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FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May

SMAY
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
May 19, 2023
Expense Ratio
0.9%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$170,061
AUM
$30,480,040
Associated Index
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

2024-05-17 iShares Russell 2000 ETF C 1.76
96.94%
2024-05-17 iShares Russell 2000 ETF P 176.11
4.93%
US Dollar
0.91%
2024-05-17 iShares Russell 2000 ETF C 207.39
-1.09%
2024-05-17 iShares Russell 2000 ETF P 149.69
-1.68%

What is SMAY?

The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, up to a predetermined upside cap of 17.76% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from May 22, 2023 through May 17, 2024.

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SMAY
Performance Measures**

for the time period May 22, 2023 to Aug 5, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 0.7%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 5.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -14.4%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 10.1%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 1.12

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.79

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toSMAY

ETFs correlated to SMAY include SCHA, TNA, UWM

SMAY
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May
SCHA
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
TNA
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Dialy Small Cap Bull 3X Shares
UWM
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 2X Shares
VTWO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 2000 Index ETF
IWM
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2000 ETF
URTY
ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 3x Shares
DFAS
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
ESML
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
SMLF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF
NUSC
Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

SMAY is a US Equities ETF. The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, up to a predetermined upside cap of 17.76% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from May 22, 2023 through May 17, 2024.

SMAY tracks the iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

No, SMAY is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SMAY is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SMAY is -0.0145%. This is the percent change in the value of SMAY over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SMAY is -0.0024%. This is the percent change in the value of SMAY over the most recent 3-month period.

ETFs similar to SMAY include SAUG, PKW, and VIXY.

ETFs correlated to SMAY include SCHA, TNA, and UWM.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SMAY include TWM, SRTY, and RWM.

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