- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 1 Iron Street Boston MA United States of America 2210
- IPO Date
- Apr 26, 2007
- Business
- SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF (GWX) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Under USD2 Billion Index, a float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of small-cap companies domiciled in developed markets outside the United States with total market capitalizations between $100 million and $2 billion. The fund holds approximately 2,057 securities across diverse sectors including industrials (21.24%), information technology (13.52%), materials (13.11%), and consumer discretionary (12.78%); top holdings as of September 30, 2025, include Koninklijke Heijmans N.V. (0.27%), Insignia Financial Ltd. (0.22%), and Kanematsu Corp. (0.22%), with leading country exposures in Japan (37.34%), South Korea (10.51%), Australia (9.39%), and Canada (8.48%). It offers investors exposure to small-cap equities in developed international markets, excluding the U.S., through a diversified portfolio emphasizing float-adjusted shares publicly available to investors.
Launched on April 20, 2007, GWX is issued and managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), a division of State Street Global Advisors now operating as State Street Investment Management, and trades on NYSE Arca with a gross expense ratio of 0.40%, CUSIP 78463X871, and assets under management of approximately $766 million as of recent data.
Recent developments include strong performance with a year-to-date total return of 31.38% (NAV) and 31.68% (market value) as of September 30, 2025, alongside semi-annual dividend distributions such as $0.391942 per share announced on December 20, 2024; institutional interest has grown, exemplified by Cerity Partners LLC increasing its stake by 27.5% to 233,305 shares in Q2 2025, while holdings continue to evolve with 2,186 total positions reported in August 2025, reflecting ongoing rebalancing to track the benchmark amid market fluctuations.