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First TrustDefined OutcomeBUFX · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFX)

Price
$22.72
—12 Nov 2026
Assets
$19.3M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.96%
Category 0.76%
Yield
0.00%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
—
Category 12.6%
5Y CAGR
—
Category 8.3%

$22.72—12 Nov 2026

Fund

Assets
$19.3M
Expense
0.96%
Categ. exp
0.76%
Yield
0.00%
ReturnFundCateg.
1Y8.3%8.2%
3Y—12.6%
5Y—8.3%
Launch9.2%—
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FT Vest Laddered Enhance & 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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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-0.4%+0.9%+3.3%+6.9%+8.3%———+9.2%
Defined Outcome average-1.3%-0.6%2.2%7.1%8.2%12.6%8.3%—7.9%
Difference+0.9%+1.5%+1.1%-0.2%+0.1%———+1.3%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 83.3% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
XOCTFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Oct8.35%
XNOVFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Nov8.35%
XMARFT Vest U.S. Eq Enh & ModBufETF-Mar8.34%
XJANFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Jan8.34%
XMAYFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-May8.34%
XDECFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mdt Bfr ETF Dec8.33%
XFEBFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Feb8.33%
XAPRFT Vest US Eq Enh & Mod Buf ETF-Apr8.32%
XJULFT Vest U.S. Eq Enh & ModBufETF-Jul8.32%
XJUNFT Vest US Eq Enh&Mod Bffr ETF June8.32%

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
BUFX
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Inception
24 Jun 2025 (1.4 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.96% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover
0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield
0.00%
Beta, 3 years
0.00
Total net assets
$19.3M

Prices and returns as of 12 Nov 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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