BUFQ FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF

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About

FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (BUFQ) ETF

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Exchange
BATS
Inception
2022-06-15
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough May 2026flows, SEC filings
Defined-outcome fund. The stated cap and buffer apply only from the first day of the outcome period to its last; buying in between gives different terms. See what is left in the ETF lab.
Expense ratio
1.00%
prospectus, filed Dec 29, 2025
Assets
$1.7B
issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$9.1M
30 sessions
Holdings
5
top 10 are 100.0%
Listed
Jun 15, 2022
Cboe BZX
Last fee change
-10 bp
filed Dec 30, 2024
Net asset value
$40.05
issuer, Oct 20, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
0.5%
low · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
33
how it is built
Cost1
Liquidity65
Scale83
Diversification0

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (62% of its variance, beta 0.49); Value over growth (18% of its variance, beta -0.15); High yield over Treasuries (4% of its variance, beta 0.27); Emerging markets over US (3% of its variance, beta 0.04). These factors explain 89% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. The investment objective of the FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF (the Fund ) is to seek to provide investors with capital appreciation. (from the fund's prospectus)

All 5 holdingsFlow historyOverlap toolAll Buffer ETFs

Fund flows
through May 2026SEC filings
May 2026
+$35M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$155M
+10.6% of assets
Latest 12 months
+$287M
+19.5% of assets
Jun 2025: +$14MJul 2025: −$8K−$8KJulAug 2025: +$19MSep 2025: +$68KSepOct 2025: +$1.7MNov 2025: +$19MNovDec 2025: +$25MJan 2026: +$45MJanFeb 2026: +$7.1MMar 2026: +$39MMarApr 2026: +$81M+$81MMay 2026: +$35MMay
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Net flows of BUFQ by month, Jun 2025 to May 2026
MonthNet flow
May 2026+$35M
Apr 2026+$81M
Mar 2026+$39M
Feb 2026+$7.1M
Jan 2026+$45M
Dec 2025+$25M
Nov 2025+$19M
Oct 2025+$1.7M
Sep 2025+$68K
Aug 2025+$19M
Jul 2025−$8K
Jun 2025+$14M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 48 months ago

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Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data
Insider buying
0%
of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 0% net selling
13F holders
+2.3%
change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
Reporting earnings
0.0%
of weight in 7 days; 0.0% in 14

Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.

Under the hood
fiscal year to Aug 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
7 active
of 22 with agreements; top 3 did 77%
Created · redeemed
$402M · $188M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
100%
creations 100% in kind
Creation unit
50,000
shares
Securities lending
authorized, none lent
Diversification status
Non-diversified
may concentrate in fewer issuers

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
5
AUM
$1.7B
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2022-06-15
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
1.00%
Dividend Yield
—
Distribution
—
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 5 of 5 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
QMAR FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - March 25.17% Equity (US) —
QDEC FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - December 25.13% Equity (US) —
QSPT FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September 24.92% Equity (US) —
QJUN FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - June 24.75% Equity (US) —
— US Dollar 0.02% Cash/Money Market —
Geographic Breakdown
Chart
Seasonality
Month'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan--8.64%2.24%1.72%0.84%3.36%
Feb---1.50%1.74%-0.69%-0.97%-0.35%
Mar--7.57%0.68%-3.93%-1.51%0.70%
Apr--0.95%-2.04%0.13%7.41%1.61%
May--4.42%4.37%5.27%2.67%4.18%
Jun2.63%2.54%2.00%3.59%0.03%2.16%
Jul8.42%1.86%-0.74%2.03%-1.43%2.03%
Aug-3.01%0.04%2.42%2.07%2.34%0.77%
Sep-7.66%-1.60%3.16%2.59%2.50%-0.20%
Oct1.47%-0.99%0.80%1.46%-0.67%*0.41%
Nov5.02%4.49%3.00%0.14%--3.16%
Dec-6.72%2.00%-0.19%1.01%---0.97%
Total-0.94%31.65%18.69%16.19%11.43%15.41%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $40.56
SMA 50: $40.08
SMA 200: $38.09
Current: $40.30
EMA 12: $40.37
EMA 26: $40.34
MACD: 0.0331 | Signal: -0.1162
BULLISH
ADX (14): 25.24
TREND
+DI: 17.52
−DI: 27.92

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 49.28
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 32.34
Stoch %D: 26.61
Williams %R: -56.77

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $41.21
BB Lower: $39.91
NEUTRAL
OBV: 10,043,933
Vol SMA 20: 259,871
Vol ROC: -78.24%
ATR: $0.33
True Range: $0.33
HV 20: 8.1%
HV 30: 8.4%
HV 60: 8.7%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

BUFQ Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.6573
Alpha: 4.27%
Correlation: 0.9110
R-Squared: 83.0%
Stock Volatility: 9.2%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

BUFQ Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

191 filers30,262,827 shares$1.19B value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 8,862,303 $348.02M 29.26% — 2026-06-30
2 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 1,840,918 $72.29M 6.08% — 2026-06-30
3 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 1,450,393 $56.96M 4.79% — 2026-06-30
4 Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 1,379,944 $54.19M 4.56% — 2026-06-30
5 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 1,090,086 $42.81M 3.60% — 2026-06-30
6 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 1,032,527 $40.55M 3.41% — 2026-06-30
7 NewEdge Advisors, LLC 884,967 $34.75M 2.92% — 2026-06-30
8 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 761,526 $29.91M 2.51% — 2026-06-30
9 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 718,291 $28.21M 2.37% — 2026-06-30
10 Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC 681,864 $27.64M 2.32% — 2026-09-30
11 MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 627,075 $24.63M 2.07% — 2026-06-30
12 Royal Bank of Canada Custodian 538,560 $21.15M 1.78% — 2026-06-30
13 Private Advisor Group, LLC 485,448 $19.06M 1.60% — 2026-06-30
14 Equitable Holdings, Inc. 417,888 $16.41M 1.38% — 2026-06-30
15 Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC 405,747 $15.93M 1.34% — 2026-06-30
16 HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 386,233 $15.17M 1.28% — 2026-06-30
17 Sequent Planning LLC 327,898 $12.88M 1.08% — 2026-06-30
18 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP Custodian 311,233 $12.22M 1.03% — 2026-06-30
19 Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 305,295 $11.99M 1.01% — 2026-06-30
20 IMG Wealth Management, Inc. 297,371 $11.68M 0.98% — 2026-06-30
21 Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 281,056 $11.04M 0.93% — 2026-06-30
22 Seros Financial, LLC 277,068 $10.88M 0.91% — 2026-06-30
23 FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC 234,840 $9.22M 0.78% — 2026-06-30
24 Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 231,736 $9.10M 0.77% — 2026-06-30
25 Macro Advisors, Inc. 214,906 $8.44M 0.71% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
BUFQ Constituent Performance

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BUFQ Constituents (4 of 4)
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month
QMAR FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - March 25.17% $38.43 +0.37%+0.04%+0.03%
QDEC FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - December 25.13% $36.81 +0.51%-0.01%-0.08%
QSPT FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - September 24.92% $36.22 +0.72%-0.33%-0.47%
QJUN FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Buffer ETF - June 24.75% $33.85 +0.70%-0.37%-1.36%