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BUFQ vs QMFE

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF vs FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - February

BUFQ

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

1.00%

Fund size

$1.4B

QMFE

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETF - February

First Trust

Annual cost

0.90%

Fund size

$53M

Key differences

  • QMFE costs 0.10% less per year.
  • BUFQ is significantly larger than QMFE — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

BUFQQMFE
Annual cost (TER)1.00%0.90%
Fund size (AUM)$1.4B$53M
Since20222025
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategystructured outcomestructured outcome
CAGR 1Y+23.4%+21.8%
CAGR 3Y+18.1%N/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y1.23N/A
Volatility 1Y8.50%7.01%
Max drawdown-15.74%-11.76%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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