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First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund (FEBIX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US32008F6714

CUSIP

32008F671

Inception Date

Apr 30, 2012

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

FEBIX has a high expense ratio of 0.93%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund (FEBIX) returned 12.10% year-to-date (YTD) and 15.18% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FEBIX returned 6.53% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.


FEBIX

YTD

12.10%

1M

2.28%

6M

8.40%

1Y

15.18%

3Y*

9.23%

5Y*

10.78%

10Y*

6.53%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-1.34%

1M

5.02%

6M

-3.08%

1Y

9.39%

3Y*

13.76%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

10.68%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of FEBIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.23%2.74%2.39%2.09%1.12%12.10%
2024-0.02%-0.01%2.79%-1.08%2.71%-1.03%3.92%3.28%1.54%-1.78%0.43%-3.78%6.88%
20235.45%-2.84%1.68%2.14%-3.41%2.87%1.71%-1.76%-2.61%-2.08%4.31%3.20%8.43%
20220.58%-0.48%-0.39%-2.66%2.14%-6.27%3.63%-3.61%-6.37%5.00%7.42%-0.67%-2.64%
2021-0.98%0.63%3.57%3.22%3.37%-0.80%0.09%-0.43%-2.65%3.02%-3.23%5.94%11.92%
2020-2.11%-4.69%-9.78%7.00%1.63%1.44%3.32%1.79%-1.73%-2.02%8.07%3.21%4.89%
20194.82%1.81%0.62%1.42%-2.95%4.12%-0.28%-0.59%1.33%1.26%0.51%2.30%15.12%
20182.57%-2.97%-0.15%0.12%0.31%-0.63%1.64%-0.96%0.35%-3.66%0.18%-2.96%-6.17%
20171.91%1.07%1.66%1.20%1.74%0.45%0.84%0.12%1.35%1.01%0.69%0.54%13.29%
2016-3.20%0.30%6.30%2.94%-1.11%1.05%2.89%0.36%0.92%-1.17%-1.19%2.14%10.36%
20151.50%2.92%-2.04%3.01%-0.27%-2.22%0.38%-3.29%-2.84%5.18%-1.12%-2.00%-1.19%
20140.55%3.67%1.27%2.04%1.46%1.52%-0.88%1.01%-2.77%-0.08%0.40%-3.14%4.96%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 91, FEBIX is among the top 9% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FEBIX is 9191
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FEBIX is 9191
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FEBIX is 8989
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FEBIX is 9090
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FEBIX is 9393
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FEBIX is 9191
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund (FEBIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 27, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.79
  • 5-Year: 1.17
  • 10-Year: 0.71
  • All Time: 0.84

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund provided a 3.99% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.57 per share.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.57$0.54$0.42$0.48$1.07$0.41$0.34$0.30$0.34$0.37$0.47$0.94

Dividend yield

3.99%4.19%3.31%4.00%8.31%3.22%2.71%2.69%2.77%3.38%4.54%8.61%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.01$0.03$0.07$0.05$0.00$0.16
2024$0.01$0.02$0.06$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.01$0.02$0.23$0.54
2023$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.03$0.04$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.12$0.02$0.04$0.42
2022$0.01$0.02$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.03$0.01$0.03$0.03$0.01$0.11$0.13$0.48
2021$0.01$0.02$0.04$0.03$0.05$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.82$1.07
2020$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.19$0.41
2019$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.02$0.03$0.01$0.01$0.06$0.34
2018$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.03$0.01$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.30
2017$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.03$0.05$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.34
2016$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.37
2015$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.07$0.47
2014$0.13$0.03$0.05$0.14$0.06$0.03$0.16$0.03$0.03$0.11$0.03$0.15$0.94

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund was 23.05%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 162 trading sessions.

The current First Eagle Global Income Builder Fund drawdown is 0.35%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-23.05%Jan 3, 202055Mar 23, 2020162Nov 10, 2020217
-15.79%Jan 18, 2022175Sep 27, 202283Jan 26, 2023258
-14.15%Jul 7, 2014389Jan 20, 2016131Jul 27, 2016520
-11.2%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018131Jul 3, 2019360
-7.15%Aug 1, 202363Oct 27, 202333Dec 14, 202396
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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