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First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF

ESBGNYSE ArcaFirst TrustF

$19.530.00 (+0.01%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

F17/ 100

Rank 36 of 37 in Multi-Asset Allocation

F17/100Rank 36 of 37inMulti-Asset Allocation
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Expense ratio
0.95%
Fund size
$2M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
4
Avg volume · 30D
799 sh
52W range
low $19.64high $27.03
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ESBG Grade

F

Score 17 out of 100

Category
Multi-Asset Allocation⁠
Rank
36 of 37
Six-pillar profile for ESBG. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 10, Mission 28, Tradability 8, Holdings 8, Durability 28. Strongest: Mission (28). Weakest: Holdings (8). Leans toward Mission and Durability.

Score 17 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

Very small fund, grade capped at C.

The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.

The pillars earned
17
This cap took
0
Published Score
17 Grade F

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 37

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 29

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F10 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F8 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 37

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F8 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 37

Our read on ESBG

ETF.net Research

In short

FStocks, bonds and gold in one actively managed wrapper. ESBG holds U.S. Treasuries and cash as collateral, then layers on futures for S&P 500, intermediate Treasury and gold exposure. The classic diversified trio, stacked rather than sliced.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term total return through active management of U.S. Treasuries, cash and cash equivalents, and futures providing exposure to the S&P 500 Index, intermediate U.S. Treasuries, and gold.

Why people hold it

  • One ticket to the three-legged portfolio: futures deliver S&P 500, intermediate Treasury and gold exposure together, with Treasuries and cash sitting underneath as the collateral.ftportfolios.com
  • Actively managed rather than locked to a fixed split, so the manager can move among the stock, bond and gold sleeves and the Treasury and cash base.ftportfolios.com
  • Gold is a full sleeve, not a garnish. The strongest capital-efficient peers stack equities with one other asset (bonds in NTSX, gold in GDE); this one runs all three.
  • Backed by First Trust, a long-established ETF issuer, and it distributes quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.95%, it charges more than the typical allocation fund and far more than capital-efficient peers NTSX and GDE at 0.20%. Active discretion is the thing you're paying up for.
  • Launched in late 2025 as a small fund, so there's little history behind the manager's allocation calls and trading is lighter than the long-running names in the category.
  • The three sleeves are futures positions on a Treasury and cash base, so results depend on the collateral as well as the markets, and stocks, bonds and gold can fall together.ftportfolios.com

ESBG Performance

Launched Nov 18, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
ESBG$9,331
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ESBG $9,331. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ESBG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodESBG
Year to date−6.7%
1 month−4.8%
3 months−4.0%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ESBG
YearReturn barESBG
2026 YTD−6.7%
2025+5.7%

History from Nov 19, 2025

ESBG in the news

ESBG Dividends

Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 16, 2025 $0.05; Mar 26, 2026 $0.08; Jun 25, 2026 $0.10; Sep 24, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.09
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.10
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.08
Dec 16, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.05

ESBG Risk

Risk pillarF10 out of 100Rank 34 of 35 in Multi-Asset Allocation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ESBG Cost

Compare ESBG and UCBG

Overpaying vs UCBG, cheapest in Multi-Asset Allocation

$16,599

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ESBG 0.95%

    $17,869

  • UCBG 0.06% Cheapest

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ESBG 0.95%
  • UCBG 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530ESBG $17,869UCBG $1,270

Year by year

YearESBGUCBGOverpaying
10$1,678$110$1,568
20$6,322$432$5,890
30$17,869$1,270$16,599

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