FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG)
About this ETF
The FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (the "Fund") aims to generate capital appreciation for its investors. It achieves this by holding a collection of "Underlying ETFs." These Underlying ETFs are designed to track the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ("SPY"), offering potential returns up to a set maximum, or "cap." Simultaneously, they aim to shield investors from a predefined percentage of SPY's losses over a specific one-year duration. Typically, the Fund allocates nearly all its assets to these Underlying ETFs. Both the Fund and its Underlying ETFs are advised by First Trust Advisors L.P. and sub-advised by Vest Financial LLC. SPY, which is sponsored by PDR Services, LLC, itself seeks to mirror the price and…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May FMAY | 16.99% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June FJUN | 16.71% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April FAPR | 14.20% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January FJAN | 13.10% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May GMAY | 13.09% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June GJUN | 12.99% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - February FFEB | 12.89% |
| US Dollar $USD | 0.02% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.08% |
| 3 months | +6.22% |
| 6 months | +6.14% |
| Year to date | +6.80% |
| 1 year | +13.91% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +13.58% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 7.64% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.74 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.32 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.52 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -5.74% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -17.62% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.59 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.96 |
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
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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 Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | 41.6% |
| FT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF KNG | 0.74% | 3.40B | 0.0% |
| FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF RDVI | 0.75% | 3.49B | 0.0% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January FJAN | 0.85% | 1.43B | 0.0% |
| FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF BUFD | 0.95% | 1.93B | 0.0% |

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