- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 605 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor New York NY United States of America 10158
- IPO Date
- Apr 26, 2016
- Business
- Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results corresponding generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Catholic Values Index, providing investors with exposure to large-cap U.S. equities screened for alignment with Catholic values as defined by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB); the fund excludes companies involved in activities inconsistent with these teachings, such as production of controversial weapons, abortion-related products or services, adult entertainment, child labor, embryonic stem cell research, gambling, pornography, tobacco, and contraceptives. CATH offers a broad basket of approximately 446 holdings, with top sectors including information technology (34.6%), financials (13.0%), communication services (10.8%), consumer discretionary (10.4%), and health care (9.3%), while matching the sector weightings of the broader S&P 500 to minimize tracking error; leading holdings as of late 2025 include NVIDIA Corp. (7.70%), Apple Inc. (7.28%), and Microsoft Corp. (6.32%).
Launched on April 18, 2016, CATH is managed by Global X Management Company LLC, a New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds headquartered at 605 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10158, and a subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments since its acquisition in July 2018.
The fund operates primarily in the U.S. large blend equity segment, targeting investors seeking values-aligned passive strategies with tax efficiency; it maintains net assets exceeding $1 billion, a 0.29% expense ratio, and semi-annual distributions, with the most recent ex-dividend date on June 27, 2025.
Recent updates to USCCB guidelines in 2023 added restrictions on themes like climate change engagement and Paris Agreement policies alongside existing exclusions for healthcare practices, recreational cannabis, and others, though these changes did not materially impact CATH's underlying index or holdings due to pre-existing screens. Global X, CATH's issuer, has pursued expansion through new ETF launches such as the AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) in October 2025, fund rebrandings including the Thematic Growth ETF to Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF (GXDW) in April 2025, and an acquisition of ETF Securities in Australia in October 2025 alongside Mirae Asset, alongside partnerships like with Nasdaq Dorsey Wright and STOXX for covered call UCITS ETFs earlier in 2025.