YDECFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, up to a cap of 13.03%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
By First Trust · Launched 2020
Annual Cost
0.90%
#4,877 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$168M
#2,610 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+10.0%
Track Record
5 years
#2,227 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,997+10.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 105.3% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 C0.95
69.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 C0.95
19.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 C0.95
13.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 P95.46
1.8%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 P95.46
0.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 P95.46
0.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 P81.14
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 P81.14
-0.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 12 C107.9
-0.7%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.6%
Cash
1.2%
Other
0.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.1%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-23.3%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.61Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.87Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, up to a cap of 13.03%, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF to implement a target outcome strategy. Aims for returns matching the Underlying ETF's price performance, with a cap of 13.03% and a buffer against the first 15% of losses. Focuses on developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
- Inception date
- December 18, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18