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FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May (MAYM)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
32.73 USD
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, midnight EDT

MAYM is strictly a monthly-dated maximum buffer ETF with no dividend history. Given the price (32.69) is trading near its 52-week high (32.725) while volume is critically depressed (301 vs 4049 avg), short-term momentum is stagnant due to the maturity horizon rather than pure outperformance. The forecast model indicates negligible projected price change (~0.09%) with significant distributional irregularities (high kurtosis, low p-values), suggesting non-standard volatility; combined with the inherent 'time decay' nature of buffer products nearing maturity, there is no directional edge beyond holding to expiration.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.002588
AutoARIMA0.005752
AutoETS0.005761
MSTL0.005769

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 16%
H-stat 47.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.27
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 32.725
All Time Low 30.768
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,031
Average Volume 4,031
Average Volume10Days 2,260
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 600
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 32.725
Day Low 32.725
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.2557114
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 32.3993
Fifty Day Average Change 0.32569885
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010052651
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.7726502
Fifty Two Week High 32.725
Fifty Two Week High Change 0.0
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent 0.0
Fifty Two Week Low 30.768
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.9569988
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.063605
Fifty Two Week Range 30.768 - 32.725
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,747,661,400,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,747,353,600
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 underlying ETF. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - May
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1937250744
Nav Price 32.72
Net Assets 16,142,454.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 32.725
Previous Close 32.725
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 32.725
Regular Market Day Low 32.725
Regular Market Day Range 32.725 - 32.725
Regular Market Open 32.725
Regular Market Previous Close 32.725
Regular Market Price 32.725
Regular Market Time 1,776,701,553
Regular Market Volume 635
Short Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer
Source Interval 15
Symbol MAYM
Total Assets 16,142,454
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 26.060923
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.24845
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.24845
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.973385
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.7516136
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.023507478
Type Disp ETF
Volume 635
Ytd Return 0.24845