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BUFX

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FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF

First Trust · Inception 2025-06-24 · SEC filings

$22.66−0.06 (−0.24%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 12:43 PM EDT

History starts Jun 25, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 5 prints from 22.71 to 22.66. Range 22.65 to 22.71. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$22.68$22.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$17M
1Y return
+9.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
Holdings
12
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$22.67
52W range
low $20.71high $22.72

BUFX Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:51 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
12
Top-10 weight
83%
Largest holding
XJAN8.4%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XJANFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January8.36%36,170$1M1
002XJUNFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - June8.36%31,297$1M1
003XDECFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December8.36%32,379$1M2
004FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - May8.35%38,474$1M1
005XNOVFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - November8.34%34,968$1M2
006XOCTFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October8.34%35,038$1M2
007FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - April8.33%36,680$1M1
008FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - July8.32%33,917$1M1
009FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - February8.32%36,956$1M1
010XSEPFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September8.31%31,149$1M2
011XMARFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - March8.31%32,356$1M2
012XAUGFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August8.26%35,353$1M1
013US Dollar0.05%8,377$8K394

Showing 1–13 of 13 holdings

BUFX Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BUFX$10,929
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BUFX $10,929. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BUFX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUFX
Year to date+6.9%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+2.7%
1 year+9.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BUFX
YearReturn barBUFX
2026 YTD+6.9%
2025+5.7%

History from Jun 25, 2025

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BUFX Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
Last 12 months
Payout per share
Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

BUFX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.4%
Annualised · 14 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.62
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−2.8%
14 months · trough Mar 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.27
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BUFX Cost

Expense Ratio
0.10%