First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFD · Cboe BZX
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD)
- Price
- $30.31
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $2B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.95%
- Category 0.76%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
- 11.6%-1.0%
- Category 12.7%
- 5Y CAGR
- 7.8%-1.0%
- Category 8.8%
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FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF
Calendar-year returns
Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.
Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 83.3% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| DFEB | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Feb | 8.34% |
| DJAN | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Jan | 8.33% |
| DJUL | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Jul | 8.33% |
| DAPR | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Apr | 8.33% |
| DSEP | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Sep | 8.33% |
| DMAY | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF May | 8.32% |
| DNOV | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Nov | 8.32% |
| DAUG | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bfr ETF Aug | 8.32% |
| DDEC | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bfr ETF Dec | 8.32% |
| DJUN | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bfr ETF Jun | 8.32% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 24.7
- P/B
- 5.3
- P/S
- 3.7
- P/CF
- 19.0
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Technology38.5%
- Financial services12.1%
- Communication services9.6%
- Consumer discretionary9.4%
- Health care9.3%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer staples4.5%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities2.0%
- Real estate1.8%
- Materials1.7%
Asset mix
- Stocks99.1%
- Cash0.9%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Alternatives · Defined Outcome
- Ticker
- BUFD
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
- Inception
- 20 Jan 2021 (5.6 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.95% (category 0.76%)
- Holdings turnover
- 1% (category 4%)
- Distribution yield
- 0.00%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.46
- Total net assets
- $2B
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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