ETF · First Trust
FPXE First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR
ISIN IE00BFD26097London Stock Exchange: FPXEAJM Ventures LLC
- European shares
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£20.75
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.70% a year
- Fund size
- £1.0m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, FPXE (First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR, ISIN IE00BFD26097) closed at £20.75 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.70% a year (about £70 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +20.3%, or −6.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +4.4%
- +0.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +50.7%
- +36.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +20.3%
- −6.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,203 on 13/11/2026 — about £939 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 IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.2%, 2023 +8.6%, 2024 +18.9%, 2025 +14.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.8%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +3.4%; to 30/09/2025: +20.8%; to 30/09/2024: +19.7%; to 30/09/2023: +11.9%; to 30/09/2022: −29.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +3.8% | +0.4% | |
| to | +14.1% | +10.1% | |
| to | +18.9% | +14.8% | |
| +8.6% | +4.3% | ||
| −27.2% | −33.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +3.4% | −0.2% |
| from | +20.8% | +16.1% |
| from | +19.7% | +16.7% |
| from | +11.9% | +5.2% |
| from | −29.7% | −35.4% |
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)
17.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 15.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.2% |
| 5 years | 17.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −37.2%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −34.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +32.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 11.4%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 15.6% over 1 year, 15.2% over 3 years, 17.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR since November 2021, in pounds: −37.2% from 19/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since June 2021 was −34.2% (12 months to 21/10/2022); the highest was +32.7% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR was 11.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (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
- 241 charge less
- 0 the same
- 1 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR 0.70% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 1 of the 242 other European share funds charge more, 0 the same and 241 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 IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2021.
It tracks the IPOX 100 Europe Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net.
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.
European shares: Companies across Europe. Some funds include the UK and some leave it out — the fund name says which.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- FPXE
- ISIN
- IE00BFD26097
- Also listed as
- IPXE (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- IPOX 100 Europe Index
- 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
- £1.0m
- 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
- European shares
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £19.79 on 14/11/2025 to £20.75 on 13/11/2026 (+4.9%). The lowest close shown was £19.30 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £23.43 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 22/09/2026 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
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 230 rolling 12-month returns since June 2021, and of 126 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 210 European share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (129 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of FPXE?
The ongoing charge of FPXE 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 IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Accum A EUR 0.70% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 1 of the 242 other European share funds charge more, 0 the same and 241 less (share classes counted once).
What does FPXE track?
FPXE tracks the IPOX 100 Europe Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net.
Is FPXE accumulating or distributing?
FPXE 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 FPXE?
The ISIN of FPXE is IE00BFD26097. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FPXE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as IPXE (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were FPXE’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of FPXE in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.2%, 2023 +8.6%, 2024 +18.9%, 2025 +14.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has FPXE done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FPXE’s total return was +20.3%, or −6.1% 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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