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FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD) Price, Holdings & Fees

$612.09+1.08%+$6.51End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD) closed at $612.09 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.08% from the previous close of $605.58.

Share price, past year

1Y +5.44%

52-week range $538.33 – $624.80. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$612.09
Sep 30, 2026$616.35
Aug 31, 2026$588.43
Jul 31, 2026$604.71
Jun 30, 2026$599.03
May 29, 2026$575.82
Apr 30, 2026$589.21
Mar 31, 2026$572.73
Feb 27, 2026$550.53
Jan 30, 2026$583.40
Dec 31, 2025$549.58
Nov 28, 2025$564.85
Oct 31, 2025$551.40

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.95%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$1.9B
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
13
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$538.33 – $624.80

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF's expense ratio is 0.95%: $95.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF held 13 investments worth $1.88B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 8.36% of the fund.

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDMAY8.36%$156.89M
2First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDSEP8.34%$156.46M
3First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDOCT8.33%$156.42M
4First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDNOV8.33%$156.41M
5First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDFEB8.33%$156.38M
6First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDDEC8.33%$156.37M
7First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDAUG8.33%$156.32M
8First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDAPR8.32%$156.26M
9First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDJAN8.32%$156.22M
10First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDMAR8.31%$156.03M
11LISTED FUNDS TRUSTDJUL8.31%$155.99M
12First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIDJUN8.28%$155.44M
13MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS0.11%$2.00M

Top 13 of 13 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.90%
Cash and short-term investments0.11%
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States100.01%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF's total return was +4.36%, as reported to the SEC.

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+1.71%
Apr 30, 2026+4.40%
Mar 31, 2026−1.72%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF
Ticker
BUFD
Exchange
BATS
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
SEC series ID
S000070644
SEC CIK
0001667919
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII, the trust behind FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is BUFD's price?

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (BUFD) closed at $612.09 on Oct 9, 2026, up 1.08% from the previous close of $605.58.

What is BUFD's expense ratio?

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF's expense ratio is 0.95%: $95.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does BUFD hold?

FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF held 13 investments worth $1.88B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 8.36% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII.

How has BUFD performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF's total return was +4.36%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 22, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Aug 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures