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XISEFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF – September

Stay safeGrow my money2y track recordRanked #249 of 340 in this goal

Seeks to provide approximately 6.88% annualized income while buffering against the first 10% of losses of the Underlying ETF.

By First Trust · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,336 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$37M

#3,843 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

5.39%

Track Record

2 years

#3,160 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,695+7.0%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 110.2% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C0.07
100.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.69
4.3%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
1.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C0.07
1.3%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%
TREASURY BILL
0.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
97.1%
Cash
2.5%
Bonds
0.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-6.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide approximately 6.88% annualized income while buffering against the first 10% of losses of the Underlying ETF.
Strategy
Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the Underlying ETF and short-term U.S. Treasury securities. Employs a target outcome strategy to provide income and a buffer against losses, resetting annually.
Inception date
September 15, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Buffer
Warning

Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost

Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.

Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19