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YMARFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March

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Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, with a 15% buffer against losses and a cap of 15.82%.

By First Trust · Launched 2021

Annual Cost

0.90%

#4,877 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$163M

#2,638 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+11.4%

Track Record

5 years

#2,291 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,158+11.6%

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

MSCI EAFE Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 109.7% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 C0.84
85.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 C0.84
12.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 C0.84
12.0%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P83.66
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P83.66
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P83.66
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P71.11
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P71.11
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 3 P71.11
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.4%
Cash
1.4%
Other
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
6.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-22.6%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.85Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.27Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, with a 15% buffer against losses and a cap of 15.82%.
Strategy
Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and upside participation up to a cap of 15.82%. The strategy is designed for a one-year Target Outcome Period, resetting with each new period.
Inception date
March 19, 2021
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18