

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - June
$45.73+0.01 (+0.03%)
- 0.85%
- $139M
- +8.9%
- 0M sh
- $45.74
- low $42.00high $45.75
The ETF.net XJUN Grade
Score 53 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 53 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.D39 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Mission
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.B61 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B62 out of 100Rank 3 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 2 of 7
Our read on XJUN
CThe fund that launched First Trust's Enhance & Moderate Buffer line: one wrapper aiming for twice SPY's price gain up to a yearly cap, while absorbing the first 15% of its losses. Options math, reset every June.
The Fund seeks approximately twice the positive price return of the State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, subject to an 11.04% upside cap. It seeks to protect the first 15% of losses in that reference asset during the June 22, 2026–June 17, 2027 outcome period.
Why people hold it
- Two jobs, one ticker: approximately 2x the reference SPY ETF's positive price move up to a stated cap, with the first 15% of its losses buffered over a June-to-June outcome period.ftportfolios.com
- The series original. XJUN opened First Trust's Enhance & Moderate Buffer lineup in 2021, giving the doubled-upside-plus-buffer design its longest live track record.etfgi.com
- The terms are contractual, not discretionary: the fund holds FLEX options on SPY, and each period's cap and buffer are published before the window starts.ftportfolios.com
- The same design resets in other calendar months (XMAR, XNOV, XDEC), so the June window can be one rung of a ladder rather than a single dated bet.
Worth knowing
- The cap is what pays for the doubled upside: gains past it stay with the market. The deal also tracks SPY's price only, so its dividends sit outside the math.ftportfolios.com
- 0.85% a year, above accelerated-structure peers such as XTAP and XDSQ at 0.79%.
- Cap and buffer are engineered for the full outcome period; mid-period buyers get different effective terms. Volume is light, so limit orders are the norm.ftportfolios.com
XJUN Holdings
- Other
- 4
- 113%
- 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.48
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%
XJUN Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | XJUN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.4% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +2.6% |
| 1 year | +8.9% |
| 3 years | +10.9% |
| 5 years | +9.0% |
| 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 | XJUN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.4% | |
| 2025 | +11.2% | |
| 2024 | +10.0% | |
| 2023 | +14.6% | |
| 2022 | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | +3.4% |
XJUN in the news
XJUN Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
XJUN Risk
- 4.4%
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.
- 1.40
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.
- −9.1%
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.
- 0.30
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XJUN Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Accelerated, 15% Buffer funds
- Median 0.85%
1 of the 7 S&P 500 Accelerated, 15% Buffer funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Accelerated, 15% Buffer
- BXMARFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - MarchExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +12.0%
- CXSEPFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - SeptemberExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +10.7%
- CXNOVFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - NovemberExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +11.1%
- CXDECFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - DecemberExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +10.2%
- CXJANFirst Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - JanuaryExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +10.1%




