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First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFQ · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BUFQ)

Price
$39.80
11 Sept 2026
Assets
$1.6B
Total net assets
Expense ratio
1.00%
Category 0.76%
Yield
0.00%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
15.8%+3.2%
Category 12.7%
5Y CAGR
Category 8.8%
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FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq 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
Information ratio
Upside capture
Downside capture
Tracking error
Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+0.4%+2.2%+11.9%+11.1%+15.4%+15.8%+17.9%
Defined Outcome average0.0%2.2%8.0%7.3%10.2%12.7%8.8%9.0%
Difference+0.4%0.0%+3.9%+3.7%+5.2%+3.2%+8.9%

Holdings

The 5 largest positions make up 100.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
QSPTFT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF Sep25.18%
QDECFT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – Dec25.03%
QMARFT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF – Mar25.02%
QJUNFT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - Jun24.73%
MISXXMorgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl0.04%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
29.1
P/B
8.6
P/S
6.2
P/CF
22.9

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

57.5%Technology10 sectors
  1. Technology57.5%
  2. Communication services12.6%
  3. Consumer discretionary10.9%
  4. Consumer staples6.1%
  5. Health care3.9%
  6. Industrials3.8%
  7. Financial services2.6%
  8. Utilities1.1%
  9. Materials1.0%
  10. Energy0.5%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.2%
  • Cash0.8%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker
BUFQ
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Inception
15 Jun 2022 (4.2 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
1.00% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover
1% (category 4%)
Distribution yield
0.00%
Beta, 3 years
0.63
Total net assets
$1.6B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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