FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD)

Assets	$49.18M
Expense Ratio	0.91%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	2.95M
Dividend (ttm)	$7.58
Dividend Yield	45.51%
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 29, 2025
Payout Frequency	Annual
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	5,388
Open	17.00
Previous Close	16.94
Day's Range	16.66 - 17.03
52-Week Low	16.34
52-Week High	25.34
Beta	0.19
Holdings	4
Inception Date	Jan 20, 2021

About BGLD

Fund Home Page

The FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in downside hedge alternatives. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on SPDR Gold Trust ETF over a specific holdings period. The fund invests in US treasury bills, cash-like instruments and FLEX options through a wholly-owned subsidiary. BGLD was launched on Jan 20, 2021 and is issued by First Trust.

• Asset Class: Alternatives
• Category: Defined Outcome
• Region: North America
• Stock Exchange: BATS
• Ticker Symbol: BGLD
• ETF Provider: First Trust

Top Holdings

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Bills 0%	B.0 08.27.26	81.80%
First Trust Cayman Fd 569558	n/a	17.56%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289	n/a	0.64%
Cash	n/a	-0.00%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 29, 2025	$7.5834	Dec 31, 2025
Dec 2, 2024	$4.5955	Dec 3, 2024
Dec 1, 2023	$1.9742	Dec 5, 2023
Dec 1, 2022	$0.0739	Dec 5, 2022

Performance

BGLD had a total return of 9.32% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.71%.

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Last checked:

Jun 17, 2026

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