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DGOC

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - October

Buffered · First Trust · Inception 2025-10-17 · SEC filings

$32.93−0.02 (−0.06%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT

History starts Oct 20, 2025.History starts Oct 20, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 2 prints from 32.95 to 32.93. Range 32.93 to 32.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$32.94$32.94$32.95$32.9510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$5M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$32.94
52W range
low $30.32high $32.96

The ETF.net DGOC Grade

D

25/ 100

Rank 73 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for DGOC. Scores out of 100: Cost 11, Risk 75, Mission not scored, Tradability 3, Holdings not scored, Durability 26. Strongest: Risk (75). Weakest: Tradability (3). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 25 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.

Ceiling 40 · B and A out of reach

The pillars earned25This cap took−0Published score25 Grade D

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 11
    Category rank61/77 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 75
    Category rank5/73 · top 7%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 3
    Category rank75/77 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
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  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 26
    Category rank71/77 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

DGOC Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:35 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
196%
Largest holding
2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.61105.4%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.61105.43%69$5M1
002—2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 581.3189.75%243$4M1
003—US Dollar0.38%18,998$19K394
004—2026-10-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 664.360.09%69$4K1

Showing 1–4 of 4 holdings

DGOC Performance

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

DGOC$10,574
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. DGOC $10,574. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 DGOC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDGOC
Year to date+5.7%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+1.6%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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 DGOC
YearReturn barDGOC
2026 YTD+5.7%
2025+1.5%

History from Oct 20, 2025

DGOC in the news

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DGOC 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 Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Oct 2025. No distributions yet.

DGOC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Oct 2025; 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 Oct 2025; 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 Oct 2025; 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.
0.27
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.

DGOC 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.

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