First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFS · Cboe BZX
FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS)
- Price
- $25.08
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $190.4M
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 1.01%
- Category 0.76%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
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- Category 12.7%
- 5Y CAGR
- —
- Category 8.8%
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FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate 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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- Information ratio
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- Upside capture
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- Downside capture
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- Tracking error
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Holdings
The 4 largest positions make up 99.9% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| SNOV | FT Vest U.S. Sm Cp Mod Buf ETF -Nov | 25.08% |
| SFEB | FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Mod Buf ETF-Feb | 24.96% |
| SMAY | FT Vest US Sm Cp Mod Buffr ETF- May | 24.95% |
| SAUG | FT Vest U.S. Sm Cp Mod Buf ETF -Aug | 24.93% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 17.3
- P/B
- 2.1
- P/S
- 1.3
- P/CF
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Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Health care20.9%
- Financial services18.1%
- Technology13.7%
- Industrials13.3%
- Consumer discretionary9.0%
- Real estate6.6%
- Energy6.4%
- Materials4.5%
- Utilities2.7%
- Consumer staples2.7%
- Communication services2.3%
Asset mix
- Stocks98.7%
- Cash1.3%
- Other0.0%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Alternatives · Defined Outcome
- Ticker
- BUFS
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
- Inception
- 29 May 2024 (2.3 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 1.01% (category 0.76%)
- Holdings turnover
- 2% (category 4%)
- Distribution yield
- 0.00%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.00
- Total net assets
- $190.4M
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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