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FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (BUFR)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
37.80 USD +0.06 (0.159%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:42 a.m. EDT

The most compelling aspect of this instrument is its unique structural design offering 100% downside protection while capturing market upside, making it a specialized tool for retirees or investors seeking capital preservation during volatile periods. However, this specific utility comes at the cost of significant opportunity cost; the lack of any dividend distribution means there is no income stream to offset the drag on total returns compared to unhedged equity or other income-producing assets. While the recent price action shows a slight upward lean relative to moving averages and the statistical model indicates a high-confidence short-term uptick, the long-term investment case remains neutral because the asset has no history of generating yield and serves primarily as a tactical hedge rather than a core growth or income vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.012327
AutoTheta0.013312
AutoETS0.021494
MSTL0.021693

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 0.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.016
Excess Kurtosis 0.75
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 24.40

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 37.95
All Time Low 19.655
Ask 39.44
Ask Size 4,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,058,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,268,560
Average Volume 1,268,560
Average Volume10Days 1,058,240
Beta3 Year 0.56
Bid 36.19
Bid Size 4,400
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 37.83
Day Low 37.5901
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.5494232
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 37.483
Fifty Day Average Change 0.31699753
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.008457101
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.241458
Fifty Two Week High 37.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.15000153
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0039526094
Fifty Two Week Low 33.035
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.7649994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14424095
Fifty Two Week Range 33.035 - 37.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,597,152,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1015421
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.009899139
Fullday Change Percent -0.026181344
Fullday Price 37.8
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 PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_655142053
Nav Price 37.72
Net Assets 10,742,445,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.95
Open 37.69
Pre Market Change -0.009899139
Pre Market Change Percent -0.026181344
Pre Market Price 37.8
Pre Market Time 1,792,152,472
Previous Close 37.74
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0599976
Regular Market Change Percent 0.158976
Regular Market Day High 37.83
Regular Market Day Low 37.5901
Regular Market Day Range 37.5901 - 37.83
Regular Market Open 37.69
Regular Market Previous Close 37.74
Regular Market Price 37.8
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 1,223,623
Short Name FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUFR
Three Year Average Return 0.15208781
Total Assets 10,742,445,056
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 24.396175
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.6287
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.6287
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.875286
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9247131
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05365011
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,223,623
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 9.39872