BNGE ETF — First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF

First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF (BNGE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BNGE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.38%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.38%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 32.6% over the past 4.7 years, 55.0 points behind SPY at 87.6%.

First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF tracks an index of U.S. and non-U.S. companies involved in streaming, online content, gaming, and related technology infrastructure. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and has an expense ratio of 0.70%. This ETF appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the streaming and gaming sectors rather than those primarily focused on income.

BNGE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 32.6% over the past 4.7 years, 55.0 points behind SPY at 87.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -19.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.6%.

BNGE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/25/2022

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.38%

Trailing yield

0.38%

Last close

$31.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,767,387

Average volume

333.0

Dividend

$0.057

Ex-dividend date

06/25/2026

Payment date

06/30/2026

Beta

0.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.38%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BNGE risks and drawbacks

BNGE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.6%.

Who may consider BNGE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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