(BUFT) First Trust Exchange-Traded - Ratings and Ratios
Exchange: BATS • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • • Defined Outcome
BUFT: Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Options
The First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETF (BUFT) is designed to provide investors with a defined outcome strategy. It seeks to deliver returns based on the price performance of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY), with a cap on upside and a buffer against losses over a one-year period. The fund achieves this by investing in a portfolio of ETFs, primarily leveraging options-based strategies to create its buffered allocation. Under normal market conditions, BUFT allocates nearly all its assets to these underlying ETFs, which are structured to track the S&P 500 while incorporating risk management features.
As of the latest data, BUFT has an average trading volume of 24,162 shares over the past 20 days, with a last price of $22.59. Its short-term and medium-term moving averages (SMA 20: $22.74, SMA 50: $22.63) suggest a stable trading range, while the SMA 200 ($22.18) indicates a slight upward trend over the longer term. The Average True Range (ATR) of 0.08 reflects low volatility, consistent with its defensive strategy. With assets under management (AUM) of $123.94 million, BUFT is a modestly sized ETF targeting risk-conscious investors seeking S&P 500 exposure with downside protection.
Over the next three months, BUFT is expected to trade within a narrow range, supported by its defensive structure. Based on the SMA 50 and SMA 200, the fund may face resistance near $22.80 and support at $22.00. The ATR of 0.08 suggests minimal price fluctuations, with average daily volatility expected to remain subdued. Given its buffered allocation design, BUFT is likely to outperform traditional S&P 500 ETFs during periods of market weakness but may underperform during strong rallies due to its upside cap.
Additional Sources for BUFT ETF
Tweets: X Stocktwits
Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma Stockcircle
BUFT ETF Overview
Market Cap in USD | 124m |
Category | Defined Outcome |
TER | 1.05% |
IPO / Inception | 2021-10-26 |
BUFT ETF Ratings
Growth 5y | 51.8% |
Fundamental | - |
Dividend | 0.0% |
Rel. Strength Industry | -4.83 |
Analysts | - |
Fair Price Momentum | 21.18 USD |
Fair Price DCF | - |
BUFT Dividends
No Dividends PaidBUFT Growth Ratios
Growth Correlation 3m | 39.8% |
Growth Correlation 12m | 97.5% |
Growth Correlation 5y | 75.3% |
CAGR 5y | 3.49% |
CAGR/Max DD 5y | 0.34 |
Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.88 |
Alpha | 0.12 |
Beta | 0.16 |
Volatility | 10.03% |
Current Volume | 10.8k |
Average Volume 20d | 20.6k |
As of March 15, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 22.47 with a total of 10,791 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.53%, over one month by -1.46%, over three months by +0.17% and over the past year by +5.34%.
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Analyses, First Trust Exchange-Traded (BATS:BUFT) is currently (March 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a Growth Technical Rating of 51.77 and therefor an somewhat technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of BUFT as of March 2025 is 21.18. This means that BUFT is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -5.74%.
First Trust Exchange-Traded has no consensus analysts rating.
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, BUFT First Trust Exchange-Traded will be worth about 23 in March 2026. The stock is currently trading at 22.47. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +2.23%.
Issuer | Forecast | Upside |
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Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
Analysts Target Price | - | - |
ValueRay Target Price | 23 | 2.2% |