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XJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - July

Grow my money3y track recordRanked #2,375 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 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

$43M

#3,915 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+8.7%

Track Record

3 years

#3,024 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,870+8.7%

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 = 116.4% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.29
86.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.29
13.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C627.59
9.9%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.29
2.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C627.59
1.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P627.59
1.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C627.59
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P627.59
0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P627.59
0.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.8%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.2%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-9.1%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.94Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.40Good 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 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, providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses and enhanced returns of approximately twice any positive price return up to a cap of 10.10%. The strategy is designed for a one-year Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
July 21, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18