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OCTMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – October

Diversifier1y track recordRanked #215 of 281 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,632+6.3%

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 = 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+ years
Volatility (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