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About FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October
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Inception date
Oct 20, 2023
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Synthetic
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33740F3670
XOCT aims to provide approximately 2x any positive price returns of the S&P 500 ETF with a predetermined cap. The fund uses options in an effort to moderate losses over a one-year period starting each October. Using SPY is slightly different than using S&P 500 Index FLEX options, what is gained in favorable tax treatment may be lost in higher expense. The fund foregoes some upside return on SPY, which is reset annually, in exchange for preventing realization of the first 15% of losses. The upside cap is determined at each reset and will fluctuate, depending on market conditions. Investors who buy shares at any other time than the annual reset day may have a very different protection level and buffer zone. The issuer publishes effective interim levels daily on its website. The fund must be held to the end of the period to achieve the intended results. The targeted buffers and caps do not include the fund's expense ratio. The fund is actively managed and uses FLEX options exclusively.
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Returns
| 1 month | 3 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Rights & Warrants
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Rights & Warrants99.60%
Cash0.40%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
No, XOCT doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
XOCT shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand FT Vest. The ETF was launched on Oct 20, 2023, and its management style is Active.
XOCT expense ratio is 0.85% meaning you'd have to pay 0.85% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XOCT follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XOCT invests in cash.