Thematic ETF Report - Global X ETFs

Thematic ETF Report

Q3 2020

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What is Thematic Investing?

Thematic investing refers to the process of identifying powerful, disruptive macro-level trends and the underlying

investments that stand to benefit from the materialization of those trends.

Process

Characteristics

1. Top Down

Identify disruptive macro-level trends

2. Bottom Up

Find investments with high exposure

to those trends

? Long term growth-focused strategy

? Unconstrained by arbitrary

geographic and sector definitions

? Often low correlations to other

growth strategies

? Relatable concepts

Thematic investing typically does not

include:

? ESG, policy or values-based

strategies

? Funds following traditional

sector/industry classifications

? Cyclical trends like currencies,

valuations, or inflation

? Alternative asset classes like MLPs,

listed infrastructure, or ubiquitous

commodities

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Defining & Categorizing Themes

Global X¡¯s classification system establishes a consistent framework for identifying and categorizing the growing thematic ETF space.

Category

Mega-Theme

Big Data

Mobility

Digital Content

Disruptive Technology

FinTech

Connectivity

Robotics

New Consumer

People & Demographics

Theme

Machine/Deep Learning

Cybersecurity

Quantum Computing

Cloud/Edge Computing

Autonomous Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

AR/VR

Video Games

Social Media

Mobile Payments

Peer-to-Peer Lending

Crowdfunding

Blockchain

5G/Next Gen Networking

Emerging Markets Internet

Internet of Things

Space/Satellite Communications

AI/Automation

3D Printing

Drones

Millennials & Gen Z

Emerging Market Consumers

Urbanization

E-commerce

Education

Sharing/Gig Economy

Safety and Security

Cannabis

Sports Betting

Healthcare Innovation

Health

Physical Environment

Climate Change

Longevity

Health & Wellness

Emerging Markets Healthcare

Clean Energy

Resource Scarcity

Sub-Theme

Remote Work

Lithium/Batteries

E-sports

Smart Devices, Smart Cities, IIoT

Telemedicine & Digital Health, Genomics,

Immunotherapy, Public Health

Senior Care, Senior Economy

Obesity, Organics

Cleantech, Solar, Wind

Water, Waste/Recycling, Rare Earth, Sustainable Food

Infrastructure Development

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Thematic ETF Landscape

At the end of Q3 2020, there were 135 thematic ETFs totaling $58.6B in assets under management, up 42% from Q2

2020.

140

60

120

50

AUM ($ BILLIONS)

40

80

30

60

20

# of THEMATIC ETFs

100

40

10

0

2015

20

2016

Disruptive Technology

2017

2018

People & Demographics

2019

Physical Environment

2020

0

# of Thematic ETFs

Source: Global X ETFs, Bloomberg. As of Sep 30, 2020.

Note: AUM includes assets of funds closed until the last month of trading activity.

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Q3 2020 Thematic ETF Launches/Closures

Six new thematic ETFs launched during the quarter: Five focused on People & Demographics and one on Disruptive

Technology.

Thematic ETF Launches

Ticker

EDUT

EDOC

IBBJ

CCON

MSOS

CHB

Name

Global X Education ETF

Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF

Defiance Next Gen Junior Biotech ETF

Direxion Connected Consumer ETF

AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF

Global X China Biotech Innovation ETF

Issuer

Global X ETFs

Global X ETFs

Defiance

Direxion

AdvisorShares

Global X ETFs

Inception Date

7/14/2020

7/30/2020

8/4/2020

8/25/2020

9/20/2020

9/24/2020

Thematic ETF Closures

None

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