FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFX)

Cboe BZX: BUFXExchange-traded fund from First Trust.

  • Net assets$19.3M
  • Dividend yield0.00%
  • 1-year return+8.49%
  • Holdings12

BUFX ETF price chart

BUFX quote & trading statistics

  • YTD+7.09%
  • 1 year+8.49%
1Y volatility
3.78%
3Y volatility
0.00%
3Y Sharpe ratio
0.00

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

BUFX top 10 holdings

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FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1XOCTFT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October8.67%
2XMARFirst Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - Cboe Vest US Equity Enhance and Moderate Buffer ETF8.59%
3XNOVFT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - November8.59%
4XJANFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Viii - Cboe Vest U S Equity Enhance and Moderate Buffer Etf8.53%
5XAPRFT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - April8.46%
6XFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - February8.44%
7XJUNFirst Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - Jun8.18%
8XMAYFT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - May8.01%
9XAUGFT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August8.01%
10XDECFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - Dec7.95%

The top 10 holdings make up 83.4% of the fund (12 holdings in total). As of October 25, 2026.

BUFX sector weights

Technology
38.6%
Financial Services
11.1%
Healthcare
9.6%
Consumer Cyclical
9.4%
Communication Services
9.1%
Industrials
7.2%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Energy
3.8%
Utilities
2.0%
Real Estate
1.7%
Basic Materials
1.5%

BUFX region weights

North America
104.1%
Europe Developed
0.3%
Asia Emerging
0.1%

BUFX asset allocation

U.S. stocks
98.6%
Cash
1.1%
Non-U.S. stocks
0.4%

BUFX market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
48.1%
Large cap
36.4%
Mid cap
20.9%
Small cap
1.3%

About FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with U.S. large-cap equity market exposure while fund manager attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETFs. Under normal market conditions, it will invest substantially all of its assets in the Underlying ETFs, which seek to provide investors with returns of approximately twice any positive price return of SPY, up to a predetermined upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 15% of SPY losses, over a defined one-year period.

BUFX ETF FAQ

How much money is in BUFX?

FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF has about $19.3M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of BUFX?

The largest positions in BUFX are FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October (8.67%), First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - Cboe Vest US Equity Enhance and Moderate Buffer ETF (8.59%), FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - November (8.59%). The fund holds 12 securities in total.

How has BUFX performed?

BUFX returned +8.49% over the past year, including reinvested distributions.

Does BUFX pay dividends?

BUFX has a dividend yield of 0.00%.

When was BUFX launched?

FT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF began trading on June 24, 2025.