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FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS)
About this ETF
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with small cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of four FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs (the "Underlying ETFs"). The fund is non-diversified.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - February SFEB | 25.07% |
| FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May SMAY | 25.07% |
| FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - November SNOV | 24.93% |
| FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August SAUG | 24.86% |
| US Dollar $USD | 0.08% |
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.29% |
| 3 months | +5.62% |
| 6 months | +7.53% |
| Year to date | +9.46% |
| 1 year | +16.01% |
| 3 years (ann.) | — |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 8.82% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.73 |
| Sharpe (3y) | — |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.68 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -4.68% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -15.03% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.56 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.80 |
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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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 - January FJAN | 0.85% | 1.43B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF BUFD | 0.95% | 1.93B | 0.1% |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | 0.1% |
