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DJUL vs UFEB

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July

DJULCCboe

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF

UFEBBCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

UFEB −0.06pt a year

DJUL0.85%UFEB0.79%

Avg volume · 30D

UFEB 1.3×the volume

DJUL25.4KUFEB32.8K

5Y return · a year

DJUL +1.6pt

DJUL+8.9%UFEB+7.3%

DJUL vs UFEB Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+53.0%DJUL+42.2%UFEB

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. DJUL +53.0%. UFEB +42.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%0%10%20%30%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
DJUL 0.85%
UFEB 0.79%, better
Fund size
DJUL $492M
UFEB $167M
1Y total return
DJUL +8.5%
UFEB +9.7%, better
Holdings
DJUL 3
UFEB 3
Avg volume (30D)
DJUL 25.4K sh
UFEB 32.8K sh, better
NAV per share
DJUL $51.11
UFEB $39.55
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DJUL: Cost 31, Risk 33, Mission not scored, Tradability 81, Holdings 71, Durability 83. UFEB: Cost 67, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 63, Holdings not scored, Durability 45.
Pillar letters and Scores for DJUL, UFEB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDJULUFEB
Cost30% weightD31B67Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD33B64Higher
Tradability15% weightA81HigherB63
Holdings10% weightA71Not scored
Durability5% weightA83HigherC45

Rank among S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. DJUL and UFEB are both graded against the same 19 S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%⁠

Category · 19 funds
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UFEB ranks 1st and DJUL 9th of 19 funds in the S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% Category.

  1. Rank 1BPSCXPacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETFScore 63
  2. Rank 1BUFEBInnovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETFScore 63
  3. Rank 3BPSCQPacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETFScore 60
  4. Rank 6CPSCJPacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETFScore 50
  5. Rank 9CDJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - JulyScore 49
  6. Rank 10CDAUGFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - AugustScore 47

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DJULCFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July

UFEBBInnovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF

In short

DJUL Deep 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.

UFEB No data

Stated mandate

DJUL 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.

UFEB No data

Why people hold it

  • DJUL 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.

UFEB No data

Worth knowing

  • DJUL 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.

UFEB No data

Full DJUL profile⁠

Full UFEB profile⁠

DJUL vs UFEB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DJUL vs UFEB Cost

Overpaying DJUL vs UFEB

$1,025

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

  • DJUL 0.85%

    $16,199

  • UFEB 0.79%

    $15,174

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DJUL 0.85%
  • UFEB 0.79%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530DJUL $16,199UFEB $15,174

Year by year

YearDJULUFEBOverpaying
10$1,508$1,405$103
20$5,706$5,331$375
30$16,199$15,174$1,025

Expense ratio

  • 0.85%DJUL
  • 0.79%UFEB, cheaper
  • Middle half of S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds
  • Median 0.85%

UFEB 7th cheapest of 19 funds

DJUL 8th cheapest of 19 funds

DJUL vs UFEB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
DJUL None
UFEB None

Distribution history

DJULAll DJUL payments⁠

No distribution history available.

UFEBAll UFEB payments⁠

No distribution history available.

DJUL vs UFEB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • DJUL
  • UFEB
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: DJUL −12.5% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−12.5%−10%−7.5%−5%−2.5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DJUL 6.9%UFEB 5.9%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DJUL 1.44, betterUFEB 1.43
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DJUL −12.5%UFEB −9.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DJUL 0.50UFEB 0.46

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    Expense ratio
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