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First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFT · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT)

Price
$26.43
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$162.3M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
1.21%
Category 0.76%
Yield
0.00%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
10.9%-3.1%
Category 13.9%
5Y CAGR
5.7%-2.7%
Category 8.4%
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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive 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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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+0.2%+1.4%+3.0%+7.4%+8.9%+10.9%+5.7%—+5.7%
Defined Outcome average-0.6%1.0%3.2%7.0%8.3%13.9%8.4%—8.0%
Difference+0.8%+0.4%-0.2%+0.4%+0.6%-3.1%-2.7%—-2.3%

Holdings

The 8 largest positions make up 100.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
XMARFT Vest U.S. Eq Enh & ModBufETF-Mar16.59%
XDECFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mdt Bfr ETF Dec16.28%
XJANFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Jan14.29%
XFEBFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Feb13.99%
DMARFT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Mar13.79%
GMARFT Vest U.S. Eq Mod Buffr ETF - Mar13.39%
XAPRFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Apr11.59%
MISXXMorgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl0.08%

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

  • Stocks99.1%
  • Cash1.0%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker
BUFT
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Inception
26 Oct 2021 (5.0 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
1.21% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover
293% (category 4%)
Distribution yield
0.00%
Beta, 3 years
0.28
Total net assets
$162.3M

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

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