BUFDFT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF
Seeks capital appreciation.
By First Trust · Launched 2021
Annual Cost
0.95%
#5,033 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$2.0B
#786 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+10.2%
Track Record
5 years
#2,257 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,999+10.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 83.3% of fundconcentrated
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.4%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
LISTED FUNDS TRUST
8.3%
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.1%
Cash
0.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.2%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-10.8%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.02Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.48Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Provides US large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. This approach diversifies investment time periods to mitigate risks associated with individual Underlying ETFs.
- Inception date
- January 20, 2021
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18