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FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

IGLDCboeFirst TrustA

$19.01+0.09 (+0.48%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 18.92 to 19.01. Range 19.00 to 19.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.18.9519.0519.1019.1510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$554M
1Y total return
−4.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
26.82%
Holdings
4
Avg volume · 30D
383K sh
52W range
low $18.81high $30.42
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IGLD Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 70 out of 100

Rank
2 of 12
Six-pillar profile for IGLD. Scores out of 100: Cost 66, Risk 65, Mission 70, Tradability 78, Holdings not scored, Durability 95. Strongest: Durability (95). Weakest: Risk (65). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 12
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 6
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 12
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 12
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12

Our read on IGLD

ETF.net Research

In short

AGold that pays you monthly. IGLD holds Treasuries plus options tied to the SPDR Gold Trust, chasing bullion's price moves while selling calls to fund a monthly distribution. Running since 2021.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks participation in the price returns of SPDR Gold Trust while providing consistent income. It invests mainly in U.S. Treasury securities and a subsidiary holding exchange-traded options referencing that gold ETF.

Why people hold it

  • An early mover in gold options-income. Launched in 2021, it has run its call-selling engine through real gold cycles, not a backtest.ftportfolios.com
  • 0.85% a year undercuts the typical fee in the gold options-income crowd.
  • Plain plumbing: Treasuries as collateral, a subsidiary holding the gold options, all inside a standard 1940 Act fund. No K-1 partnership paperwork.ftportfolios.com
  • Distributions land monthly, and the fund sits among the stronger builds in its peer group for doing what its documents say.

Worth knowing

  • No bars in a vault here. Exposure comes from options referencing a gold ETF, and the calls sold to fund income trim how much of a gold rally you keep.ftportfolios.com
  • Part of a payout can be return of capital, which is your own money coming back and lowers your cost basis.ftportfolios.com
  • Not the cheapest seat in the room: YGLD charges 0.53% for its own gold-plus-income spin.

IGLD Performance

Launched Mar 2, 2021

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.
IGLD$9,579
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. IGLD $9,579. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 IGLD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIGLD
Year to date−10.3%
1 month−4.7%
3 months−4.1%
1 year−4.2%
3 yearsper year+18.0%
5 yearsper year+11.4%
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 IGLD
YearReturn barIGLD
2026 YTD−10.3%
2025+47.5%
2024+19.4%
2023+9.2%
2022−2.4%
2021+4.3%

History from Mar 3, 2021

IGLD in the news

Filtered to IGLD · Gold & Metals Option Income

IGLD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
26.82%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.10Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.11 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 47 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 3, 2023 $0.11; Feb 1, 2023 $0.12; Mar 1, 2023 $0.12; Apr 3, 2023 $0.12; May 1, 2023 $0.12; Jun 1, 2023 $0.14; Jul 3, 2023 $0.13; Aug 1, 2023 $0.13; Sep 1, 2023 $0.13; Oct 2, 2023 $0.13; Nov 1, 2023 $0.13; Dec 1, 2023 $0.13; Jan 2, 2024 $0.13; Feb 1, 2024 $0.13; Mar 1, 2024 $0.13; Apr 1, 2024 $0.14; May 1, 2024 $0.14; Jun 3, 2024 $0.14; Jul 1, 2024 $0.14; Aug 1, 2024 $0.14; Sep 3, 2024 $0.14; Oct 1, 2024 $0.14; Nov 1, 2024 $0.14; Dec 2, 2024 $2.40; Jan 2, 2025 $0.11; Feb 3, 2025 $0.12; Mar 3, 2025 $0.12; Apr 1, 2025 $0.13; May 1, 2025 $0.13; Jun 2, 2025 $0.13; Jul 1, 2025 $0.13; Aug 1, 2025 $0.13; Sep 2, 2025 $0.13; Oct 1, 2025 $0.14; Nov 3, 2025 $0.14; Dec 1, 2025 $0.46; Dec 29, 2025 $0.60; Feb 2, 2026 $0.55; Mar 2, 2026 $0.50; Apr 1, 2026 $0.48; May 1, 2026 $0.44; Jun 1, 2026 $0.44; Jul 1, 2026 $0.43; Aug 3, 2026 $0.42; Sep 1, 2026 $0.40; Oct 1, 2026 $0.12; Nov 2, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.11
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.12
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.40
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.42
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.43
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.44
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.44
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.48
Mar 2, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.50
Feb 2, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.55
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.60
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.46

See all 68 payments⁠

$10,000 in IGLD 5 years ago paid $6,271 in dividends.⁠

IGLD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
0.83
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−26.0%
Trough Oct 2026
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.
0.20
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.

IGLD Cost

Overpaying vs YGLD, cheapest in Gold & Metals Option Income

$5,479

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

  • IGLD 0.85%

    $16,199

  • YGLD 0.54% Cheapest

    $10,720

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IGLD 0.85%
  • YGLD 0.54%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530IGLD $16,199YGLD $10,720

Year by year

YearIGLDYGLDOverpaying
10$1,508$971$537
20$5,706$3,724$1,982
30$16,199$10,720$5,479

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