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First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

FGDNYSE ArcaFirst TrustB

$33.68+0.02 (+0.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B63/ 100

Rank 14 of 35 in International Dividend Index

B63/100Rank 14 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 33.66 to 33.68. Range 33.60 to 33.77. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.6033.7033.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$1.6B
1Y total return
+23.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.68%
Holdings
106
Avg volume · 30D
160K sh
52W range
low $28.74high $36.08
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FGD Grade

B

Score 63 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
14 of 35
Six-pillar profile for FGD. Scores out of 100: Cost 34, Risk 68, Mission 90, Tradability 69, Holdings 70, Durability 69. Strongest: Mission (90). Weakest: Cost (34). Leans toward Mission.

Score 63 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.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

Our read on FGD

ETF.net Research

In short

BA 2007-vintage dividend fund with a genuinely global map: US and overseas payers in one basket, chosen by a dividend quality and liquidity screen rather than raw yield alone.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index.

Why people hold it

  • Global means global. The mandate is worldwide equity, not ex-US, so domestic and foreign payers sit in the same basket instead of two tickers.ftportfolios.com
  • Live since 2007, so it has traded through the financial crisis, a pandemic and a rate spike, and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.
  • Names must clear a dividend quality and liquidity screen, so a fat yield alone does not buy a seat in the index.ftportfolios.com
  • Roughly 110 holdings, quarterly distributions, and a portfolio that lines up tightly with the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index it advertises.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.55%, the fee sits above the cohort median (0.50%) and many times index peers like VYMI (0.07%) and SCHY (0.08%).
  • A global book means much of it trades in foreign currencies, so exchange-rate moves show up in dollar returns alongside the stocks themselves.
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume giant, and about 110 names is a tighter roster than broad-market dividend funds carry.

FGD Performance

Launched Nov 21, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FGD$12,307
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FGD $12,307. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for FGD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFGD
Year to date+15.6%
1 month+1.5%
3 months−0.5%
1 year+23.1%
3 yearsper year+26.0%
5 yearsper year+12.1%
10 yearsper year+10.0%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FGD
YearReturn barFGD
2026 YTD+15.6%
2025+44.4%
2024+5.7%
2023+8.2%
2022−7.2%
2021+20.8%
2020−5.4%

FGD in the news

FGD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.91Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.64 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.11; Jun 22, 2017 $0.48; Sep 21, 2017 $0.19; Dec 21, 2017 $0.27; Mar 22, 2018 $0.10; Jun 21, 2018 $0.53; Sep 14, 2018 $0.23; Dec 18, 2018 $0.41; Mar 21, 2019 $0.11; Jun 14, 2019 $0.69; Sep 25, 2019 $0.20; Dec 13, 2019 $0.30; Mar 26, 2020 $0.47; Jun 25, 2020 $0.29; Sep 24, 2020 $0.24; Dec 24, 2020 $0.35; Mar 25, 2021 $0.11; Jun 24, 2021 $0.39; Sep 23, 2021 $0.35; Dec 23, 2021 $0.49; Mar 25, 2022 $0.10; Jun 24, 2022 $0.44; Sep 23, 2022 $0.34; Dec 23, 2022 $0.39; Mar 24, 2023 $0.11; Jun 27, 2023 $0.62; Sep 22, 2023 $0.24; Dec 22, 2023 $0.47; Mar 21, 2024 $0.02; Jun 27, 2024 $0.55; Sep 26, 2024 $0.36; Dec 13, 2024 $0.38; Mar 27, 2025 $0.11; Jun 26, 2025 $0.49; Sep 25, 2025 $0.46; Dec 12, 2025 $0.64; Mar 26, 2026 $0.11; Jun 25, 2026 $0.52; Sep 24, 2026 $0.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.64
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.52
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.11
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.64
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.46
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.49
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.11
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.38
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.36
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.55
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.02
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.47

See all 76 payments⁠

$10,000 in FGD 10 years ago paid $6,068 in dividends.⁠

FGD Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 7 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.56
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−28.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.75
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FGD Cost

Compare FGD and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$9,424

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FGD 0.55%

    $10,904

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FGD 0.55%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FGD $10,904VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearFGDVYMIOverpaying
10$988$128$860
20$3,790$503$3,287
30$10,904$1,480$9,424

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