First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF ESBG
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- Expense ratio
- 0.95%
- Net assets
- $2.1M
- Holdings
- 5
- 12-month distribution yield
- 1.53%
- Asset class
- Derivatives-based
First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF (ESBG) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Derivatives-based. Its last price was US$20.57 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.95% a year, from its prospectus dated 19 Nov 2025. It reported net assets of US$2.05 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$0.31 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.53%, paid quarterly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.95%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.95%
- Prospectus date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 19 Nov 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $2,052,674
- Total assets
- $2,196,771
- 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 | DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS SH BEN INT | US2620062081 | 50.20% | $1.0M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 2 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT T 3.5 11/30/30 | US91282CPN55 | 24.86% | $510K | Debt | United States | USD |
| 3 | CME Group Inc. Micro Gold Futures | No identifier reported | -6.94% | -$142K | Commodity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 4 | CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 INDEX FUTURES | No identifier reported | 1.71% | $35K | Equity derivatives | United States | USD |
| 5 | BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC. 5-Year T-Note Futures, Sep-2026,ETH | No identifier reported | 0.14% | $3K | Interest rate 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.
Warning: Uses derivatives
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 50.20% | |
| Debt | 24.86% | |
| Commodity derivatives | -6.94% | |
| Equity derivatives | 1.71% | |
| Interest rate derivatives | 0.14% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 69.97% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 69.97% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $0.3140
- 12-month yield
- 1.53%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.3140) ÷ latest price ($20.57) × 100 = 1.53%. 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 |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.0850 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | $0.1010 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | $0.0780 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | $0.0500 |
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 (S000096608) (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
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