FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

IGLD

Market cap $497M

FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF (IGLD) offers gold exposure with a high 21% yield, appealing to income-focused investors seeking diversification. IGLD's covered call strategy caps upside but provides downside protection and preserves NAV through a relatively low 21.59% overwrite percentage. Recent gold pullback reduced IGLD's NAV and distributions, but long-term prospects remain strong if gold rallies, especially if geopolitical tensions ease.

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations:   Expected Ex-Dividend Date: July 1, 2026 Record Date: July 1, 2026 Payable Date: July 2, 2026   Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount   ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund ACYN NYSE Arca FT Vest.

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: Expected Ex-Dividend Date: June 1, 2026 Record Date: June 1, 2026 Payable Date: June 2, 2026 Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount   ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund ACYN NYSE Arca FT Vest Lad.

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

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PHILADELPHIA, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ), (NYSE American: IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on March 31, 2026, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of March 24, 2026 (ex-dividend date March 24, 2026). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and Aberdeen India Fund Inc. (IFN) which paid on March 31, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of February 20, 2026 (ex-dividend date February 20, 2026).

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA.

IGLD Gets The Job Done For Retirees Inside A Diversified Portfolio

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: Expected Ex-Dividend Date: February 2, 2026 Record Date: February 2, 2026 Payable Date: February 3, 2026 Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount   ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund DFII NYSE Arca.

IGLD participates in the price returns of GLD while at the same time providing consistent income through a synthetic covered call strategy with partial overlay. This allows it to partially participate in gold's upside (GLD), and to benefit from the increase in implied volatility on the underlying GVZ. Considering an on-average high level of GVZ, and the momentum of GLD, a potentially stimulating environment is created for IGLD's results.