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FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April (GAPR)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
42.84 USD +0.07 (0.164%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 3:43 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:45 a.m. EDT

The moderate buffer ETF structure is currently exhibiting strong relative strength, trading near its 52-week high while maintaining a premium over its 200-day average. This suggests the 'buffer' mechanism is effectively shielding capital from downside volatility while capturing upside, creating a compelling short-term momentum play for investors seeking defined-risk exposure to equity markets. However, the long-term investment case remains neutral due to the complete absence of dividend history; without a payout track record, the total return relies entirely on future capital appreciation, which introduces significant uncertainty regarding income generation. While the statistical forecast model indicates a high-confidence slight upward drift over the next 45 days, this technical signal aligns with the observed price resilience rather than overriding the lack of fundamental income data.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.006857
AutoTheta0.009157
MSTL0.012415
AutoETS0.013364

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 76%
H-stat 1.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.031
Excess Kurtosis 0.15
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 24.34

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 43.06
All Time Low 29.382
Ask 66.84
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,810
Average Volume 6,810
Average Volume10Days 7,260
Beta3 Year 0.26
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 600
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 42.8356
Day Low 42.76
Display Name U.S. Eq Moderate Buffer ETF
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.7601167
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 42.53952
Fifty Day Average Change 0.29608154
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.006960152
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.089052
Fifty Two Week High 43.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.22439957
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0052113226
Fifty Two Week Low 39.145
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6906013
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09428027
Fifty Two Week Range 39.145 - 43.06
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,682,343,000,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change 0.044700623
Fullday Change Percent 0.10452545
Fullday Price 42.8356
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,682,035,200
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 SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (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 Moderate Buffer ETF - April
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1823547927
Nav Price 42.8
Net Assets 294,720,896.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 42.76
Previous Close 42.7653
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0703011
Regular Market Change Percent 0.164388
Regular Market Day High 42.8356
Regular Market Day Low 42.76
Regular Market Day Range 42.76 - 42.8356
Regular Market Open 42.76
Regular Market Previous Close 42.7653
Regular Market Price 42.8356
Regular Market Time 1,792,093,393
Regular Market Volume 7,322
Short Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Bu
Source Interval 15
Symbol GAPR
Three Year Average Return 0.114973895
Total Assets 294,720,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 24.336796
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.13583
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.13583
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 41.271503
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5640984
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03789778
Type Disp ETF
Volume 7,322
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 6.47986