VEA vs FGD

AVEA

BFGD

Measures won1–5FGD wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,685FGD · VEA $15,497

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income5.67%FGD · $567 on $10k

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

Held in common4.7%VEA and FGD

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF · $232BFirst Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund · $1.6B

+20.5%3 years · per year$17,516 · $19,269+24.4%

+9.2%5 years · per year$15,497 · $17,685+12.1%

0.03%Expense ratio$3 · $55 on $10k · lower wins0.55%

2.46%12-mo yield$246 · $567 on $10k5.67%

End-of-day Nov 10, 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%	−0.2%	+15.9%	+22.3%	+24.4%	+12.1%	−9.8%	$1.6B
2	AVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk		0.03%	2.46%	−0.8%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B

End-of-day Nov 10, 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%	−0.2%	+15.9%	+22.3%	+24.4%	+12.1%	−9.8%	$1.6B
2	AVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk		0.03%	2.46%	−0.8%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets

$15,497

FGD

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

$17,685

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