FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT)

Assets	$160.93M
Expense Ratio	1.21%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	6.15M
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	24,907
Open	26.41
Previous Close	26.43
Day's Range	26.40 - 26.41
52-Week Low	24.05
52-Week High	26.59
Beta	0.33
Holdings	8
Inception Date	Oct 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

Name	Symbol	Weight
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - March	XMAR	16.62%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December	XDEC	16.33%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January	XJAN	14.32%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - February	XFEB	14.03%
FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March	DMAR	13.82%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March	GMAR	13.42%
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - April	XAPR	11.63%
Cash	n/a	-0.16%

Performance

BUFT had a total return of 9.43% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.80%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Sep 28, 2026

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