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Performance analysis of FGD (FIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FGD has had an average annual return of +21.76%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FGD has had an average annual return of +12.17%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, FGD has had an average annual return of +9.96%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Nov 27, 2007, FGD has had an average annual return of +6.07%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.33% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+13.94%+44.43%+5.67%+8.15%-7.25%+20.77%-5.43%+20.66%-12.48%+17.87%+11.92%-10.14%
20142013201220112010200920082007
-1.79%+17.57%+16.13%-2.55%+12.49%+60.11%-50.20%+2.70%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+5.72%+6.03%-5.56%+5.14%+0.77%-3.91%+5.72%+13.94%
2025+2.52%+2.86%+3.64%+3.31%+5.72%+6.07%+0.54%+4.91%+0.57%+0.98%+4.10%+2.31%+44.43%
2024-0.98%+0.45%+2.93%-1.14%+4.77%-2.99%+4.62%+3.54%+2.13%-3.82%+1.58%-4.96%+5.67%
2023+7.77%-3.84%-2.45%+2.22%-5.84%+3.68%+4.01%-4.13%-2.50%-2.70%+6.89%+6.02%+8.15%
2022+2.51%-1.90%+0.70%-5.36%+3.33%-10.54%+1.52%-4.22%-10.74%+5.45%+13.86%+0.47%-7.25%
2021+1.19%+7.65%+5.75%+2.71%+5.03%-2.91%-0.58%+1.21%-2.88%+2.21%-4.58%+5.05%+20.77%
2020-2.73%-9.80%-25.20%+7.67%+3.38%+3.11%+0.67%+3.81%-3.79%+0.05%+18.79%+5.08%-5.43%
2019+7.09%+1.79%-1.75%+3.65%-5.92%+4.29%-2.13%-3.15%+6.09%+4.19%+1.63%+4.03%+20.66%
2018+5.08%-6.07%-1.13%+2.50%-2.98%-0.77%+2.87%-1.34%+0.92%-5.93%+0.88%-6.51%-12.48%
2017+3.29%+0.72%+1.66%+1.23%+1.66%+0.94%+2.57%-0.79%+2.22%-0.39%+1.09%+2.43%+17.87%

Drawdown analysis of FGD (FIRST TRUST DOW JONES GLOBAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND)

The maximum drawdown for the FGD was -68.07%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1040 trading sessions.

Since Nov 27, 2007 FGD has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 2 times
  • 20% or more: 5 times
  • 10% or more: 7 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-68.07%Nov 29, 2007319Mar 9, 20091040Apr 25, 20131359
-44.85%Feb 12, 202027Mar 23, 2020206Jan 14, 2021233
-28.67%Feb 9, 2022169Oct 12, 2022398May 14, 2024567
-28.08%Jul 3, 2014389Jan 20, 2016377Jul 19, 2017766
-20.87%Jan 26, 2018229Dec 24, 2018285Feb 12, 2020514
-11.50%Mar 19, 202514Apr 8, 202511Apr 24, 202525
-10.80%May 8, 201332Jun 24, 201354Sep 10, 201386
-9.82%Feb 20, 202620Mar 20, 202680Jul 16, 2026100
-9.10%Jun 7, 2021124Dec 1, 202128Jan 11, 2022152
-8.98%Sep 26, 202472Jan 10, 202538Mar 7, 2025110
-6.40%May 17, 202419Jun 14, 202431Jul 31, 202450
-6.14%Jan 14, 202110Jan 29, 202111Feb 16, 202121
-5.66%Dec 31, 201322Feb 3, 201410Feb 18, 201432
-5.37%Jul 31, 20243Aug 5, 202410Aug 19, 202413
-4.95%Oct 29, 201331Dec 12, 201311Dec 30, 201342
-4.61%Jul 23, 20257Aug 1, 20258Aug 13, 202515
-4.22%Jan 14, 20228Jan 27, 20229Feb 9, 202217
-4.19%Nov 12, 20256Nov 20, 20254Nov 26, 202510
-3.75%Sep 15, 202519Oct 10, 202510Oct 24, 202529
-2.95%Aug 27, 20249Sep 10, 20247Sep 19, 202416
-2.59%Mar 17, 20215Mar 24, 20217Apr 5, 202112
-2.51%Feb 24, 20212Feb 26, 20215Mar 5, 20217
-2.43%Sep 18, 201314Oct 8, 20133Oct 11, 201317
-2.36%Aug 7, 20178Aug 17, 201716Sep 11, 201724
-2.35%Oct 13, 201723Nov 15, 201717Dec 11, 201740