FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June (GJUN)
About this ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Vest Financial, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It uses derivatives such as FLexible EXchange Options that reference the performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to create its portfolio. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June was formed on June 16, 2023 and is domiciled in the United…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.49 4SPY 270617C00007490 | 94.18% |
| 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.76 4SPY 270617P00746760 | 4.79% |
| US Dollar $USD | 1.03% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.44% |
| 3 months | +2.69% |
| 6 months | +3.90% |
| Year to date | +4.19% |
| 1 year | +9.18% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +11.31% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 4.42% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 2.01 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.41 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.89 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -2.97% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -10.96% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.30 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.86 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
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Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF ACYN | 0.75% | 1.09B | 1.0% |
| FT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF KNG | 0.74% | 3.40B | 0.6% |
| FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF RDVI | 0.75% | 3.49B | 0.2% |
| VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF FLTR | 0.14% | 2.89B | 0.0% |
| VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF ITM | 0.18% | 2.18B | 0.0% |

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