# First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD (FGBL) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/fgbl · ISIN IE00BYTH6121 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 01/10/2026, FGBL (First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE00BYTH6121) closed at £74.63 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +88.4%, or +47.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£74.63** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | FGBL | | ISIN | IE00BYTH6121 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | First Trust | | Tracks | Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £44.6m | | Launched | 2015 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +25.37% | +21.43% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +66.26% | +50.03% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +88.37% | +47.25% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +5.5%, 2025 +30.6%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +15.4%. 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: +24.8%; to 30/09/2025: +20.3%; to 30/09/2024: +9.9%; to 30/09/2023: +15.2%; to 30/09/2022: +0.6%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +3.6% | -5.1% | Price | | 2023 | +11.2% | +6.7% | Price | | 2024 | +5.5% | +1.9% | Price | | 2025 | +30.6% | +26.1% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | +15.4% | +12.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.88% | -5.52% | | 3 years | 10.89% | -9.07% | | 5 years | 11.87% | -11.72% | ## Largest fall Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 10.9% over 1 year, 10.9% 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 October 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 01/10/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 4.8% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (04/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 6 of the 101 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 91 less (share classes counted once). ## 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 (01/10/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum A USD (this fund) | 0.60% | +25.4% | +66.3% | +88.4% | | First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD | 0.60% | +24.3% | +61.2% | +82.7% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.60%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## 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, as of 02/10/2026: 6 of the 101 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 91 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 +5.5%, 2025 +30.6%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +15.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has FGBL done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 FGBL’s total return was +88.4%, or +47.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.