Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund Class A (SHIEX)

Fund Assets	18.71M
Expense Ratio	1.60%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.30
Dividend Yield	2.62%
Dividend Growth	11.84%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 15, 2025

Previous Close	11.47
YTD Return	6.20%
1-Year Return	9.89%
5-Year Return	27.59%
52-Week Low	10.45
52-Week High	11.50
Beta (5Y)	0.55
Holdings	24
Inception Date	Apr 14, 2015

About SHIEX

Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund Class A is an open-end mutual fund designed to provide equity market participation with a defined downside risk framework. Its primary objective is to limit losses to approximately 12.5% during declines in the S&P 500 Index, achieved through a continuous options overlay that purchases downside puts and dynamically “steps up” the hedge to keep the protection profile current over time. The strategy focuses on defined outcome investing—aiming to remain always hedged, always participating, and always optimizing—by using put and call options on vehicles that track the S&P 500. Managed by Catalyst Capital Advisors with sub-advisor Exceed Advisory, the fund blends an equity-linked options sleeve with a bond allocation, with the 12.5% loss-limit target applying to the equity options portion and not the bond segment. This structure seeks to serve investors looking for equity exposure with a transparent loss-mitigation guardrail, offering a systematic approach to downside management while maintaining ongoing market participation within a rules-based framework.

• Fund Family: Catalyst Mutual Funds
• Category: Options Trading
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: SHIEX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

SHIEX had a total return of 9.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.13%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
SHIIX	Class I	1.35%
SHINX	Class C	2.35%

Top 10 Holdings

105.28% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	VCSH	35.81%
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	PULS	32.81%
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	IGSB	24.19%
First American Treasury Obligs X	FXFXX	2.16%
SPY US 09/18/26 C635	n/a	2.06%
SPY US 03/19/27 C660	n/a	1.94%
SPY US 06/18/26 C600	n/a	1.82%
SPY US 06/18/26 C560	n/a	1.68%
SPY US 01/15/27 C680	n/a	1.53%
SPY US 01/15/27 P620	n/a	1.27%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 15, 2025	$0.3004	Dec 16, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$0.2686	Dec 13, 2024
Dec 12, 2023	$0.2075	Dec 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022	$0.0558	Dec 14, 2022
Dec 14, 2021	$1.7219	Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2020	$0.1865	Dec 15, 2020

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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