FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February (DLFE)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
30.89 USD
+0.17
(0.552%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 3:49 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:50 p.m. EDT
DLFE is a short-term Buffer ETF with zero dividends and extremely low trading volume relative to its peer set. The recent price action shows a temporary decoupling from the 50/200-day averages, but the model predicts zero directional change. Furthermore, the long-term rating is zero because these dual-directional buffer instruments reset semi-annually, often locking up capital or exposing the underlying holdings to permanent impairment loss in a rising market during the fall period, making them unsuitable for long-term holding cycles. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 30.92 |
| All Time Low | 28.82 |
| Ask | 32.47 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 15,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 61,948 |
| Average Volume | 61,948 |
| Average Volume10Days | 15,950 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 29.23 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 30.92 |
| Day Low | 30.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 29.937948 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.9565525 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03195117 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 2.4204254 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.92 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.025499344 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0008246877 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.074501 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0719813 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.82 - 30.92 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,771,857,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,771,459,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the price performance of the State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust ("SPY" or the “Underlying ETF”). FLEX Options are customized equity or index option contracts that trade on an exchange, but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF - February |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1962366455 |
| Nav Price | 30.91 |
| Net Assets | 55,918,136.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.85 |
| Open | 30.845 |
| Previous Close | 30.725 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.1695 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.551669 |
| Regular Market Day High | 30.92 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 30.84 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 30.84 - 30.92 |
| Regular Market Open | 30.845 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 30.725 |
| Regular Market Price | 30.8945 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,455,351 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,221 |
| Short Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Direct |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DLFE |
| Total Assets | 55,918,136 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.937948 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.9565525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.03195117 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 3,221 |