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GAPRFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April

Grow my moneyStay safe3y track recordRanked #146 of 387 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, with a 15% buffer against losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$294M

#2,104 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+8.5%

Track Record

3 years

#2,930 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,846+8.5%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 114.7% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.28
91.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.28
8.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.28
8.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.28
5.9%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.28
0.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.43
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.43
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.43
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.43
0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.0%
Cash
0.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-9.0%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.93Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.34Good 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 15% buffer against losses.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and upside participation up to a cap of 12.34%. Employs a target outcome strategy over the period from April 20, 2026 to April 16, 2027.
Inception date
April 21, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18