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FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
29.05 USD +0.10 (0.345%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 29.05

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT

BUFD has shown mixed price movements in the recent period, with a slight upward trend but with volatility. The recent price action suggests a potential for short-term trading opportunities, but the lack of significant momentum or clear buying signals limits the appeal. The stock is not currently a strong candidate for short-term trading due to its limited price movement and lack of clear directional trends. For long-term investors, the stock appears to be in a neutral position with no strong fundamentals or growth prospects. The absence of dividends further reduces its appeal for income-focused investors. Overall, BUFD is not a compelling investment at this time.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.012117
AutoARIMA0.020061
AutoETS0.020110
MSTL0.020460

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 13.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.112
Excess Kurtosis 0.02
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.67

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 29.08
All Time Low 18.93
Ask 30.71
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 305,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 291,127
Average Volume 291,127
Average Volume10Days 305,080
Beta3 Year 0.49
Bid 29.04
Bid Size 600
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 29.0799
Day Low 28.99
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.0892
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.30968
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7403183
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.02615071
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.894741
Fifty Two Week High 29.0799
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.029901505
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0010282533
Fifty Two Week Low 23.66
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.3899994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22781062
Fifty Two Week Range 23.66 - 29.0799
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,611,585,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.071475804
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,611,100,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing investors with U.S. large-cap equity market exposure while attempting to limit downside risk through a laddered portfolio of twelve FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETFs. The term "laddered portfolio" refers to the fund's investment in multiple underlying ETFs that have target outcome period expiration dates which occur on a rolling, or periodic, basis.
Long Name FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_699691582
Nav Price 29.04
Net Assets 1,710,637,700.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 29.0
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 29.05
Post Market Time 1,776,456,271
Previous Close 28.95
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0999985
Regular Market Change Percent 0.345418
Regular Market Day High 29.0799
Regular Market Day Low 28.99
Regular Market Day Range 28.99 - 29.0799
Regular Market Open 29.0
Regular Market Previous Close 28.95
Regular Market Price 29.05
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,999
Regular Market Volume 174,038
Short Name FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUFD
Three Year Average Return 0.1228531
Total Assets 1,710,637,696
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 26.67095
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.06195
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.06195
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 27.79512
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.254879
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.045147456
Type Disp ETF
Volume 174,038
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -1.06195