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BUFZFT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETF

Grow my money2y track recordRanked #1,380 of 3,062 in this goal

Seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation.

By First Trust · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.95%

#4,962 of 6,062 · expensive

Fund Size

$1.1B

#1,154 of 6,062 · large

Return (1Y)

+10.6%

Track Record

2 years

#3,190 of 6,062 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,043+10.4%

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

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

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%
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+ years
Volatility (1Y)
5.2%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-10.1%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 twelve FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs to provide US large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk. The laddered approach allows the Fund to benefit from increases in the value of SPY while providing downside protection through the Underlying ETFs.
Inception date
October 25, 2023
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-19