BUFS FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF
Quote as of Aug 26, 2026 19:59 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 25.38 | Day Range | 25.33 – 25.37 |
| 52-Week Range | 21.79 – 25.61 | Volume | 13.77K |
| Avg Volume | 34.87K | AUM | $189.8M (Aug 26, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% | Yield (TTM) | — |
| NAV | 25.31 | Premium/Discount | +0.24% indicative |
| Inception | May 29, 2024 | Holdings | — |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | CBOE |
| Category | Buffer | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 33740F243 | ISIN | US33740F2433 |
| Structure | Buffer / Defined Outcome | ||
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
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.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +1.60% | +3.00% | +7.72% | +11.12% | +15.68% | — | — | — | +11.31% |
| Total return | +1.60% | +3.00% | +7.72% | +11.12% | +15.68% | — | — | — | +11.31% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.10% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $10.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 5 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF -… | — | 25.14% | 1.80M | $47.7M |
| 2 | FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May | SMAY | 25.05% | 1.67M | $47.5M |
| 3 | FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF -… | SNOV | 24.95% | 1.73M | $47.3M |
| 4 | FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF -… | — | 24.77% | 1.68M | $47.0M |
| 5 | US Dollar | — | 0.08% | 160.62K | $160.6K |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund — it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 8.03% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.54 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -4.68% / — | Sortino 1Y | 2.33 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.552 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.799 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.32% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 13.77K | Average volume | 34.87K |
| AUM | $189.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.24% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$408.1K | -0.21% | $190.2M → $189.8M |
| 1 Week | $2.1M | +1.10% | $188.0M → $189.8M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.