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FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (BUFE) Price, Holdings & Fees

$962.07+0.88%+$8.39End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (BUFE) closed at $962.07 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.88% from the previous close of $953.68.

Share price, past year

1Y +13.30%

52-week range $831.17 – $1,046.86. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$962.07
Sep 30, 2026$952.28
Aug 31, 2026$959.32
Jul 31, 2026$958.69
Jun 30, 2026$1,000.68
May 29, 2026$983.84
Apr 30, 2026$1,033.25
Mar 31, 2026$970.70
Feb 27, 2026$978.52
Jan 30, 2026$909.08
Dec 31, 2025$846.71
Nov 28, 2025$853.12
Oct 31, 2025$835.95

Key statistics

Expense ratio
1.05%
as of Mar 31, 2026
Net assets
$1.1M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
5
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$831.17 – $1,046.86

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF's expense ratio is 1.05%: $105.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF held 5 investments worth $1.07M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 25.97% of the fund.

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIITMAR25.97%$278.40K
2First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIITDEC24.95%$267.50K
3First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIITSEP24.89%$266.82K
4First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIITJUN24.18%$259.26K
5DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS0.01%$141.79

Top 5 of 5 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks100.00%
Cash and short-term investments0.01%
FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets 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 2 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF's total return was +6.87%, as reported to the SEC.

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+1.37%
Apr 30, 2026+5.43%

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 Emerging Markets Buffer ETF
Ticker
BUFE
Exchange
BATS
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
SEC series ID
S000102075
SEC CIK
0001667919
Fractional shares
No

Recent SEC filings

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

Frequently asked questions

What is BUFE's price?

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF (BUFE) closed at $962.07 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.88% from the previous close of $953.68.

What is BUFE's expense ratio?

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF's expense ratio is 1.05%: $105.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does BUFE hold?

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF held 5 investments worth $1.07M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 25.97% 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, DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS.

How has BUFE performed?

Over the 2 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF's total return was +6.87%, 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 23, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Mar 31, 2026. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures