# Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF (FGQD) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/fgqd · ISIN IE00BYXVGZ48 · 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 30/09/2026, FGQD (Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BYXVGZ48) closed at £8.79 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.42% a year (about £42 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +75.5%, or +37.2% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Fidelity, launched in 2017. It tracks the Fidelity Global Quality Income Index. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.42% a year — about £42 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **£8.79** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | FGQD | | ISIN | IE00BYXVGZ48 | | Category | Global shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Fidelity | | Tracks | Fidelity Global Quality Income Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.42% a year (£42 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £514m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) 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 | +19.24% | +15.50% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +54.99% | +39.86% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +75.53% | +37.22% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −2.9%, 2023 +8.3%, 2024 +10.6%, 2025 +9.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.1%. Returns of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.5%; to 30/09/2025: +8.7%; to 30/09/2024: +13.5%; to 30/09/2023: +5.6%; to 30/09/2022: +1.1%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -2.9% | -11.1% | Price | | 2023 | +8.3% | +4.0% | Price | | 2024 | +10.6% | +6.8% | Price | | 2025 | +9.6% | +5.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +13.1% | +10.0% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.47% | -7.22% | | 3 years | 10.84% | -14.81% | | 5 years | 11.54% | -14.81% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 10.5% over 1 year, 10.8% over 3 years, 11.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −14.8% from 17/01/2025 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −7.0% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +30.2% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF was 0.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (06/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF 0.42% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 60 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 0 the same and 151 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track Fidelity Global Quality Income Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.42% to 0.47% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.42% | +19.2% | +55.0% | +75.5% | | Fidelity Global Quality Income UCITS ETF GBP | 0.47% | +18.8% | +66.9% | +74.9% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.42%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- 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.