FOCTFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a cap of 15.09%, 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
$1.2B
#1,091 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+14.4%
Track Record
5 years
#2,186 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,395+14.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 103.4% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.64
83.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.64
8.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.64
3.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.39
3.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.64
1.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.64
1.1%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.39
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.39
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.39
0.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-14.1%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.87Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.25Good 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 15.09%, while providing a buffer against the first 10% of losses.
- Strategy
- Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against the first 10% of losses and a cap of 15.09% on returns. The strategy is designed to achieve predetermined outcomes based on the Underlying ETF's performance over the Target Outcome Period.
- Inception date
- October 16, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18