BUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF
Seeks capital appreciation through a laddered portfolio of emerging market equity investments.
By First Trust · Launched 2026
Annual Cost
1.05%
#5,496 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$5M
#5,260 of 6,040 · small
Return (1Y)
N/A
Track Record
5 months
#5,331 of 6,040 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,560+5.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 4 holdings = 99.9% of fundconcentrated
FT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - MarTMAR
25.2%
FT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - DecTDEC
25.2%
FT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffr ETF - SepTSEP
25.1%
FT Vest Emerging Mkts Buffer ETF - JuneTJUN
24.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%
Preferred
0.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-5.6%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable
Needs 3+ years of history
Sortino (3Y)
Not yet
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation through a laddered portfolio of emerging market equity investments.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in a laddered portfolio of four FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETFs to provide emerging market equity market exposure with predetermined upside caps and downside risk limitation. Aims for capital appreciation while diversifying investment timing across multiple target outcome periods.
- Inception date
- April 6, 2026
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18