FDT vs FGD

AFDT

BFGD

Measures won1–5FGD wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,572FGD · FDT $16,926

Lowest cost0.55%FGD · $55 on $10k

Most income5.67%FGD · $567 on $10k

Smallest drop−9.8%FGD · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common7.3%FDT and FGD

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund · $1.4BFirst Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund · $1.6B

+25.8%3 years · per year$19,913 · $19,368+24.7%

+11.1%5 years · per year$16,926 · $17,572+11.9%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $55 on $10k · lower wins0.55%

3.09%12-mo yield$309 · $567 on $10k5.67%

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BFGD	First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index FundRead Desk		0.55%	5.67%	−0.1%	+15.8%	+20.3%	+24.7%	+11.9%	−9.8%	$1.6B
2	AFDT	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	3.09%	+0.5%	+13.9%	+17.9%	+25.8%	+11.1%	−13.4%	$1.4B

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BFGD	First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index FundRead Desk		0.55%	5.67%	−0.1%	+15.8%	+20.3%	+24.7%	+11.9%	−9.8%	$1.6B
2	AFDT	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.80%	3.09%	+0.5%	+13.9%	+17.9%	+25.8%	+11.1%	−13.4%	$1.4B

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FDT

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund

$16,926

FGD

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

$17,572

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