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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$43.09Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
178.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$255.4MShares Outstanding
5.9METF 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 | 40.12% |
| Financial Services | 11.30% |
| Communication Services | 9.93% |
| Healthcare | 9.36% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 8.71% |
| Industrials | 7.63% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.40% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 1.89% |
| Real Estate | 1.71% |
| Basic Materials | 1.57% |
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 $255.4M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 4 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 6.66 | 103.42% | 6,211 | $475.2M |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.23% | 1,051,176 | $1.1M |
| 3 | — | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 664.41 | 0.00% | 6,211 | $6K |
| 4 | — | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 564.75 | -0.00% | -6,211 | $-6211 |
| 5 | — | 2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 745.07 | -3.65% | -6,211 | $-16769700 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.26% | |
| 1W | +0.60% | |
| 1M | +1.12% | |
| 3M | +3.94% | |
| 6M | +6.53% | |
| YTD | +9.81% | |
| 1Y | +11.66% | |
| 3Y | +42.37% | |
| 5Y | +42.37% |
Moving Averages
$42.88
Above 20-Day MA$42.60
Above 50-Day MA$40.95
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$43.21
Current Price
$43.20
52-Week Low
$38.02
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(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $255.4M | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 178.0K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +1.12% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.44% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +9.97% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.95% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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