State Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist)
GBDV.L
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- 78 Sir John Rogerson's Quay Dublin Ireland D02 HD32
- IPO Date
- May 14, 2013
- Website
- ssga.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (GBDV.L) is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Quality Income Index, focusing on high-dividend-yielding companies from the S&P Global BMI that have increased or maintained dividends for at least 10 consecutive years while exhibiting positive return on equity and cash flow from operations. The ETF employs a full replication method to invest in approximately 95 constituents across sectors including financials (26%), utilities (22%), real estate (12%), industrials (10%), and health care (7%), with top holdings such as Altria Group Inc. (2.5%), CVS Health Corp (2.5%), APA Group (2.1%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.0%), and LTC Properties Inc. (1.9%); it distributes income quarterly with a recent yield of around 4.1-4.3% and maintains a total expense ratio of 0.45%. Launched on May 14, 2013, and domiciled in Ireland as part of SSGA SPDR ETFs Europe I plc, the fund is managed by State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited with sub-investment management by State Street Global Advisors Limited, and is listed on exchanges including the London Stock Exchange (GBDV GBP, GLDV USD), Deutsche Börse (ZPRG EUR), Borsa Italiana, and SIX Swiss Exchange. The ETF provides exposure to global equities with geographic weights led by the United States (50%), Canada (9%), China (7%), Switzerland (4%), and the United Kingdom (3%), alongside operations registered in countries such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Norway. It targets investors seeking diversified income from dividend-growing companies across developed and emerging markets, with a base currency in USD and currency-unhedged exposure; assets under management stand at approximately USD 1.42 billion (GBP 1.07 billion). In recent developments, the fund seamlessly transitioned to tracking the enhanced S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Quality Income Index effective February 3, 2020, incorporating quality filters for improved performance characteristics. State Street Global Advisors, the fund provider, entered a strategic partnership with BUX in January 2025 to expand access to SPDR ETFs, including GBDV, across European retail investors via personalized investment plans and educational content. Additionally, SSGA collaborated with S&P Dow Jones Indices in June 2025 to launch the SPDR S&P Vision Range of ETFs, signaling ongoing innovation in thematic and forward-looking equity strategies, though GBDV remains focused on its core dividend aristocrats mandate.