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GJUNCboeFirst TrustC

$41.70−0.14 (−0.35%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

C45/ 100

Rank 27 of 61 in S&P 500 Buffer 15%

C45/100Rank 27 of 61inS&P 500 Buffer 15%
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 41.85 to 41.70. Range 41.70 to 42.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.41.8041.9042.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$498M
1Y total return
+7.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
76.4K sh
52W range
low $38.58high $42.48
Launched

The ETF.net GJUN Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 15%⁠
Rank
27 of 61
Six-pillar profile for GJUN. Scores out of 100: Cost 13, Risk 53, Mission not scored, Tradability 79, Holdings 65, Durability 81. Strongest: Durability (81). Weakest: Cost (13). 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.
    F13 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 61

  • 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 60

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 61

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 34

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 61

Our read on GJUN

ETF.net Research

In short

CRebuilt every June: GJUN follows the price of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a preset cap while absorbing the first 15% of a decline. A cushion with a ceiling, on a fixed annual schedule.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the price return of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, before fees and expenses, up to a predetermined upside cap while buffering the first 15% of losses during the current outcome period.

Why people hold it

  • The 15% cushion is written into the fund's terms, not left to a manager's judgment: each June-to-June outcome period aims to absorb the reference ETF's first 15% of losses.
  • The reference asset is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust itself, so the thing being buffered is a fund whose price you can watch tick by tick.
  • June is one rung in First Trust's full twelve-month moderate-buffer series, so the reset month is a choice and laddering across months is straightforward.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.85% a year it prices above the typical fund in its buffer cohort, a big reason it sits in the lower half of that peer group.
  • Cap and buffer are measured across a full outcome period. Step in mid-period and your remaining cushion and upside room differ from the headline terms.
  • The mandate targets price return, so payouts are not part of the design.

GJUN Performance

Launched Jun 16, 2023

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
GJUN$10,717
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. GJUN $10,717. 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 GJUN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGJUN
Year to date+5.7%
1 month−0.2%
3 months+1.3%
1 year+7.2%
3 yearsper year+12.7%
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 GJUN
YearReturn barGJUN
2026 YTD+5.7%
2025+10.0%
2024+13.2%
2023+6.4%

History from Jun 20, 2023

GJUN in the news

GJUN Dividends

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

No distributions in the last 12 months.

GJUN Risk

Risk pillarC53 out of 100Rank 27 of 60 in S&P 500 Buffer 15%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.7%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.36
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−11.0%
40 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.
0.43
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.

GJUN Cost

Compare GJUN and CAUG

Overpaying vs CAUG, tied cheapest in S&P 500 Buffer 15%

$10,050

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

  • GJUN 0.85%

    $16,199

  • CAUG 0.30% Tied cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GJUN 0.85%
  • CAUG 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530GJUN $16,199CAUG $6,149

Year by year

YearGJUNCAUGOverpaying
10$1,508$545$963
20$5,706$2,113$3,593
30$16,199$6,149$10,050

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