ETF · First Trust
UIGB First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP
ISIN IE00079WNSI6London Stock Exchange: UIGBFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management Ltd.
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£29.09
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £731k
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, UIGB (First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP, ISIN IE00079WNSI6) closed at £29.09 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +53.6% (income paid out is not included), or +38.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +30.0%
- +25.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +53.6%
- +38.7% 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 US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2024 +3.7%, 2025 +3.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +22.4%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.4%; to 30/09/2025: +0.3%; to 30/09/2024: +18.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +22.4% | +18.5% | |
| to | +3.7% | +0.1% | |
| to | +3.7% | +0.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +12.4% | +8.4% |
| from | +0.3% | −3.6% |
| from | +18.7% | +15.7% |
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)
16.0%over 3 years
| 1 year | 14.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2023
- −19.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −9.3%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +29.5%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2023
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 14.2% over 1 year, 16.0% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP since July 2023, in pounds: −19.8% from 29/11/2024 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since July 2023 was −9.3% (12 months to 21/11/2025); the highest was +29.5% (12 months to 08/11/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP was at its highest weekly close since July 2023, in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £55
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £272
- of £10,000, before growth
- 92 charge less
- 4 the same
- 13 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP 0.55% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 13 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 92 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 US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2023.
It tracks the NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return 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 0.55% a year — about £55 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.
It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- UIGB
- ISIN
- IE00079WNSI6
- Provider
- First Trust
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year · about £55 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £731k
- 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
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £23.07 on 14/11/2025 to £29.09 on 13/11/2026 (+26.1%). The lowest close shown was £22.87 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £29.09 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 05/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
167 weekly closes, from 21/07/2023 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
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return Index - USD, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.55% to 0.55% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded FundDistributing · 0.55% a year | 0.55% | +27.9% | +53.6% | +59.3% |
| First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded FundAccumulating · 0.55% a year | 0.55% | +29.8% | +56.5% | +62.8% |
| First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBPThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.55% a year | 0.55% | +30.0% | Not reported | Not reported |
As of
NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
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 115 rolling 12-month returns since July 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since July 2023, 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 (148 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of UIGB?
The ongoing charge of UIGB is 0.55% a year — about £55 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 US Equity Income UCITS ETF D GBP 0.55% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 13 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 4 the same and 92 less (share classes counted once).
What does UIGB track?
UIGB tracks the NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return Index - USD.
Is UIGB accumulating or distributing?
UIGB 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 UIGB?
The ISIN of UIGB is IE00079WNSI6. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; UIGB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were UIGB’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of UIGB in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2024 +3.7%, 2025 +3.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +22.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has UIGB done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 UIGB’s price changed by +53.6% (income paid out is not included), or +38.7% 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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