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DECMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - December

Take a bet1y track recordRanked #550 of 995 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$49M

#3,782 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+6.3%

Track Record

1 year

#3,962 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,630+6.3%

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 = 104.5% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.79
66.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.79
13.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.79
9.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.79
9.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.57
3.8%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.57
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.57
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.57
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P336.21
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-3.0%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 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a buffer against losses.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a buffer against losses and a cap on returns. The Fund seeks to provide a maximum buffer of 50.60% against Underlying ETF losses over a one-year Target Outcome Period, with a cap of at least 7%.
Inception date
December 19, 2024
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18