First TrustDefined OutcomeBGLD · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD)

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Price: $15.98; —12 Nov 2026
Assets: $53.3M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.91%; Category 0.82%
Yield: 39.47%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: -6.0%-14.2%; Category 8.2%
3Y CAGR: 17.1%+4.5%; Category 12.6%
5Y CAGR: 10.1%+1.8%; Category 8.3%

$15.98—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets: $53.3M
Expense: 0.91%
Categ. exp: 0.82%
Yield: 39.47%

ReturnFundCateg.

1Y-6.0%8.2%

3Y17.1%12.6%

5Y10.1%8.3%

Launch8.2%—

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FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-2.5%	-5.4%	-7.9%	-6.6%	-6.0%	+17.1%	+10.1%	—	+8.2%
Defined Outcome average	-1.3%	-0.6%	2.2%	7.1%	8.2%	12.6%	8.3%	—	7.9%
Difference	-1.2%	-4.8%	-10.1%	-13.7%	-14.2%	+4.5%	+1.8%	—	+0.3%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government82.5%

Asset mix

Cash83.1%
Other16.9%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: BGLD
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 20 Jan 2021 (5.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.91% (category 0.82%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 49%)
Distribution yield: 39.47%
Beta, 3 years: 0.14
Total net assets: $53.3M

Prices and returns as of 12 Nov 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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