# First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund (UINC) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/uinc · ISIN IE00BZBW4Z27 · 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 30/09/2026, UINC (First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund, ISIN IE00BZBW4Z27) closed at £29.31 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +54.8%, or +21.0% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£29.31** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | UINC | | ISIN | IE00BZBW4Z27 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | First Trust | | Tracks | NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return Index - USD | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.55% a year (£55 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £238m | | Launched | 2016 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) 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 | +17.46% | +13.77% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +35.30% | +22.09% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +54.82% | +21.03% | 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 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 +5.0%, 2025 −3.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +14.1%. 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: +13.4%; to 30/09/2025: +0.6%; to 30/09/2024: +8.7%; to 30/09/2023: +0.9%; to 30/09/2022: +8.8%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +0.9% | -7.6% | Price | | 2023 | +6.9% | +2.7% | Price | | 2024 | +5.0% | +1.4% | Price | | 2025 | -3.3% | -6.6% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +14.1% | +10.9% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 12.24% | -6.24% | | 3 years | 15.37% | -22.60% | | 5 years | 16.21% | -22.60% | ## Largest fall 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 30/09/2026: 12.2% over 1 year, 15.4% 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 October 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 30/09/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund was 6.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (14/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund 0.55% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 14 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 3 the same and 82 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 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 (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF A USD Exchange Traded Fund (this fund) | 0.55% | +17.5% | +35.3% | +54.8% | | First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund | 0.55% | +18.2% | +37.7% | +56.2% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.55%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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