FGD Fees and Costs — First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-21
The net expense ratio is 0.55%: a 0.40% management fee plus 0.15% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $210K in broker commissions, 0.0365% of average net assets.
FGD Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FGD. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.55% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.55% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FGD Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FGD, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $370 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.62% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.55%) | $58 | $181 | $315 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $21 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $34 |
| Total costs | $62 | $202 | $370 |
| Value after costs | $10,438 | $11,374 | $12,393 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
FGD Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0365%
- Total broker commissions: $210K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $169.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): —
- Securities lending: none during the year
FGD Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $187K | 89.00% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $10K | 4.68% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $8K | 3.75% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $5K | 2.28% |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | $591 | 0.28% |
FGD Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $64.9M | 38.40% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $49.0M | 28.98% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $24.5M | 14.49% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $18.7M | 11.08% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $8.3M | 4.89% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $3.6M | 2.16% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.