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BUFYFT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #2,125 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation.

By First Trust · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

1.00%

#5,360 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$163M

#2,633 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+10.5%

Track Record

1 year

#3,765 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,062+10.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

MSCI EAFE Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 5 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
25.2%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
25.1%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
24.9%
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
24.8%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds
0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.7%
Cash
1.2%
Other
0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
6.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-8.0%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 to provide investors with capital appreciation.
Strategy
Invests in a laddered portfolio of Underlying ETFs to provide international developed market equity exposure while attempting to limit downside risk. The strategy includes a buffer against the first 15% of EFA losses.
Inception date
September 25, 2024
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18