GFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - February
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
$382M
#1,869 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+11.3%
Track Record
3 years
#2,879 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,126+11.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 105.1% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.91
89.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.45
5.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.91
4.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.91
2.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C6.91
1.2%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.45
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.45
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 P689.45
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 2 C772.53
-0.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.2%
Cash
0.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-9.6%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.10Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.62Good 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 a cap of 12.05% on returns. Employs a target outcome strategy over a one-year period.
- Inception date
- February 17, 2023
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18