First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFG · Cboe BZX
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG)
- Price
- $29.90
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $332.2M
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 1.13%
- Category 0.76%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
- 13.7%+1.0%
- Category 12.7%
- 5Y CAGR
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- Category 8.8%
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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth 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 8 largest positions make up 100.0% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FMAY | FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF May | 16.99% |
| FJUN | FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Jun | 16.71% |
| FAPR | FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Apr | 14.20% |
| FJAN | FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Jan | 13.14% |
| GMAY | FT Vest U.S. Eq Mod Buffr ETF - May | 13.06% |
| GJUN | FT Vest U.S. Eq Mod Buffr ETF - Jun | 12.95% |
| FFEB | FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Feb | 12.92% |
| MISXX | Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl | 0.04% |
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
- Stocks99.0%
- Cash1.0%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Alternatives · Defined Outcome
- Ticker
- BUFG
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
- Inception
- 26 Oct 2021 (4.9 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 1.13% (category 0.76%)
- Holdings turnover
- 190% (category 4%)
- Distribution yield
- 0.00%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.63
- Total net assets
- $332.2M
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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