# First Trust Smid Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF Accum A USD (SMID) **Page:** https://fundology.uk/fund/smid · ISIN IE0001R850E1 ## 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 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. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£19.43** (13/11/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | SMID | | ISIN | IE0001R850E1 | | Also listed as | SDVY (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), FTGD (Xetra, euros) | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | First Trust | | Tracks | Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.60% a year (£60 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £303m | | Launched | 2024 | | Domicile | Ireland | | UK reporting fund status | Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of 02/11/2026); reporting fund since 09/04/2024 | ## Past returns (periods to 13/11/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after UK CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +12.96% | +8.96% | income reinvested | Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2025 | -0.1% | -3.5% | Price | | 2026 to 13/11/2026 | +13.9% | +10.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 12.83% | -7.03% | ## Largest fall 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. ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.60%** per year - Stocks and shares ISA eligible: usually (check with your platform) - SIPP eligible: usually (check with your provider) - ISA and SIPP mean the kind of product usually qualifies under HMRC rules. We do not check each platform’s list — each provider decides which funds it offers. Crypto ETNs have not qualified for a stocks and shares ISA since 06/04/2026, and overseas funds that are not UK-recognised UCITS, such as Swiss ETFs, do not usually qualify. ## 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. --- 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.