First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March
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About First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - March
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Inception date
Mar 21, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
RSMR uses FLEX options in an effort to moderate losses on the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF over a one-year period starting in March 24, 2025. The fund foregoes some upside return as well as the ETF's dividend component, because the options are written on the price (not total) return version of the shares. In exchange for preventing realization of the first 10% of losses on the shares, investors forego upside some participation. The partial downside hedge and upside cap are reset annually. Investors who buy at any other time than the annual reset day may have a very different protection and buffer zone. The fund must be held the entire outcome period in an attempt to achieve the intended results. The targeted buffers and caps do not include the funds expense ratio. The fund is actively managed, using FLEX options and collateral exclusively.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Rights & Warrants
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Rights & Warrants98.82%
Cash1.18%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history