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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$41.17Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
6.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$304.6MShares Outstanding
5.4METF 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 | 39.05% |
| Financial Services | 11.07% |
| Communication Services | 10.64% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.89% |
| Healthcare | 8.30% |
| Industrials | 7.82% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.50% |
| Energy | 3.13% |
| Utilities | 2.11% |
| Real Estate | 1.81% |
| Basic Materials | 1.67% |
| Cash & Others | 0.01% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Oct 20, 2023
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate 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 12.14% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from October 20, 2025 to October 16, 2026.
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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October (GOCT) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Oct 20, 2023. It currently manages $304.6M 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 | 4SPY 261016C00006660 | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.66 | 98.08% | 0 | $312.5M |
| 2 | 4SPY 261016P00664410 | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 664.41 | 1.39% | 0 | $4.4M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.53% | 0 | $1.7M |
| 4 | 4SPY 261016P00564750 | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 564.75 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | 4SPY 261016C00745070 | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 745.07 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.13% | |
| 1W | +0.12% | |
| 1M | +0.55% | |
| 3M | +5.52% | |
| 6M | +5.36% | |
| YTD | +4.83% | |
| 1Y | +14.87% | |
| 3Y | +35.91% | |
| 5Y | +35.91% |
Moving Averages
$41.23
Below 20-Day MA$40.68
Above 50-Day MA$39.31
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$41.48
Current Price
$41.23
52-Week Low
$35.71
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
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Frequency
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Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | GOCT | Technology(1548 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $304.6M | $7.39B | $321.0M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.92% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 6.0K | 744.5K | 43.4K |
| Holdings | 5 | 218 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.41% | +1.62% | +0.36% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.99% | +13.22% | +5.06% |
| YTD Return | +4.99% | +15.73% | +4.84% |
| 1-Year Return | +15.01% | +34.10% | +13.15% |
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