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FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July (FJUL)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
59.80 USD +0.01 (0.025%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 3:57 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.80

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a specialized volatility hedge designed for the July expiration cycle, offering capital protection during market downturns rather than traditional growth or income. The recent price action shows a steady, low-volatility uptrend, trading near its 52-week high, which aligns with the statistical forecast indicating a high-confidence slight upward move over the next 45 days. However, the lack of any dividend history confirms this is a pure equity buffer vehicle with no yield component. While the short-term momentum and structural design suggest a solid tactical play for hedging or capturing a specific monthly buffer, the absence of long-term compounding mechanics and the inherent complexity of structured products limit its appeal as a core long-term holding compared to standard equities.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_126 ✓0.008090
MSTL_1260.008475
MSTL_790.011527
MSTL0.013301
AutoARIMA0.015496
AutoETS0.015644
AutoTheta0.019924

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 69%
H-stat 0.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.472
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.86

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 59.87
All Time Low 30.157
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 33,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 26,363
Average Volume 26,363
Average Volume10Days 33,230
Beta3 Year 0.63
Bid 56.33
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 59.81
Day Low 59.7611
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.2262006
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 58.99634
Fifty Day Average Change 0.79865646
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.013537389
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.280248
Fifty Two Week High 59.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.07500076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.001252727
Fifty Two Week Low 51.933
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.8619995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15138736
Fifty Two Week Range 51.933 - 59.87
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,595,251,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.115534805
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,594,944,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Normally, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLEX Options that reference the price performance of the Underlying ETF. It uses FLEX Options to employ a "target outcome strategy." Target outcome strategies seek to produce pre-determined investment outcomes based upon the performance of an underlying security or index. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_666624801
Nav Price 59.76
Net Assets 1,187,301,630.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 59.7611
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 59.795
Post Market Time 1,783,973,090
Previous Close 59.78
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0149994
Regular Market Change Percent 0.025091
Regular Market Day High 59.81
Regular Market Day Low 59.7611
Regular Market Day Range 59.7611 - 59.81
Regular Market Open 59.7611
Regular Market Previous Close 59.78
Regular Market Price 59.795
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,659
Regular Market Volume 38,204
Short Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol FJUL
Three Year Average Return 0.1575208
Total Assets 1,187,301,632
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 26.859663
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 8.84018
Trailing Three Month Returns 8.84018
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 56.494854
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3001442
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05841495
Type Disp ETF
Volume 38,204
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 6.56295