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MARMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March

Stay safeGrow my money2y track recordRanked #249 of 387 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 2024

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$107M

#3,033 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+6.1%

Track Record

2 years

#3,428 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,608+6.1%

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 3 C5.62
108.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 C5.62
4.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 C5.62
0.8%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 P563.96
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 P563.96
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 P563.96
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 C604.47
-0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 C604.47
-0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 3 C604.47
-13.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.1%
Cash
0.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-2.7%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 provide a buffer against losses and a cap on returns. The Fund seeks to provide a maximum buffer of 77.82% against Underlying ETF losses over a one-year Target Outcome Period, with a cap of at least 7%.
Inception date
March 26, 2024
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18