FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF (BUFR)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
37.44 USD
-0.03
(-0.080%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 37.42 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT
The most compelling feature here is the unique structural design offering 100% downside protection while capturing upside, making it a specialized tool for retirees or defensive portfolios rather than a standard growth vehicle. Fundamentally, the business quality is strong, evidenced by a robust five-year trajectory with a +62% cumulative gain and four out of five years of positive growth, avoiding any recent multi-year decline penalties. However, the lack of any dividend history renders it useless for income-focused investors, capping the overall investment appeal despite the solid capital appreciation track record. In the short term, the price action is essentially flat, hovering tightly around the $37.30 level with minimal momentum to drive a bullish entry, resulting in a neutral stance where the unique buffer mechanism provides insurance but offers no immediate explosive catalyst. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.007533 |
| AutoTheta | 0.013525 |
| MSTL | 0.017320 |
| AutoETS | 0.019398 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 68% |
| H-stat | 3.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.166 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.00 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 25.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 37.546 |
| All Time Low | 19.655 |
| Ask | 37.44 |
| Ask Size | 4,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,389,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,327,471 |
| Average Volume | 1,327,471 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,389,350 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.58 |
| Bid | 37.43 |
| Bid Size | 2,300 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 37.5461 |
| Day Low | 37.39 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.4615775 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 36.8467 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.59329987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.016101846 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.530432 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.5461 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.10610199 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0028259123 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 32.505 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.9349976 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15182272 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 32.505 - 37.5461 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,597,152,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.099395104 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.0300026 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.080071 |
| Fullday Price | 37.42 |
| 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 | 37.43 |
| Net Assets | 10,189,248,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.95 |
| Open | 37.47 |
| Post Market Change | -0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.05342003 |
| Post Market Price | 37.42 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,535 |
| Previous Close | 37.47 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0300026 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.080071 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.5461 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 37.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 37.39 - 37.5461 |
| Regular Market Open | 37.47 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 37.47 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,542,165 |
| Short Name | FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BUFR |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.14547901 |
| Total Assets | 10,189,248,512 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 25.616156 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.96919 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.96919 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 35.27411 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.1658897 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.061401684 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,542,165 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 7.29714 |