 0.01 3,772 24.39
-0.02 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 1.00 -1,211 -1,211.28
-0.15 SWISS FRANC 1.10 -8,503 -9,314.23
Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

Exposure As of 03/31/24

Sector Weight (%)
Information Technology 59.3
Industrials 29.7
Utilities 6.4
Materials 3.4
Consumer Discretionary 1.2

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Industry Weight (%)
Semiconductors 31.3
Electrical Products 23.3
Electronic Components 10.0
Electronic Equipment/Instruments 6.9
Alternative Power Generation 6.8
Industrial Machinery 6.8
Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery 4.2
Chemicals: Major Diversified 3.5
Engineering & Construction 3.1
Electric Utilities 2.6
Industrial Specialties 1.3
Other 0.2

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Country Weight (%)
China 52.9
United States 34.5
Germany 3.6
South Korea 2.4
Taiwan 1.7
Britain 1.4
Canada 1.1
Spain 0.7
Japan 0.6
Switzerland 0.5
Turkey 0.4
Other 0.2

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All Sector, Industry and Geographic breakdowns, where provided, are based on equity positions held by the ETF and exclude cash, currencies, and other holdings.

ETF Characteristics As of 04/17/24

Return on Equity 11.10%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap 9,290 M
2023 2024
Price-to-earnings 22.12 15.72
Price-to-book value 1.83 1.67

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ETF Risk Stats As of 03/31/24

Versus Beta
S&P 500 1.07
NASDAQ-100 0.84
MSCI EAFE 1.09
MSCI Emg. Mkts 1.06
Standard Deviation 38.70%

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ETF Research

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The investable universe of companies in which RAYS may invest may be limited. Narrowly focused investments will be more susceptible to factors affecting that sector and subject to more volatility. Solar companies typically face intense competition, short product lifecycles and potentially rapid product obsolescence. These companies may be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices (both solar and conventional energy) and in the supply and demand of renewable energy, tax incentives, subsidies and other governmental regulations and policies. Solar companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of import controls, availability of certain inputs and materials required for production, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor relations. International investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from social, economic or political instability in other nations. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. RAYS is non-diversified.

Shares of ETFs are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. The market price returns are based on the official closing price of an ETF share or, if the official closing price isn’t available, the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer (“NBBO”) as of the time the ETF calculates current NAV per share, and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees, expenses or sales charges. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s summary or full prospectuses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Global X Management Company LLC serves as an advisor to Global X Funds. The Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), which is not affiliated with Global X Management Company LLC or Mirae Asset Global Investments. Global X Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Solactive AG, nor does Solactive AG make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the Global X Funds. Neither SIDCO, Global X nor Mirae Asset Global Investments are affiliated with Solactive AG.