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DOCTFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October

Stay safeGrow my money5y track recordRanked #130 of 387 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, with a buffer against losses between -5% and -30%.

By First Trust · Launched 2020

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$395M

#1,844 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+11.6%

Track Record

5 years

#2,186 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,161+11.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 102.9% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.63
90.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.63
7.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P631.17
2.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.63
1.2%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.63
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P631.17
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P631.17
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P465.07
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C742.32
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
5.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-9.9%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.91Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.31Good 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 -5% and -30%.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against losses between -5% and -30% while targeting a cap of 11.73% on returns. Employs a target outcome strategy to achieve these investment outcomes over the Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
October 16, 2020
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18