BUFG – First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) is a Defined Outcome ETF, issued by First Trust, $299M in assets, 1.05% expense ratio.
Returns as of Oct 23, 2026: 1 week -0.3%, 1 year +10.8%.
Invests in ETFs tracking SPY's price return, offering capped upside potential and defined downside protection over one-year periods.
Top holdings
- FDEC – First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December, 15.5%
- FNOV – FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November, 15.3%
- FOCT – First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October, 15.1%
- FSEP – FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September, 14.7%
- FAUG – FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August, 13.8%
- FJUL – FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July, 13.1%
- GDEC – First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December, 12.5%