DHDGFT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a buffer against losses between -2.5% and -15%.
By First Trust · Launched 2024
Annual Cost
0.85%
#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$75M
#3,349 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+14.6%
Track Record
1 year
#3,815 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,413+14.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 100.6% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C6.92
79.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C6.92
9.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C6.92
9.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P674.37
1.3%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P674.37
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P674.37
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P587.91
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C719.4
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P587.91
-0.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-25.4%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.69Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
4.93Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a buffer against losses between -2.5% and -15%.
- Strategy
- Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against losses and a cap on returns. The Fund targets a cap of 4.30% and a buffer of 12.5% against Underlying ETF losses over the Target Outcome Period.
- Inception date
- October 18, 2024
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18