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FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - January

DGJACboeD

$32.350.00 (0.00%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 9:46 AM

D36/ 100

Rank 68 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

D36/100Rank 68 of 77inS&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: flat, 1 prints from 32.35 to 32.35. Range 32.35 to 32.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.5032.0033.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$5M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
4
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$32.33
52W range
low $29.40high $32.35
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DGJA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 36 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
68 of 77
Six-pillar profile for DGJA. Scores out of 100: Cost 11, Risk 73, Mission not scored, Tradability 38, Holdings 59, Durability 25. Strongest: Risk (73). Weakest: Cost (11). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 36 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

Very small fund, grade capped at C.

The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.

The pillars earned
36
This cap took
−0
Published Score
36 Grade D

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F11 out of 100
    Rank 60 of 77

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 76

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 53 of 77

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 44

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 72 of 77

Our read on DGJA

ETF.net Research

DMost buffer ETFs hand you whatever the market gives, up to a cap. This one pays a flat, predetermined return if the S&P 500 ETF is up, unchanged, or down as much as 10%, with the first 10% of price losses buffered over a one-year outcome period.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to protect the first 10% of price losses in the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust while offering an approximately 8.52% predetermined digital return when the ETF appreciates, is unchanged, or declines by no more than 10% during the current outcome period.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A sideways year pays the same as an up year: the digital return is fixed at the start of the period and applies whether the S&P 500 ETF rises, sits flat, or slips up to 10%.ftportfolios.com
  2. 02The first 10% of the reference ETF's price decline is absorbed by the structure before your capital takes the hit.ftportfolios.com
  3. 03Terms are written down before you buy and reset each January, and First Trust runs same-index siblings with other start months for staggered entry points.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The upside is a flat number, not participation. A roaring market pays the same digital return, and the math follows price only, so the reference ETF's dividends sit outside it.
  2. 02Buffer and digital return are engineered for a holder who owns the fund from one January reset to the next. Buy mid-period and your effective terms shift.ftportfolios.com
  3. 03At 0.85% it sits at the pricier end of the buffer shelf (ZALT 0.69%, SIXJ 0.74%), and as a small, lightly traded 2026 launch, spreads add to the sticker fee.

DGJA Holdings

As of Oct 11, 2026
Asset class
Other
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
189%
Largest holding
2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.89104.7%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.89104.67%66$5M1
002—2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 605.1783.62%225$4M1
003—2027-01-15 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 691.630.65%66$32K1
004—US Dollar0.53%25,606$26K421

Showing 1–4 of 4 holdings

DGJA Performance

Launched Jan 16, 2026

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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DGJA$10,205
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. DGJA $10,205. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,608$10,004$10,400Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DGJA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDGJA
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+0.7%
3 months+2.1%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DGJA
YearReturn barDGJA
2026 YTD+7.0%

History from Jan 20, 2026

DGJA in the news

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DGJA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jan 2026. No distributions yet.

DGJA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.34
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

DGJA Cost

Expense ratio0.85%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds
  • Median 0.79%

59 of the 77 S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds charge less.

DGJA costs $85.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% fund costs $79.00.

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