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FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD)
About this ETF
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with U.S. large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. The term "laddered portfolio" refers to the fund's investment in multiple underlying ETFs that have target outcome period expiration dates which occur on a rolling, or periodic, basis.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September DSEP | 8.36% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August DAUG | 8.35% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October DOCT | 8.35% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November DNOV | 8.34% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December DDEC | 8.33% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July DJUL | 8.33% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - February DFEB | 8.32% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - January DJAN | 8.32% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - May DMAY | 8.31% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - June DJUN | 8.30% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +1.77% |
| 3 months | +4.48% |
| 6 months | +5.11% |
| Year to date | +5.59% |
| 1 year | +11.81% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +11.59% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +7.46% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 5.20% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 2.18 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.53 |
| Sortino (1y) | 3.20 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -3.43% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -10.75% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -10.75% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.39 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.95 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF KNG | 0.74% | 3.40B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF RDVI | 0.75% | 3.49B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December FDEC | 0.85% | 1.32B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - February FFEB | 0.85% | 1.38B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June FJUN | 0.85% | 1.35B | 0.1% |
