# Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF (SSXU): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Day Hagan · Asset class: International Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2022-07-01 An actively managed fund-of-funds that seeks to achieve its investment objective of total return by investing in unaffiliated international equity exchange traded funds. It attempts to exceed the returns of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index by using proprietary models to overweight and underweight its exposure to geographic locations relative to the Index. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $34.71 | | Expense Ratio | 1.22% | | Assets Under Management | $43.6M | | NAV | $34.63 | | Holdings Count | 0 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 2.63% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.91 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $33.28 – $37.42 | | Beta | 0.69 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.9138 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-29 - Pay date: 2025-12-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SSXU invest in? An actively managed fund-of-funds that seeks to achieve its investment objective of total return by investing in unaffiliated international equity exchange traded funds. It attempts to exceed the returns of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index by using proprietary models to overweight and underweight its exposure to geographic locations relative to the Index. ### What is the expense ratio of SSXU? Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF (SSXU) charges an expense ratio of 1.22%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SSXU? Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF (SSXU) manages $43.6M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is SSXU actively managed or an index fund? SSXU is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SSXU's is 1.22%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SSXU launched? Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF (SSXU) launched in July 2022 and is managed by Day Hagan. ### How has SSXU performed? SSXU's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does SSXU pay a dividend? Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF (SSXU) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.63%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SSXU pay dividends? Day Hagan Smart Sector International ETF pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SSXU's dividend yield? SSXU's trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.63%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SSXU's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SSXU was 2025-12-29. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SSXU's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.22% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SSXU charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SSXU's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SSXU cost more than a fund like VOO? SSXU is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.22%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether SSXU's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SSXU? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as SSXU (1.22%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ssxu/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.