FFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - February
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF, up to a cap of 15.01%, while providing a buffer against the first 10% of losses.
By First Trust · Launched 2020
Annual Cost
0.85%
#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$1.4B
#973 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+14.0%
Track Record
6 years
#2,031 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,351+13.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 105.2% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.89
97.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.43
6.0%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.89
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.89
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.43
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.43
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C792.91
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C792.91
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P620.49
-0.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.2%
Cash
0.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.2%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-22.8%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.18Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.75Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF, up to a cap of 15.01%, while providing a buffer against the first 10% of losses.
- Strategy
- Invests in FLEX Options referencing the Underlying ETF to provide a buffer against the first 10% of losses and upside participation up to a cap of 15.01%. Employs a target outcome strategy over the defined period from February 23, 2026 to February 19, 2027.
- Inception date
- February 21, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18