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First Trust·Defined Outcome·BUFT · 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
- 1Y return
- 8.9%+0.6%
- Category 8.3%
- 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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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| XMAR | FT Vest U.S. Eq Enh & ModBufETF-Mar | 16.59% |
| XDEC | FT Vest US Eq Enh & Mdt Bfr ETF Dec | 16.28% |
| XJAN | FT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Jan | 14.29% |
| XFEB | FT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Feb | 13.99% |
| DMAR | FT Vest US Equity Deep Bffr ETF Mar | 13.79% |
| GMAR | FT Vest U.S. Eq Mod Buffr ETF - Mar | 13.39% |
| XAPR | FT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Apr | 11.59% |
| MISXX | Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl | 0.08% |
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.
- Technology40.1%
- Financial services11.3%
- Communication services9.9%
- Health care9.4%
- Consumer discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real estate1.7%
- 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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