BUFS
FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFBUFS
BUFS
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Funds holding %
of 7,324 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
367% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 3
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 2
88% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.2M [Q4 2024] → $79.3M (+$37.1M) [Q1 2025]
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 [Q4 2024] → 26 (+4) [Q1 2025]
2.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.07% [Q4 2024] → 94.38% (+2.31%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for BUFS.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
ETF Trends
1 year ago
Last Week in ETFs: A Few New ETFs, 1 Closure
Despite an uptick in activity during the prior week, last week in the wake of the Memorial Day holiday saw the debut of just five new ETFs and the completion of one closure.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 year ago
First Trust Expands Target Outcome® Lineup with Launch of BUFS, a Laddered Portfolio of Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs
WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”) a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched the FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (Cboe: BUFS) (the “fund”). BUFS seeks to provide equity investors with an ongoing risk management strategy by investing substantially all of its assets in a portfolio of FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFs (“Underlying ETFs” or “Target Outcome® Buffer ETFs”). BU.
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