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Name

As of

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

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$628 M

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2.28%

Vitals

YTD Return

12.9%

1 yr return

-4.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

6.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.5%

Net Assets

$628 M

Holdings in Top 10

18.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

N/A
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.28%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 4.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 154.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$500


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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$628 M

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2.28%

FIBGX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 12.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.97%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    First Investors Global Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    First Investors
  • Inception Date
    Jan 12, 1995
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    B
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Pedro V. Marcal

Fund Description


FIBGX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FIBGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 12.9% -17.7% 37.5% 75.46%
1 Yr -4.8% -70.8% 13.4% 93.31%
3 Yr 6.5%* -31.9% 25.2% 91.04%
5 Yr 4.5%* -22.4% 14.3% 93.79%
10 Yr 7.9%* -9.2% 13.0% 88.05%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FIBGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -27.3% -73.8% -0.3% 93.42%
2022 11.3% -19.8% 49.8% 85.07%
2021 0.5% -73.5% 24.7% 67.78%
2020 -5.1% -27.7% 17.2% 54.68%
2019 -17.0% -40.2% 18.4% 97.60%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FIBGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 12.9% -17.7% 37.5% 75.46%
1 Yr -7.9% -70.8% 18.0% 59.97%
3 Yr 5.7%* -31.4% 25.2% 45.72%
5 Yr 4.3%* -22.4% 16.9% 39.14%
10 Yr 7.9%* -9.2% 15.2% 57.24%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FIBGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -11.7% -73.8% 1.8% 37.37%
2022 22.7% 0.9% 53.2% 48.75%
2021 0.5% -21.0% 26.9% 79.68%
2020 1.4% -26.7% 18.6% 22.46%
2019 3.4% -23.9% 18.4% 35.31%

FIBGX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FIBGX Category Low Category High FIBGX % Rank
Net Assets 628 M 3.25 M 97.3 B 40.37%
Number of Holdings 143 2 8191 22.02%
Net Assets in Top 10 111 M 606 K 17.1 B 50.85%
Weighting of Top 10 18.82% 6.8% 179.4% 82.57%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Alphabet Inc A 2.75%
  2. Merck & Co Inc 2.49%
  3. Verizon Communications Inc 2.31%
  4. Facebook Inc A 1.98%
  5. Nestle SA 1.70%
  6. Alphabet Inc Class C 1.59%
  7. Procter & Gamble Co 1.58%
  8. Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A ETF 1.56%
  9. Chevron Corp 1.45%
  10. Amazon.com Inc 1.42%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FIBGX % Rank
Stocks
95.74% -0.01% 116.16% 64.35%
Cash
4.25% -0.45% 42.24% 29.10%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 13.48% 97.25%
Other
0.00% -0.54% 25.01% 95.28%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 27.20% 97.25%
Bonds
0.00% -28.13% 99.46% 96.33%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FIBGX % Rank
Technology
27.00% 0.00% 73.44% 11.71%
Financial Services
13.87% 0.00% 44.34% 53.68%
Healthcare
10.18% 0.00% 27.74% 60.66%
Consumer Defense
9.01% 0.00% 40.44% 36.18%
Industrials
8.40% 0.00% 80.34% 68.42%
Consumer Cyclical
8.17% 0.00% 57.09% 75.39%
Utilities
6.73% -0.06% 89.43% 15.53%
Energy
5.83% 0.00% 52.81% 34.21%
Communication Services
2.83% 0.00% 39.16% 40.39%
Basic Materials
2.83% 0.00% 26.45% 60.53%
Real Estate
0.90% -0.42% 96.78% 61.84%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FIBGX % Rank
US
56.05% -0.01% 97.33% 30.28%
Non US
39.69% 0.00% 99.77% 64.48%

FIBGX - Expenses

Operational Fees

FIBGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 2.28% 0.01% 164.00% 9.58%
Management Fee 0.95% 0.00% 1.50% 86.11%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 99.60%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.47% N/A

Sales Fees

FIBGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.08% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 4.00% 1.00% 5.00% 14.07%

Trading Fees

FIBGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.08% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FIBGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 154.00% 2.00% 1856.00% 95.39%

FIBGX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FIBGX Category Low Category High FIBGX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.73% 98.82%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FIBGX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FIBGX Category Low Category High FIBGX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.97% -1.68% 6.88% 97.90%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FIBGX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FIBGX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Pedro V. Marcal


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 01, 2018

0.92

0.9%

Mr. Marcal has been employed by the Manager since 2013 as a Senior Vice President and portfolio manager. Prior to joining the Manager, he was a Portfolio Manager at Allianz Global Investors (formerly Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management) from 1994 to 2013. Mr. Marcal has years of investment industry experience and has portfolio management and research responsibilities for the International Equities team. He also serves on the asset allocation committee. Before joining the team, Mr. Marcal had been a portfolio manager on the Global Select product and also the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets product. He joined AGI Capital in 1994 via a predecessor affiliate in which he was also a Partner. Prior to that, he was an economist at A.B. Laffer, V.A. Canto & Associates, a global economic consulting firm, and a trader at A-Mark Precious Metals, a commodities firm. Mr. Marcal earned his M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. As part of his undergraduate degree, he spent a year studying development economics at London University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.0 36.85 6.81 7.12