Options, Volatility & Defensive
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF
First Trust Global Portfolios Management
ISIN IE000WX2HZQ7
- AUM
- £4.8mAs of 31 Aug 2026
- OCF / TER
- 0.85%
- Inception Date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Base Currency
- USD
- Instrument Type
- ETF
Fund Overview
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns, before fees, expenses and taxes, that match the price return of the S&P 500 Index up to a predetermined upside cap, while providing a buffer, before fees and expenses, against the first 10% of index losses over an approximately one-year target outcome period.
AltETF Comments
Actively managed Target Outcome Investments strategy providing capped S&P 500 price-return exposure with a 10% first-loss buffer across an approximately annual outcome period. This share class corresponds to the April outcome series; First Trust offers multiple related listings with different outcome periods, while AltETF shows one representative listing. The strategy invests substantially all assets in Cboe-cleared FLEX Options on the S&P 500. The cap and buffer reset each period, and the stated target outcome applies only to investors holding from the first through the last day of that period.
Fees & Share Class
| Ongoing Charges | 0.85% |
|---|---|
| Share Class Currency | USD |
| Income Treatment | Accumulating |
| Currency Hedging | Unhedged |
| Other Available Share Classes | — |
| Registrations for Public Distribution | — |
| UK Reporting Fund Status | Unknown |
Management & Structure
| Legal Issuer | First Trust Global Funds plc |
|---|---|
| Asset Manager | First Trust Global Portfolios Management |
| Investment Manager | First Trust Advisors L.P. |
| Fund Manager or Team | Vest Financial LLC (sub-investment manager) |
| Administrator | BNY Mellon |
| Custodian or Depositary | BNY Mellon |
| Domicile | Ireland |
| Legal Structure | Irish PLC |
| Instrument Type | ETF |
| Management Approach | Active |
| Implementation Method | Synthetic - the fund invests substantially all assets in Cboe-cleared FLEX Options referencing the S&P 500 Index. |
| Underlying Index | S&P 500 Index |
| SFDR Classification | Article 6 |
Performance & Statistics
- MTD
- -0.3% as of 14 Sept 2026
- YTD
- 7.3% as of 14 Sept 2026
- 1Y
- 10.9%
- 3Y Annualised
- —
- 5Y Annualised
- —
Monthly Returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | 7.6% |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 11.5% |
As of 31 Aug 2026