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DHDGCboeFirst TrustC

$37.57−0.08 (−0.20%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:48 PM ET

C45/ 100

Rank 49 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

C45/100Rank 49 of 77inS&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: down, 77 prints from 37.65 to 37.57. Range 37.56 to 37.83. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.6037.7037.7537.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$81M
1Y total return
+11.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
30.2K sh
52W range
low $33.03high $38.30
Launched

The ETF.net DHDG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
49 of 77
Six-pillar profile for DHDG. Scores out of 100: Cost 11, Risk 78, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 61, Durability 59. Strongest: Risk (78). Weakest: Cost (11). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • 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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 77

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 77

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 45

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 77

Our read on DHDG

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost buffer ETFs lock in one cap for a full year. DHDG re-strikes every quarter against the S&P 500 ETF's price return, and it asks for a deductible: you take the first 2.5% of a drop, the fund absorbs the next 12.5 points.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the price return of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust before fees and expenses, subject to a 4.30% upside cap, while buffering losses in the -2.5% to -15% range during the stated outcome period.

Why people hold it

  • The buffer skips the first 2.5% of losses and runs down to -15%, spending its protection on a real drawdown rather than the first wobble.ftportfolios.com
  • Quarterly outcome periods reset the terms four times a year, so the cap is struck against current market conditions instead of one date twelve months back.
  • A plain 1940 Act ETF, not a structured note from a bank, and it lands in the upper half of a crowded field of S&P 500 buffer funds.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.85% expense ratio sits above cheaper laddered buffer options such as BUFP (0.50%) and IVVM (0.53%).
  • Upside is capped each quarter and the cap is fixed at the period's start. Buy mid-period and your effective cap and remaining buffer differ from the stated terms.
  • The reference is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's price return, so index dividends sit outside the outcome and this hasn't been an income payer.

DHDG Performance

Launched Oct 18, 2024

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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DHDG$11,181
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DHDG $11,181. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 DHDG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDHDG
Year to date+10.7%
1 month0.0%
3 months+1.6%
1 year+11.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 DHDG
YearReturn barDHDG
2026 YTD+10.7%
2025+11.4%
2024+0.5%

History from Oct 21, 2024

DHDG in the news

DHDG Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

DHDG Risk

Risk pillarA78 out of 100Rank 2 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.4%
Annualised · 24 months to Oct 2026
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.
1.16
vs 3-month T-bills · 24 months to Oct 2026
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.
−8.3%
24 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.46
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DHDG Cost

Compare DHDG and XTR

Overpaying vs XTR, cheapest in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

$11,040

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DHDG 0.85%

    $16,199

  • XTR 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DHDG 0.85%
  • XTR 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530DHDG $16,199XTR $5,159

Year by year

YearDHDGXTROverpaying
10$1,508$455$1,053
20$5,706$1,769$3,937
30$16,199$5,159$11,040

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