AGQI ETF — First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF

First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF (AGQI)

AGQI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.23%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.70%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 54.1% over the past 2.8 years, 20.1 points behind SPY at 74.2%.

At the current 2.23% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $223 per year, or about $55.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF is an actively managed equity fund that seeks income by investing primarily in dividend-paying stocks, preferred securities, and REITs across U.S. and international markets, with at least 40% of assets typically in non-U.S. securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.85%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking global equity exposure with an emphasis on quality dividend-paying issuers.

AGQI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 54.1% over the past 2.8 years, 20.1 points behind SPY at 74.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

AGQI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.14%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/2015

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

2.23%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.70%

Last close

$18.33 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$18.37

Premium / discount

0.22% discount

AUM

$54,111,279

Average volume

6990.0

Last dividend

$0.102

Last ex-dividend date

06/25/2026 (as of 2026-06-25)

Last payment date

06/30/2026 (as of 2026-06-30)

Beta

0.67

P/E ratio

20.0772

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.23%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.70%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AGQI risks and drawbacks

AGQI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.2%.

Who may consider AGQI — and who may not

AGQI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AGQI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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