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First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD)
  • 2023 Estimated Capital Gain Distributions
    Please note that none of our First Trust Exchange-Traded Funds are expected to pay a special long-term capital gain distribution in December. Also, none of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Funds are expected to pay any special short-term capital gain distributions in December. Final determination of the source and tax status of all distributions paid in the current year are to be made after year-end and could differ from the expectations noted above.
Investment Objective/Strategy - First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
Index Description According to the Index Provider
  • The Index universe is defined as all component companies of the 25 developed-market country indexes in the Dow Jones Global Indexes (DJGI) family.
  • To be considered for the Index, companies in the Index universe must pass eligibility screens for dividend quality and liquidity.The company must:
    • Pay a current dividend.
    • Have a current-year dividend-per-share ratio that is greater than or equal to its five-year average annual dividend-per-share ratio.
    • Have a five-year average payout ratio of less than or equal to 60% for U.S. and European companies; or less than or equal to 80% for all other countries.
    • Have a minimum three-month daily average trading volume of $3 million.
  • Stocks meeting all eligibility requirements are ranked by dividend yield.
  • The top 100 highest-yielding stocks are selected for inclusion in the Index, subject to buffers designed to limit turnover by favoring current Index components:
    • Stocks in the Index universe are ranked in descending order by indicated annual dividend yield, defined as a stock's unadjusted indicated annual dividend (not including any special dividends) divided by its unadjusted price.
    • All current Index component stocks that are among the top 150 stocks are included in the Index.
    • Noncomponent stocks are added to the Index based on their rankings until the component count reaches 100.
    • Component weightings are assigned based on dividend yield. Weights of individual component stocks are capped at 10%.
  • The Index is reconstituted and adjusted annually in March.
Fund Overview
TickerFGD
Fund TypeGlobal Equity Income
Investment AdvisorFirst Trust Advisors L.P.
Investor Servicing AgentBank of New York Mellon Corp
CUSIP33734X200
ISINUS33734X2009
Intraday NAVFGDIV
Fiscal Year-End09/30
ExchangeNYSE Arca
Inception11/21/2007
Inception Price$30.00
Inception NAV$30.00
Rebalance FrequencyAnnual
Gross Expense Ratio*0.56%
Net Expense Ratio*0.56%
* As of 2/1/2023
Expenses are capped contractually at 0.60% per year, at least through January 31, 2024. The Investment Advisor has implemented fee breakpoints, which reduce the fund's investment management fee at certain assets levels. Please see the fund's Statement of Additional Information for full details.
Current Fund Data (as of 12/6/2023)
Closing NAV1$21.47
Closing Market Price2$21.37
Bid/Ask Midpoint$21.38
Bid/Ask Discount0.42%
30-Day Median Bid/Ask Spread30.09%
Total Net Assets$623,649,783
Outstanding Shares29,050,002
Daily Volume118,259
Average 30-Day Daily Volume141,507
Closing Market Price 52-Week High/Low$23.92 / $19.81
Closing NAV 52-Week High/Low$23.85 / $19.89
Number of Holdings (excluding cash)98
Top Holdings (as of 12/6/2023)*
Holding Percent
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 2.54%
Nippon Yusen K.K. 2.28%
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. 1.66%
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) 1.65%
Enagas S.A. 1.54%
Fortescue Ltd. 1.54%
Woori Financial Group Inc. 1.54%
BNK Financial Group Inc. 1.53%