# First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD (GINC) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/ginc · ISIN IE00BD842Y21 · 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, GINC (First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD, ISIN IE00BD842Y21) closed at £48.64 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 +82.7%, or +42.8% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2016. 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 paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **£48.64** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | GINC | | ISIN | IE00BD842Y21 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | First Trust | | Tracks | Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £33.7m | | Launched | 2016 | | 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 | +24.33% | +20.43% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +61.25% | +45.50% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +82.69% | +42.81% | 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 B USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −1.3%, 2023 +4.4%, 2024 +1.4%, 2025 +25.2%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +12.4%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +20.6%; to 30/09/2025: +15.5%; to 30/09/2024: +5.3%; to 30/09/2023: +8.7%; to 30/09/2022: −4.6%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -1.3% | -9.6% | Price | | 2023 | +4.4% | +0.2% | Price | | 2024 | +1.4% | -2.0% | Price | | 2025 | +25.2% | +20.9% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | +12.4% | +9.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.61% | -5.28% | | 3 years | 11.41% | -9.48% | | 5 years | 12.51% | -15.25% | ## Largest fall Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 10.6% over 1 year, 11.4% over 3 years, 12.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD since October 2021, in pounds: −15.2% 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 B USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −8.3% (12 months to 24/03/2023); the highest was +37.4% (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 B USD was 4.6% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (02/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B 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 | 0.60% | +25.4% | +66.3% | +88.4% | | First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF B USD (this fund) | 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 GINC?** The ongoing charge of GINC 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 B 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 GINC track?** GINC tracks the Nasdaq Global High Equity Income Index - USD. **Is GINC accumulating or distributing?** GINC is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly. **What is the ISIN of GINC?** The ISIN of GINC is IE00BD842Y21. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GINC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. **What were GINC’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of GINC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −1.3%, 2023 +4.4%, 2024 +1.4%, 2025 +25.2%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 +12.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has GINC done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 GINC’s total return was +82.7%, or +42.8% 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.