SMAY vs RIET

Comparison between FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - MAY (SMAY, ETF) and HOYA CAPITAL HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD ETF (RIET, ETF).

SMAY vs RIET - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	SMAY(ETF)	RIET(ETF)
Net Assets	$109M	$109M
Expense Ratio	0.90%	0.50%
Max Drawdown	14.44%	44.53%
Sharpe Ratio	1.57	0.60
5Y Beta	0.48	0.47
P/E Ratio	N/A	20.51
Forward P/E	N/A	13.27
5Y EPS CAGR	N/A	-12.32%
Debt to Equity	N/A	46.47%
P/S Ratio	N/A	2.99
P/B Ratio	N/A	1.07

Net Assets

SMAY

$109M

RIET

$109M

Expense Ratio

SMAY

0.90%

Winner

RIET

0.50%

Max Drawdown

Winner

SMAY

14.44%

RIET

44.53%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

SMAY

1.57

RIET

0.60

5Y Beta

SMAY

0.48

Winner

RIET

0.47

P/E Ratio

SMAY

N/A

RIET

20.51

Forward P/E

SMAY

N/A

RIET

13.27

5Y EPS CAGR

SMAY

N/A

RIET

-12.32%

Debt to Equity

SMAY

N/A

RIET

46.47%

P/S Ratio

SMAY

N/A

RIET

2.99

P/B Ratio

SMAY

N/A

RIET

1.07

SMAY vs RIET - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	SMAY	RIET
1 month	+1.69%	-0.81%
3 months	+3.50%	+2.53%
6 months	+7.64%	+5.36%
1 year	+14.73%	+9.43%
5 years(CAGR)	N/A	-0.28%
Max(CAGR)	+11.18%	-0.28%

Winner

SMAY

+1.69%

RIET

-0.81%

Winner

SMAY

+3.50%

RIET

+2.53%

Winner

SMAY

+7.64%

RIET

+5.36%

Winner

SMAY

+14.73%

RIET

+9.43%

5Y(CAGR)

SMAY

N/A

RIET

-0.28%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

SMAY

+11.18%

RIET

-0.28%

SMAY vs RIET - Annual Returns (2021 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	SMAY	RIET
2026	+9.68%	+9.22%
2025	+4.70%	+2.55%
2024	+12.91%	+0.67%
2023	+8.94%	+11.30%
2022	N/A	-25.86%
2021	N/A	+2.37%

SMAY vs RIET Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for SMAY was -14.44%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 252 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for RIET was -34.62%, occurring on Oct 27, 2023. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The current SMAY drawdown is -1.11%. The current RIET drawdown is -5.09%.

Rank	SMAY	RIET
#1	-14.44% Nov 29, 2024 - Dec 3, 2025	-34.62% Jan 4, 2022 - Oct 27, 2023
#2	-8.99% Aug 1, 2023 - Dec 13, 2023	-7.15% Nov 15, 2021 - Jan 3, 2022
#3	-5.13% Jul 16, 2024 - Sep 19, 2024	-4.06% Sep 22, 2021 - Oct 15, 2021
#4	-4.83% Mar 28, 2024 - May 7, 2024	-1.50% Oct 20, 2021 - Nov 3, 2021
#5	-3.36% Dec 27, 2023 - Feb 12, 2024	-0.82% Nov 3, 2021 - Nov 5, 2021
#6	-2.58% Feb 26, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026	-0.44% Nov 11, 2021 - Nov 15, 2021
#7	-2.40% Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024	-0.35% Nov 5, 2021 - Nov 11, 2021
#8	-2.26% Feb 12, 2024 - Feb 15, 2024	-0.20% Oct 18, 2021 - Oct 20, 2021
#9	-2.21% May 17, 2024 - Jul 11, 2024	N/A
#10	-1.86% Jun 4, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026	N/A
#11	-1.73% Oct 16, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024	N/A
#12	-1.52% Jun 13, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023	N/A
#13	-1.51% Feb 15, 2024 - Feb 27, 2024	N/A
#14	-1.43% Sep 19, 2024 - Oct 14, 2024	N/A
#15	-1.39% May 22, 2023 - Jun 2, 2023	N/A