FGDFIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND
FIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND
$35.68+0.59% today
283652-WK
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN
The desk’s read
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +16.4% 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
172Kavg daily volume, 30 days
99holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 16, 2023 · beta 0.61
Sector weights
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
| 1 week | +1.3% |
| 1 month | +5.3% |
| 3 months | +5.3% |
| 6 months | +5.4% |
| YTD | +16.4% |
| 1 year | +21.7% |
| 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
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peakwhere it sits vs. that peak today
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls today
—puts today
—put/call ratio
121Kshares 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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOW Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF | 0.25% | $4132.70T | — | 7332331× the assets | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $193.2B | +$631M | 343× the assets · +$631M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 0.09% | $160.6B | +$1.9B | 285× the assets · +$1.9B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.35% | $41.9B | +$1.1B | 74× the assets · +$1.1B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.7B | +$104M | 58× the assets · +$104M in over the month | Head-to-head |