FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May (GMAY)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
43.94 USD
-0.04
(-0.102%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 43.94 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:05 a.m. EDT
The moderate buffer ETF shows a distinct lack of immediate explosive momentum despite sitting near its 52-week highs, resulting in a neutral short-term outlook where neither a breakout nor a breakdown is clearly favored. However, the long-term picture is compelling, driven by a robust two-year price trajectory that has delivered nearly 29% in cumulative gains while maintaining a perfect streak of positive annual returns. This consistent upward path suggests the market has successfully valued the underlying equity exposure without the structural deterioration often seen in volatile markets. The absence of any dividend payouts is expected for this type of leveraged buffer product, which prioritizes capital appreciation and volatility protection over income distribution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.005748 |
| AutoETS | 0.005874 |
| AutoTheta | 0.008769 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.015150 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 72% |
| H-stat | 0.81 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.279 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.63 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 25.58 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 44.99 |
| All Time Low | 29.8 |
| Ask | 66.63 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 77,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 82,053 |
| Average Volume | 82,053 |
| Average Volume10Days | 77,590 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.42 |
| Bid | 21.27 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 44.0599 |
| Day Low | 43.87 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.7176319 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 43.32784 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6071625 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.014013219 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.197949 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 44.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0550003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.023449661 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 39.731 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.2040024 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.10581165 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 39.731 - 44.99 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,684,762,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.0449982 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.102315 |
| Fullday Price | 43.935 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,684,454,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | 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 SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). FLEX Options are customized equity or index option contracts that trade on an exchange, but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1829507675 |
| Nav Price | 43.81 |
| Net Assets | 531,313,376.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.85 |
| Open | 43.89 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 43.935 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 43.98 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0449982 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.102315 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.0599 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 43.87 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 43.87 - 44.0599 |
| Regular Market Open | 43.89 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 43.98 |
| Regular Market Price | 43.935 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,946,872 |
| Regular Market Volume | 12,178 |
| Short Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Bu |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | GMAY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1216146 |
| Total Assets | 531,313,376 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 25.578821 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.55148 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.55148 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 42.103825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.8311768 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.043491933 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 12,178 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 4.60048 |