First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) is a international dividend ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FGD 4.5 out of 10 — highest on Risk (6.8), lowest on Quality (1.9). It trades at 10.1 times earnings, against its own median of 10.2. Its ten largest holdings are 17% of the fund.
What stands out in FGD's data
Global high-dividend stocks, weighted by payout size.
Priced cheaper than typical global income funds — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.
Trailing P/E multiple of 10.1x sits in the cheapest 20% band of its category, well below the 14.2x peer median. The fund charges 0.6% annually.
The income anchor of an international allocation, built on high-dividend payers worldwide.
How is FGD rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) 4.5 out of 10
As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) 4.5 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 4.5 / 10
- Growth: 2.4 / 10
- Value: 5.6 / 10
- Risk: 6.8 / 10
- Quality: 1.9 / 10
- Return: 6.1 / 10
Is FGD expensive right now? It trades at 10.1 times earnings, against its own median of 10.2
As of October 9, 2026, FGD is cheaper than 51% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 56 of those months were cheaper than today.
Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
What's inside FGD?
What's inside FGD: Size (Large 28%, Mid 42%, Small 29%); Geography (International 77%, US 23%); Tech 1.9%.
What are FGD's top holdings? The ten largest are 17% of the fund
Robert Half, Hyundai Elevator CO. LTD. (helco), HP, OMV, Teleperformance SE, B&M European Value Retail, Banco BPM SPA, Legal & General, Parex Resources and Aker ASA are FGD's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 70% of Dividend Global ex-US ETFs.
Half of FGD's weight sits in its 37 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 89 equally weighted holdings.
What is FGD's expense ratio? 0.55% a year
As of October 9, 2026, FGD charges 0.55% a year, yields 5.82% and holds $1.5B in assets across 99 positions.
| Measure | FGD |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.55% |
| Dividend yield | 5.82% |
| Assets under management | $1.5B |
| Holdings | 99 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fgd
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