{
 "ticker": "BUFG",
 "name": "FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF",
 "issuer": "First Trust",
 "desk": "buffer",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bufg",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bufg",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bufg.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-09",
 "verdict": "As of Oct 9, 2026, BUFG's 7 sleeves can still gain 4.3% on average and can fall 9.9% before their buffers.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "can_still_gain_weighted",
   "label": "Can still gain, weighted",
   "value": "4.3%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, can still gain, weighted: 4.3%, as of Oct 9, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "fall_before_the_buffers_weighted",
   "label": "Fall before the buffers, weighted",
   "value": "9.9%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, fall before the buffers, weighted: 9.9%, as of Oct 9, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "protection_left_weighted_index_points",
   "label": "Protection left, weighted, index points",
   "value": "10.0%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, protection left, weighted, index points: 10.0%, as of Oct 9, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "days_to_the_next_reset",
   "label": "Days to the next reset",
   "value": "7",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, days to the next reset: 7, as of Oct 9, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$312m on May 31, 2026",
   "source": "N-PORT",
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, net assets: $312m on May 31, 2026 (N-PORT)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "1.13%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025",
   "as_of": "2026-10-09",
   "sentence": "BUFG, expense ratio: 1.13% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025)."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "kind",
   "label": "Kind",
   "value": "Laddered buffer ETF: a fund of 7 buffer ETFs",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "reference_index",
   "label": "Reference index",
   "value": "SPY",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeves",
   "label": "Sleeves",
   "value": "FOCT, FNOV, FDEC, FJAN, FFEB, FMAR, FSEP",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_outcome_periods",
   "label": "Sleeve outcome periods",
   "value": "about 12 months each, ending on 7 different dates",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "weights",
   "label": "Weights",
   "value": "its report for May 31, 2026",
   "source": "N-PORT"
  },
  {
   "key": "share_of_net_assets_in_the_sleeves_etfiq_reads",
   "label": "Share of net assets in the sleeves ETFIQ reads",
   "value": "99.98%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "can_still_gain_weighted",
   "label": "Can still gain, weighted",
   "value": "4.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "fall_before_the_buffers_weighted",
   "label": "Fall before the buffers, weighted",
   "value": "9.9%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "protection_left_weighted_index_points",
   "label": "Protection left, weighted, index points",
   "value": "10.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "next_sleeve_to_reset",
   "label": "Next sleeve to reset",
   "value": "FOCT on Oct 16, 2026, in 7 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "days_left_weighted",
   "label": "Days left, weighted",
   "value": "121",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$312m on May 31, 2026",
   "source": "N-PORT"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "1.13%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025"
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_foct_14_05_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FOCT, 14.05% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Oct 16, 2026, can still gain 0.1%, fall before buffer 13.1%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_fnov_14_32_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FNOV, 14.32% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Nov 20, 2026, can still gain 1.4%, fall before buffer 13.2%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_fdec_14_43_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FDEC, 14.43% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Dec 18, 2026, can still gain 2.6%, fall before buffer 10.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_fjan_14_64_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FJAN, 14.64% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Jan 15, 2027, can still gain 3.8%, fall before buffer 9.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_ffeb_14_71_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FFEB, 14.71% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Feb 19, 2027, can still gain 4.6%, fall before buffer 9.2%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_fmar_14_12_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FMAR, 14.12% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Mar 19, 2027, can still gain 4.0%, fall before buffer 11.3%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sleeve_fsep_13_71_of_net_assets",
   "label": "Sleeve FSEP, 13.71% of net assets",
   "value": "SPY, period ends Sep 17, 2027, can still gain 14.2%, fall before buffer 2.2%",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+2.6%",
   "SPY price return": "+3.1%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u22120.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+9.4%",
   "SPY price return": "+14.6%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u22125.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+12.1%",
   "SPY price return": "+16.0%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u22123.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+51.8%",
   "SPY price return": "+79.2%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u221227.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+51.7%",
   "SPY price return": "+71.5%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u221219.8 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "What does BUFG hold?",
   "a": "BUFG holds 7 buffer ETFs: FOCT, FNOV, FDEC, FJAN, FFEB, FMAR, FSEP. Its N-PORT for May 31, 2026 puts 100.0% of its net assets in them."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much can BUFG still gain?",
   "a": "Weighted by its N-PORT, BUFG's sleeves can still gain 4.3% as of Oct 9, 2026, each sleeve's issuer figure in fund-price terms."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does BUFG reset?",
   "a": "BUFG itself does not reset. Each sleeve resets on its own date; the next is FOCT on Oct 16, 2026, in 7 days."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-09",
 "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, BUFG, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/bufg"
}