Key highlights

  • Future Generation Global Ltd (ASX:FGG) has a fully franked interim dividend of 4.2 cents per share with an ex-dividend date of 5 November 2026 and payment on 18 November 2026.
  • The 26 August 2026 announcement reports a total shareholder return of 22.7% including franking for the 12 months to 30 June 2026.
  • At 31 July 2026 the profits reserve of 66.4 cents per share provided 7.9 years of dividend coverage.

Future Generation Global Ltd (ASX:FGG) is a listed investment company that invests in global equity fund managers and supports charities. As at 19 October 2026, it has a fully franked interim dividend of 4.2 cents per share that goes ex-dividend on 5 November 2026. In an announcement dated 26 August 2026, the company reported total shareholder return and declared the dividend.

About the company

FGG’s chair is Jennifer Westacott AC. The company says it has increased its dividend every year for the past seven years, which it presents as evidence of the sustainability of its structure and its approach to reliable, fully franked income across varying global market conditions.

Upcoming dividend details

Dividend type

Interim

Amount per share

$0.042

Franking

100% franked

Ex-dividend date

5 November 2026

Payment date

18 November 2026

Last price in the table

$1.60

The interim dividend of 4.2 cents per share brings the annualised fully franked interim dividend to 8.4 cents per share, a 5.0% increase from 2025.

What the announcement says about structure

The chair’s comments emphasise that the listed investment company structure allows the company to provide shareholders with a fully franked and growing dividend stream while investing in global markets through external managers. The announcement is brief on portfolio details and concentrates on the return and dividend.

The coverage figure can also be checked. A profits reserve of 66.4 cents per share divided by an annualised interim dividend of 8.4 cents gives roughly 7.9 years, matching the announcement. That is longer than the coverage reported by its sister company, Future Generation Australia, though the two are separate companies with different reserves and dividend rates.

The announcement focuses on the 22.7% total shareholder return including franking for the 12 months to 30 June 2026, the 5.0% increase in the annualised interim dividend and seven consecutive annual increases. Its chair is Jennifer Westacott AC, who describes the structure as offering reliable, fully franked income. The document does not describe portfolio holdings or performance by manager.

How the dividend timetable works

The ex-dividend date of 5 November 2026 is the first trading day on which shares change hands without the right to the upcoming dividend of 4.2 cents per share. Shares bought before that date carry the entitlement, subject to the record date and settlement timing, while shares bought on or after it do not. Payment follows on 18 November 2026, 13 days after the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date falls 17 days after 19 October.

The dividend is fully franked, which means franking credits equal to the Australian company tax paid on the underlying profit are attached. How much those credits are worth depends on each shareholder’s own tax position, which this article does not assess.

A dividend is a distribution of profit that the board decides to pay, and the amounts quoted are per share. The total cash paid depends on the number of shares on issue at the record date, which can change if a company issues new shares or repurchases existing ones. Dates and amounts can change if the company announces an update.

Factors shareholders may weigh

Dividend coverage is measured against the profits reserve and does not guarantee future dividends. Returns depend on the performance of global equity managers and on currency movements, since the portfolio is invested internationally while dividends are paid in Australian dollars.

The dividend is fully franked, though for a global portfolio franking credits depend on Australian tax paid by the company.

What’s next

The interim dividend goes ex on 5 November 2026 and is paid on 18 November 2026. The company will announce its next dividend with its next results.