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FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Mode (BUFS)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
25.29 USD -0.11 (-0.423%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 25.29

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:29 a.m. EDT

The security exhibits flat momentum with no clear directional edge. Over the last fourteen trading days, the price has oscillated tightly between $25.28 and $25.46, hovering just above the fifty-day average but failing to break out decisively. While the statistical forecast model indicates a high-confidence slight upward bias for the next forty-five days, this minor signal is insufficient to override the lack of broader technical strength or volume expansion. On a longer horizon, the business shows only modest growth, having risen approximately 6.7% over the past year. This limited appreciation suggests the market views the company as a niche player rather than a dominant force, preventing a strong buy recommendation despite the absence of recent multi-year declines.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.003600
AutoETS0.003613
AutoTheta0.008405
MSTL0.012213

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 68%
H-stat 0.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.036
Excess Kurtosis 0.40
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 25.61
All Time Low 18.595
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 23,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 33,762
Average Volume 33,762
Average Volume10Days 23,510
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 25.28
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 25.37
Day Low 25.27
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.385244
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.14268
Fifty Day Average Change 0.1473217
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005859427
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.393007
Fifty Two Week High 25.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3199997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012495107
Fifty Two Week Low 21.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16062413
Fifty Two Week Range 21.79 - 25.61
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,717,075,800,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.107498
Fullday Change Percent -0.423263
Fullday Price 25.29
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,716,940,800
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 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.
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1875108028
Nav Price 25.34
Net Assets 184,080,992.0
Net Expense Ratio 1.01
Open 25.3606
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 25.29
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 25.3975
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.107498
Regular Market Change Percent -0.423263
Regular Market Day High 25.37
Regular Market Day Low 25.27
Regular Market Day Range 25.27 - 25.37
Regular Market Open 25.3606
Regular Market Previous Close 25.3975
Regular Market Price 25.29
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,195
Regular Market Volume 41,628
Short Name FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Mode
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUFS
Total Assets 184,080,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.256712
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.55519
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.55519
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.8935
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3965015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.058446925
Type Disp ETF
Volume 41,628
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 9.72405