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FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (B...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

Inception Date

Jan 20, 2021

Region

Global (Broad)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Commodity

Expense Ratio

BGLD has an expense ratio of 0.90%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) returned 16.48% year-to-date (YTD) and 31.63% over the past 12 months.


BGLD

YTD

16.48%

1M

0.28%

6M

16.34%

1Y

31.63%

3Y*

16.63%

5Y*

N/A

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BGLD, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.72%2.96%5.16%1.05%0.71%16.48%
2024-1.59%0.38%6.02%2.23%0.79%0.34%4.15%3.13%3.06%3.63%-1.36%-0.60%21.80%
20233.57%-2.22%4.49%1.31%1.80%-2.33%1.83%-1.65%-3.06%5.15%3.07%0.97%13.24%
2022-0.69%2.89%0.60%-1.37%-3.42%-0.83%-2.04%-2.36%-1.74%-1.59%7.07%1.48%-2.42%
2021-1.11%-3.93%-0.47%2.51%4.02%-4.28%0.60%-1.52%-2.27%0.69%-1.03%1.41%-5.58%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 98, BGLD is among the top 2% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BGLD is 9898
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BGLD is 9898
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BGLD is 9797
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BGLD is 9797
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BGLD is 9898
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BGLD is 9898
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.94
  • All Time: 1.01

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF provided a 21.50% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.60 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022
Dividend$4.60$4.60$1.97$0.07

Dividend yield

21.50%25.04%10.49%0.40%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.60$4.60
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.97$1.97
2022$0.07$0.07

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF was 16.19%, occurring on Nov 3, 2022. Recovery took 246 trading sessions.

The current FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF drawdown is 0.19%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-16.19%Jun 1, 2021362Nov 3, 2022246Oct 27, 2023608
-6.59%Jan 22, 202147Mar 30, 202132May 14, 202179
-5.18%Oct 31, 202411Nov 14, 20246Nov 22, 202417
-3.75%Dec 28, 202333Feb 14, 202412Mar 4, 202445
-3.43%Apr 3, 20253Apr 7, 20253Apr 10, 20256
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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