FMAYFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May
Issuer: First Trust· Type: ETF
Positioning: Growth
Underlying exposure
U.S. large-cap equity exposure through SPY over a May outcome period.
Strategy brief
Target-outcome ETF using FLEX options to provide capped upside participation with a downside buffer over the annual May outcome period.
Latest close
$56.93
(-0.42%)
As of 2026-09-15
Latest distribution
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Estimated forward yield
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Listed date
2020-05-15
Expense ratio
0.85%
Payout frequency
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History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-08
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
0.00% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
13.31% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+13.3%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalMedium
Sufficient history
Latest window: sufficient historyHistory
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Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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MARWExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.91%-2.40pp
UMARExposureBroad EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.31%-1.00pp
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JANPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+14.34%+1.03pp
DDTFExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+12.16%-1.15pp
DDTOExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+11.58%-1.73pp
DLAGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+10.66%-2.65pp
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