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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.91% -0.11% 22.20M 10433.47
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
9.79% 0.00% 9.158M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the SPDR ® Gold Trust. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities, cash and cash equivalents, and in the shares of a wholly-owned subsidiary that holds FLexible EXchange ® Options that reference the price performance of the SPDR ® Gold Trust. The fund is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Options Trading
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Options Trading
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
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
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.20 yrs
Karan Sood 3.20 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of May 03, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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-2.43%
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43.10%
4.30%
As of May 03, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 28, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 78.33% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 21.67% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the SPDR ® Gold Trust. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities, cash and cash equivalents, and in the shares of a wholly-owned subsidiary that holds FLexible EXchange ® Options that reference the price performance of the SPDR ® Gold Trust. The fund is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Options Trading
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Options Trading
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
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
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.20 yrs
Karan Sood 3.20 yrs

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