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BUFE vs EBUF

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF

BUFECCboe

Innovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF

EBUFBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

EBUF −0.06pt a year

BUFE0.95%EBUF0.89%

Avg volume · 30D

EBUF 2.2×the volume

BUFE8.08KEBUF17.6K

BUFE vs EBUF Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.6%BUFE−1.9%EBUF

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. BUFE −1.6%. EBUF −1.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%2%4%6%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BUFE 0.95%
EBUF 0.89%, better
Fund size
BUFE $7M
EBUF $46M
1Y total return
BUFE No data
EBUF +7.7%
Holdings
BUFE 5
EBUF 3
Avg volume (30D)
BUFE 8.08K sh
EBUF 17.6K sh, better
NAV per share
BUFE $20.69
EBUF $30.58
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BUFE: Cost 17, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 47, Durability 49. EBUF: Cost 47, Risk 82, Mission 100, Tradability 72, Holdings not scored, Durability 76.
Pillar letters and Scores for BUFE, EBUF, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBUFEEBUF
Cost30% weightF17C47Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightB58A82Higher
Tradability15% weightA78HigherA72
Holdings10% weightC47Not scored
Durability5% weightC49A76Higher

Rank among Emerging Markets Buffer funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BUFE and EBUF are both graded against the same 14 Emerging Markets Buffer funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Category · 14 funds
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EBUF ranks 1st and BUFE 8th of 14 funds in the Emerging Markets Buffer Category.

  1. Rank 1BEBUFInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETFScore 62
  2. Rank 2BEJANInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - JanuaryScore 61
  3. Rank 7CTMARFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - MarchScore 43
  4. Rank 8CBUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETFScore 42
  5. Rank 9CEMAUCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August SeriesScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BUFECFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF

EBUFBInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF

In short

BUFE No data

EBUF Buffer ETFs mostly babysit the S&P 500. EBUF points the same machinery at emerging markets: MSCI EM exposure in roughly three-month stretches, with a 10% downside buffer and an upside cap reset at the start of each period.

Stated mandate

BUFE No data

EBUF The Fund uses a defined-outcome strategy intended to replicate the performance of an ETF tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over each approximately three-month period, subject to a maximum upside return and a 10% downside buffer.

Why people hold it

BUFE No data

  • EBUF The 10% buffer is written into the strategy, not a manager's judgment call. Each roughly three-month outcome period starts with a fresh buffer and a fresh cap.innovatoretfs.com
  • Quarterly reset, not annual: the cap gets repriced four times a year instead of being set once and lived with for twelve months.
  • The reference is a mainstream MSCI Emerging Markets index fund, so the exposure under the buffer is a known quantity, not a bespoke basket.innovatoretfs.com
  • 0.89% sits right at the median for buffer ETFs, and it is a 1940 Act fund rather than a bank note carrying issuer credit risk.

Worth knowing

BUFE No data

  • EBUF The buffer and cap apply over a full outcome period. Buy partway through and your actual protection and remaining upside differ from the headline terms.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so bid-ask spreads can matter more than with a large, heavily traded ETF.
  • The options structure has not paid distributions, and upside is capped each period, so this is a shaped-return tool rather than an income or full-participation one.

Full BUFE profile⁠

Full EBUF profile⁠

BUFE vs EBUF Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BUFE vs EBUF Cost

Overpaying BUFE vs EBUF

$997

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BUFE 0.95%

    $17,869

  • EBUF 0.89%

    $16,872

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BUFE 0.95%
  • EBUF 0.89%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530BUFE $17,869EBUF $16,872

Year by year

YearBUFEEBUFOverpaying
10$1,678$1,576$102
20$6,322$5,953$369
30$17,869$16,872$997

Expense ratio

  • 0.95%BUFE
  • 0.89%EBUF, cheaper
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

EBUF 5th cheapest of 14 funds

BUFE 10th cheapest of 14 funds

BUFE vs EBUF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
BUFE None
EBUF None

Distribution history

BUFEAll BUFE payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EBUFAll EBUF payments⁠

No distribution history available.

BUFE vs EBUF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BUFE No dataEBUF 5.5%since Aug 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BUFE No dataEBUF 0.85since Aug 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BUFE No dataEBUF −6.5%since Jul 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BUFE 0.52EBUF 0.21

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