ETF · First Trust
UINC First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund
ISIN IE00BZBW4Z27London Stock Exchange: UINCFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management Ltd.
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£32.26
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £355m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, UINC (First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund, ISIN IE00BZBW4Z27) closed at £32.26 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +59.3%, or +24.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +27.9%
- +23.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +53.6%
- +38.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +59.3%
- +24.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,593 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,244 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 US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.9%, 2023 +6.9%, 2024 +7.1%, 2025 −4.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +25.2%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +14.3%; to 30/09/2025: −0.2%; to 30/09/2024: +8.7%; to 30/09/2023: +0.9%; to 30/09/2022: +7.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +25.2% | +21.2% | |
| to | −4.9% | −8.2% | |
| to | +7.1% | +3.4% | |
| +6.9% | +2.7% | ||
| +0.9% | −7.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +14.3% | +10.3% |
| from | −0.2% | −4.1% |
| from | +8.7% | +6.0% |
| from | +0.9% | −5.1% |
| from | +7.7% | −1.1% |
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)
16.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.9% |
| 5 years | 16.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −22.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −13.6%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +27.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 11.7% over 1 year, 14.9% over 3 years, 16.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund since November 2021, in pounds: −22.6% from 22/11/2024 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −13.6% (12 months to 12/05/2023); the highest was +27.6% (12 months to 28/01/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, 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 A USD Exchange Traded Fund 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 A USD Exchange Traded Fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2016.
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.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- UINC
- ISIN
- IE00BZBW4Z27
- Also listed as
- UIND (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- 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
- £355m
- 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
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £25.56 on 14/11/2025 to £32.26 on 13/11/2026 (+26.2%). The lowest close shown was £25.56 on 14/11/2025 and the highest £32.26 on 13/11/2026.
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. 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
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
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 FundThis 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 GBPDistributing · 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, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 24 dividend and income funds investing in the US, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves 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 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of UINC?
The ongoing charge of UINC 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 A USD Exchange Traded Fund 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 UINC track?
UINC tracks the NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return Index - USD.
Is UINC accumulating or distributing?
UINC 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 UINC?
The ISIN of UINC is IE00BZBW4Z27. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; UINC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as UIND (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were UINC’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of UINC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.9%, 2023 +6.9%, 2024 +7.1%, 2025 −4.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +25.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has UINC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 UINC’s total return was +59.3%, or +24.4% 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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