First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund [FGD] Stock Forecast

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund ETF holds 99 global dividend stocks. It is well-diversified across countries and holdings, but it is overweight in financials. Historical performance is close to competitors.

The First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend ETF (FGD) was launched on 11/21/2007, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Broad Developed World ETFs category of the market.

These high-dividend ETFs beat the S&P 500 in the past month, yield better than the benchmark treasury yield and have a lower P/E than the S&P 500.

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Smart Beta ETF report for FGD

Smart Beta ETF report for FGD

FGD holds 100 dividend stocks from developed countries. It is very heavy in financial companies: about 45% of asset value.

Smart Beta ETF report for FGD

Smart Beta ETF report for FGD