DSEPFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a cap of 11.43%, while providing 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
$356M
#1,928 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+10.7%
Track Record
6 years
#2,161 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,067+10.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 102.5% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.63
87.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.63
10.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P630.52
2.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.63
1.7%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P630.52
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P630.52
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P464.59
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C739.56
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P464.59
-0.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.8%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-11.8%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.06Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.55Good 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, up to a cap of 11.43%, while providing a buffer against losses between -5% and -30%.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in FLEX Options to implement a target outcome strategy, providing a deep buffer against Underlying ETF losses between -5% and -30% while capping returns at 11.43%. The Fund's performance is designed to match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust before fees and expenses.
- Inception date
- September 18, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18