About this ETF
The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July (also known as "the Fund") aims to generate investor returns (prior to fees and expenses) that closely follow the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (referred to as the "Underlying ETF"). These gains are limited by a predetermined maximum of 12.04%. Simultaneously, the Fund offers protection, before accounting for fees and expenses, against the initial 15% of any declines experienced by the Underlying ETF. This investment approach is valid for the timeframe extending from July 21, 2025, to July 17, 2026.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +1.33% | +3.16% | +7.70% | +8.93% | +10.75% | +14.18% | — | — | +12.44% |
| Total return | +1.33% | +3.16% | +7.70% | +8.93% | +10.75% | +14.18% | — | — | +12.44% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $85.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 5 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 99.91% | 5.42K | $415.0M |
| 2 | 2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 3.18% | 5.42K | $13.2M |
| 3 | US Dollar | — | 0.90% | 3.75M | $3.8M |
| 4 | 2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -1.24% | -5.42K | -$5.1M |
| 5 | 2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -2.76% | -5.42K | -$11.4M |
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Sector Exposure
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 5.39% / 7.72% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.53 / 1.36 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -3.81% / -10.68% | Sortino 1Y | 2.41 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.482 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.896 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 3.42% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 5.67K | Average volume | 29.81K |
| AUM | $414.1M | Premium/Discount | +0.28% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$734.2K | -0.18% | $414.8M → $414.1M |
| 1 Month | -$645.9K | -0.16% | $409.7M → $414.1M |
| 1 Week | $433.2K | +0.11% | $411.3M → $414.1M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for GJUL
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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