BUFH - FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF
BUFH holds a laddered portfolio of defined outcome buffer ETFs. It consists of 12 equity buffer funds, each of which uses FLEX options to match the price returns of SPY, up to a predetermined upside cap of at least 7% while seeking to provide a buffer against SPYs losses ranging between 20% and 100% over a one-year period. Each underlying ETFs target outcome period, during which it resets its cap and refreshes its buffer, occurs every month on a rolling basis.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $70.7M
- Beta
- 0.14
- 52-Week Range
- 19.88-21.95
- IPO Date
- Jun 25, 2025
- Exchange
- CBOE
BUFH Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for BUFH is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The BUFH overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
BUFH fund facts: expense ratio 0.10%, assets under management $70.7M, NAV $21.75 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 13 holdings in its latest file, launched Jun 24, 2025, issued by First Trust. See the BUFH holdings.
Frequently asked BUFH overview questions
- What is BUFH?
- BUFH is the ticker symbol for FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. BUFH holds a laddered portfolio of defined outcome buffer ETFs. It consists of 12 equity buffer funds, each of which uses FLEX options to match the price returns of SPY, up to a predetermined upside cap of at least 7% while seeking to provide a buffer against SPYs losses ranging between 20% and 100% over a one-year period. Listed on CBOE. BUFH is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are BUFH's key statistics?
- FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF (BUFH) carries a market capitalization of $70.7M, 52-week range of 19.88-21.95. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does BUFH belong to?
- FT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BUFH's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BUFH data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BUFH, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.