FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July
$51.76−0.03 (−0.06%)
- 0.85%
- $491M
- +11.8%
- 0M sh
- $51.77
- low $45.96high $51.80
The ETF.net DJUL Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 6 of 19
Score 51 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.D31 out of 100Rank 8 of 19Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 14 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 19Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 7 of 19
Our read on DJUL
CDeep buffer, July vintage. DJUL leaves you the first 5% of an S&P 500 drawdown, then is built to absorb the next 25 points through its one-year outcome period. The price for that: upside stops at a cap reset each July.
DJUL seeks to match the price return of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, subject to a 13.60% upside cap. It seeks protection against underlying losses between 5% and 30% during the stated outcome period.
Why people hold it
- The "deep" part is real: protection is designed to kick in from 5% down to 30% down on the reference fund, a wider shock absorber than standard 10% buffer products.ftportfolios.com
- One of twelve monthly copies of the same deep-buffer recipe, so start dates can be laddered across the calendar instead of riding on a single July reset.
- Fee lands at 0.85%, dead level with the median of its deep-buffer peer group.
- Running since 2020, with multiple full outcome periods behind it and a multi-hundred-million-dollar asset base.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper deep-buffer routes exist: Pacer's Swan SOS Conservative funds (PSCX, PSCW) charge 0.49% against 0.85% here.
- It targets the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, so index dividends sit outside the payoff and the fund has not been an income payer.
- Buffer and cap are set July to July; step in mid-period and both look different. Trading is thin, so spreads are worth a look.
DJUL Holdings
- Other
- 3
- 103%
- 2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.42
Sectors
- Technology40.1%
- Financials11.3%
- Communication9.9%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
DJUL Performance
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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DJUL$11,181
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.
| Period | DJUL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.9% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +2.9% |
| 1 year | +11.8% |
| 3 years | +14.7% |
| 5 years | +9.6% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DJUL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.9% | |
| 2025 | +13.3% | |
| 2024 | +15.0% | |
| 2023 | +18.1% | |
| 2022 | −8.3% | |
| 2021 | +6.2% | |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
DJUL in the news
DJUL Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
DJUL Risk
- 7.0%
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.
- 1.37
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.
- −12.5%
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.
- 0.50
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DJUL Cost
0.85%
DJUL0.85%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds
- Median 0.85%
7 of the 19 S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%
- BPSCWPacer Swan SOS Conservative (April) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +13.1%
- CDFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - FebruaryExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +13.0%
- CPSCJPacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +11.3%
- CDAUGFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - AugustExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +11.2%
- CDJANFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - JanuaryExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +12.5%