Fundology

ETF · First Trust

SMID First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD

ISIN IE0001R850E1London Stock Exchange: SMIDAJM Ventures LLC

Latest close

LSE

£19.43

on

Ongoing charge
0.60% a year
Fund size
£303m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, SMID (First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE0001R850E1) closed at £19.43 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.60% a year (about £60 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +13.0%, or +9.0% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+13.0%
+9.0% after inflation

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 Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 −0.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.9%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.8%; to 30/09/2025: +5.1%.

Calendar-year returns of SMID, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +13.9%+10.3%
to −0.1%−3.5%
Returns of SMID over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +9.8%+5.9%
from +5.1%+1.0%

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

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

12.8%over 1 year

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since April 2024
−25.6%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−11.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+33.3%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since April 2024
2.3%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 12.8% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD since April 2024, in pounds: −25.6% from 29/11/2024 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since April 2024 was −11.6% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +33.3% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD was 2.3% below its highest weekly close since April 2024 (06/08/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.60%
a year
On £10,000
£60
a year, roughly
Over five years
£296
of £10,000, before growth
Among 110 dividend and income funds, share classes counted once
  • 98 charge less
  • 3 the same
  • 8 charge more

Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 8 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 3 the same and 98 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 Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2024.

It tracks the Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.6% 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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.

Terms:ETFIndex fundAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
SMID
ISIN
IE0001R850E1
Also listed as
SDVY (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), FTGD (Xetra, euros)
Provider
First Trust
Tracks
Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers 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
0.60% a year · about £60 on £10,000
Fund size
£303m
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)

Price chart

Closing price
£19.43+14.4% over 1 year · closing price
SMID closing price: £16.98 on 14/11/2025, £19.43 on 13/11/2026 (+14.4%); low £16.81, high £19.88.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £16.98 on 14/11/2025 to £19.43 on 13/11/2026 (+14.4%). The lowest close shown was £16.81 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £19.88 on 06/08/2026.

One close a week. Before 30/07/2026 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

135 weekly closes, from 12/04/2024 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

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 83 rolling 12-month returns since April 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since April 2024, 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 year among up to 24 dividend and income funds investing in the US, not currency-hedged, highest first.

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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 (133 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of SMID?

The ongoing charge of SMID 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 Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD 0.60% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 8 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 3 the same and 98 less (share classes counted once).

What does SMID track?

SMID tracks the Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index.

Is SMID accumulating or distributing?

SMID 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 SMID?

The ISIN of SMID is IE0001R850E1. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SMID is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as SDVY (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and FTGD (Xetra, euros).

What were SMID’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of SMID in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 −0.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has SMID done after inflation?

Over the year to 13/11/2026 SMID’s total return was +13.0%, or +9.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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