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FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - September

YSEP
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 17 2021
Expense Ratio
0.90%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$192,043
AUM
$24,187,538
Associated Index
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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2024-09-20 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF C 0.71
96.26%
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2024-09-20 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF P 71.38
5.89%
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US Dollar
1.33%
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2024-09-20 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF C 86.09
-0.37%
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2024-09-20 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF P 64.24
-3.11%
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What is YSEP?

The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - September (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 12.93% (before fees, expenses and taxes) and 12.03% (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Funds management fee), while providing a buffer against the first 10% (before fees, expenses and taxes) of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from September 20, 2021 to September 16, 2022. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options ("FLEX Options")that reference the price performance of the Underlying ETF.

ETFs related toYSEP

ETFs correlated to YSEP include EFA, BBIN, IEFA

YSEP
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - September
EFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
BBIN
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF
IEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
BKIE
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon International Equity ETF
SCHF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF
IDEV
iShares Trust - iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
GSIE
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
DFAI
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Core Equity Market 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.

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FAQ

YSEP is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The investment objective of the FT Cboe Vest International Equity Buffer ETF - September (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 12.93% (before fees, expenses and taxes) and 12.03% (after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Funds management fee), while providing a buffer against the first 10% (before fees, expenses and taxes) of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from September 20, 2021 to September 16, 2022. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options ("FLEX Options")that reference the price performance of the Underlying ETF.

YSEP tracks the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

No, YSEP 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, YSEP 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 YSEP is -0.0009%. This is the percent change in the value of YSEP over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on YSEP is -0.016%. This is the percent change in the value of YSEP over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of YSEP for the past year is 0.128%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to YSEP include YMAR, YJUN, and YDEC.

ETFs correlated to YSEP include EFA, BBIN, and IEFA.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to YSEP include EFZ, EPV, and SH.

Disclaimers

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