FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT)

BATS: BUFT · Real-Time Price · USD
25.18
+0.24 (0.96%)
Apr 8, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT - Market open
Assets$139.43M
Expense Ratio1.21%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out5.60M
Dividend (ttm)n/a
Dividend Yieldn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume5,430
Open25.16
Previous Close24.94
Day's Range25.16 - 25.25
52-Week Low20.74
52-Week High25.23
Beta0.34
Holdings8
Inception DateOct 26, 2021

About BUFT

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The FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in downside hedge alternatives. The fund is an actively-managed fund-of-funds that allocates exposure to defined outcome buffer ETFs referencing the SPY. BUFT was launched on Oct 26, 2021 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Defined Outcome
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol BUFT
ETF Provider First Trust

Top Holdings

NameSymbolWeight
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - JuneXJUN20.75%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - JuneGJUN15.49%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - JulyXJUL14.80%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - JuneDJUN14.50%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - AugustXAUG12.60%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - JuneFJUN11.22%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - SeptemberXSEP10.60%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury PortfolioMISXX0.05%
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Performance

BUFT had a total return of 19.14% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.34%.

News

First Trust Launches Two New Allocation-Based Portfolios of Target Outcome Buffer ETFs

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched the FT Cboe Vest Buff...

Other symbols: BUFG
4 years ago - Business Wire