As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

on October 27, 2010

Securities Act File No. 333-151713

Investment Company Act File No. 811-22209

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

Registration Statement Under The Securities Act Of 1933   þ

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ________ q

Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 þ

and/or

Registration Statement Under The Investment Company Act Of 1940 þ

Amendment No. 18 þ

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Global X Funds

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

410 Park Avenue, 4 th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (212) 644-6440

 

Bruno del Ama Global X Management Company LLC 410 Park Avenue, 4 th Floor New York, NY 10022 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With a copy to:

Daphne Tippens Chisolm, Esq.
Law Offices of DT Chisolm, P.C.
11508 H-236 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28277

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

q immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

þ on November 1, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (b)

q 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

q on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

q 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

q on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.

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q this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Global X Gold Explorers ETF (“Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Gold Explorers Index (“Underlying Index”).

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares (“Shares”) of the Fund.  You will also incur usual and customary brokerage commission when buying and selling Shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

 

Management Fees:	0.65%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees:	None
Other Expenses:   1	0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses:	0.65%

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account customary brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund in the secondary market. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

One Year	Three Years
$66	$208

 

Portfolio Turnover: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.  As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund had not yet commenced operations.

 

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1             The Fund bears other expenses that are not covered under the supervisory and administration fee, which may vary and affect the total level of expenses paid by the Fund, such as taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).

 

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

The Underlying Index is free float adjusted, liquidity tested and market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure broad based equity market performance of global companies involved in gold exploration, as defined by Structured Solutions AG.  As of October 10, 2010 the Underlying Index had 30 constituents, 97% of which are foreign companies.  The three largest components were Detour Gold, NovaGold Resources and Gabriel Resources.  The Fund’s investment objective and Underlying Index may be changed without shareholder approval.  Shareholders will be given 60 days’ prior notice of any such change.

The Underlying Index is sponsored by an organization (“Index Provider”) that is independent of the Fund and Global X Management Company LLC, the investment adviser for the Fund (“Adviser”).  The Index Provider determines the relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. The Fund’s Index Provider is Structured Solutions AG.

The Adviser uses a “passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the Underlying Index and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.

The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the Underlying Index and in depositary receipts based on the securities in the Underlying Index.

The Fund will use a replication strategy.  A replication strategy is an indexing strategy that involves investing in the securities of the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index.  However, the Fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the Underlying Index when a replication strategy might be detrimental to shareholders, such as when there are practical difficulties or substantial costs involved in compiling a portfolio of equity securities to follow the Underlying Index, in instances in which a security in the Underlying Index becomes temporarily illiquid, unavailable or less liquid, or as a result of legal restrictions or limitations (such as tax diversification requirements) that apply to the Fund but not the Underlying Index.

 

Correlation: Correlation is the extent to which the values of different types of investments move in tandem with one another in response to changing economic and market conditions.  An index is a theoretical financial calculation, while the Fund is an actual investment portfolio. The performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary somewhat due to transaction costs, asset valuations, foreign currency valuations, market impact, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), legal restrictions or limitations, illiquid or unavailable securities, and timing variances.

 

 

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The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Underlying Index, before fees and expenses, will exceed 95%.  A correlation percentage of 100% would indicate perfect correlation.  If the Fund uses a replication strategy, it can be expected to have greater correlation to the Underlying Index than if it uses a representative sampling strategy.

 

Industry Concentration Policy: The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated.

SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

As with any investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund, and the Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective, as well as other risks that are described in greater detail in the Additional Information About the Fund’s Strategies and Risks section of the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").

 

Risk Related to Investing in Gold Exploration Companies: The exploration and development of mineral deposits involve significant financial risks over a significant period of time which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. Few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major expenditures may be required to establish reserves by drilling and to construct mining and processing facilities at a site. In addition, mineral exploration companies typically operate at a loss and are dependent on securing equity and/or debt financing, which might be more difficult to secure for an exploration company than for a more established counterpart. In addition, gold exploration companies may be significantly affected by competitive pressures in the gold exploration industry, the price of gold bullion, import and export controls, liability for environmental damage and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control devices.

 

Asset Class Risk: Securities in the Underlying Index or the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other asset classes.

 

Concentration Risk: Because the Fund's investments are concentrated in gold exploration companies, the Fund will be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting gold exploration companies.

 

Custody Risk: Less developed markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades.

 

Emerging Market Risk: The Fund invests in securities globally, which may include emerging market countries. The Fund’s investment in an emerging market country may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in developed markets.

 

Foreign Security Risk: The Fund is expected to invest in securities in foreign countries, currently including Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, a list that might be expanded as the index rebalances over time. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers are subject to the risks associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. You may lose money due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market.

 

 

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Geographic Risk: The Fund is expected to invest in securities in geographies currently including North America, Australia and Asia, a list that might change as the index rebalances over time. A natural disaster could occur in a geographic region in which the Fund invests.

 

Issuer Risk: Fund performance depends on the performance of individual companies in which the Fund invests. Changes to the financial condition of any of those companies may cause the value of their securities to decline.

 

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s investment management strategy may not produce the intended results.

 

Market Risk: The Fund's NAV could decline over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.

 

Market Trading Risks: The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the Fund. Any of these factors may lead to the Shares trading at a premium or discount to NAV.

 

Micro-Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in micro-capitalization companies. These companies are subject to substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable and their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. Micro-capitalization companies may be newly formed or in the early stages of development, with limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may lack management depth.

 

Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Fund’s performance may depend on the performance of a small number of issuers.

 

Relationship to Gold Price: The Underlying Index measures the performance of companies primarily involved in gold exploration and not the performance of gold price itself. The securities of companies involved in gold exploration may not be correlated with the performance of gold price itself and may under- or over-perform the performance of gold price over the short-term or the long-term.

 

Securities Market Risk: Because certain securities markets in the countries in which the Fund may invest are small in size, underdeveloped and are less correlated to global economic cycles than those markets located in more developed countries, the securities markets in such countries are subject to greater risks associated with market volatility, lower market capitalization, lower trading volume, illiquidity, inflation, greater price fluctuations and uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets.

 

 

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Small- and Mid-Cap Risk: The Fund may invest in small- or medium-capitalization companies, may be subject to less analyst coverage, greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger more established companies.

 

Tracking Error Risk: The performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Underlying Index.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced investment operations and therefore does not report its performance information.

FUND MANAGEMENT

 

Investment Adviser: Global X Management Company LLC.

 

Portfolio Managers: The professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are Bruno del Ama and Jose C. Gonzalez. Mr. del Ama and Mr. Gonzalez have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since inception.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

Shares will be listed and traded at market prices on an exchange.  Shares may only be purchased and sold on the exchange through a broker-dealer.  The price of Shares is based on market price, and because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount).  Only Authorized Participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. ("Distributor"), may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund will only issue or redeem shares that have been aggregated into blocks of 50,000 shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").  The Fund will issue or redeem Creation Units in return for a basket of assets that the Fund specifies each day.

TAX INFORMATION

 

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account ("IRA").

For more information regarding the tax consequences that may be associated with investing in the Fund, please refer to the Taxes section of the Prospectus.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S STRATEGIES AND RISKS

 

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

 

In addition to the investment strategies discussed above under Fund Summaries—Principal Investment Strategies , the Fund may use the following investment strategies:

 

Derivative Instruments, Cash or Stocks not included in the Underlying Index: The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in (i) certain futures, options and swap contracts (which may be leveraged and are considered derivatives), (ii) cash and cash equivalents and (iii) stocks not included in the Underlying Index that the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities.  In connection with such loans, the Fund will receive liquid collateral equal to at least 105% of the value of the portfolio securities being lent.  This collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis.

 

ADDITIONAL RISKS

 

The Fund is subject to the risks described below.  Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and/or its ability to meet its objectives.

Risk Related to Investing in Gold Exploration Companies

 

Because the Fund primarily invests in stocks, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) of companies that are involved in the exploration and development of gold mine, it is subject to certain risks associated with such companies. The exploration and development of mineral deposits involve significant financial risks over a significant period of time which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. Few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major expenditures may be required to establish reserves by drilling and to construct mining and processing facilities at a site. In addition, mineral exploration companies typically operate at a loss and are dependent on securing equity and/or debt financing, which might be more difficult to secure for an exploration company than for a more established counterpart. In addition, gold exploration companies may be significantly affected by competitive pressures in the gold exploration industry, the price of gold bullion, import and export controls, liability for environmental damage and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control devices.

 

Asset Class Risk

 

The returns from the types of securities in which a Fund invests may under-perform returns from the various general securities markets or different asset classes.  The stocks in the Underlying Indexes may under-perform fixed-income investments and stock market investments that track other markets, segments and sectors.  Different types of securities tend to go through cycles of out-performance and under-performance in comparison to the general securities markets.

 

 

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Concentration Risk

 

To the extent that its Underlying Index or portfolio is concentrated in the securities of companies in a particular country, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, a Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.

 

Counterparty Risk

 

Counterparty Risk is the risk that a counterparty to a swap contract or other similar investment instrument may default on its payment obligation to a Fund.  Such a default may cause the value of an investment in a Fund to decrease.

 

Currency Risk

 

Currency risk is the potential for price fluctuations in the dollar value of foreign securities because of changing currency exchange rates.  Because the Fund’s NAV is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, you may lose money if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up.

 

Custody Risk

 

Custody risk refers to risks in the process of clearing and settling trades and to the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories.  Low trading volumes and volatile prices in less developed markets make trades harder to complete and settle.  Local agents are held only to the standard of care of the local markets.  Governments or trade groups may compel local agents to hold securities in designated depositories that are subject to independent evaluation.  The less developed a country’s securities market is, the greater the likelihood of custody problems occurring.

 

Derivatives Risk

 

Derivatives risk is the risk that loss may result from a Fund’s investments in options, futures and swap contracts, which may be leveraged and are types of derivatives.  Investments in leveraged instruments may result in losses exceeding the amounts invested.  The Fund may use these instruments to help the Fund track their Underlying Indexes.  Compared to conventional securities, derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden fluctuations in market prices and thus a Fund’s losses may be greater if it invests in derivates than if it invests only in conventional securities.

 

Emerging Market Risk

 

The risks of foreign investment are heightened when the issuer is located in an emerging country. A Fund’s purchase and sale of portfolio securities in certain emerging countries may be constrained by limitations relating to daily changes in the prices of listed securities, periodic trading or settlement volume and/or limitations on aggregate holdings of foreign investors. Such limitations may be computed based on the aggregate trading volume by or holdings of a Fund, the Adviser, its affiliates and their respective clients and other service providers.  A Fund may not be able to sell securities in circumstances where price, trading or settlement volume limitations have been reached.

 

 

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Foreign investment in the securities markets of certain emerging countries is restricted or controlled to varying degrees, which may limit investment in such countries or increase the administrative costs of such investments.  In addition, certain countries may restrict or prohibit investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed important to national interests.  Such restrictions may affect the market price, liquidity and rights of securities that may be purchased by a Fund.  The repatriation of both investment income and capital from certain emerging countries is subject to restrictions such as the need for governmental consents.

 

A Fund’s investment in emerging countries may also be subject to withholding or other taxes, which may be significant and may reduce the return from an investment in such countries to the Fund.

 

The creditworthiness of the local securities firms used by a Fund in emerging countries may not be as sound as the creditworthiness of firms used in more developed countries.  As a result, the Fund may be subject to a greater risk of loss if a securities firm defaults in the performance of its responsibilities.

 

Foreign Security Risk

 

The Fund’s assets may be invested within the equity markets of countries outside of the U.S.  These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investment including, but not limited to: lower levels of liquidity and market efficiency; greater securities price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; less availability of public information about issuers; limitations on foreign ownership of securities; imposition of withholding or other taxes; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of the assets of the Fund; higher transaction and custody costs and delays in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; lower levels of regulation of the securities market; and weaker accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements.  Shareholder rights under the laws of some foreign countries may not be as favorable as U.S. laws.  Thus, a shareholder may have more difficulty in asserting its rights or enforcing a judgment against a foreign company than a shareholder of a comparable U.S. company.  Investment of more than 25% of a Fund’s total assets in securities located in one country or region will subject the Fund to increased country or region risk with respect to that country or region.

 

Geographic Risk

 

Geographic risk is the risk that a Fund’s assets may be concentrated in countries located in the same geographic region.  This concentration will subject a Fund to risks associated with that particular region, such as a natural disaster.

 

Issuer Risk

 

Issuer risk is the risk that any of the individual companies that a Fund invests in may perform badly, causing the value of its securities to decline.  Poor performance may be caused by poor management decisions, competitive pressures, changes in technology, disruptions in supply, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures or other factors.  Issuers may, in times of distress or on their own discretion, decide to reduce or eliminate dividends which would also cause their stock prices to decline.

 

 

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Management Risk

 

The Fund may not fully replicate its Underlying Index and may hold securities not included in its Underlying Index.  Therefore, the Fund is subject to management risk.  That is, the Adviser’s investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.  The Adviser has limited experience managing an investment company.  The ability of the Adviser to successfully implement the Fund’s investment strategies will influence the Fund’s performance significantly.

 

The Fund is not actively managed.  The Fund may be affected by a general decline in the market segments relating to its Underlying Index.  The Fund invests in securities included in, or representative of, its Underlying Index regardless of their investment merit.  The Adviser does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets.

 

Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk that the value of the securities in which a Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual issuers and/or general economic conditions.  Price changes may be temporary or last for extended periods.  You could lose money over short periods due to fluctuation in a Fund’s NAV in response to market movements, and over longer periods during market downturns.

 

Market Trading Risks

 

Absence of Active Market

 

Although Shares are or will be listed for trading on the Exchange and may be listed on certain foreign exchanges, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will develop or be maintained.

 

Lack of Market Liquidity

 

Secondary market trading in Shares may be halted by the Exchange because of market conditions or for other reasons.  In addition, trading in Shares is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules.  There can be no assurance that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of Shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV

 

Shares of the Fund may trade at, above or below their NAV.  The per share NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of such Fund’s holdings.  The trading prices of Shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV as well as market supply and demand.  However, given that Shares can be created and redeemed only in Creation Units at NAV (unlike shares of many closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAVs), the Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of the Shares should not be sustained.  While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that Shares normally will trade close to the Fund’s NAV, disruptions to creations and redemptions may result in trading prices that differ significantly from NAV.

 

 

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Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when the Fund does not price Shares, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell Shares.

 

Risks of Secondary Listings

 

The Fund’s shares may be listed or traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than the U.S. stock exchange where the Fund’s primary listing is maintained. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s shares will continue to trade on any such stock exchange or in any market or that the Fund’s shares will continue to meet the requirements for listing or trading on any exchange or in any market. The Fund’s Shares may be less actively traded in certain markets than others, and investors are subject to the execution and settlement risks and market standards of the market where they or their broker direct their trades for execution. Certain information available to investors who trade Shares on a U.S. stock exchange during regular U.S. market hours may not be available to investors who trade in other markets, which may result in secondary market prices in such markets being less efficient.

 

Secondary Market Trading Risk

 

Shares of a Fund may trade in the secondary market on days when the Fund does not accept orders to purchase or redeem Shares.  On such days, Shares may trade in the secondary market with more significant premiums or discounts than might be experienced on days when the Fund accepts purchase and redemption orders.

 

Micro-Capitalization Risk

 

The Fund may invest in micro-capitalization companies. These companies are subject to substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. Micro-capitalization companies may be newly formed or in the early stages of development, with limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may lack management depth. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. The shares of micro-capitalization companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the future ability to sell these securities. Also, it may take a long time before the Fund realizes a gain, if any, on an investment in a micro-capitalization company.

Non-Diversification Risk

 

 

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The Fund is classified as “non-diversified.” This means that the Fund may invest most of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of companies.  As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular companies, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these companies.

 

Relationship to Gold Price

 

The Underlying Index measures the performance of companies primarily involved in gold exploration and not the performance of gold price itself. The securities of companies involved in gold exploration may not be correlated with the performance of gold price itself and may under- or over-perform the performance of gold price over the short-term or the long-term.

 

Securities Lending Risk

 

The Fund may engage in lending its portfolio securities. Although a Fund will receive collateral in connection with all loans of its securities holdings, a Fund would be exposed to a risk of loss should a borrower default on its obligation to return the borrowed securities (e.g., the loaned securities may have appreciated beyond the value of the collateral held by a Fund). In addition, a Fund will bear the risk of loss of any cash collateral that it invests.

Securities Market Risk

 

Because certain securities markets in the countries in which the Fund may invest are small in size, underdeveloped and are less correlated to global economic cycles than those markets located in more developed countries (such as the United States, Japan and most Western European countries), the securities markets in such countries are subject to greater risks associated with market volatility, lower market capitalization, lower trading volume, illiquidity, inflation, greater price fluctuations and uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets.  Moreover, trading on securities markets may be suspended altogether.  A Fund’s investment in securities in these countries are subject to the risk that the liquidity of a particular security or investments generally, will shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning as a result of adverse economic, market or political conditions or adverse investor perceptions, whether or not accurate.  Because of the lack of sufficient market liquidity, a Fund may incur losses because it will be required to effect sales at a disadvantageous time and then only at a substantial drop in price.  Investments in these countries may be more difficult to price precisely because of the characteristics discussed above and lower trading volumes.

Market volatility in the countries in which the Fund invests may also be heightened by the actions of a small number of investors.  Brokerage firms in these countries may be fewer in number and less established than brokerage firms in more developed markets.  Since the Fund may need to effect securities transactions through these brokerage firms, the Fund is subject to the risk that these brokerage firms will not be able to fulfill their obligations to the Fund (counterparty risk).  This risk is magnified to the extent the Fund effects securities transactions through a single brokerage firm or a small number of brokerage firms.

Small- and Mid-Cap Risk

 

 

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The Fund may invest in small- or medium-capitalization companies. If it does so, it may be subject to certain risks associated with small- or medium-capitalization companies. These companies are often subject to less analyst coverage and may be in early and less predictable periods of their corporate existences. In addition, these companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger more established companies. These companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strength than larger companies.

 

Tracking Error Risk

 

Tracking risk is the risk that a Fund’s performance may vary substantially from the performance of the Underlying Index it tracks as a result of imperfect correlation between the Fund’s securities and those of the Underlying Index.  Imperfect correlation may result from share purchases and redemptions, expenses, changes in the Underlying Indexes, asset valuations, foreign currency valuations, market impact, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), legal restrictions (such as tax-related diversification requirements that apply to the Fund but not to the Underlying Index) and timing variances, among other factors.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s combined Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).  The top largest holdings of the Fund can be found at www.globalxfunds.com and Fund Fact sheets provide information regarding the Fund’s top holdings and may be requested by calling 1-888-GX-Fund-1 (1-888-493-8631).

FUND MANAGEMENT

Investment Adviser

 

Global X Management Company LLC serves as the Adviser and the administrator for the Fund.  Subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser is responsible for managing the investment activities of the Fund and the Fund’s business affairs and other administrative matters.  The Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices located at 410 Park Avenue, 4 th floor, New York, New York 10022.

 

Pursuant to the Supervision and Administration Agreement and subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Adviser provides or causes to be furnished,   all supervisory, administrative and other services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund, including certain distribution services (provided pursuant to a separate Distribution Agreement), certain shareholder and distribution-related services (provided pursuant to a separate Rule 12b-1 Plan and related agreements) and investment advisory services (provided pursuant to a separate Investment Advisory Agreement), under wh at is essentially an all-in fee structure.  

 

 

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For its service to the Fund, under the Supervision and Administration Agreement , the Fund pays monthly a fee to the Adviser at the annual rate (stated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund ) of 0.65%.   In addition, the Fund bears other fees and expenses that are not covered by the Supervision and Administration Agreement, which may vary and will affect the total ratio of the Fund, such as taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).

The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor each have adopted a code of ethics, (“Code”) as required by applicable law, which is designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Adviser, and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund (which may also be held by persons subject to a Code).  There can be no assurance that the Codes will be effective in preventing such activities.  The Codes permit personnel subject to them to invest in securities, including securities that may be held or purchased by the Fund.  The Codes are on file with the SEC and are available to the public.

 

The Adviser may make payments out of its internal resources and profits from all sources to other financial intermediaries to encourage the sale of Shares .   The payments are intended to compensate financial intermediaries (including broker-dealers) for, among other things, marketing Shares, which may consist of payments relating to a Fund, including but not limited to: inclusion on preferred or recommended fund lists or in certain sales programs sponsored by the financial intermediaries; access to the financial intermediaries registered sales persons; and/or other specified services or persons intended to assist in the marketing of the Fund.  Such payments may be based on various factors, including levels of assets and/or sales (based on gross or net sales or some other criteria).  These payments may create an incentive for a financial intermediary to recommend and sell certain investment products, including the Fund, over other products for which it may receive less compensation.  You may contact your financial intermediary if you want information regarding the any payment it receives from the Adviser.

 

Approval of Advisory Agreement

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the investment advisory agreement will be available in the Fund’s first annual or semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

Portfolio Management

 

The portfolio managers who are currently responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio are Bruno del Ama and Jose Gonzalez.

 

Bruno del Ama:   Bruno del Ama has been Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser since March 2008.  Prior to joining the Adviser, Mr. del Ama was a director at Radian Asset Assurance from 2004 to 2008.  Mr. del Ama received a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton Business School and holds the series 65.

 

Jose Gonzalez:   Jose Gonzalez has been a Principal of the Adviser since March 2008.  Mr. Gonzalez is also a registered representative of GWM Group, Inc. (“GWM”), a registered broker-dealer and an affiliate of the Adviser.  Mr. Gonzalez has been affiliated with GWM since 2006.  Prior to joining GWM, Mr. Gonzalez was a registered representative of Broad Street Securities, Inc.  Mr. Gonzalez holds the Series 7, 24, and 63.

 

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The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation structure, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio manager’s ownership of securities of the Fund.

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis.  The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456.  The Distributor is not affiliated with the Adviser.

BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

Shares of the Fund trade on the Exchange and elsewhere during the trading day. Shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. There is no minimum investment for purchases made on the Exchange. When buying or selling Shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. In addition, you will also incur the cost of the “spread,” which is the difference between what professional investors are willing to pay for Shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which they are willing to sell Shares (the “ask” price).  The commission is frequently a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost for investors seeking to buy or sell small amounts of Shares.  The spread with respect to Shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if the Fund has a lot of trading volume and market liquidity and higher if the Fund has little trading volume and market liquidity.  Because of the costs of buying and selling Shares, frequent trading may reduce investment return.

 

Shares of a Fund may be acquired or redeemed directly from the Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof, as discussed in the Creations and Redemptions section in the SAI. Once created, Shares generally trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit.

 

Shares of the Fund trade under the trading symbols listed in the Fund Summary section.

 

The Fund will be listed on the Exchange.  The Exchange is open for trading Monday through Friday and is closed on weekends and the following holidays, as observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

Book Entry

 

Shares of the Fund are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee, is the record owner of all outstanding Shares and is recognized as the owner of all Shares for all purposes.

 

 

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Investors owning Shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares. Participants include DTC, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC.  As a beneficial owner of Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any rights as an owner of Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants.  These procedures are the same as those that apply to any securities that you hold in book entry or “street name” form.

FREQUENT TRADING

 

Unlike frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual funds (i.e., not exchange-traded shares), frequent trading of Shares on the secondary market does not disrupt portfolio management, increase the Fund’s trading costs, lead to realization of capitalization gains, or otherwise harm Fund shareholders because these trades do not involve the Fund directly.  A few institutional investors are authorized to purchase and redeem Shares directly with the Fund.  When these trades are effected in-kind (i.e., for securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects (noted above) that may result from frequent cash trades.  Moreover, the Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of the Fund to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades.  These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that the Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances.  For these reasons, the Board of Trustees has determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in Shares of the Fund.

 

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a distribution and services plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  Under the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of its Shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders of each class and the maintenance of shareholder accounts in an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year.

 

No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.  However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, these fees will increase the cost of your investment in the Fund.  By purchasing Shares subject to distribution fees and service fees, you may pay more over time than you would by purchasing Shares with other types of sales charge arrangements.  Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by the rules of FINRA.  The net income attributable to Shares will be reduced by the amount of distribution fees and service fees and other expenses of the Fund.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

 

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Dividends from net investment income, including any net foreign currency gains, generally are declared and paid at least annually and any net realized securities gains are distributed at least annually. In order to improve tracking error or comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, dividends may be declared and paid more frequently than annually for the Fund.

 

Dividends and other distributions on Shares are distributed on a pro rata basis to beneficial owners of such Shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC participants to beneficial owners then of record with proceeds received from a Fund.  Dividends and securities gains distributions are distributed in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional Shares.

 

No dividend reinvestment service is provided by the Trust.  Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by beneficial owners of the Fund for reinvestment of their dividend distributions.  Beneficial owners should contact their broker to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein.  Brokers may require beneficial owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables.  If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares purchased in the secondary market.

 

TAXES

 

The following is a summary of certain tax considerations that may be relevant to an investor in the Fund.  Except where otherwise indicated, the discussion relates to investors who are individual United States citizens or residents and is based on current tax law.  You should consult your tax advisor for further information regarding federal, state, local and/or foreign tax consequences relevant to your specific situation.

 

Distributions .  The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company for federal tax purposes, and to distribute to shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gain each year.  Except as otherwise noted below, you will generally be subject to federal income tax on a Fund’s distributions to you.  For federal income tax purposes, Fund distributions attributable to short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable to you as ordinary income.  Distributions attributable to net capital gains (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) of a Fund generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gains.  This is true no matter how long you own your Shares.  The maximum long-term capital gain rate applicable to individuals, estates and trusts of 15% is currently scheduled to expire after 2010.  You will be notified annually of the tax status of distributions to you.

 

Distributions of “qualifying dividends” will also generally be taxable to you at long-term capital gain rates, as long as certain requirements are met.  After 2010, qualifying dividends are currently scheduled to be taxed as ordinary income, rather than at capital gain rates.  In general, if 95% or more of the gross income of a Fund (other than net capital gain) consists of dividends received from domestic corporations or “qualified” foreign corporations (“qualifying dividends”), then all distributions paid by a Fund to individual shareholders will be treated as qualifying dividends.  But if less than 95% of the gross income of a Fund (other than net capital gain) consists of qualifying dividends, then distributions paid by such Fund to individual shareholders will be qualifying dividends only to the extent they are derived from qualifying dividends earned by such Fund. For the lower rates to apply, you must have owned your Shares for at least 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date that is 60 days before such Fund’s ex-dividend date (and such Fund will need to have met a similar holding period requirement with respect to the shares of the corporation paying the qualifying dividend).  The amount of a Fund’s distributions that qualify for this favorable treatment may be reduced as a result of such Fund’s securities lending activities (if any), a high portfolio turnover rate or investments in debt securities or “non-qualified” foreign corporations.  In addition, whether distributions received from foreign corporations are qualifying dividends will depend on several factors including the country of residence of the corporation making the distribution. Accordingly, distributions from many of the Fund’s holdings may not be qualifying dividends.

 

 

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A portion of distributions paid by a Fund to shareholders who are corporations may also qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporations, subject to certain holding period requirements and debt financing limitations.  The amount of the dividends qualifying for this deduction may, however, be reduced as a result of such Fund’s securities lending activities, by a high portfolio turnover rate or by investments in debt securities or foreign corporations.

 

Distributions from a Fund will generally be taxable to you in the year in which they are paid, with one exception. Dividends and distributions declared by a Fund in October, November or December and paid in January of the following year are taxed as though they were paid on December 31.

 

You should note that if you buy Shares of a Fund shortly before it makes a distribution, the distribution will be fully taxable to you even though, as an economic matter, it simply represents a return of a portion of your investment.  This adverse tax result is known as “buying into a dividend.”

 

Foreign Taxes .  The Fund will be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to certain dividends or interest received from sources in foreign countries.  If at the close of the taxable year more than 50% in value of a Fund’s assets consists of stock in foreign corporations, such Fund will be eligible to make an election to treat a proportionate amount of those taxes as constituting a distribution to each shareholder, which would allow you either (subject to certain limitations) (1) to credit that proportionate amount of taxes against U.S. Federal income tax liability as a foreign tax credit or (2) to take that amount as an itemized deduction. If a Fund is not eligible or chooses not to make this election it will be entitled to deduct such taxes in computing the amounts it is required to distribute.

 

Sales and Exchanges .  The sale of Shares is a taxable event on which a gain or loss may be recognized.  The amount of gain or loss is based on the difference between your tax basis in Shares and the amount you receive for them upon disposition.  Generally, you will recognize long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Shares for over one-year at the time you sell or exchange them.  Gains and losses on Shares held for one-year or less will generally constitute short-term capital gains, except that a loss on Shares held six months or less will be recharacterized as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gains distributions that you have received on the Shares.  A loss realized on a sale or exchange of Shares may be disallowed under the so-called “wash sale” rules to the extent the Shares disposed of are replaced with other Shares of that same Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the Shares are disposed of, such as pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in Shares of a Fund.  If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the basis of the Shares acquired.

 

 

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IRAs and Other Tax-Qualified Plans .  The one major exception to the preceding tax principles is that distributions on, and sales, exchanges and redemptions of, Shares held in an IRA or other tax-qualified plan will not be currently taxable unless the Shares were purchased with borrowed funds.

 

Backup Withholding .  The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury 28% of the dividends and gross sales proceeds paid to any shareholder (i) who had provided either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (ii) who is subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to report the receipt of taxable interest or dividend income properly, or (iii) who has failed to certify to a Fund, when required to do so, that he or she is not subject to backup withholding or is an “exempt recipient.”

 

U.S. Tax Treatment of Foreign Shareholders .  A foreign shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax in respect of proceeds from, or gain on, the redemption of Shares or in respect of capital gain dividends (i.e., dividends attributable to long-term capital gains of a Fund) unless, in the case of a shareholder who is a non-resident alien individual, the shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met.  Foreign shareholders generally will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate, if applicable) on distributions by such Fund of net investment income, other ordinary income, and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss for the year, unless the distributions are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the shareholder.  Foreign shareholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. and foreign tax consequences of investing in the Fund.

 

State and Local Taxes .  You may also be subject to state and local taxes on income and gain attributable to your ownership of Shares. State income taxes may not apply, however, to the portions of the Fund’s distributions, if any, that are attributable to interest earned by a Fund on U.S. government securities. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the tax status of distributions in your state and locality.

 

Consult Your Tax Professional .  Your investment in a Fund could have additional tax consequences. You should consult your tax professional for information regarding all tax consequences applicable to your investments in a Fund. More tax information relating to the Fund is also provided in the Statement of Additional Information. This short summary is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning.

 

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

 

The Fund calculates its NAV generally once daily Monday through Friday generally as of the regularly scheduled close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE, the Exchange and the Fund’s custodian are open for business, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar shall be translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more major banks or dealers that make a two-way market in such currencies (or a data service provider based on quotations received from such banks or dealers).  The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of such Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent.

 

 

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In calculating the Fund’s NAV, the Fund’s investments are generally valued using market valuations.  A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), or (iii) based on amortized cost.  In the case of shares of funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such Fund’s published NAV per share.  A Fund may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.  A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation.

 

In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current market values, the affected investments will be valued using fair value pricing pursuant to the pricing policy and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The frequency with which a Fund’s investments are valued using fair value pricing is primarily a function of the types of securities and other assets in which the Fund invests pursuant to its investment objective, strategies and limitations.

 

Investments that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

 

Valuing a Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations.  Use of fair value prices and certain current market valuations could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

 

Because foreign markets may be open on different days than the days during which a shareholder may purchase Shares, the value of the Fund’s investments may change on days when shareholders are not able to purchase Shares.  Additionally, due to varying holiday schedules redemption requests made on certain dates may result in a settlement period exceeding seven calendar days.  A list of the holiday schedules of the foreign exchanges of the Fund’s Underlying Indexes, as well as the dates on which a settlement period would exceed seven calendar days in 2010 is contained in the SAI.

 

 

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The value of assets denominated in foreign currencies is converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the Adviser as investment adviser.  Any use of a different rate from the rates used by the Index Provider may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to track its Underlying Index.

 

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

 

Information regarding how often the Shares of the Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the net asset value of the Fund during the past calendar year can be found at www.GlobalXFunds.com.

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE INDEX AND THE INDEX PROVIDER

 

Solactive Global Gold Explorers Index

 

The Solactive Global Gold Explorers Index tracks the performance of the largest and most liquid listed companies that are active in the exploration of gold. A specific capping methodology is used at the time of the semi-annual index review to seek to assure compliance with the rules governing the listing of financial products on exchanges in the United States. The index is calculated as a total return index and adjusted semi-annually. The index is maintained by Structured Solutions AG.

 

Structured Solutions AG (Structured Solutions) is a leading company in the structuring and indexing business for institutional clients. Structured Solutions runs the Solactive index platform (formerly S-BOX platform). Solactive indices are used by issuers worldwide as underlying indices for financial products. Furthermore, Structured Solutions cooperates with various stock exchanges and index providers worldwide, e.g. Karachi Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Securities Information Company and Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange. Structured Solutions does not sponsor, endorse or promote the Fund and is not in any way connected to it and does not accept any liability in relation to its issue, operation and trading.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

SEI Investments Global Fund Services is the sub-administrator for the Fund.

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is the custodian and transfer agent for the Fund.

 

Dechert LLP serves as legal counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Fund.

 

Sanville & Company serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, financial highlights are not yet available.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Exchange.  The Exchange makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Shares or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Fund to achieve its objectives.  The Exchange has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.

 

For purposes of the 1940 Act, Shares are issued by a registered investment company and purchases of such Shares by investment companies and companies relying on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, except as permitted by an exemptive order that permits registered investment companies to invest in Shares beyond the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A), subject to certain terms and conditions, including that the registered investment company and companies relying on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act enter into an agreement with the Trust regarding the terms of the investment.

 

The Trust has obtained an SEC order permitting registered investment companies to invest in Shares as described above.  One such condition stated in the order is that registered investment companies relying on the order must enter into a written agreement with the Trust.

 

 

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For more information visit our website at or

 

call 1-888-GXFund-1 (1-888-493-8631)

 

www.globalxfunds.com

 

Investment Adviser Global X Management Company LLC 410 Park Avenue, 4 th floor New York, NY 10022
Distributor SEI Investments Distribution Co. One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456
Custodian and Transfer Agent Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109
Sub-Administrator SEI Investments Global Fund Services One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456
Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees Dechert LLP 1775 I Street Washington, DC 20006-2401

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Sanville & Company

1514 Old York Road

Abington, PA 19001

 

 

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A Statement of Additional Information dated November 1, 2010, which contains more details about the Fund, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus, which means that it is legally part of this Prospectus.

 

You will find additional information about the Fund in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, when available.  The annual report will explain the market conditions and investment strategies affecting the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.

 

You can ask questions or obtain a free copy of the Fund’s shareholder report or the Statement of Additional Information by calling 1-888-GXFund-1 (1-888-493-8631).  Free copies of the Fund’s shareholder report and the Statement of Additional Information are available from our website at www.globalxfunds.com.

 

Information about the Fund, including its reports and the Statement of Additional Information, has been filed with the SEC.  It can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC or on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov).  Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090.  You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference section of the SEC, 100 F Street N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549.

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

Distributor

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

 

November 1, 2010

 

 

Investment Company Act File No.: 811-22209

 

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