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About First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF -VIII-
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Inception date
Nov 21, 2023
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33740F3837
AGQI holds income-producing stocks of companies globally, that can maintain or grow dividends without compromising their financial stability. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts. The fund invests in US and non-US issuers, holding at least 40% of its assets outside the US, with up to 20% allocated in emerging markets. The fund uses a fundamental approach to select dividend-paying companies with quality income, meaning they can provide stable and growing dividends. Eligible companies are assessed based on ROE and/or ROIC, financial leverage ratio, and dividend payout ratio. The resulting portfolio may have a large-cap tilt, although the fund invests in companies of any market capitalization. On November 21, 2023, the ETF acquired all assets and liabilities of the First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (ticker: FDEU), which had about $220 million in assets, morphing the closed-end fund into an ETF.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stocks98.06%
Consumer Non-Durables19.55%
Electronic Technology19.41%
Finance14.57%
Health Technology9.60%
Technology Services8.05%
Commercial Services6.28%
Consumer Durables5.32%
Energy Minerals3.95%
Utilities3.43%
Retail Trade3.18%
Producer Manufacturing2.90%
Non-Energy Minerals1.82%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.94%
Cash1.94%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.54%
North America36.67%
Asia17.80%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
AGQI invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 19.55% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 19.41% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
AGQI top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Carlsberg AS Class B, occupying 4.83% and 4.30% of the portfolio correspondingly.
AGQI last dividends amounted to 0.16 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.13 USD in dividends, which shows a 18.99% increase.
Yes, AGQI pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.29%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.16 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
AGQI shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Nov 21, 2023, and its management style is Active.
AGQI expense ratio is 0.85% meaning you'd have to pay 0.85% of your investment to help manage the fund.
AGQI follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
AGQI invests in stocks.