ETF · First Trust
FGBL First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD
ISIN IE00BYTH6121London Stock Exchange: FGBLFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management Ltd.
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£77.47
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year
- Fund size
- £35.8m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FGBL (First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE00BYTH6121) closed at £77.47 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +90.1%, or +48.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +20.8%
- +16.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +77.0%
- +60.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +90.1%
- +48.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,901 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,484 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +3.6%, 2023 +11.2%, 2024 +6.8%, 2025 +30.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +18.6%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +24.2%; to 30/09/2025: +20.9%; to 30/09/2024: +9.9%; to 30/09/2023: +15.2%; to 30/09/2022: +0.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +18.6% | +14.8% | |
| to | +30.3% | +25.8% | |
| to | +6.8% | +3.2% | |
| +11.2% | +6.7% | ||
| +3.6% | −5.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +24.2% | +19.8% |
| from | +20.9% | +16.2% |
| from | +9.9% | +7.1% |
| from | +15.2% | +8.3% |
| from | +0.5% | −7.7% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
11.9%over 5 years
| 1 year | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 10.7% |
| 5 years | 11.9% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −11.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −3.3%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +43.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 1.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 10.8% over 1 year, 10.7% over 3 years, 11.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −11.7% from 08/04/2022 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −3.3% (12 months to 24/03/2023); the highest was +43.2% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 1.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (04/09/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £60
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £296
- of £10,000, before growth
- 98 charge less
- 3 the same
- 8 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 8 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 3 the same and 98 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2015.
It tracks the Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.6% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- FGBL
- ISIN
- IE00BYTH6121
- Provider
- First Trust
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £35.8m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £64.16 on 14/11/2025 to £77.47 on 13/11/2026 (+20.8%). The lowest close shown was £63.04 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £78.35 on 04/09/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.60% to 0.60% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USDThis fundAccumulating · 0.60% a year | 0.60% | +20.8% | +77.0% | +90.1% |
| First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USDDistributing · 0.60% a year | 0.60% | +19.8% | +71.7% | +84.3% |
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Nasdaq Global High Equity Income funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 24 dividend and income funds investing in the US, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FGBL?
The ongoing charge of FGBL is 0.60% a year — about £60 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 8 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 3 the same and 98 less (share classes counted once).
What does FGBL track?
FGBL tracks the Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD.
Is FGBL accumulating or distributing?
FGBL is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of FGBL?
The ISIN of FGBL is IE00BYTH6121. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FGBL is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were FGBL’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FGBL in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +3.6%, 2023 +11.2%, 2024 +6.8%, 2025 +30.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +18.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FGBL done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FGBL’s total return was +90.1%, or +48.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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