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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.85% 0.40% 95.01M 24839.80
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
7.77% 0.00% 46.63M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to deliver participation in the price returns of the SPDR Gold Trust (the "underlying ETF") while providing a consistent level of income. The fund invests in a portfolio substantially composed of short-term U.S. Treasury securities, cash and cash equivalents, and in the shares of a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) that holds FLexible Exchange Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the price performance of the underlying ETF. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Commodities
Broad Category Commodities
Category Name Commodities Focused
Category Index Bloomberg Commodity TR USD
Global Category Name Commodities Specified
YCharts Categorization Commodities
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (^BCTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Precious Metals
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
LBMA Gold Price AM USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BCTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.08 yrs
Karan Sood 3.08 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 17, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
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2021
2022
2023
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-2.37%
9.22%
8.54%
1.71%
-11.25%
7.69%
-3.12%
27.11%
16.09%
-7.91%
5.31%
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18.14%
21.02%
-4.91%
-1.04%
12.54%
14.77%
28.80%
-21.91%
6.66%
23.90%
25.21%
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10.49%
30.09%
-19.47%
-1.16%
15.53%
28.97%
-11.80%
1.12%
8.36%
As of April 17, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.37% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 73.45% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 26.18% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to deliver participation in the price returns of the SPDR Gold Trust (the "underlying ETF") while providing a consistent level of income. The fund invests in a portfolio substantially composed of short-term U.S. Treasury securities, cash and cash equivalents, and in the shares of a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) that holds FLexible Exchange Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the price performance of the underlying ETF. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Commodities
Broad Category Commodities
Category Name Commodities Focused
Category Index Bloomberg Commodity TR USD
Global Category Name Commodities Specified
YCharts Categorization Commodities
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (^BCTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Precious Metals
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
LBMA Gold Price AM USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BCTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.08 yrs
Karan Sood 3.08 yrs

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