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XAUGFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August

Grow my money3y track recordRanked #2,534 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns of approximately twice any positive price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a cap of 10.02%, 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

$26M

#4,378 of 6,040 · small

Return (1Y)

+8.0%

Track Record

3 years

#3,051 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,800+8.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 113.9% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 C6.44
93.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 C643.45
9.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 C6.44
7.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 P643.45
2.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 C643.45
0.8%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 P643.45
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 P546.93
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 P546.93
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 8 C675.69
-0.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.7%
Cash
1.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-8.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.86Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.28Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns of approximately twice any positive price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a cap of 10.02%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to achieve a target outcome strategy. Seeks to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and enhanced returns of approximately twice any positive price return of the Underlying ETF up to a cap of 10.02%.
Inception date
August 18, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18