FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF BUFS
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- Expense ratio
- 1.01%
- Net assets
- $161.6M
- Holdings
- 5
- 12-month distribution yield
- Unavailable
- Asset class
- Equity
FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) is an exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · US (equity). Its last price was US$24.65 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 1.01% a year, from its prospectus dated 2 Jan 2026. It reported net assets of US$161.58 million as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 5 holdings as of 31 May 2026. No distributions are recorded for it over the last 12 months.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 1.01%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.10%
- Prospectus date
- 2 Jan 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 29 Dec 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $161,576,183
- Total assets
- $161,588,987
- Holdings as of
- 31 May 2026
- Report made public
- 22 Jul 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 5 of 5 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May | US33740F4660 | 25.08% | $40.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - February | US33740F2920 | 25.03% | $40.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - November | US33740F3423 | 24.91% | $40.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August | US33740F4173 | 24.89% | $40.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS SH BEN INT | US2620062081 | 0.09% | $153K | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.91% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.09% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100.01% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 100.01% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
No distributions in the last five years
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000085089) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
Largest funds in the same category:
- BUFS and VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
- BUFS and VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- BUFS and IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
- BUFS and QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1