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First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF (ESBG) Price, Holdings & Fees

$777.79+1.00%+$7.72End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF (ESBG) closed at $777.79 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.00% from the previous close of $770.07.

Share price, past year

1Y +64.86%

52-week range $450.64 – $777.79. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$777.79
Sep 30, 2026$763.22
Aug 31, 2026$719.73
Jul 31, 2026$673.34
Jun 30, 2026$616.79
May 29, 2026$568.71
Apr 30, 2026$534.22
Mar 31, 2026$522.11
Feb 27, 2026$485.77
Jan 30, 2026$479.29
Dec 31, 2025$462.47
Nov 28, 2025$461.90
Oct 31, 2025$479.11

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.95%
as of Nov 30, 2025
Net assets
$2.1M
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
5
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$450.64 – $777.79

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF's expense ratio is 0.95%: $95.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF held 5 investments worth $2.05M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS, at 50.20% of the fund.

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS50.20%$1.03M
2UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT24.86%$510.32K
3CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE1.71%$35.12K
4BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC.0.14%$2.87K
5CME Group Inc.−6.94%−$142.43K

Top 5 of 5 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Cash and short-term investments50.20%
Bonds and other debt24.86%
Derivatives1.71%
Interest rate derivatives0.14%
Commodity derivatives−6.94%
First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States69.97%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF's total return was −2.28%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026−8.96%
May 31, 2026+1.84%
Apr 30, 2026+5.40%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF
Ticker
ESBG
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VII
SEC series ID
S000096608
SEC CIK
0001561785
Fractional shares
No

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VII, the trust behind First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is ESBG's price?

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF (ESBG) closed at $777.79 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.00% from the previous close of $770.07.

What is ESBG's expense ratio?

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF's expense ratio is 0.95%: $95.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does ESBG hold?

First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF held 5 investments worth $2.05M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS, at 50.20% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT, CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC., CME Group Inc..

How has ESBG performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Enhanced Stocks, Bonds & Gold ETF's total return was −2.28%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 21, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Nov 30, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures