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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.05% 0.00% 897.62M 181591.7
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
0.00% 2.00% 258.44M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with U.S. large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. The term "laddered portfolio" refers to the fund's investment in multiple underlying ETFs that have target outcome period expiration dates which occur on a rolling, or periodic, basis. The fund is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Options Trading
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Options Trading
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.37 yrs
Karan Sood 3.37 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of June 17, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
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-7.70%
15.40%
6.87%
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26.60%
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22.20%
11.02%
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35.51%
9.85%
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9.82%
7.58%
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17.71%
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8.48%
8.85%
-3.74%
18.84%
7.56%
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12.43%
11.54%
-10.52%
17.24%
8.26%
As of June 17, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of June 16, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.88% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.12% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with U.S. large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. The term "laddered portfolio" refers to the fund's investment in multiple underlying ETFs that have target outcome period expiration dates which occur on a rolling, or periodic, basis. The fund is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Options Trading
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Options Trading
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Howard Rubin 3.37 yrs
Karan Sood 3.37 yrs

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