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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$53.55Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
29.3KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$1.18BShares Outstanding
21.9METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 36.62% |
| Financial Services | 12.47% |
| Communication Services | 9.95% |
| Healthcare | 9.52% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.12% |
| Industrials | 8.19% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.85% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 2.23% |
| Real Estate | 1.97% |
| Basic Materials | 1.70% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Oct 16, 2020
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 15.09% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 10% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from October 20, 2025 to October 16, 2026.
Similar ETFs
The FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (FOCT) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Oct 16, 2020. It currently manages $1.18B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 5 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.64 | 99.33% | 15,833 | $1.19B |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.38% | 4,542,013 | $4.5M |
| 3 | — | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 664.39 | 0.29% | 15,833 | $3.5M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.01% | |
| 1W | +0.06% | |
| 1M | +2.33% | |
| 3M | +2.54% | |
| 6M | +8.53% | |
| YTD | +8.73% | |
| 1Y | +15.79% | |
| 3Y | +42.32% | |
| 5Y | +55.78% |
Moving Averages
$53.29
Above 20-Day MA$52.70
Above 50-Day MA$50.29
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$53.65
Current Price
$53.54
52-Week Low
$46.03
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
—
Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | FOCT | Technology(1499 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.60% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $1.18B | $7.66B | $340.4M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.03% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 29.3K | 588.2K | 26.2K |
| Holdings | 5 | 215 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +1.51% | +4.68% | +1.37% |
| 6-Month Return | +8.79% | +12.96% | +6.06% |
| YTD Return | +9.30% | +13.86% | +7.59% |
| 1-Year Return | +9.77% | +12.60% | +8.13% |
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