FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
BUFG
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton IL United States of America 60187
- IPO Date
- Oct 27, 2021
- CIK
- 0001667919
- Website
- ftportfolios.com
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- FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks capital appreciation to investors by providing diversified exposure to a portfolio of underlying target outcome ETFs referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). The fund invests substantially all of its assets in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs, including FSEP (September), FAUG (August), FJUL (July), FDEC (December), FJAN (January), and FFEB (February), as well as the FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF GSEP (September); these underlying ETFs employ FLEX Options strategies to target predetermined upside caps while offering buffers against SPY losses over one-year Target Outcome Periods, though BUFG itself does not pursue a defined outcome strategy or provide a buffer, and investors may not fully realize the underlying caps or buffers depending on entry timing and reallocation. Launched on October 26, 2021, and listed on Cboe BZX, BUFG is advised by First Trust Advisors L.P. in Wheaton, Illinois, with sub-advisory from Cboe Vest Financial LLC, and targets U.S. investors seeking equity market participation with moderated volatility through large-cap blend exposure. In recent developments, First Trust has expanded its broader Target Outcome ETF lineup, which includes BUFG, with multiple new launches in 2024 and 2025, such as the FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFS) in May 2024, FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFY) in September 2024, and FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF (DHDG) in October 2024, alongside ongoing monthly distributions announced as recently as November 2025; these additions reflect strategic growth in buffered and laddered allocation products, growing the suite to over 125 funds with more than $33 billion in assets under management. The fund's portfolio undergoes periodic rebalancing, with current holdings as of December 2025 showing approximately equal weighting across the seven primary underlying ETFs totaling over 99% allocation, adapting to new Target Outcome Period resets in each underlying ETF where caps and buffers are recalibrated annually based on market conditions. BUFG operates solely in the U.S. market without noted subsidiaries, acquisitions, or funding rounds specific to the fund itself.