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About First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend
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Inception date
Nov 21, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FGD offers yield by screening for stocks from developed countries in the S&P Global BMI that exclude REITs. Stocks are selected by dividend quality and liquidity. Companies that have demonstrated sustainability, as measured by payout ratios, and current yields higher than their 5-year average are included. The approximately 100 top-ranked stocks are then weighted by dividend yield, subject to buffers designed to limit turnover. The index is reconstituted and adjusted annually in March.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Communications
Stocks99.51%
Finance44.49%
Communications10.36%
Consumer Durables8.16%
Utilities7.82%
Retail Trade5.71%
Energy Minerals5.39%
Consumer Non-Durables5.00%
Non-Energy Minerals4.03%
Transportation2.39%
Producer Manufacturing1.74%
Process Industries1.63%
Miscellaneous1.04%
Distribution Services0.94%
Industrial Services0.80%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.49%
Mutual fund0.32%
Cash0.17%
Rights & Warrants−0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe44.19%
Asia26.99%
North America23.66%
Oceania5.15%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FGD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 44.49% stocks, and Communications, with 10.36% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
FGD top holdings are Enagas SA and Phoenix Group Holdings plc, occupying 1.97% and 1.88% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FGD last dividends amounted to 0.11 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.38 USD in dividends, which shows a 260.45% decrease.
FGD assets under management is 740.95 M USD. It's risen 13.30% over the last month.
FGD fund flows account for 106.80 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FGD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.18%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.11 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FGD shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Nov 21, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
FGD expense ratio is 0.56% meaning you'd have to pay 0.56% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FGD follows the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FGD invests in stocks.
FGD price has risen by 6.01% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 14.91% increase. See more dynamics on FGD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.15% over the last month, showed a 11.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.30% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.15% over the last month, showed a 11.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.30% in a year.
FGD trades at a premium (0.16%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.