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YSEPFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - September

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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.

By First Trust · Launched 2021

Annual Cost

0.90%

#4,877 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$125M

#2,882 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+12.6%

Track Record

5 years

#2,424 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,231+12.3%

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 = 106.2% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 C0.93
87.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 C0.93
13.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 C0.93
3.3%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 P93
1.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 P93
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 P93
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 C0.93
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 P93
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.EFA 9 P79.05
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
7.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-22.6%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.97Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.41Good 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.
Strategy
Invests in FLEX Options to implement a target outcome strategy, providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses from the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF while aiming for returns that match its price performance, capped at 13.14%. Focuses on developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Inception date
September 17, 2021
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18