XJAN First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January
Quote as of Oct 23, 2026 19:49 UTC · Quotes are refreshed hourly from the data provider, so during market hours a price can be up to about 1–2 hours old; each quote shows its own timestamp.
| Previous Close | 39.41 | Day Range | 39.35 – 39.42 |
| 52-Week Range | 35.47 – 39.64 | Volume | 2.55K |
| Avg Volume | 12.73K | AUM | $71.8M (Oct 26, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | Yield (TTM) | — |
| NAV | 39.37 | Premium/Discount | 0.00% indicative |
| Inception | Jan 19, 2024 | Holdings | 6 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | CBOE |
| Category | Buffer | Index Tracked | S&P 500 |
| CUSIP | 33740F318 | ISIN | US33740F3183 |
| Structure | Buffer / Defined Outcome | ||
| Management | Actively managed (per issuer description) | ||
About this ETF
XJAN 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 January. 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.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 26, 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 | 0.00% | +2.37% | +4.62% | +6.90% | +8.79% | — | — | — | +9.16% |
| Total return | 0.00% | +2.37% | +4.62% | +6.90% | +8.79% | — | — | — | +9.16% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 23, 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 list retrieved Oct 24, 2026 · The data provider's latest disclosed portfolio for this fund. Issuers publish holdings daily or monthly, so the portfolio date can be earlier; holdings are not live positions. 6 holdings stored.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 101.74% | 974 | $73.1M |
| 2 | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 10.90% | 974 | $7.8M |
| 3 | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 0.95% | 974 | $682.9K |
| 4 | US Dollar | — | 0.49% | 354.88K | $354.9K |
| 5 | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -0.31% | -974 | -$221.5K |
| 6 | 2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -13.78% | -1.95K | -$9.9M |
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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 | 4.72% / 6.80% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.977 / 0.756 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -4.05% / -10.04% | Sortino 1Y | 1.50 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.394 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.886 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 3.07% | Risk-free rate used | 4.04% (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 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 2.55K | Average volume | 12.73K |
| AUM | $71.8M | Premium/Discount | 0.00% |
| 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 Week | -$853.1K | -1.17% | $72.8M → $71.8M |
| 1 Month | $2.1M | +2.94% | $69.7M → $71.8M |
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
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Latest News for XJAN
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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.