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BUFT vs XISE

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF vs FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF – September

BUFT

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

1.21%

Fund size

$142M

XISE

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF – September

First Trust

Annual cost

0.85%

Fund size

$42M

Key differences

  • XISE costs 0.36% less per year.
  • BUFT is significantly larger than XISE — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

BUFTXISE
Annual cost (TER)1.21%0.85%
Fund size (AUM)$142M$42M
Since20212023
Dividend yield0.00%5.39%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategystructured outcomestructured outcome
CAGR 1Y+13.1%+7.4%
CAGR 3Y+10.3%N/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y1.05N/A
Volatility 1Y3.43%2.99%
Max drawdown-10.40%-6.17%

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

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