BUFQ vs TRIO
FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF against MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Fee gap
30 bp
TRIO is cheaper
1-year return gap
13.8 pts
BUFQ is ahead
Larger fund
BUFQ
$1.7B
Side by side
| BUFQ | TRIO | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF | MC Trio Equity Buffered ETF |
| Issuer | FT Vest | MC |
| Category | Buffer | Buffer |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.70% |
| Assets | $1.7B | $120M |
| Average daily dollar volume | $9.1M | $102K |
| Listed | Jun 15, 2022 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| FrenzyCap score | 33 | 29 |
| 1-month return | −0.9% | −0.2% |
| 3-month return | +4.7% | +2.6% |
| Year to date | +12.4% | +8.3% |
| 1-year return | +14.8% | +0.9% |
| 30-day volatility | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −5.4% | −11.1% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | — | 8.32% |
| Holdings | 5 | 13 |
| Top 10 weight | 100.0% | 103.8% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$155M thru May 2026 | +$643K thru Jul 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | — | — |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data | as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filing |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.