BUFD vs GARP

Comparison between FT VEST LADDERED DEEP BUFFER ETF (BUFD, ETF) and ISHARES MSCI USA QUALITY GARP ETF (GARP, ETF).

5-Year PerformanceGARP has outperformed BUFD, delivering a return of +20.7% compared to +7.6%

BUFD vs GARP - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	BUFD(ETF)	GARP(ETF)
Net Assets	$1.80B	$1.80B
Expense Ratio	0.95%	0.15%
Max Drawdown	10.75%	31.34%
Sharpe Ratio	2.07	2.03
5Y Beta	0.45	1.31
P/E Ratio	N/A	35.53
Forward P/E	N/A	24.29
5Y Dividends CAGR	N/A	1.40%
5Y EPS CAGR	N/A	30.28%
Debt to Equity	N/A	31.47%
P/S Ratio	N/A	5.63
P/B Ratio	N/A	9.50

Net Assets

BUFD

$1.80B

GARP

$1.80B

Expense Ratio

BUFD

0.95%

Winner

GARP

0.15%

Max Drawdown

Winner

BUFD

10.75%

GARP

31.34%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

BUFD

2.07

GARP

2.03

5Y Beta

Winner

BUFD

0.45

GARP

1.31

P/E Ratio

BUFD

N/A

GARP

35.53

Forward P/E

BUFD

N/A

GARP

24.29

5Y Dividends CAGR

BUFD

N/A

GARP

1.40%

5Y EPS CAGR

BUFD

N/A

GARP

30.28%

Debt to Equity

BUFD

N/A

GARP

31.47%

P/S Ratio

BUFD

N/A

GARP

5.63

P/B Ratio

BUFD

N/A

GARP

9.50

BUFD vs GARP - Holdings Comparison

BUFD and GARP have 0 common holdings. Overlap is 0.00%

BUFD's top 25 holdings weight is 100.00%. GARP's top 25 holdings weight is 69.85%.

Rank	BUFD	GARP
#1	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF MAY (DMAY) - 8.34%	LAM RESEARCH CORP (LRCX) - 5.61%
#2	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF NOV (DNOV) - 8.33%	APPLE INC (AAPL) - 5.06%
#3	FT VEST US EQUITY DP BFR ETF DEC (DDEC) - 8.33%	NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) - 5.03%
#4	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFR ETF AUG (DAUG) - 8.33%	MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) - 4.56%
#5	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF OCT (DOCT) - 8.33%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (MU) - 4.55%
#6	FT VEST US EQUITY DP BFFR ETF SEP (DSEP) - 8.33%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A (META) - 4.13%
#7	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF JUL (DJUL) - 8.32%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD) - 4.10%
#8	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF FEB (DFEB) - 8.32%	ALPHABET INC CLASS A (GOOGL) - 3.52%
#9	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFFR ETF MAR (DMAR) - 8.32%	KLA CORP (KLAC) - 3.34%
#10	FT VEST US EQUITY DP BFFR ETF JAN (DJAN) - 8.32%	FORTINET INC (FTNT) - 3.19%
#11	FT VEST US EQUITY DP BFFR ETF APR (DAPR) - 8.32%	VISA INC CLASS A (V) - 2.95%
#12	FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BFR ETF JUN (DJUN) - 8.30%	ELI LILLY AND CO (LLY) - 2.74%
#13	MORGAN STANLEY INSTL LQUDTY TRS INSTL (MISXX) - 0.11%	AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A (APH) - 2.61%
#14	N/A	BROADCOM INC (AVGO) - 2.51%
#15	N/A	UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC (UBER) - 2.11%
#16	N/A	ALPHABET INC CLASS C (GOOG) - 1.94%
#17	N/A	ORACLE CORP (ORCL) - 1.78%
#18	N/A	ADOBE INC (ADBE) - 1.66%
#19	N/A	AMAZON.COM INC (AMZN) - 1.36%
#20	N/A	MASTERCARD INC CLASS A (MA) - 1.35%
#21	N/A	ARISTA NETWORKS INC (ANET) - 1.33%
#22	N/A	NETFLIX INC (NFLX) - 1.15%
#23	N/A	QUANTA SERVICES INC (PWR) - 1.15%
#24	N/A	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP) - 1.10%
#25	N/A	GE AEROSPACE (GE) - 1.02%
Total Holdings	13	150

BUFD vs GARP - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	BUFD	GARP
1 month	+1.85%	+12.96%
3 months	+4.39%	+22.53%
6 months	+6.07%	+23.79%
1 year	+14.93%	+46.15%
5 years(CAGR)	+7.63%	+20.71%
Max(CAGR)	+7.56%	+21.48%

BUFD

+1.85%

Winner

GARP

+12.96%

BUFD

+4.39%

Winner

GARP

+22.53%

BUFD

+6.07%

Winner

GARP

+23.79%

BUFD

+14.93%

Winner

GARP

+46.15%

5Y(CAGR)

BUFD

+7.63%

Winner

GARP

+20.71%

Max(CAGR)

BUFD

+7.56%

Winner

GARP

+21.48%

BUFD vs GARP - Annual Returns (2020 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	BUFD	GARP
2026	+5.07%	+21.35%
2025	+10.96%	+21.82%
2024	+12.82%	+39.76%
2023	+15.35%	+44.20%
2022	-7.78%	-26.95%
2021	+5.97%	+29.87%
2020	N/A	+26.51%

BUFD vs GARP Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for BUFD was -10.75%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 315 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for GARP was -31.34%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 76 trading sessions.

Rank	BUFD	GARP
#1	-10.75% Mar 29, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023	-31.34% Feb 19, 2020 - Jun 8, 2020
#2	-10.15% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 12, 2025	-30.61% Dec 27, 2021 - Dec 1, 2023
#3	-5.48% Jul 31, 2023 - Nov 14, 2023	-23.73% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 25, 2025
#4	-4.45% Jan 4, 2022 - Mar 29, 2022	-13.69% Jan 29, 2026 - Apr 16, 2026
#5	-3.43% Feb 25, 2026 - Apr 13, 2026	-13.45% Jul 10, 2024 - Oct 14, 2024
#6	-3.33% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024	-9.86% Sep 2, 2020 - Dec 1, 2020
#7	-1.74% Mar 27, 2024 - May 6, 2024	-9.27% Feb 12, 2021 - Apr 9, 2021
#8	-1.65% Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 26, 2025	-8.66% Oct 29, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026
#9	-1.61% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 16, 2024	-8.34% Sep 3, 2021 - Oct 28, 2021
#10	-1.52% Dec 11, 2024 - Dec 26, 2024	-7.37% Mar 22, 2024 - May 14, 2024
#11	-1.44% Nov 16, 2021 - Dec 10, 2021	-6.13% Apr 26, 2021 - Jun 10, 2021
#12	-1.40% Dec 26, 2024 - Jan 21, 2025	-5.55% Jun 10, 2020 - Jun 23, 2020
#13	-1.25% Jan 21, 2021 - Feb 5, 2021	-5.41% Nov 19, 2021 - Dec 27, 2021
#14	-1.19% Sep 7, 2021 - Oct 19, 2021	-4.99% Dec 16, 2024 - Jan 22, 2025
#15	-1.11% May 6, 2021 - May 24, 2021	-4.32% Oct 14, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024