FGDFirst Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2007
Annual Cost
0.55%
#2,921 of 5,861 · average
Fund Size
$1.4B
#941 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+30.9%
Track Record
18 years
#540 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,471+34.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.8% of fund✓ well diversified
HYUNDAI ELEVATOR COMPANY LTD
2.3%
Robert Half Inc.
1.7%
The Western Union Company
1.6%
OMV AG
1.6%
Telefonica, S.A.
1.5%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
1.5%
PAREX RESOURCES INC
1.5%
TELUS CORP
1.5%
Enagas SA
1.4%
Banco BPM S.p.A.
1.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
36.4%
Industrials
13.8%
Consumer Defensive
9.5%
Consumer Cyclical
8.9%
Energy
8.7%
Communication
8.6%
Basic Materials
5.8%
Utilities
4.9%
Other
3.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
12.5%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-44.8%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.31Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.92Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index using an indexing investment approach to replicate its performance. Focuses on developed-market companies with a strong dividend yield.
- Inception date
- November 21, 2007
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-04