
First Eagle Global Equity ETF
$51.43+0.26 (+0.51%)
- 0.79%
- $2.6B
- +19.2%
- 0.3M sh
- $50.90
- low $43.51high $53.53
The ETF.net FEGE Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 5 of 15
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B57 out of 100Rank 7 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 8 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 2 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A76 out of 100Rank 4 of 15
Our read on FEGE
BFirst Eagle's global value discipline in an ETF wrapper since December 2024, with the "global" written into the rules: at least 40% of assets outside the US, spread across three or more non-US countries.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.50% a year, below the 0.63% median for its active global value peer group. Modest for a fund run by analysts rather than a screen.
- Global isn't left to a manager's mood. The prospectus requires at least 80% in equities, at least 40% of assets outside the US, and issuers from three or more non-US countries.sec.gov
- Active, not index-hugging: MSCI World is the yardstick, not the shopping list, so the book can look very different from the benchmark's mega-cap core.firsteagle.com
- Already a multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the stronger implementations in a thin field of active global value ETFs.
Worth knowing
- Launched in December 2024, so the ETF's own live record is short and risk readings rest on limited history.
- A value portfolio with a required non-US minimum can move very differently from a US-heavy world index, and currency swings ride along.sec.gov
- Systematic value costs less: peer AVGV charges 0.28%. The extra fee here buys human judgment on which cheap stocks are worth owning.
FEGE Holdings
- Stocks
- 96
- 22%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Consumer Staples15.5%
- Technology15.3%
- Health Care12.8%
- Financials12.2%
- Materials10.3%
- Communication10.2%
- Energy8.7%
- Industrials5.8%
- Consumer Discretionary5.2%
- Real Estate4.0%
Geography
- United States46.56%
- United Kingdom11.11%
- Canada8.16%
- Japan7.16%
- France4.00%
- Switzerland3.80%
- South Korea3.38%
- Mexico2.93%
- 12.90%
Developed 80% · Emerging 20%
FEGE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FEGE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.2% |
| 1 month | −1.8% |
| 3 months | +2.9% |
| 1 year | +19.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FEGE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.2% | |
| 2025 | +34.2% | |
| 2024 | −1.1% |
FEGE in the news
FEGE Dividends
- $0.59 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
FEGE Risk
- 13.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.45
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −11.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.55
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FEGE Cost
- The middle half of Global Active Value funds
- Median 0.85%
6 of the 15 Global Active Value funds charge less.
Other funds in Global Active Value
- BGVALCambria Global Value ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +38.4%
- BGKATScharf Global Opportunity ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +13.9%
- BDWLDDavis Select Worldwide ETFExpense ratio 0.62%1 year return +6.4%
- CCOPYTweedy, Browne Insider + Value ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +28.4%
- CFPAGFPA Global Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.86%1 year return +20.0%
