First TrustDefined OutcomeBGLD · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD)

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Price: $16.67; —25 Sept 2026
Assets: $54.4M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.91%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 36.94%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 1.0%-9.6%; Category 10.6%
3Y CAGR: 19.3%+5.8%; Category 13.6%
5Y CAGR: 12.1%+3.2%; Category 8.9%

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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	-5.0%	+1.5%	-0.8%	-2.6%	+1.0%	+19.3%	+12.1%	—	+9.2%
Defined Outcome average	0.6%	3.1%	10.3%	7.9%	10.6%	13.6%	8.9%	—	9.0%
Difference	-5.6%	-1.5%	-11.1%	-10.4%	-9.6%	+5.8%	+3.2%	—	+0.2%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Asset mix

What the fund is invested in.

Cash84.3%
Other15.7%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: BGLD
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 20 Jan 2021 (5.7 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.91% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 36.94%
Beta, 3 years: 0.10
Total net assets: $54.4M

Prices and returns as of 25 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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