FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BUFQ)
About this ETF
The FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BUFQ) primarily aims to achieve capital growth for investors. It endeavors to accomplish this by offering exposure to prominent large-cap equities while simultaneously seeking to curb potential losses. The Fund implements this strategy through a laddered portfolio consisting of four specific FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs, referred to as the "Underlying ETFs." Under typical market conditions, BUFQ commits substantially all of its holdings to these Underlying ETFs. Each Underlying ETF is designed to track the price movements of the Invesco QQQ TrustSM, Series 1 ("QQQ"), up to a predefined maximum return, and to provide a cushion against the initial 10% of QQQ's declines over a specific one-year period. It's important to note that…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - June QJUN | 25.08% |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September QSPT | 24.98% |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - December QDEC | 24.97% |
| FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - March QMAR | 24.92% |
| US Dollar $USD | 0.05% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.88% |
| 3 months | +6.49% |
| 6 months | +8.08% |
| Year to date | +8.57% |
| 1 year | +16.85% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +15.98% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 8.65% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.84 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.38 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.76 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -5.39% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -15.74% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.62 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.90 |
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 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 - May FMAY | 0.85% | 1.41B | 0.0% |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January FJAN | 0.85% | 1.43B | 0.0% |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | 0.0% |

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