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First Trust·Defined Outcome·BUFD · Cboe BZX
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD)
- Price
- $30.37
- —30 Oct 2026
- Assets
- $2.1B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.95%
- Category 0.76%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- Trailing distributions
- 1Y return
- 9.1%+0.8%
- Category 8.3%
- 3Y CAGR
- 13.3%-0.6%
- Category 13.9%
- 5Y CAGR
- 7.6%-0.9%
- Category 8.4%
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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.
- Standard deviation
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- Maximum drawdown
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- Sharpe ratio
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- Sortino ratio
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- Beta
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- Alpha
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- R²
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- Upside capture
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETF | 0.0% | +1.6% | +4.1% | +7.5% | +9.1% | +13.3% | +7.6% | — | +7.5% |
| Defined Outcome average | -0.6% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 13.9% | 8.4% | — | 8.0% |
| Difference | +0.6% | +0.6% | +0.9% | +0.5% | +0.8% | -0.6% | -0.9% | — | -0.5% |
Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 83.3% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| DOCT | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Oct | 8.36% |
| DSEP | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Sep | 8.36% |
| DJAN | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Jan | 8.35% |
| DNOV | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Nov | 8.34% |
| DAPR | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bffr ETF Apr | 8.33% |
| DMAR | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Mar | 8.33% |
| DDEC | FT Vest US Equity Dp Bfr ETF Dec | 8.33% |
| DFEB | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Feb | 8.33% |
| DMAY | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF May | 8.31% |
| DJUL | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Jul | 8.30% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 24.2
- P/B
- 5.2
- P/S
- 3.6
- P/CF
- 18.7
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Technology40.1%
- Financial services11.3%
- Communication services9.9%
- Health care9.4%
- Consumer discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
Asset mix
- Stocks99.0%
- Cash1.0%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Alternatives · Defined Outcome
- Ticker
- BUFD
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
- Inception
- 20 Jan 2021 (5.8 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.95% (category 0.76%)
- Holdings turnover
- 1% (category 4%)
- Distribution yield
- 0.00%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.45
- Total net assets
- $2.1B
Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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