BUFQFT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF
Seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation.
By First Trust · Launched 2022
1.00%
#4,954 of 5,562 · expensive
$1.5B
#888 of 5,562 · large
+21.3%
4 years
#2,702 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 5 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in a laddered portfolio of four FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs to gain large-cap equity exposure while limiting downside risk. The laddered approach aims to provide ongoing benefits from QQQ's value increases and downside protection through periodic resets of caps and buffers.
- Inception date
- June 15, 2022
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost
Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.
Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)
Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-06-19