FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF BUFT
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- Expense ratio
- 1.21%
- Net assets
- $144.8M
- Holdings
- 8
- 12-month distribution yield
- Unavailable
- Asset class
- Multi-asset
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) is an exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Multi-asset · US (multi-asset). Its last price was US$26.52 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 1.21% a year, from its prospectus dated 2 Jan 2026. It reported net assets of US$144.85 million as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 8 holdings as of 31 May 2026. No distributions are recorded for it over the last 12 months.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 1.21%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.20%
- Prospectus date
- 2 Jan 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 29 Dec 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $144,846,377
- Total assets
- $144,870,724
- Holdings as of
- 31 May 2026
- Report made public
- 22 Jul 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 8 of 8 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. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - June | US33740U8449 | 20.51% | $29.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June | US33740F4330 | 15.47% | $22.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - July | US33740F4256 | 14.79% | $21.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - June | US33740F7143 | 14.50% | $21.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August | US33740F3910 | 12.66% | $18.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June | US33740F7226 | 11.34% | $16.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September | US33740U8100 | 10.72% | $15.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS TREAS PTF INST | US61747C5821 | 0.02% | $24K | 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) | 100.00% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.02% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100.02% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 100.02% |
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 (S000074008) (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:
- BUFT and FREI Fidelity Real Estate Income ETF
- BUFT and AOR iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
- BUFT and AOA iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF
- BUFT and AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF