FGD

Index

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

Category: Intl Equity (2,771 funds)

Expense Ratio
0.56%
Annual Cost per $10K
$56.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$11,088
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Index
Trailing 12-Month
+33.12%

Asset Allocation

US Equity
12%
Intl Equity
88%

Fee Comparison

FGD
0.56%
Intl Equity average
1.21%
Intl Equity cheapest
0.00%
Index benchmark
0.03%

54% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+79.61%3Y
Compare to

Fee Impact Calculator

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%
FGD at 0.56%$325,174
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$55,439
Cost vs index fund−$52,250

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FIGSXFidelity Series International Growth Fund0.00%
CNWAXNew World Fund Inc0.96%
VWOVANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND0.07%
MGIAXMFS International Intrinsic Value Fund0.77%
BBIEXBridge Builder International Equity Fund0.34%
DFIEXINTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY 2 PORTFOLIO$1M min0.23%
FIAGXFidelity International Growth Fund0.84%
VDVIXVANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND0.16%
FMIJXFMI International Fund0.94%
FCPAXFidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund1.14%
WEUSXSIIT WORLD EQUITY EX-US FUND0.63%
GDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF0.51%
FEDMXFidelity Emerging Markets Fund0.86%
FAPCXFidelity International Capital Appreciation K6 Fund0.65%
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%
TRNZXT. Rowe Price International Stock Fund0.66%
APDJXArtisan International Small-Mid Fund1.15%
COPXGlobal X Copper Miners ETF0.65%
MDIDXMFS International Diversification Fund1.08%
DFCEXEMERGING MARKETS CORE EQUITY 2 PORTFOLIO$1M min0.40%
DFISXINTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO$1M min0.39%
SEITXSIT International Equity Fund0.85%
VEUVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND0.04%
TIEWXNuveen International Equity Fund0.46%
MRIBXMFS Research International Fund0.99%
HEFAiShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%
JEMWXJPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund0.79%
CGIAXInternational Growth and Income Fund1.13%
DISVXDFA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO$1M min0.43%
FSGEXFidelity Series Global ex U.S. Index Fund0.01%
FSPSXFidelity International Index Fund0.03%
TRZSXT. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund0.65%
IDVSXInternational Advantage Portfolio0.89%
GQGPXGQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund0.98%
ACGGXGlobal Gold Fund0.66%
THGIXThornburg International Growth Fund0.89%
FAIEXFirst American Multi-Manager International Equity Fund$1M min0.70%
TCIEXNuveen International Equity Index Fund0.05%
MGRAXMFS International Growth Fund0.81%
FSOSXFidelity Series Overseas Fund0.01%
FIJDXSelect Gold Portfolio0.60%
HSWFXHartford Schroders International Stock Fund0.69%
HLMNXHarding Loevner International Equity Portfolio1.15%
TEGCXTouchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Sands Capital Emerging Markets Growth Fund1.16%
TIOIXNuveen International Opportunities Fund0.60%
FOSFXFidelity Overseas Fund0.59%
APDIXArtisan International Fund1.05%
FEMSXFidelity Series Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund0.01%
FAIDXFidelity International Discovery Fund0.66%
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.72%
DFALXLARGE CAP INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO$1M min0.17%
FDIKXFidelity Diversified International Fund0.59%
MIEIXMFS International Equity Fund0.98%
VINEXVANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EXPLORER FUND0.44%
STEYXInternational Strategic Equities Portfolio0.69%
MNOPXInternational Opportunity Portfolio0.94%
DFIVXDFA INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO$1M min0.28%
MNCDXMercer Non-US Core Equity Fund0.62%
WCMRXWCM Focused International Growth Fund1.29%
EAROXFirst Eagle Overseas Fund0.80%
VZICXVANGUARD INTERNATIONAL CORE STOCK FUND0.38%
OAZIXOakmark International Fund0.75%
SMQFXSIIT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND1.07%
EMXCiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF0.25%
FGADXFranklin Gold And Precious Metals Fund0.87%
MMITXMulti-Manager International Equity Fund0.57%
TROZXT. Rowe Price International Value Equity Fund0.66%
CCWSXBaird Chautauqua International Growth Fund1.05%
TRZKXT. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund1.06%
TBGVXTweedy, Browne International Value Fund1.41%
SCZiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF0.40%
FINVXFidelity Series International Value Fund0.01%
VSSVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND0.08%
INDAiShares MSCI India ETF0.61%
FTIHXFidelity Total International Index Fund0.06%
FNDFSchwab Fundamental International Equity ETF0.25%
BEXUXBaron Emerging Markets Fund1.11%
AWPAXAB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC1.04%
DIHRXInternational High Relative Profitability Portfolio$1M min0.29%
DFAXDimensional World ex. U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF0.29%
FSGGXFidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund0.06%
BGIFXBaillie Gifford International Alpha Fund0.59%
JIJRXInternational Dynamic Growth Fund0.84%
TENWXNuveen Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund0.16%
SSHQXSTATE STREET HEDGED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED EQUITY INDEX FUND0.20%
BGEDXBaillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund0.64%
VPLVANGUARD PACIFIC STOCK INDEX FUND0.07%
BBCAJPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF0.19%
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF0.73%
DFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF0.23%
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CMIUXSix Circles Managed Equity Portfolio International Unconstrained Fund0.10%
SCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF0.07%

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