ETF Risk Report: DGT Buyer beware: Every ETF holds the full risk of its underlying equities Disclosures in the best interest of investors
SPDR Global Dow ETF Gray Swan Event Risks exist for every equity held by DGT. Gray swan events include accounting fraud, management failures, failed internal controls, M&A problems, restatements, etc. These risks occur infrequently, but Gray Swan Event Factor for DGT 1.19% consistently for all equities. Equities account for 96.34% of DGT’s assets. Most investors ignore these risks until after they are disclosed; whereupon a stock’s price drops precipitously. Just as insurance companies can predict likely costs for a driver’s future car accidents based on the driver’s history, Watchdog Research contacts each ETF asking how they notify investors about we predict the likely cost (price drop) for DGT following accounting governance risks in equities in their fund. We will publish their response gray swan disclosures within its holdings. The expected when received. price decrease across the DGT equity portfolio is 1.19%. However, individual equity risks vary signi cantly. This report helps investors know their risk exposure.
Inception Date: 09/25/2020 Year-to-Date Return: 10.49% The SPDR Global Dow ETF tracks the investment results of The Global Dow, an equal-weighted index that tracks Net Assets: $89.7m 1-Year Return: 59.25% the performance of multinational blue-chip securities. The Fund employs a sampling strategy, holding a portfolio of Price: $105.59 3-Year Return: 10.59% securities with generally the same risk and return Net Asset Value (NAV): $105.44 5-Year Return: 13.03% characteristics of the Index. The Index rebalances quarterly. Net Expense Ratio: 0.50% Yield: 1.93%
As of: 03/31/2021
Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Top Holdings by Value
Arcelormittal MT Long 0.94% Low $1.18m This table shows Gray Swan Event Factors for the top ten equity holdings by dollar-value, as of Sep 24, 2021. General Electric Co. GE Long 1.30% Low $1.11m Investors should invest in ETFs only when they adequately Banco Bilbao Vizcay... BBVA Long - NA $1.05m understand an ETF’s risks. Buyer beware. ETF prospectuses generally acknowledge that ETF managers Vail Resorts Inc. MTN Long 0.62% Low $1.03m do NO traditional risk analysis on equities in their fund. Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM Long 1.55% Low $949k Our Gray Swan Event Factors are meant to inform investors of signi cant traditional accounting and Societe Generale GLE Long - NA $949k managerial risks for the equities in each ETF.
Goldman Sachs Group... GS Long 1.39% Low $932k ETF Risk Reports are published quarterly on dedicated Wells Fargo & Company WFC Long 1.10% Low $921k platforms like Factset, Re nitiv, Capital IQ etc. Weekly updates are available for a paid subscription. Conocophillips COP Long 1.81% Low $906k For more details contact: [email protected] Schlumberger Limited SLB Long 0.43% Low $884k
Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Riskiest Holdings
Novan, Inc. NOVN Long 7.47% High $496k This table shows the individual Gray Swan Event Factors for this ETF’s most at-risk equities as of Sep 24, 2021. Baxter Internationa... BAX Long 4.92% Mid $478k The average equity GSEF across 6,500 public equities is Astrazeneca Plc. AZN Long 3.51% Mid $543k 1.25%. Equities with a GSEF between 5% and 10% are considered high risk. Equities with a GSEF above 10% are Merck & Co., Inc. MRK Long 3.34% Mid $452k extreme risks. Gray Swan Event Factors are derived from skilled analysts P zer Inc. PFE Long 3.27% Mid $563k charting 15 years of negative gray swan event disclosures Mondelez Internatio... MDLZ Long 3.24% Mid $533k against stock price declines following such disclosures. A Gray Swan Event Factor is an assessment of the Alibaba Group Holdi... BABA Long 2.82% Mid $411k likelihood of, and 12-month price risk for, gray swan Visa Inc. V Long 2.70% Mid $574k events for each equity.
Abbott Laboratories ABT Long 2.54% Mid $538k
Philip Morris Inter... PM Long 2.44% Mid $597k
Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This table lists the equity holdings for SPDR Global Dow ETF ranked by highest GSE Factor (riskiest rst). We list all equities (US and foreign) for this ETF. However, some foreign listings only show via a ticker.
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Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value
Novan, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NOVN NOVN Long 7.47% High $496k
Baxter International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BAX BAX Long 4.92% Mid $478k
Astrazeneca Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AZN AZN Long 3.51% Mid $543k
Merck & Co., Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MRK MRK Long 3.34% Mid $452k
P zer Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PFE PFE Long 3.27% Mid $563k
Mondelez International, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MDLZ MDLZ Long 3.24% Mid $533k
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BABA BABA Long 2.82% Mid $411k
Visa Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$V V Long 2.70% Mid $574k
Abbott Laboratories Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ABT ABT Long 2.54% Mid $538k
Philip Morris International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PM PM Long 2.44% Mid $597k
Johnson & Johnson Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$JNJ JNJ Long 2.34% Mid $545k
Raytheon Technologies Corp Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RTX RTX Long 2.17% Mid $692k
Gilead Sciences Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GILD GILD Long 2.15% Mid $519k
Amgen Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AMGN AMGN Long 2.07% Mid $486k
Glaxosmithkline Plc Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GSK GSK Long 2.07% Mid $491k
Hp Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HPQ HPQ Long 1.92% Low $773k
Cisco Systems, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CSCO CSCO Long 1.86% Low $655k
Exxon Mobil Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$XOM XOM Long 1.82% Low $842k
Conocophillips Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$COP COP Long 1.81% Low $906k
Dupont De Nemours, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DD DD Long 1.76% Low $654k
Intel Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INTC INTC Long 1.66% Low $559k
Qualcomm Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$QCOM QCOM Long 1.59% Low $619k
3m Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MMM MMM Long 1.56% Low $581k
Howmet Aerospace Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HWM HWM Long 1.55% Low $949k
Boeing Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BA BA Long 1.49% Low $550k
Nike Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NKE NKE Long 1.45% Low $636k
International Business Machines Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IBM IBM Long 1.43% Low $586k (Ibm)
Colgate Palmolive Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CL CL Long 1.43% Low $526k
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GS GS Long 1.39% Low $932k
General Electric Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GE GE Long 1.30% Low $1.11m
Chevron Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CVX CVX Long 1.26% Low $666k
Procter & Gamble Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PG PG Long 1.23% Low $478k
Apple Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AAPL AAPL Long 1.20% Low $595k
Sap Se Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SAP SAP Long 1.17% Low $429k
Wells Fargo & Company Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WFC WFC Long 1.10% Low $921k
Medtronic Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MDT MDT Long 1.09% Low $576k
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Caterpillar Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CAT CAT Long 1.06% Low $693k
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$JPM JPM Long 1.04% Low $754k
Cvs Health Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CVS CVS Long 1.04% Low $715k
Coca Cola Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$KO KO Long 1.03% Low $523k
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TSM TSM Long 1.01% Low $731k Ltd.
Microsoft Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MSFT MSFT Long 0.97% Low $654k
Arcelormittal Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MT MT Long 0.94% Low $1.18m
Walmart Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WMT WMT Long 0.94% Low $507k
Bp Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BP BP Long 0.88% Low $635k
Honeywell International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HON HON Long 0.85% Low $652k
Deere & Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DE DE Long 0.84% Low $805k
Starbucks Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SBUX SBUX Long 0.84% Low $644k
Southwest Airlines Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LUV LUV Long 0.83% Low $673k
Ebay Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$EBAY EBAY Long 0.82% Low $651k
Rogers Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ROG ROG Long 0.82% Low $508k
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BK BK Long 0.79% Low $701k
Adobe Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ADBE ADBE Long 0.79% Low $610k
American Airlines Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AAL AAL Long 0.77% Low $789k
Amazon.Com Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AMZN AMZN Long 0.77% Low $544k
Bank Of America Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BAC BAC Long 0.74% Low $798k
Moelis & Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MC MC Long 0.73% Low $779k
Unitedhealth Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$UNH UNH Long 0.72% Low $656k
At&T Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$T T Long 0.70% Low $490k
Carnival Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CCL CCL Long 0.67% Low $729k
Novagold Resources Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NG NG Long 0.66% Low $577k
American International Group Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AIG AIG Long 0.66% Low $820k
United Parcel Service Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$UPS UPS Long 0.65% Low $636k
Home Depot Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HD HD Long 0.65% Low $570k
Autoliv Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ALV ALV Long 0.64% Low $569k
Dollar General Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DG DG Long 0.63% Low $570k
Vail Resorts Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MTN MTN Long 0.62% Low $1.03m
Vodafone Group Public Ltd. Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VOD VOD Long 0.61% Low $582k
Verizon Communications Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VZ VZ Long 0.61% Low $458k
Mcdonalds Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MCD MCD Long 0.60% Low $514k
Fedex Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$FDX FDX Long 0.60% Low $631k
Genpact Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$G G Long 0.59% Low $644k
Paypal Holdings, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PYPL PYPL Long 0.55% Low $782k
Telefonica S.A. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TEF TEF Long 0.55% Low $593k
Facebook Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$FB FB Long 0.54% Low $646k
The Walt Disney Company Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DIS DIS Long 0.54% Low $653k
Nextera Energy Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NEE NEE Long 0.53% Low $515k
Net ix Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NFLX NFLX Long 0.52% Low $542k
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Travelers Companies, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TRV TRV Long 0.49% Low $642k
Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RDSA RDSA Long 0.49% Low $372k
Williams Companies Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WMB WMB Long 0.49% Low $649k
Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PBRA PBRA Long 0.49% Low $441k
Royal Bank Of Canada Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$RY RY Long 0.49% Low $675k
Infosys Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INFY INFY Long 0.47% Low $804k
Alphabet Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GOOGL GOOGL Long 0.46% Low $405k
Alphabet Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GOOG GOOG Long 0.46% Low $396k
Duke Energy Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DUK DUK Long 0.44% Low $588k
Schlumberger Limited Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SLB SLB Long 0.43% Low $884k
Union Paci c Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$UNP UNP Long 0.43% Low $554k
Accenture Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ACN ACN Long 0.43% Low $619k
American Express Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AXP AXP Long 0.42% Low $777k
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BRKB BRKB Long 0.38% Low $628k
Bhp Billiton Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BHP BHP Long 0.37% Low $669k
Booking Holdings Inc. (Priceline) Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BKNG BKNG Long 0.36% Low $606k
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. - BBVA Long - NA $1.05m
Societe Generale - GLE Long - NA $949k
Banco Santander S.A. - SAN Long - NA $874k
Daimler Ag Registered Shares - DAI Long - NA $800k
Gazprom Pjsc Spon Adr - OGZD Long - NA $792k
National Australia Bank Limited - NAB Long - NA $769k
Compagnie De Saint Gobain - SGO Long - NA $767k
Nippon Steel + Sumitomo Meta Common - 5401 Long - NA $764k Stock
Nutrien Ltd - NTR Long - NA $744k
Petrochina Co Ltd H - 857 Long - NA $741k
Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd - 3382 Long - NA $736k
Bnp Paribas - BNP Long - NA $718k
Deutsche Bank Ag Registered - DBK Long - NA $689k
Bridgestone Corp - 5108 Long - NA $684k
Hsbc Holdings Plc - HSBA Long - NA $683k
Canon Inc - 7751 Long - NA $668k
Toyota Motor Corp - 7203 Long - NA $656k
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Gro - 8306 Long - NA $647k
Rio Tinto Plc - RIO Long - NA $638k
Abb Ltd Reg - ABBN Long - NA $633k
Softbank Group Corp - 9984 Long - NA $627k
Honda Motor Co Ltd - 7267 Long - NA $627k
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv Common - ABI Long - NA $624k Stock
Panasonic Corp - 6752 Long - NA $620k
Siemens Ag - SIE Long - NA $619k
Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value
Sony Group Corp Common Stock Jpy - 6758 Long - NA $617k
Mitsui & Co Ltd - 8031 Long - NA $614k
Ubs Group Ag Reg - UBSG Long - NA $611k
Unicredit Spa - UCG Long - NA $604k
Basf Se Common Stock Eur 0 - BAS Long - NA $599k
America Movil Sab De C Ser L - AMXL Long - NA $585k
Naspers Ltd N Shs - NPN Long - NA $581k
Total Sa - FP Long - NA $575k
China Petroleum & Chemic /Hkd/ - 386 Long - NA $573k
Ericsson Lm B Shs - ERICB Long - NA $561k
Tencent - 700 Long - NA $557k
Carrefour Sa - CA Long - NA $556k
Mitsubishi Corporation - 8058 Long - NA $554k
Sampo Oyj A Shs - SAMPO Long - NA $546k
Komatsu Ltd - 6301 Long - NA $546k
China Construction Bank Corp. - 939 Long - NA $545k
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China - 1398 Long - NA $524k Limited Class H
Mizuho Financial Group Inc - 8411 Long - NA $524k
C3.Ai, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AI AI Long - NA $517k
Nestle Sa Reg - NESN Long - NA $504k
Clp Holdings Ltd - 2 Long - NA $503k
Engie - ENGI Long - NA $487k
E.On Se Common Stock - EOAN Long - NA $482k
Credit Suisse Group Ag Reg - CSGN Long - NA $473k
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd - 4502 Long - NA $446k
Royal Dutch Shell Plc B Shs - RDSB Long - NA $331k
Reliance Industries Limited - RIL Long - NA $326k
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - 005930 Long - NA $80k
Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This is a story about four people investing in ETFs. They are named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
Everybody wanted to buy ETFs because ETFs are such great investments. “Not so fast,” said Somebody. “Nobody should buy an ETF without rst understanding the accounting and disclosure risks for the ETF’s basket of stocks.”
Everybody scoffed: “Don’t be silly! What could go wrong? Let’s just BUY immediately! Somebody at the ETF must have done that work for us.” Anybody explained how Everybody was wrong in their thinking: “Most ETF prospectuses speci cally say Nobody at the ETF actually does traditional stock risk analysis.” Everybody read many ETF prospectuses, and, sure enough, Anybody was right! So, while Everybody should know the risks before buying an ETF, Nobody was actually doing it.
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