BUFR — FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-22
BUFR — FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity · $9.62B AUM · 0.95% expense ratio · 18.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
BUFR Fund Overview
BUFR — FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, categorised as United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- Category: United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $9.62B
- 1-year return: 18.6%
- Ticker: BUFR
- SEC CIK: 0001667919
- SEC series ID: S000068605
- Share class ID: C000219511
BUFR Holdings
Top 10 holdings of FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.37% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.34% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.34% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.34% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.33% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.33% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.33% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.33% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.32% |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | 8.31% |
BUFR Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
BUFR Performance
Total returns for BUFR (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 6.5% |
| 1 year | 18.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.0% |
BUFR Risk Information
Risk metrics for BUFR, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 6.7%
BUFR Costs and Fees
BUFR costs about $95 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.95%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.95%
- Portfolio turnover: 1%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.03 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BUFR Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF had net inflows of $1.33B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $120.38M |
| 2026-01 | $89.66M |
| 2025-12 | $191.22M |
| 2025-11 | $178.01M |
| 2025-10 | $182.87M |
| 2025-09 | $169.03M |
BUFR Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
BUFR Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.