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FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October

DOCT
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 16 2020
Expense Ratio
0.85%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,117,499
AUM
$130,687,569
Associated Index
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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2023-10-20 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust C 3.73
99.92%
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US Dollar
0.35%
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2023-10-20 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust P 355.58
0.04%
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2023-10-20 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust P 262
0.00%
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2023-10-20 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust C 446.15
-0.30%
Invest with DOCT

What is DOCT?

The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 9.34% (before fees, expenses and taxes) and 8.49% (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Funds management fee), while providing a buffer against Underlying ETF losses between -5% and -30% (before fees, expenses and taxes) over the period from October 19, 2020 to October 15, 2021. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options ("FLEX Options") that reference the performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

ETFs related toDOCT

ETFs correlated to DOCT include GAUG, DFSU, GJUL

DOCT
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October
GAUG
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DFSU
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GJUL
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XAUG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August
LGRO
Advisors Series Trust - Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF
GMAR
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March
AUGW
AIM ETF Products Trust - AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Aug ETF
EQTY
Valued Advisers Trust - Kovitz Core Equity ETF
GJUN
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

DOCT is a US Equities ETF. The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 9.34% (before fees, expenses and taxes) and 8.49% (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Funds management fee), while providing a buffer against Underlying ETF losses between -5% and -30% (before fees, expenses and taxes) over the period from October 19, 2020 to October 15, 2021. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options ("FLEX Options") that reference the performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

DOCT tracks the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

No, DOCT is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, DOCT is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on DOCT is 0.0004%. This is the percent change in the value of DOCT over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on DOCT is 0.0139%. This is the percent change in the value of DOCT over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of DOCT for the past year is 0.079%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to DOCT include DJUL, DAUG, and FAUG.

ETFs correlated to DOCT include GAUG, DFSU, and GJUL.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to DOCT include SPXS, SDS, and SH.

Disclaimers

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