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GMAYFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May

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Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF, up to a cap of 13.83%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$514M

#1,643 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+8.7%

Track Record

3 years

#2,955 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,872+8.7%

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 = 105.7% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 C5.96
82.9%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 C5.96
15.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 C5.96
6.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P594.22
0.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P594.22
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P594.22
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P505.09
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P505.09
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 5 P505.09
-0.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.0%
Cash
1.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
5.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-11.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.95Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.39Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the Underlying ETF, up to a cap of 13.83%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
Strategy
Invests substantially all assets in FLEX Options referencing the Underlying ETF to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and a cap of 13.83% on returns. The strategy is designed to achieve predetermined outcomes based on the Underlying ETF's performance over the Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
May 19, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18