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FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) Price, Holdings & Fees

$414.18−1.29%−$5.41End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) closed at $414.18 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.29% from the previous close of $419.59.

Share price, past year

1Y +2.10%

52-week range $360.53 – $438.86. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$414.18
Sep 30, 2026$422.94
Aug 31, 2026$426.54
Jul 31, 2026$400.98
Jun 30, 2026$369.25
May 29, 2026$375.02
Apr 30, 2026$377.71
Mar 31, 2026$413.44
Feb 27, 2026$425.69
Jan 30, 2026$410.05
Dec 31, 2025$404.62
Nov 28, 2025$391.08
Oct 31, 2025$389.87

Key statistics

Expense ratio
1.13%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$312.3M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
8
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$360.53 – $438.86

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF's expense ratio is 1.13%: $113.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF held 8 investments worth $312.34M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 14.71% of the fund.

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFFEB14.71%$45.95M
2First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFJAN14.64%$45.74M
3First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFDEC14.43%$45.08M
4First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFNOV14.32%$44.72M
5First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFMAR14.12%$44.09M
6First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFOCT14.05%$43.87M
7First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFSEP13.71%$42.84M
8MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS0.03%$101.38K

Top 8 of 8 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.98%
Cash and short-term investments0.03%
FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States100.02%

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 Buffered Allocation Growth ETF's total return was +5.84%, as reported to the SEC.

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+2.44%
Apr 30, 2026+6.59%
Mar 31, 2026−3.07%

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 Buffered Allocation Growth ETF
Ticker
BUFG
Exchange
BATS
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
SEC series ID
S000074006
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 Buffered Allocation Growth ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is BUFG's price?

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF (BUFG) closed at $414.18 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.29% from the previous close of $419.59.

What is BUFG's expense ratio?

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF's expense ratio is 1.13%: $113.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does BUFG hold?

FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF held 8 investments worth $312.34M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, at 14.71% 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 BUFG performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, FT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETF's total return was +5.84%, 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