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About FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF
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Inception date
Jun 15, 2022
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
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
ISIN
US33740U7524
BUFQ is a basket of defined outcome buffer ETFs. It consists of four equity buffer funds, each of which has exposure to QQQs capped gains and 10% buffered losses. The fund will invest equally in the underlying ETFs, holding one ETF with options expiring within three months, a second ETF with options expiring within six months, a third ETF with options expiring within nine months, and finally, a fourth ETF with options expiring within 12 months. Unlike the monthly equity buffers that reset annually on a specific month, BUFQ refreshes quarterly (one of the underlying ETFs resets its cap and refreshes its buffer). This creates a continuous hedge for BUFQ regardless of each underlying ETFs outcome period. The approach reduces the timing risks associated with a monthly buffer strategy. Information on BUFQs exposure to the underlying ETFs, remaining cap and buffer is provided daily on the issuers website. Prior to May 10, 2024, the fund was called FT Vest Fund of Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
BUFQ trades at 34.32 USD today, its price has risen 0.02% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on BUFQ price chart.
BUFQ net asset value is 34.21 today — it's risen 1.55% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
BUFQ assets under management is 1.03 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
BUFQ price has risen by 1.68% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 17.05% increase. See more dynamics on BUFQ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.55% over the last month, showed a 6.48% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.55% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.55% over the last month, showed a 6.48% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.55% in a year.
BUFQ fund flows account for 209.87 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
BUFQ invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
BUFQ expense ratio is 1.00%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, BUFQ isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, BUFQ technical analysis shows the strong buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating BUFQ shows the buy signal. See more of BUFQ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, BUFQ technical analysis shows the strong buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating BUFQ shows the buy signal. See more of BUFQ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, BUFQ doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
BUFQ trades at a premium (0.14%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
BUFQ shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
BUFQ follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 15, 2022.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.