Expense Ratio History

BGLD expense ratio history

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Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.91%

In basis points
91 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$91
Prospectus dated
1 June 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.90% on 1 May 2023

Fee over time

BGLD expense ratio: 0.90% until 1 May 2023, then 0.91%; read at 0.91% on 1 Jun 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2021Dec 2021Nov 2022Oct 2023Sep 2024Aug 20250.90% before0.91% from 1 May 2023
BGLD expense ratio: 0.90% until 1 May 2023, then 0.91%; read at 0.91% on 1 Jun 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2021Nov 2022Sep 20240.90% before0.91% from 1 May 2023
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Jun 2026 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-06-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2026 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
2 Mar 2026 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2025 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Sep 2025 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-09-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Jun 2025 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-06-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2025 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
3 Mar 2025 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-03 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Dec 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
3 Sep 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-09-03 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
3 Jun 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-06-03 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Jan 2024 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2023 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Sep 2023 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-09-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Jun 2023 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-06-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2023 0.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2023 0.91% Raised from 0.90% to 0.91%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-04-28
1 Mar 2023 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2022 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Sep 2022 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-09-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Jun 2022 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-06-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 May 2022 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-05-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2022 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Dec 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
31 Aug 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-08-31 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Jun 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-06-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Mar 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-03-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
19 Jan 2021 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-19 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.91% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,123 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,898.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$93
3 years$291
5 years$506
10 years$1,123

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 30 prospectuses for this share class since 2021. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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