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BUFE

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF

Buffered · First Trust · Inception 2026-04-07 · SEC filings

$22.06−0.17 (−0.76%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT

History starts Apr 8, 2026.History starts Apr 8, 2026.History starts Apr 8, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 15 prints from 22.23 to 22.06. Range 22.01 to 22.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$22.00$22.20$22.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$7M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
4
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$22.17
52W range
low $15.56high $22.26

The ETF.net BUFE Grade

A

76/ 100

Rank 1 of 16 in Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BUFE. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 62, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings 0, Durability 51. Strongest: Cost (97). Weakest: Holdings (0). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 76 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 97
    Category rank1/16 · top 6%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 62
    Category rank4/14 · top 29%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 60
    Category rank5/16 · top 31%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 0
    Category rank2/2 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 51
    Category rank9/16 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

BUFE Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:35 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
TMAR25.2%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TMARFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March25.22%61,855$2M1
002TDECFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December25.21%60,787$2M1
003TSEPFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September25.15%61,279$2M1
004TJUNFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - June24.35%69,463$2M1
005—US Dollar0.06%4,153$4K394

Showing 1–5 of 5 holdings

BUFE Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BUFE$10,249
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. BUFE $10,249. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,357$9,944$10,531Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BUFE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUFE
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+2.3%
3 months+2.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BUFE
YearReturn barBUFE
2026 YTD+7.9%

History from Apr 8, 2026

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BUFE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Apr 2026. No distributions yet.

BUFE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.54
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BUFE Cost

Expense ratio0.10%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

No Emerging Markets Buffer fund charges less.

BUFE costs $10.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Buffer fund costs $89.00.