IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

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$19.50
+2.6% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% in cash and lost 0.1% in total, against 2.8% for GLD.

Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding GLD synthetically, paying monthlyFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.85%Fund assets $555m on Nov 3, 2026First traded Mar 3, 2021Benchmark Gold (GLD)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: MissedOver the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% in cash and returned −0.1% in total, covering −0.5% of its payout. Since launch it covered 122.1%.

IGLD risk and return scorecard

vs GLD · Mar 2021 to Oct 2026 · 294 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

5.6 years
IGLD +72.9%, GLD +120.3%, Mar 2021 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureIGLDGLDEdge
Total return+72.9%+120.3%GLD
Annualized+10.2%+15.0%GLD
Price return−5.8%+120.3%GLD
Risk
MeasureIGLDGLDEdge
Volatility13.7%16.5%IGLD
Max drawdown−25.1%−26.5%IGLD (slight)
Upside capture70.5%100.0%GLD
Downside capture88.0%100.0%IGLD
Risk-adjusted
MeasureIGLDGLDEdge
Sharpe ratio0.520.72GLD
Sortino ratio0.741.09GLD
Alpha vs GLD
MeasureIGLDGLDEdge
Alpha, a year−2.5%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.87
Beta to GLD0.811.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
−$3.9m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$334m
In on 1 day, out on 3. 44 days missing.

What you earned

IGLD −2.0%, GLD −1.9%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD−2.0%
GLD−1.9%
Paid 0.6% in cash. Price −2.5%.
IGLD −5.3%, GLD −4.4%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD−5.3%
GLD−4.4%
Paid 3.0% in cash. Price −8.2%.
IGLD −13.8%, GLD −13.6%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD−13.8%
GLD−13.6%
Paid 7.8% in cash. Price −21.2%.
IGLD −8.0%, GLD −6.0%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD−8.0%
GLD−6.0%
Paid 15.6% in cash. Price −22.0%.
IGLD −0.1%, GLD +2.8%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD−0.1%
GLD+2.8%
Paid 20.6% in cash. Price −18.8%.
IGLD +67.5%, GLD +101.6%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD+67.5%
GLD+101.6%
Paid 55.7% in cash. Price +4.2%.
IGLD +74.1%, GLD +119.3%: total return over five years to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD+74.1%
GLD+119.3%
Paid 62.7% in cash. Price −3.8%.
IGLD +80.2%, GLD +131.9%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
IGLD+80.2%
GLD+131.9%
Paid 65.7% in cash. Price −2.4%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Nov 2, 2026
20.6%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−0.1%
Total return, 1 year
−2.9 pts
Against GLD
68.1%
Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)
$0.1136
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$19.50+2.6%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

IGLD returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceGLDAhead or behind
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−2.0%0.6%−2.5%−1.9%−0.1 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−5.3%3.0%−8.2%−4.4%−0.9 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026−13.8%7.8%−21.2%−13.6%−0.2 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−8.0%15.6%−22.0%−6.0%−2.0 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026−0.1%20.6%−18.8%+2.8%−2.9 pts
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026+67.5%55.7%+4.2%+101.6%−34.1 pts
5Y Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026+74.1%62.7%−3.8%+119.3%−45.2 pts
Since launch Mar 3, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026+80.2%65.7%−2.4%+131.9%−51.7 pts
Since launch, annualised Mar 3, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026+10.9%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −2.5%Cash paid +0.6%, reinvested−0.1 pts vs GLD

0.0%

Price change −8.2%Cash paid +3.0%, reinvested−0.9 pts vs GLD

0.0%

Price change −21.2%Cash paid +7.8%, reinvested−0.2 pts vs GLD

0.0%

Price change −18.8%Cash paid +20.6%, reinvested−2.9 pts vs GLD

0.0%

Price change +4.2%Cash paid +55.7%, reinvested−34.1 pts vs GLD
Price change −2.4%Cash paid +65.7%, reinvested−51.7 pts vs GLD

0.0%

18.9
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score136th of 167 · Nov 4, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

IGLD paid 20.6% in cash over the year while its total return was −0.1%, so it paid out more than it returned.

total return as a share of the cash paid−0.5% · 19th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

IGLD: in the 22 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, net $12.0m went out.

1D
$0
0.0% of $558m on Nov 2, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
5D
−$3.9m
−0.7% of $583m on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
12 months
+$334m
132.9% of $252m on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$498m
687.7% of $72.5m on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$561m
3,994.6% of $14.0m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jan 2021 to Jun 2026
+$575m
Jan 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into IGLD each trading day, Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026−$15.0m+$8.0m−$1.0m−$3.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$15.0m−$15.0mAug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026

IGLD, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 3 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 44 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 3. 44 days missing.

Net flow into IGLD each trading day, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026−$15.0m+$8.0m−$1.0m−$3.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$15.0m−$15.0mNov 4, 2025Nov 3, 2026

IGLD, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 3 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 230 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 3. 230 days missing.

Net flow into IGLD each trading day, Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026−$15.0m+$8.0m−$1.0m−$3.9mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$15.0m−$15.0mApr 2, 2025Nov 3, 2026

IGLD, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 3 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 379 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 1 day, out on 3. 379 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for IGLD, back to Jan 2021, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare IGLD with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months21 days
Nov 3, 2026 $0
Nov 2, 2026 $0
Oct 30, 2026 −$3.9m
Oct 29, 2026 $0
Oct 28, 2026 $0
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 −$1.0m
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 +$8.0m
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 −$15.0m covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Nov 3, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 30, 2026 −$3.9m
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 −$1.0m
Oct 9, 2026 −$7.0m 4 days

Net flow into IGLD each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outSep 2023 to Nov 2026

IGLD, money in and money out each month from Sep 2023 to Oct 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Sep 2023 to Jun 2026 are from IGLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Jul 2026 to Sep 2026 have no data. Nov 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 29 and went out in 6.

Bars for Sep 2023 to Jun 2026 are from IGLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 29 and went out in 6.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 2 to Nov 3$0$0$0
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 30+$8.0m−$20.0m−$12.0m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.1m−$26.0m−$847k
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.5m−$22.5m+$3.0m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$56.6m$0+$56.6m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.5m−$28.7m−$3.3m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$52.5m−$1.4m+$51.1m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$75.3m−$1.4m+$73.9m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$30.5m−$14.9m+$15.6m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$44.8m−$5.0m+$39.8m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$39.3m−$1.2m+$38.1m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$61.5m−$2.3m+$59.2m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$30.6m−$3.3m+$27.3m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.7m−$34.8m−$26.1m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$43.8m$0+$43.8m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.9m−$6.3m+$6.6m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$29.3m−$5.3m+$24.0m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.3m$0+$18.3m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$16.0m−$9.9m+$6.1m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.6m−$10.3m+$293k
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.3m−$6.5m+$5.7m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.0m−$3.2m+$11.8m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.9m$0+$10.9m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.3m$0+$5.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.2m$0+$5.2m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.1m$0+$4.1m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.0m$0+$1.0m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.0m−$2.1m−$40k
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$966k−$1.9m−$946k
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$941k$0+$941k
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.7m$0+$4.7m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.9m$0+$1.9m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.9m$0+$1.9m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.8m$0+$1.8m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.9m$0+$1.9m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

IGLD key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$29.73 on Jan 28, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$18.92 on Oct 30, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$19.50, 5% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.89, against GLD
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.96
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

IGLD return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (First Trust estimate, Nov 3, 2026)68.1%
Return of capital, distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026 (First Trust estimates)77.6%
Notices behind that number6 of 12 distributions
Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026)Options on ETF shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Nov 3, 2026
Trading · IGLDas of Nov 3, 2026
60
Liquid with care37th percentile of 128 income ETFs3 of 6 measured · Nov 3, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Liquid with care: its typical spread is 0.25% of its price.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$1.250.13%
$10,000$130.13%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
1.20%fee alone 0.85%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.32%
−0.5%95% of days within ±0.33% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.5%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 3¢ to buy, midpoint − 3¢ to sell.At the Nov 3 close of $19.00, that’s $19.03 to buy and $18.97 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

IGLD for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
IGLD interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

IGLD is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
Nov 2025Monthly, per shareNov 2026

13 distributions for IGLD, $0.1136 to $0.5968 a share and $0.4407 in the middle, Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest
$0.1136
Ex Nov 2, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
7.0%
At its price on Nov 4, 2026
Trailing 12 months
25.4%
12 payments, ex Dec 1, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026: $4.9557
Return of capital
68.1%
Latest payout (First Trust estimate)
Next, projected

IGLD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1136 a share, which went ex on Nov 2, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Dec 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.1136 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for IGLD. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IGLD (13, most recent first)
Nov 2, 2026$0.1136
Oct 1, 2026$0.1175
Sep 1, 2026$0.3991
Aug 3, 2026$0.4239
Jul 1, 2026$0.4259
Jun 1, 2026$0.4407
May 1, 2026$0.4443
Apr 1, 2026$0.4792
Mar 2, 2026$0.4962
Feb 2, 2026$0.5544
Dec 29, 2025$0.5968
Dec 1, 2025$0.4641
Nov 3, 2025$0.1422

Cash distributions per share for IGLD. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
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−272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167

That is the share of the 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below IGLD.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: −0.5% · 19th pct, −272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · IGLD in whiteCovered the least
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IGLD top ten by weight, its 7 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 30,890.40 4SPX 261130P30890400 486.93%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 4GLD 261130C00581820 0.01%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 23,167.80 4SPX 261130C23167800 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 30,890.40 4SPX 261130C30890400 0.00%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 355.78 4GLD 261130C00355780 -0.76%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 4GLD 261130P00581820 -61.49%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 23,167.80 4SPX 261130P23167800 -325.61%

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

About IGLD

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkGold (GLD)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)IGLD holds GLD synthetically, a call bought and a put sold at one strike and one expiry, by its holdings of Nov 2, 2026, and writes its income options on another index.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$555mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)7.0%
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Oct 1, 2026)0.85%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)25.4%
First tradedMar 3, 2021
Return of capital, latest distribution (First Trust 19a-1 estimate)68.1%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1136 ex Nov 2, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Dec 1, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026$4.9557
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
IQ Investment Committee on IGLD

12 seats on IGLD, as of Nov 4, 2026: 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
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Questions people ask about IGLD

How much has IGLD paid over the last year?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 18.8%.
Is IGLD ahead of GLD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IGLD returned −0.1% against +2.8% for Gold (GLD), so a holder was behind it by 2.9 points.
How often does IGLD pay, and how much?
IGLD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.0% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the IGLD distribution return of capital?
First Trust estimates 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does IGLD next pay a distribution?
IGLD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Nov 2, 2026 at $0.1136 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Dec 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does IGLD cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.
How much of IGLD’s distribution is return of capital?
First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 68.1% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, the estimate is 77.6%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, IGLD and GLDTiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Net assets, $555mIssuer page · Nov 3, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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IGLD: IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
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