BUFT
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF·CBOE
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Key Stats
Assets Under Management
139.58MUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
75.40MUSD
Dividend Yield
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Discount/Premium to NAV
0.16%
Shares Outstanding
5.65M
Expense Ratio
1.05%
About FT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF
Issuer
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Brand
FT Vest
Inception Date
Oct 26, 2021
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
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Management Style
Active
Dividend Treatment
Distributes
Distribution Tax Treatment
Ordinary income
Income Tax Type
Capital Gains
Max ST Capital Gains Rate
39.60%
Max LT Capital Gains Rate
20.00%
Primary Advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
BUFT is a basket of defined outcome buffer ETFs. It consists of five to seven equity buffer funds, taken from a universe of defined outcome ETFs (U.S. Equity Buffer, U.S. Equity Deep Buffer, and U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer) offered by the issuer. Each underlying ETF has exposure to SPY's capped gains and provides buffer to either the first 10%, first 15%, or 5%-30% of losses, over a defined one-year period. For selection and weighting, the fund adviser considers various factors including the current price of SPY, NAV, target outcome period, implied volatility, price sensitivity, remaining cap, and remaining buffer. Underlying ETFs are also selected such that the resulting portfolio has an optimal downside protection, while providing some upside growth participation. The portfolio is evaluated on a monthly basis. Information on BUFT's exposure to the underlying ETFs is provided daily on the issuer's website.
Classification
Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and Style
Focus
Large Cap
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Buy-write
Geography
U.S.
Weighting Scheme
Fixed
Selection Criteria
Fixed
Returns
1-Month | 3-Month | YTD | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | |
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Price Performance | +0.37% | +2.02% | +0.45% | +9.24% | +30.30% | +23.62% |
NAV Total Return | +0.28% | +1.69% | +0.33% | +8.72% | +30.36% | +0.16% |
Ratings
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Holdings Analysis
Sector
Technology
34.10%
Financial Services
12.63%
Communication Services
11.24%
Consumer Cyclical
10.59%
Healthcare
9.45%
Industrials
7.95%
Consumer Defensive
5.00%
Energy
3.17%
Utilities
2.25%
Technology
34.10%
Financial Services
12.63%
Communication Services
11.24%
Consumer Cyclical
10.59%
Healthcare
9.45%
Industrials
7.95%
Consumer Defensive
5.00%
Energy
3.17%
Utilities
2.25%
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Asset
Region
99.6%
0.4%
Category
Ratio
North America
99.60%
Europe
0.40%
Investment Style
No data is currently available
Top 10 Holdings
Symbol
Ratio
XAPR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF – April
17.08%
XMAR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - March
15.89%
DAPR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - April
14.69%
GAPR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April
14.49%
GMAR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March
13.01%
FAPR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April
12.51%
DMAR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - March
12.32%
US Dollar
0.02%
Top 10 Weight 100.01%
8 Total Holdings
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