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FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May (SMAY)
About this ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Vest Financial, LLC. It invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund uses derivatives such as FLexible EXchange Options that reference the performance of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF to create its portfolio. It invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap companies. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May was formed on May 19, 2023 and is domiciled in the United States.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| 2027-05-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF C 2.78 4IWM 270521C00002780 | 94.64% |
| 2027-05-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF P 277.60 4IWM 270521P00277600 | 4.41% |
| US Dollar $USD | 0.95% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.67% |
| 3 months | +4.73% |
| 6 months | +7.00% |
| Year to date | +8.24% |
| 1 year | +15.20% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +10.71% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 7.53% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.92 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.05 |
| Sortino (1y) | 3.03 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -3.00% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -14.45% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.47 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.79 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June FJUN | 0.85% | 1.35B | 1.0% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May FMAY | 0.85% | 1.41B | 1.0% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - February FFEB | 0.85% | 1.38B | 0.7% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January FJAN | 0.85% | 1.43B | 0.7% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December FDEC | 0.85% | 1.32B | 0.6% |
