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First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFR · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (BUFR)

Price
$37.40
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$10.7B
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.95%
Category 0.76%
Yield
0.00%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
16.0%+2.1%
Category 13.9%
5Y CAGR
9.6%+1.2%
Category 8.4%
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FT Vest Laddered 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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Information ratio
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Upside capture
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-0.2%+1.7%+4.6%+9.2%+10.9%+16.0%+9.6%—+10.6%
Defined Outcome average-0.6%1.0%3.2%7.0%8.3%13.9%8.4%—8.0%
Difference+0.4%+0.7%+1.4%+2.2%+2.6%+2.1%+1.2%—+2.6%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 83.4% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
FSEPFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Sep8.37%
FOCTFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Oct8.37%
FNOVFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Nov8.35%
FDECFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Dec8.34%
FMARFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Mar8.33%
FJANFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Jan8.33%
FFEBFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Feb8.33%
FAPRFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Apr8.33%
FJULFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Jul8.31%
FJUNFT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF Jun8.30%

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.

11sectors
  1. Technology40.1%
  2. Financial services11.3%
  3. Communication services9.9%
  4. Health care9.4%
  5. Consumer discretionary8.7%
  6. Industrials7.6%
  7. Consumer staples4.4%
  8. Energy3.4%
  9. Utilities1.9%
  10. Real estate1.7%
  11. Materials1.6%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.0%
  • Cash1.0%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker
BUFR
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Inception
10 Aug 2020 (6.2 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.95% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover
1% (category 4%)
Distribution yield
0.00%
Beta, 3 years
0.54
Total net assets
$10.7B

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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