BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
Seeks capital appreciation.
By First Trust · Launched 2020
Annual Cost
0.95%
#5,033 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$10.5B
#283 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+12.6%
Track Record
6 years
#2,139 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,232+12.3%
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
8.4%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
8.3%
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)
6.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-13.7%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.10Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.59Good 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 Buffer ETFs. The laddered approach allows the Fund to benefit from increases in the value of SPY while providing downside protection at any given time.
- Inception date
- August 10, 2020
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18