ETF · First Trust
UNCU First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund
ISIN IE00BD6GCF16London Stock Exchange: UNCUFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management Ltd.
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE$52.06
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £42.4m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, UNCU (First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund, ISIN IE00BD6GCF16) closed at $52.06 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 +62.8%, or +27.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +29.8%
- +25.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +56.5%
- +41.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +62.8%
- +27.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,628 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,271 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 Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +10.8%, 2024 +9.7%, 2025 −1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +27.9%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.6%; to 30/09/2025: +2.8%; to 30/09/2024: +12.7%; to 30/09/2023: +3.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +27.9% | +23.8% | |
| to | −1.4% | −4.8% | |
| to | +9.7% | +6.0% | |
| +10.8% | +6.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +17.6% | +13.4% |
| from | +2.8% | −1.2% |
| from | +12.7% | +9.8% |
| from | +3.5% | −2.7% |
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)
15.2%over 3 years
| 1 year | 12.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since February 2022
- −22.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.3%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +31.3%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since February 2022
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 12.6% over 1 year, 15.2% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund since February 2022, in pounds: −22.1% 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 Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since February 2022 was −11.3% (12 months to 12/05/2023); the highest was +31.3% (12 months to 22/11/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund was at its highest weekly close since February 2022, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
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 Accum B 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 Accum B USD Exchange Traded Fund is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2017.
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 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 fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- UNCU
- ISIN
- IE00BD6GCF16
- Also listed as
- FTGI (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- First Trust
- 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
- 0.55% a year · about £55 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £42.4m
- 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
- USD
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from $39.86 on 14/11/2025 to $52.06 on 13/11/2026 (+30.6%). The lowest close shown was $39.68 on 21/11/2025 and the highest $52.06 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 06/08/2026 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
244 weekly closes, from 18/02/2022 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 FundThis 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 |
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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 192 rolling 12-month returns since February 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since February 2022, 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 (150 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of UNCU?
The ongoing charge of UNCU 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 Accum B 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 UNCU track?
UNCU tracks the NASDAQ US High Equity Income Net Total Return Index - USD.
Is UNCU accumulating or distributing?
UNCU 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 UNCU?
The ISIN of UNCU is IE00BD6GCF16. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; UNCU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as FTGI (Xetra, euros).
What were UNCU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of UNCU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2023 +10.8%, 2024 +9.7%, 2025 −1.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +27.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has UNCU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 UNCU’s total return was +62.8%, or +27.1% 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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