Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$35.80Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
133.9KDividend Yield
5.32%Expense Ratio
0.55%AUM
$1.62BShares Outstanding
40.7METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 35.80% |
| Industrials | 14.14% |
| Consumer Defensive | 9.37% |
| Energy | 9.28% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.04% |
| Communication Services | 8.28% |
| Basic Materials | 5.76% |
| Utilities | 4.70% |
| Real Estate | 2.14% |
| Technology | 1.48% |
| Cash & Others | 0.01% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 22.09% |
| Spain | 11.02% |
| United Kingdom | 9.56% |
| Canada | 8.40% |
| France | 6.71% |
| Hong Kong | 5.44% |
| Korea (the Republic of) | 5.25% |
| Norway | 4.64% |
| Italy | 4.48% |
| Germany | 4.40% |
| Netherlands | 3.87% |
| Australia | 2.88% |
| Other | 2.23% |
| Switzerland | 1.65% |
| Austria | 1.59% |
| Jersey | 1.43% |
| Greece | 1.07% |
| Belgium | 1.05% |
| Luxembourg | 0.80% |
| Japan | 0.78% |
| Sweden | 0.67% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Financial Services
- Types
- Dividend
- Inception Date
- Nov 21, 2007
- Exchange
- NYSE_ARCA
- Description
- 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.
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The First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Nov 21, 2007. It currently manages $1.62B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.55%. The fund holds 108 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Financial Services category.
Top 10 holdings represent 16.9% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHI | Robert Half Inc. | 2.64% | 973,829 | $42.7M |
| 2 | 017800.KS | Hyundai Elevator Co., Ltd. (HELCO) | 1.91% | 594,745 | $30.9M |
| 3 | BAMI.MI | Banco BPM SpA | 1.75% | 1,447,874 | $28.3M |
| 4 | TEP.PA | Teleperformance SE | 1.61% | 320,231 | $26.0M |
| 5 | OMV.VI | OMV AG | 1.59% | 320,865 | $25.8M |
| 6 | HPQ | HP Inc. | 1.58% | 870,364 | $25.6M |
| 7 | HRB | H&R Block, Inc. | 1.52% | 463,418 | $24.6M |
| 8 | AKER.OL | Aker ASA (Class A) | 1.48% | 153,798 | $23.9M |
| 9 | SDLF.L | Standard Life PLC | 1.44% | 1,885,203 | $23.3M |
| 10 | BME.L | B&M European Value Retail SA | 1.43% | 7,306,795 | $23.2M |
| 11 | CALM | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 1.41% | 277,189 | $22.8M |
| 12 | UNI.MC | Unicaja Banco SA | 1.40% | 5,501,096 | $22.7M |
| 13 | LGEN.L | Legal & General Group Plc | 1.40% | 5,817,114 | $22.6M |
| 14 | PXT.TO | Parex Resources Inc. | 1.40% | 1,105,009 | $22.6M |
| 15 | TEF.MC | Telefonica, S.A. | 1.37% | 5,169,036 | $22.1M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.31% | |
| 1W | +1.22% | |
| 1M | +4.82% | |
| 3M | +5.65% | |
| 6M | +5.19% | |
| YTD | +16.48% | |
| 1Y | +23.20% | |
| 3Y | +69.07% | |
| 5Y | +36.12% |
Moving Averages
$35.08
Above 20-Day MA$33.92
Above 50-Day MA$32.46
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$35.80
Current Price
$35.69
52-Week Low
$28.10
Current Yield
5.32%
Annual Dividend
$1.7351
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Jun 25, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.5200 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.1110 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.6418 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.4623 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.4911 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.1062 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.3828 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.3574 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.5465 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.0179 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.4655 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.2411 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.6183 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.1088 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.3862 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.3860 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.3401 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.3400 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.4360 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.4356 | Jun 30, 2022 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | FGD | Financial Services(803 ETFs) | Dividend(334 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.64% |
| AUM | $1.62B | $4.19B | $2.47B |
| Dividend Yield | 5.32% | 4.74% | 4.42% |
| Avg Volume | 133.9K | 809.5K | 183.3K |
| Holdings | 108 | 261 | 167 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +3.86% | +2.52% | +2.05% |
| 6-Month Return | +9.55% | +7.03% | +6.65% |
| YTD Return | +18.27% | +9.88% | +12.27% |
| 1-Year Return | +17.53% | +8.83% | +13.42% |
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