OCTMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – October
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.
By First Trust · Launched 2024
Annual Cost
0.85%
#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$32M
#4,210 of 6,040 · small
Return (1Y)
+6.3%
Track Record
1 year
#3,815 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,632+6.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 104.5% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.62
81.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.62
10.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 C6.62
8.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.37
3.2%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.37
0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P664.37
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P373.85
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P373.85
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 10 P373.85
-0.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.3%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-3.3%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 predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against losses and a cap on returns. The current buffer is 43.73% with a cap of 7% for the Target Outcome Period.
- Inception date
- October 18, 2024
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18