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First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFE · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (BUFE)

Price
$20.65
—12 Nov 2026
Assets
$7.2M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.95%
Category 0.76%
Yield
—
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
—
Category 12.6%
5Y CAGR
—
Category 8.3%

$20.65—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets
$7.2M
Expense
0.95%
Categ. exp
0.76%
Yield
—
ReturnFundCateg.
1Y—8.2%
3Y—12.6%
5Y—8.3%
Launch0.2%—
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FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets 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
—
Maximum drawdown
—
Sharpe ratio
—
Sortino ratio
—
Beta
—
Alpha
—
R²
—
Information ratio
—
Upside capture
—
Downside capture
—
Tracking error
—
Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-4.9%-4.4%-3.9%—————+0.2%
Defined Outcome average-1.3%-0.6%2.2%7.1%8.2%12.6%8.3%—7.9%
Difference-3.6%-3.8%-6.1%—————-7.7%

Holdings

The 4 largest positions make up 99.9% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
TDECFT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - Dec25.05%
TSEPFT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - Sep24.98%
TMARFT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - Mar24.98%
TJUNFT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffer ETF - June24.91%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
14.3
P/B
2.3
P/S
2.1
P/CF
11.4

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

11sectors
  1. Technology44.2%
  2. Financial services19.2%
  3. Consumer discretionary7.5%
  4. Industrials6.0%
  5. Communication services5.9%
  6. Materials5.7%
  7. Energy3.5%
  8. Health care2.8%
  9. Consumer staples2.4%
  10. Utilities1.8%
  11. Real estate0.9%

Asset mix

  • Stocks98.7%
  • Cash1.3%
  • Preferred shares0.0%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker
BUFE
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Inception
6 Apr 2026 (0.6 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.95% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover
0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield
—
Beta, 3 years
0.00
Total net assets
$7.2M

Prices and returns as of 12 Nov 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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