Expense Ratio History

DOCT expense ratio history

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October

Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.85%

In basis points
85 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$85
Prospectus dated
2 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

DOCT expense ratio: read at 0.85% on 2 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Oct 2014Sep 2016Aug 2018Jul 2020Jun 2022May 20240.85% on 2 Jan 2026
DOCT expense ratio: read at 0.85% on 2 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Oct 2014Aug 2018Jun 20220.85% on 2 Jan 2026
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
2 Jan 2026 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
20 Oct 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-10-20 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Jan 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
21 Oct 2024 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-10-21 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Jan 2024 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
23 Oct 2023 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-10-23 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
3 Jan 2023 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
24 Oct 2022 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-10-24 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
3 Jan 2022 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
19 Oct 2020 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-19 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
2 Oct 2020 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
18 Oct 2014 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-10-18 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.85% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,052 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,987.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$87
3 years$272
5 years$473
10 years$1,052

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 12 prospectuses for this share class since 2014. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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