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FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (FOCT)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
53.73 USD -0.01 (-0.019%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:27 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 53.83 +0.10 (0.186%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 5:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:02 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a specialized buffer ETF designed to cap losses while participating in upside, making it fundamentally distinct from standard equities. The long-term rating reflects a solid positive lean driven by a robust four-year price trajectory with a +34.86% cumulative gain and three consecutive years of double-digit growth, though the lack of recent dividend data prevents a higher yield classification. Short-term momentum is neutral; despite trading near its 52-week high, the statistical forecast model predicts a negligible -0.04% drift over the next 45 days with high confidence, suggesting the price is currently at equilibrium rather than exhibiting a strong directional edge. Consequently, the short-term outlook remains balanced without a clear catalyst for immediate aggressive entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.009349
AutoTheta0.014461
MSTL0.018966
AutoETS0.021136

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 3.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.117
Excess Kurtosis -0.12
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.75

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 53.83
All Time Low 28.51
Ask 53.84
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 41,439
Average Volume 41,439
Average Volume10Days 11,800
Beta3 Year 0.62
Bid 53.68
Bid Size 300
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 53.83
Day Low 53.7001
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.008452
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.78536
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9446411
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.017895892
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.725683
Fifty Two Week High 53.83
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.10000229
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0018577427
Fifty Two Week Low 45.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.9799995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17442621
Fifty Two Week Range 45.75 - 53.83
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,603,114,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.093513496
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0100021
Fullday Change Percent -0.0186121
Fullday Price 53.83
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,602,806,400
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 FLEX Options that reference the performance of the SPDR ® S&P 500 ® ETF Trust. 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. It is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_684247754
Nav Price 53.74
Net Assets 1,169,449,600.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 53.71
Post Market Change 0.10000229
Post Market Change Percent 0.18612002
Post Market Price 53.83
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 53.74
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100021
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0186121
Regular Market Day High 53.83
Regular Market Day Low 53.7001
Regular Market Day Range 53.7001 - 53.83
Regular Market Open 53.71
Regular Market Previous Close 53.74
Regular Market Price 53.73
Regular Market Time 1,787,945,241
Regular Market Volume 13,793
Short Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol FOCT
Three Year Average Return 0.12771769
Total Assets 1,169,449,600
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 26.751947
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.41578
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.41578
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.396606
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.333393
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06614321
Type Disp ETF
Volume 13,793
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 7.53215