DGJA ETF — First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - January

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF - January (DGJA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DGJA is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.85%. Total return is 6.8% over the past 0.7 years, 6.7 points behind SPY at 13.5%.

This ETF pursues a target outcome strategy by investing substantially all its assets in flexible exchange options that reference an underlying equity ETF, seeking to deliver predetermined investment outcomes tied to U.S. equity performance. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.85%. It appeals to investors seeking structured equity exposure with defined outcome parameters rather than traditional dividend income.

DGJA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6.8% over the past 0.7 years, 6.7 points behind SPY at 13.5%.

DGJA key facts

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/16/2026

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$32.28 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,850,026

Average volume

7.0

Beta

0.337

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DGJA risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider DGJA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DGJA does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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