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£41.93
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.70% a year
- Fund size
- £1.9bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FGRD (First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE000J80JTL1) closed at £41.93 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.70% a year (about £70 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +67.7%, or +51.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +4.1%
- +0.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +67.7%
- +51.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +15.4%, 2024 +18.4%, 2025 +20.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.2%. 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: +20.1%; to 30/09/2025: +19.6%; to 30/09/2024: +24.9%; to 30/09/2023: +13.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +5.2% | +1.8% | |
| to | +20.1% | +16.0% | |
| to | +18.4% | +14.3% | |
| +15.4% | +10.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +20.1% | +15.8% |
| from | +19.6% | +15.0% |
| from | +24.9% | +21.7% |
| from | +13.2% | +6.4% |
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)
18.3%over 3 years
| 1 year | 21.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 18.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since April 2022
- −21.1%
- 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
- 17.7%
- 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 13/11/2026: 21.4% over 1 year, 18.3% 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: −21.1% from 19/06/2026 to 06/11/2026. 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 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 17.7% below its highest weekly close since April 2022 (19/06/2026), 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
- 0.70%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £70
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £345
- of £10,000, before growth
- 42 charge less
- 1 the same
- 2 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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 2 of the 45 other property and infrastructure funds charge more, 1 the same and 42 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
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
- Also listed as
- GRDU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- 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
- £1.9bn
- 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
- Property & infrastructure
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £40.42 on 14/11/2025 to £41.93 on 13/11/2026 (+3.7%). The lowest close shown was £38.48 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £50.94 on 19/06/2026.
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
238 weekly closes, from 22/04/2022 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
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 185 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 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 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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 2 of the 45 other property and infrastructure funds charge more, 1 the same and 42 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. The same share class is also listed as GRDU (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
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 +18.4%, 2025 +20.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +5.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FGRD done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 FGRD’s price changed by +67.7%, or +51.5% 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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