YDECFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December
Seeks to match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF up to a cap of 13.03% while providing a 15% loss buffer.
By First Trust · Launched 2020
0.90%
#4,535 of 5,562 · expensive
$159M
#2,505 of 5,562 · mid-size
+10.6%
5 years
#2,258 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 106.8% of fundconcentrated
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF up to a cap of 13.03% while providing a 15% loss buffer.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in FLEX Options on the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF to achieve a target outcome strategy. Seeks upside participation up to 13.03% and a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
- Inception date
- December 18, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
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