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GJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July

Grow my money3y track recordRanked #1,591 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a cap of 12.04%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$410M

#1,822 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+10.2%

Track Record

3 years

#3,024 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,022+10.2%

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 = 103.1% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.3
49.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.3
36.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.3
15.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P627.6
1.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P627.6
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P533.46
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P533.46
-0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C703.16
-0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P533.46
-0.3%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
5.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-10.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.14Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.67Good 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 12.04%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
Strategy
Invests substantially all assets 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 12.04% on returns. The strategy is designed to achieve predetermined outcomes based on the Underlying ETF's performance over the Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
July 21, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18