SMAY yields 7.67% · JEPQ yields 11.10%● Live data
📍 JEPQ pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, SMAY + JEPQ cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 16.50% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from May 19, 2025 through May 15, 2026.
Full SMAY Calculator →The fund seeks to achieve this objective by (1) creating an actively managed portfolio of equity securities comprised significantly of those included in the fund’s primary benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index (the Benchmark), and (2) through equity-linked notes (ELNs), selling call options with exposure to the Benchmark. It is non-diversified.
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