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BUFQ FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF
As of Oct 9, 2026, BUFQ's 4 sleeves can still gain 11.3% on average and can fall 8.5% before their buffers.
11.3%
Can still gain, weighted
8.5%
Fall before the buffers, weighted
10.0%
Protection left, weighted, index points
70
Days to the next reset
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| Window | Total return | QQQ price return | Gap to QQQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | +4.3% | +3.5% | +0.7 pts |
| 6M | +12.0% | +22.9% | −10.9 pts |
| 1Y | +16.8% | +23.0% | −6.2 pts |
| 3Y | +60.3% | +103.8% | −43.5 pts |
| Since launch | +106.9% | +176.8% | −69.9 pts |
QQQ's column is its price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ.
In plain words
KindLaddered buffer ETF: a fund of 4 buffer ETFs
Reference indexQQQ
SleevesQDEC, QMAR, QJUN, QSPT
Sleeve outcome periodsabout 12 months each, ending on 4 different dates
Weights (N-PORT)its report for May 31, 2026
Share of net assets in the sleeves ETFIQ reads99.94%
Can still gain, weighted (ETFIQ)11.3%
Fall before the buffers, weighted (ETFIQ)8.5%
Protection left, weighted, index points (ETFIQ)10.0%
Next sleeve to resetQDEC on Dec 18, 2026, in 70 days
Days left, weighted (ETFIQ)206
Net assets (N-PORT)$1.5bn on May 31, 2026
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025)1.00%
Sleeve QDEC, 25.44% of net assetsQQQ, period ends Dec 18, 2026, can still gain 2.6%, fall before buffer 13.3%
Sleeve QMAR, 24.97% of net assetsQQQ, period ends Mar 19, 2027, can still gain 4.3%, fall before buffer 13.8%
Sleeve QJUN, 24.18% of net assetsQQQ, period ends Jun 17, 2027, can still gain 20.9%, fall before buffer 3.4%
Sleeve QSPT, 25.35% of net assetsQQQ, period ends Sep 17, 2027, can still gain 17.9%, fall before buffer 3.4%
How this is computed
Sleeve figures are each issuer’s own, as of the date shown; weights are the fund’s N-PORT; weighted figures are ETFIQ calculations, marked. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask about BUFQ
- What does BUFQ hold?
- BUFQ holds 4 buffer ETFs: QDEC, QMAR, QJUN, QSPT. Its N-PORT for May 31, 2026 puts 99.9% of its net assets in them.
- How much can BUFQ still gain?
- Weighted by its N-PORT, BUFQ's sleeves can still gain 11.3% as of Oct 9, 2026, each sleeve's issuer figure in fund-price terms.
- When does BUFQ reset?
- BUFQ itself does not reset. Each sleeve resets on its own date; the next is QDEC on Dec 18, 2026, in 70 days.
Sources and dates
Prices, BUFQ and QQQ price returnTiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Fee, 1.00%Prospectus fee filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
Net assets, $1.5bn on May 31, 2026SEC N-PORT
All fund filingsBUFQ N-PORT for May 31, 2026 on SEC EDGAR ↗
IssuerFirst Trust website ↗
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page
ETFIQ, BUFQ, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/bufq
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). BUFQ, buffer ETFs. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/bufq
[BUFQ, buffer ETFs (ETFIQ, Oct 9, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/funds/bufq)
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Buffer
The first slice of loss the fund absorbs for you over its outcome period, stated on the reference index. A 15% buffer means the index can fall 15% before you take any of it.
The most the fund can return over the period if held from the first day to the last. Quoted gross and net of fees. Set by the option market on day one, so the same fund can have a different cap each year.
The window, usually twelve months and sometimes six or three, over which the buffer and, where there is one, the cap apply. On its last day the options expire, the fund resets, and fresh terms are struck from that day’s option prices.
Reset
The day one outcome period ends and the next begins, with a fresh buffer and fresh terms struck at that day’s level.
How much of the buffer still sits below today’s index level. All of it when the index is above its starting level; less once the index is inside the buffer range.
BUFQ, Buffer ETFs, ETFIQ, data as of Oct 9, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.