SEPMFT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer
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
$31M
#4,239 of 6,040 · small
Return (1Y)
+6.3%
Track Record
1 year
#3,738 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,619+6.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 104.0% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.62
74.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.62
15.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.62
9.9%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.68
2.7%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.68
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.68
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P349.44
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P349.44
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P349.44
-0.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-3.9%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 the maximum available buffer while setting a predetermined upside cap of at least 7%.
- Inception date
- September 20, 2024
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18