FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) dividend history and yield
Dividend summary
- Frequency
- Annual
- Trailing 12 months
- $7.58
- Forward yield
- 46.56%
- Growth streak
- 3 years
FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF is a fund that pays an annual distribution. Its most recent distribution was $7.58 per share, with an ex-date of December 29, 2025 and a pay date of December 31, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $7.58 per share, a yield of 46.30% at a share price of $16.38.
The history shown is short: four annual distributions, one each December from 2022 to 2025. The amounts have varied widely: $0.07 in 2022, $1.97 in 2023, $4.60 in 2024 and $7.58 in 2025. The 2025 distribution was the largest in the table and unusually large next to the share price.
Because the fund pays once a year, each calendar-year total is that single December figure. The 2024 distribution was about 134% larger than the one for 2023, and the 2025 distribution was about 65% larger than the one for 2024. The source counts a growth streak of three years. Ex-dates in 2022 to 2024 fell in the first days of December, while the 2025 ex-date came at the end of the month. If the annual pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in December 2026.
Dividend per share by year
Dividend history
| Declared | Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $7.58 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | $4.60 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 5, 2023 | $1.97 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 | $0.07 |
Frequently asked questions
Does FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD) pay a distribution?
Yes. FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $7.58 per share.
What is BGLD's distribution yield?
FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF paid $7.58 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 46.56% at the last price of $16.29. Click here to learn more
When is BGLD's most recent ex-distribution date?
FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 29, 2025, payable on Dec 31, 2025.
What is the difference between ex and payment dates?
An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more
Has BGLD been raising its distribution?
Yes — FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.
Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.
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