{
 "ticker": "BFXU",
 "name": "FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETF",
 "issuer": "First Trust",
 "desk": "buffer",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-20",
 "verdict": "As of Oct 20, 2026, BFXU, a defined outcome fund by its prospectus filed Oct 1, 2026, has returned +14.7% since it listed on Apr 8, 2026.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "buffer_by_its_prospectus",
   "label": "Buffer, by its prospectus",
   "value": "none",
   "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "sentence": "BFXU, buffer, by its prospectus: none, as of Oct 1, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "none",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu#fact-buffer-by-its-prospectus",
    "text": "BFXU, buffer, by its prospectus: none, as of Oct 1, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "cap_before_fees_by_its_prospectus",
   "label": "Cap before fees, by its prospectus",
   "value": "none",
   "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "sentence": "BFXU, cap before fees, by its prospectus: none, as of Oct 1, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "none",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu#fact-cap-before-fees-by-its-prospectus",
    "text": "BFXU, cap before fees, by its prospectus: none, as of Oct 1, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "return_since_listing",
   "label": "Return since listing",
   "value": "+14.7%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "BFXU, return since listing: +14.7%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+14.7%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu#fact-return-since-listing",
    "text": "BFXU, return since listing: +14.7%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.95%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-28",
   "sentence": "BFXU, expense ratio: 0.95% (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 28, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.95%",
    "as_of": "2026-09-28",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "BFXU, expense ratio: 0.95% (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 28, 2026)."
   }
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "kind",
   "label": "Kind",
   "value": "Laddered buffer ETF",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "reference",
   "label": "Reference",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "outcome_period",
   "label": "Outcome period",
   "value": "about a year",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "buffer",
   "label": "Buffer",
   "value": "no buffer: it bears every loss in its reference",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "cap",
   "label": "Cap",
   "value": "no cap",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "upside",
   "label": "Upside",
   "value": "an accelerated return once its reference passes a threshold",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "cap_left_buffer_left_and_days_left",
   "label": "Cap left, buffer left and days left",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Apr 8, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.95%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "prospectus",
   "label": "Prospectus",
   "value": "497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+0.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+2.5%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+9.4%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+14.7%"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "What does BFXU protect against?",
   "a": "Its prospectus says it has no buffer: it bears every loss in its reference."
  },
  {
   "q": "Does BFXU have a cap?",
   "a": "Its prospectus states no cap."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does BFXU reset?",
   "a": "Its prospectus states about a year."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "High since Apr 8, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$24.18 on Oct 6, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-06",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 24.175,
   "window": {
    "from": "2026-04-08",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "Low since Apr 8, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$20.70 on Apr 8, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-04-08",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 20.7005,
   "window": {
    "from": "2026-04-08",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$23.75, 88% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 23.75
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-21",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, BFXU, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/bfxu"
}