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FGDFIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUNDINDEX

FIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND

$33.42+0.18% vs prior close
293652-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FGD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFGD close
Sep 22, 2026$34.80
Sep 23, 2026$34.38
Sep 24, 2026$33.70
Sep 25, 2026$33.78
Sep 28, 2026$33.65
Sep 29, 2026$33.37
Sep 30, 2026$33.17
Oct 1, 2026$32.79
Oct 2, 2026$32.85
Oct 5, 2026$32.82
Oct 6, 2026$32.89
Oct 7, 2026$32.65
Oct 8, 2026$32.73
Oct 9, 2026$32.72
Oct 12, 2026$32.67
Oct 13, 2026$33.07
Oct 14, 2026$32.94
Oct 15, 2026$33.27
Oct 16, 2026$33.32
Oct 19, 2026$33.09
Oct 20, 2026$33.39
Oct 21, 2026$33.36
Oct 22, 2026$33.42

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.4% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$564Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
163Kavg daily volume, 30 days
99holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 17, 2023 · beta 0.58

Sector weights

  • Finance40.65%
  • Financial Services40.01%
  • Financials38.81%
  • Consumer Discretionary12.38%
  • Industrials10.62%
  • Communication Services10.58%
  • Transportation8.86%
  • Energy8.3%
  • Communications7.69%
  • Utilities7.56%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Finance40.65%
Financial Services40.01%
Financials38.81%
Consumer Discretionary12.38%
Industrials10.62%
Communication Services10.58%
Transportation8.86%
Energy8.3%
Communications7.69%
Utilities7.56%

Country weights

  • Other69.28%
  • Canada14.39%
  • United States14.08%
  • South Korea10.58%
  • Korea (the Republic of)10.49%
  • Spain10.35%
  • United Kingdom9.38%
  • Germany9.37%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Other69.28%
Canada14.39%
United States14.08%
South Korea10.58%
Korea (the Republic of)10.49%
Spain10.35%
United Kingdom9.38%
Germany9.37%
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month-4.0%
3 months-1.7%
6 months+0.3%
YTD+10.4%
1 year+15.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.2%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
293Kshares traded
The case against FGD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FGD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M339× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B220× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M137× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$75.1B+$2.2B133× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.19%$56.3B+$583M100× the assets · +$583M in over the monthHead-to-head
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