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MAYB First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May
ISIN IE000P0FL8E3London Stock Exchange: MAYBAJM Ventures LLC
Latest close
LSE£30.84
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.88% a year
- Fund size
- £31.3m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, MAYB (First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May, ISIN IE000P0FL8E3) closed at £30.84 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.88% a year (about £88 on £10,000). Over the year to 30/09/2026 its total return was +10.3%, or +6.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +10.3%
- +6.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +3.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.4%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +10.3%; to 30/09/2025: +11.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.4% | +5.4% | |
| +3.8% | +0.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +10.3% | Not available |
| from | +11.1% | +6.8% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
6.6%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since May 2024
- −14.2%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- 0.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +18.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since May 2024
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 6.6% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD since May 2024, in pounds: −14.2% from 17/01/2025 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since May 2024 was 0.0% (12 months to 30/01/2026); the highest was +18.8% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD was at its highest weekly close since May 2024, in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.88%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £88
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £432
- of £10,000, before growth
- 50 charge less
- 5 the same
- 9 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD 0.88% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 9 of the 64 other other funds charge more, 5 the same and 50 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2024.
It tracks the No Underlying Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.88% a year — about £88 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Other: Alternatives, currencies and funds that do not fit the groups above.
Key facts
- Ticker
- MAYB
- ISIN
- IE000P0FL8E3
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- No index — the manager chooses the holdings
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.88% a year · about £88 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £31.3m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Other
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £29.60 on 31/07/2026 to £30.84 on 30/09/2026 (+4.2%). The lowest close shown was £29.60 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £30.84 on 30/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
7 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 69 rolling 12-month returns since May 2024, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since May 2024, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (113 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of MAYB?
The ongoing charge of MAYB is 0.88% a year — about £88 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Accum Shs -A- USD 0.88% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 9 of the 64 other other funds charge more, 5 the same and 50 less (share classes counted once).
Is MAYB accumulating or distributing?
MAYB is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of MAYB?
The ISIN of MAYB is IE000P0FL8E3. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; MAYB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were MAYB’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of MAYB in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +3.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has MAYB done after inflation?
Over the year to 30/09/2026 MAYB’s total return was +10.3%, or +6.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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