FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton IL United States of America 60187
- IPO Date
- Feb 24, 2020
- CIK
- 0001667919
- Website
- ftportfolios.com
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- FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February (DFEB), launched on February 21, 2020, is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investors with returns, before fees and expenses, that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) up to a predetermined cap, while offering a deep buffer against the first 25% to 30% of SPY losses over a specific target outcome period ending annually in February. The fund invests substantially all of its assets in FLEX Options referencing SPY, enabling defined outcome exposure to large-cap U.S. equities concentrated in sectors such as technology, financial services, consumer cyclical, communication services, and healthcare; it operates with a net expense ratio of 0.85% and total net assets of approximately $407 million as of recent data. Sponsored by First Trust Advisors L.P., headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois, with sub-advisory services from Vest Financial LLC, based in McLean, Virginia—a firm founded in 2012 and majority-owned by Cboe Global Markets since 2016—DFEB trades principally on the Cboe BZX Exchange and targets investors seeking risk-managed equity exposure in the U.S. market. Recent developments include routine quarterly portfolio rebalances tied to FLEX Options resets and monthly distribution announcements by First Trust Advisors L.P., alongside First Trust's ongoing expansion of its Target Outcome ETF lineup, such as the October 2025 launch of additional outcome-focused products utilizing Vest's proprietary strategies, reflecting sustained innovation in buffered ETF offerings without major acquisitions, funding rounds, or structural changes reported in the past 1-2 years.