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FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (BUFR)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
35.48 USD +0.19 (0.538%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 35.48

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:43 p.m. EDT

BUFR, the FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF, shows mixed signals for short-term investment. The recent price movements have been volatile, with a recent dip and recovery, suggesting potential for a short-term rebound. However, the lack of a clear upward trend and the low volume compared to the average indicate limited momentum. For long-term investment, BUFR offers a moderate outlook, but the absence of dividends and the relatively high trailing PE ratio suggest caution. The fund's structure as a buffer ETF may provide some downside protection, but it's not a strong buy for long-term growth. Overall, BUFR is not a compelling option for dividend-focused investors due to the lack of consistent payouts.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.010823
AutoARIMA0.016337
AutoETS0.016447
MSTL0.017082

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 26.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.044
Excess Kurtosis 0.17
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 27.02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 35.52
All Time Low 19.655
Ask 37.19
Ask Size 2,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,399,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,433,491
Average Volume 1,433,491
Average Volume10Days 1,399,170
Beta3 Year 0.61
Bid 33.09
Bid Size 5,300
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 35.52
Day Low 35.37
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.3128749
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.3178
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1622009
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.033865836
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.08074
Fifty Two Week High 35.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.040000916
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0011261519
Fifty Two Week Low 27.819
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.6609993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2753873
Fifty Two Week Range 27.819 - 35.52
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,597,152,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0933388
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,597,017,600
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 Vest U.S. Equity 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 that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, up to a predetermined upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% of SPY losses, over a defined one-year period.
Long Name FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_655142053
Nav Price 35.26
Net Assets 8,653,461,500.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 35.41
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 35.48
Post Market Time 1,776,456,294
Previous Close 35.29
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.189999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.538392
Regular Market Day High 35.52
Regular Market Day Low 35.37
Regular Market Day Range 35.37 - 35.52
Regular Market Open 35.41
Regular Market Previous Close 35.29
Regular Market Price 35.48
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,537,005
Short Name FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUFR
Three Year Average Return 0.1432045
Total Assets 8,653,461,504
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 27.02466
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.48862
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.48862
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.618027
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.8619728
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05538614
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,537,005
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -1.48862