(BUFT) Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - Overview
Etf: ETFs, SPY, S&P 500, Buffer, Defensive
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 4.15% |
| Relative Tail Risk | 0.92% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.56 |
| Alpha | 0.10 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.412 |
| Beta Downside | 0.482 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 7.97% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.20 |
Description: BUFT Exchange-Traded Fund VIII January 01, 2026
The First Trust Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) aims to replicate the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) up to a predefined upside cap while delivering a buffered protection against downside losses over a rolling one-year horizon. It does this by holding a basket of other ETFs that collectively provide the “buffered” payoff structure, and it typically allocates the bulk of its capital to those underlying ETFs under normal market conditions.
Key quantitative facts (as of the most recent filing) include an expense ratio of 0.40 %, assets under management of roughly $200 million, a 12-month buffer set at 8 % and an upside participation cap of 15 % on SPY’s performance. The fund’s returns are therefore most sensitive to macro-level drivers of large-cap U.S. equities-namely Federal Reserve interest-rate policy, corporate earnings trends, and inflation expectations-which together set the baseline for SPY’s price movement.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of how BUFT’s buffered structure performs across different market regimes, you may find the analytics on ValueRay worth exploring.
What is the price of BUFT shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.16%, over one month by +0.34%, over three months by +2.04% and over the past year by +8.91%.
Is BUFT a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the BUFT price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 26.6 | 7.4% |
BUFT Fundamental Data Overview February 02, 2026
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 139.6m USD (139.6m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = unknown (FCF TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 139.6m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 139.6m / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 7.43% (E(139.6m)/V(139.6m) * Re(7.43%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 7.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)