GOCTFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate 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 12.14%, 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
$264M
#2,206 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+11.8%
Track Record
2 years
#3,185 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,184+11.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 103.1% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.66
74.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.66
16.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.66
8.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.41
3.0%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.41
0.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.41
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P564.75
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C745.07
-0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P564.75
-0.3%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-10.5%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable
Needs 3+ years of history
Sortino (3Y)
Not yet
Needs 3+ years of history
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 12.14%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of 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 12.14%. Employs a target outcome strategy over the defined period from October 20, 2025 to October 16, 2026.
- Inception date
- October 20, 2023
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18