FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF BGLD
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- Expense ratio
- 0.91%
- Net assets
- $48.0M
- Holdings
- 5
- 12-month distribution yield
- 46.45%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) is an exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Fixed income · US (fixed income). Its last price was US$16.33 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.91% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 Jun 2026. It reported net assets of US$48.04 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 5 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$7.58 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 46.45%, paid yearly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.91%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.90%
- Prospectus date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 1 Jun 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $48,044,508
- Total assets
- $49,139,462
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 5 of 5 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT B 0 08/27/26 | US912797TY36 | 100.15% | $48.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 2 | CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. SPDR GOLD SHARES | No identifier reported | -2.02% | -$970K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 3 | CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. SPDR GOLD SHARES | No identifier reported | 1.37% | $656K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 4 | DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS SH BEN INT | US2620062081 | 0.66% | $319K | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 5 | CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. SPDR GOLD SHARES | No identifier reported | -0.18% | -$88K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 100.15% | |
| Equity derivatives | -0.84% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.66% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 99.98% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.98% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $7.5830
- 12-month yield
- 46.45%
- Frequency
- Yearly
- Latest ex-date
- 29 Dec 2025
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($7.5830) ÷ latest price ($16.33) × 100 = 46.45%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (4 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2025 | $7.5830 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | $4.5960 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $1.9740 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $0.0740 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000070088) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
Largest funds in the same category:
- BGLD and BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
- BGLD and AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
- BGLD and VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
- BGLD and BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF