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APXMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #2,783 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$21M

#4,531 of 6,040 · small

Return (1Y)

+4.8%

Track Record

1 year

#4,266 of 6,040 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,474+4.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 100.1% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.24
91.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.24
20.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C5.24
10.2%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.39
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.39
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 P526.39
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C564.52
-3.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C564.52
-5.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 4 C564.52
-13.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-0.4%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.
Strategy
Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the Underlying ETF to implement a target outcome strategy, aiming to provide a maximum buffer against losses while setting a predetermined upside cap. The Fund seeks to buffer against the first 50.09% of Underlying ETF losses over an approximate one-year period.
Inception date
April 16, 2025
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18