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XSEPFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September

Grow my money3y track recordRanked #2,108 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide returns of approximately twice any positive price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.

By First Trust · Launched 2022

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$136M

#2,810 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+8.8%

Track Record

3 years

#2,741 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,884+8.8%

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 = 110.4% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.65
90.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C6.65
8.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C663.71
7.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.71
3.6%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C663.71
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P663.71
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 C695.5
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P564.16
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 9 P564.16
-1.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-9.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.83Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.23Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns of approximately twice any positive price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to achieve a target outcome strategy, providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses and enhanced returns of approximately twice any positive price return up to a cap of 9.58%. The strategy is designed for a one-year Target Outcome Period.
Inception date
September 21, 2022
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18