ETF · First Trust
FGRD First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD
ISIN IE000J80JTL1London Stock Exchange: FGRDAJM Ventures LLC
- Property & infrastructure
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£47.11
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.70% a year
- Fund size
- £1.6bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, FGRD (First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE000J80JTL1) closed at £47.11 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.70% a year (about £70 on £10,000). Over the three years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +43.5%, or +29.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +22.2%
- +18.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +43.5%
- +29.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS 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 Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +15.4%, 2024 +17.3%, 2025 +20.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +18.7%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +22.9%; to 30/09/2025: +16.9%; to 30/09/2024: +24.9%; to 30/09/2023: +13.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +18.7% | +15.4% | |
| +20.7% | +16.5% | ||
| +17.3% | +13.3% | ||
| +15.4% | +10.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +22.9% | Not available |
| from | +16.9% | +12.3% |
| from | +24.9% | +21.7% |
| from | +13.2% | +6.4% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
17.5%over 3 years
| 1 year | 18.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since April 2022
- −19.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −7.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +61.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since April 2022
- 7.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 18.6% over 1 year, 17.5% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD since April 2022, in pounds: −19.9% from 24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since April 2022 was −7.9% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +61.0% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 7.5% below its highest weekly close since April 2022 (19/06/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.70%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £70
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £345
- of £10,000, before growth
- 44 charge less
- 2 the same
- 5 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.70% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 5 of the 51 other property and infrastructure funds charge more, 2 the same and 44 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2022.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.7% a year — about £70 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.
Property & infrastructure: Property companies (REITs) and infrastructure such as energy networks, roads and data centres.
Key facts
- Ticker
- FGRD
- ISIN
- IE000J80JTL1
- 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
- 0.70% a year · about £70 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.6bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Property & infrastructure
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £45.77 on 31/07/2026 to £47.11 on 30/09/2026 (+2.9%). The lowest close shown was £45.77 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £48.19 on 14/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 179 rolling 12-month returns since April 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since April 2022, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FGRD?
The ongoing charge of FGRD is 0.70% a year — about £70 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 Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.70% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 5 of the 51 other property and infrastructure funds charge more, 2 the same and 44 less (share classes counted once).
Is FGRD accumulating or distributing?
FGRD 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 FGRD?
The ISIN of FGRD is IE000J80JTL1. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FGRD is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were FGRD’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FGRD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +15.4%, 2024 +17.3%, 2025 +20.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +18.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FGRD done after inflation?
Over the three years to 30/09/2026 FGRD’s total return was +43.5%, or +29.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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