BGLD — FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF
Data updated: 2026-06-01
BGLD — FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Materials Equity · $51.56M AUM · 0.91% expense ratio · 18.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
BGLD Fund Overview
BGLD — FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, categorised as United States Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
- Category: United States Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $51.56M
- 1-year return: 18.5%
- Ticker: BGLD
- SEC CIK: 0001329377
- SEC series ID: S000070088
- Share class ID: C000222997
BGLD Holdings
Top 5 holdings of FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bills | 100.07% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 2.45% |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds | 0.60% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.28% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.09% |
BGLD Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 100.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
BGLD Performance
Total returns for BGLD (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.6% |
| 1 year | 18.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 20.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 12.8% |
BGLD Risk Information
Risk metrics for BGLD, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 11.0%
BGLD Costs and Fees
BGLD costs about $91 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.91%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.91%
- Portfolio turnover: 0%
- Brokerage commissions: 8.80 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BGLD Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF had net outflows of $9.31M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $7.16M |
| 2026-02 | −$4.55M |
| 2026-01 | −$4.57M |
| 2025-12 | $16.05M |
| 2025-11 | $1.21M |
| 2025-10 | −$11.97M |
BGLD Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bills | 100.07% |
BGLD Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.