DFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February
Issuer: First Trust· Type: ETF
Positioning: Growth
Underlying exposure
S&P 500 exposure through SPY-related FLEX options over a February target outcome period.
Strategy brief
Target outcome ETF seeking SPY price returns up to a cap while buffering losses between approximately 5% and 30% over the outcome period.
Latest close
$51.48
(+0.51%)
As of 2026-09-17
Latest distribution
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Estimated forward yield
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Listed date
2020-02-21
Expense ratio
0.85%
Payout frequency
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History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-08
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
0.00% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
12.89% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+12.9%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalMedium
Sufficient history
Latest window: sufficient historyHistory
Each monthly point below is still calculated using the rolling 3-year window; this control only changes how much history you view.
Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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UAUGExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+13.35%+0.46pp
UMARExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.31%-0.58pp
PAPRExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield3.01%—TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+11.17%-1.72pp
FMAYExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+13.31%+0.42pp
APRPExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.56%-0.33pp
RSJNExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+11.02%-1.87pp
NVBTExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.00%-0.89pp
MARWExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.91%-1.98pp
PBSEExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.20%-2.69pp
PBJLExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.95%-1.94pp
BFEBExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+15.89%+3.00pp
MAXJExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.00%—TTM yield0.96%+0.96ppTotal return CAGR+8.33%-4.56pp
SIXPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+13.40%+0.51pp
SMAXExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield0.97%—TTM yield0.93%+0.93ppTotal return CAGR+7.34%-5.55pp
JANPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+14.34%+1.45pp
DDTOExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+11.58%-1.31pp
DDTFExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.16%-0.73pp
DLAGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.66%-2.23pp
XAUGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+9.50%-3.39pp