DGAP - First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April
DGAP is structured to deliver a predefined return profile linked to the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over a defined outcome period from April 20, 2026 through April 16, 2027. The fund seeks to provide a buffer against the first 10% of SPY losses while offering a fixed digital return if SPY appreciates, remains unchanged, or declines by up to the buffer level during the outcome period. In exchange, gains beyond the digital return are not captured, and losses beyond the buffer are experienced on a one-to-one basis.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $7.8M
- Beta
- 0.20
- 52-Week Range
- 29.78-31.38
- IPO Date
- Apr 21, 2026
- Exchange
- CBOE
DGAP Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for DGAP is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The DGAP overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
DGAP fund facts: expense ratio 0.85%, assets under management $7.8M, NAV $31.27 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 7 holdings in its latest file, launched Apr 17, 2026, issued by First Trust. See the DGAP holdings.
Frequently asked DGAP overview questions
- What is DGAP?
- DGAP is the ticker symbol for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April, an listed exchange-traded fund. DGAP is structured to deliver a predefined return profile linked to the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over a defined outcome period from April 20, 2026 through April 16, 2027. The fund seeks to provide a buffer against the first 10% of SPY losses while offering a fixed digital return if SPY appreciates, remains unchanged, or declines by up to the buffer level during the outcome period. Listed on CBOE. DGAP is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are DGAP's key statistics?
- First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April (DGAP) carries a market capitalization of $7.8M, 52-week range of 29.78-31.38. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does DGAP belong to?
- First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - April operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare DGAP's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the DGAP data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for DGAP, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.