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BUFRFT CBOE VEST FUND OF BUFFER ETFS

FT CBOE VEST FUND OF BUFFER ETFS

$37.32+0.08% today
323752-WK
Price & daily flows
36.435.033.537.32DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +8.8% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$5.1Bassets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
1.3Mavg daily volume, 30 days
13holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 14, 2023 · beta 0.50
Sector weights
Technology32.36%
Financial Services12.84%
Healthcare12.18%
Consumer Cyclical9.84%
Communication Services8.79%
Miscellaneous8.35%
Industrials7.56%
Consumer Defensive5.97%
Energy3.58%
Utilities2.53%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.91%
Other0.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month+2.1%
3 months+3.4%
6 months+8.6%
YTD+8.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
6%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
7%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against BUFR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BUFR on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7904.06T−$41K1557165× the assetsHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.3B+$2.8B161× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust0.20%$498.5B+$9.6B98× the assets · +$9.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B32× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M19× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
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