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

Fees and share-class details
Ongoing Charges0.85%
Share Class CurrencyUSD
Income TreatmentAccumulating
Currency HedgingUnhedged
Other Available Share Classes
Registrations for Public Distribution
UK Reporting Fund StatusUnknown

Management & Structure

Management and structure details
Legal IssuerFirst Trust Global Funds plc
Asset ManagerFirst Trust Global Portfolios Management
Investment ManagerFirst Trust Advisors L.P.
Fund Manager or TeamVest Financial LLC (sub-investment manager)
AdministratorBNY Mellon
Custodian or DepositaryBNY Mellon
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureIrish PLC
Instrument TypeETF
Management ApproachActive
Implementation MethodSynthetic - the fund invests substantially all assets in Cboe-cleared FLEX Options referencing the S&P 500 Index.
Underlying IndexS&P 500 Index
SFDR ClassificationArticle 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 (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear Return
20260.5%0.4%0.2%1.6%2.7%-0.2%0.4%1.8%7.6%
20253.5%2.4%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.5%0.7%0.8%11.5%

As of 31 Aug 2026