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YJUNFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – June

Diversifier5y track recordRanked #106 of 240 in this goal

Seeks to match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF up to a cap of 12.94% while providing a 15% loss buffer.

By First Trust · Launched 2021

Annual Cost

0.90%

#4,535 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$127M

#2,713 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+9.7%

Track Record

5 years

#2,399 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,095+11.0%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

Global ex-US

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

MSCI EAFE Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 103.4% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 C0.86
88.9%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 C0.86
6.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 C0.86
5.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 P86.33
1.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 P86.33
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 P86.33
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 C97.5
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 P73.38
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 6 P73.38
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.5%
Cash
1.4%
Other
0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
6.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-21.5%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.69Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.01Good downside protection

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 12.94% 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 12.94% and a buffer against the first 15% of losses.
Inception date
June 18, 2021
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 2026-06-20