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BUFE vs EJUL

FT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETF

BUFECCboe

Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

EJULBNYSE Arca

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

EJUL −0.06pt a year

BUFE0.95%EJUL0.89%

Avg volume · 30D

EJUL 6.9×the volume

BUFE8.08KEJUL55.9K

BUFE vs EJUL Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.6%BUFE−2.1%EJUL

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. BUFE −1.6%. EJUL −2.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%2%4%6%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BUFE 0.95%
EJUL 0.89%, better
Fund size
BUFE $7M
EJUL $210M
1Y total return
BUFE No data
EJUL +1.1%
Yield (12M)
BUFE No data
EJUL 0.00%
Holdings
BUFE 5
EJUL 3
Avg volume (30D)
BUFE 8.08K sh
EJUL 55.9K sh, better
NAV per share
BUFE $20.69
EJUL $29.60
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BUFE: Cost 17, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 47, Durability 49. EJUL: Cost 47, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 73, Holdings not scored, Durability 93.
Pillar letters and Scores for BUFE, EJUL, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBUFEEJUL
Cost30% weightF17C47Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB58B58
Tradability15% weightA78HigherA73
Holdings10% weightC47Not scored
Durability5% weightC49A93Higher

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 EJUL are both graded against the same 14 Emerging Markets Buffer funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Category · 14 funds
See all 14 ›

EJUL ranks 4th 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 2BEOCTInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 61
  4. Rank 4BEJULInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 5CEAPRInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - AprilScore 54
  6. Rank 7CTMARFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - MarchScore 43
  7. Rank 8CBUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETFScore 42
  8. 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

EJULBInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

In short

BUFE No data

EJUL Buffered downside is easy to find on the S&P 500. EJUL does it on emerging markets: it tracks EEM up to a cap and absorbs the first 15% of losses over a 12-month outcome period that resets every July.

Stated mandate

BUFE No data

EJUL The Fund seeks to match the return of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF over the outcome period, subject to a stated upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses.

Why people hold it

BUFE No data

  • EJUL The trade is written into the fund's own documents: the first 15% of EEM's decline over the outcome period is absorbed before losses reach you.innovatoretfs.com
  • Emerging markets is thin ground for defined-outcome funds. Innovator's EEM-linked series (EJUL, EJAN, EBUF) is one of the few places this structure exists at all.
  • Running since 2019, and a plain 1940 Act ETF: no K-1, no bank note behind it, unlike the structured products that sell the same payoff shape.innovatoretfs.com
  • One of the easier funds in its buffer peer group to get in and out of, which matters in a category where trading costs can quietly eat the buffer.

Worth knowing

BUFE No data

  • EJUL Buffer and cap are designed around a full July-to-June period. Buy mid-period and you inherit whatever buffer and upside are left, not the headline terms.innovatoretfs.com
  • Upside stops at the cap reset each July, so a runaway emerging markets rally leaves gains on the table. Protection is bought with ceiling.
  • 0.89% a year: median for buffer funds, but many multiples of a plain emerging markets index fund. And it's built for price return, not income.

Full BUFE profile⁠

Full EJUL profile⁠

BUFE vs EJUL Holdings

How BUFE and EJUL differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 0.0% of BUFE and 0.0% of EJUL.

Level by level

  • Holdings0 in both0.0%
  • Countryby domicile1.2%

Sector

No Sector split for BUFE.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in BUFE and EJUL, widest gap first
CountryMore in BUFEMore in EJUL
United StatesBUFE +98.8 points
TaiwanEJUL +30.6 points
South KoreaEJUL +21.2 points
ChinaEJUL +19.6 points
IndiaEJUL +11.8 points
BrazilEJUL +4.0 points
South AfricaEJUL +3.6 points
MexicoEJUL +1.8 points
Other countries (10)EJUL +6.1 points

Outside the US: EJUL 1% developed, 99% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • BUFE100.0%
  • EJUL105.6%

Securities held

  • BUFE4
  • EJUL3

Asset class

BUFE
Multi-Asset
EJUL
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in BUFE4
  • In both0
  • Only in EJUL3

Only in BUFE

4 securities, 99.9% of BUFE by weight

  • FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December25.51%
  • FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - March24.91%
  • FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - September24.80%

Only in EJUL

3 securities, 100% of EJUL by weight

  • Eem 06/30/2027 0.68 C92.25%
  • Eem 06/30/2027 68.41 P13.08%
  • Us Bank Mmda - Usbgfs 9 09/01/20370.27%

Weight gaps

BUFE and EJUL share no securities.

All 4 BUFE holdings⁠All 6 EJUL 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 EJUL Cost

Overpaying BUFE vs EJUL

$997

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

  • BUFE 0.95%

    $17,869

  • EJUL 0.89%

    $16,872

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BUFE 0.95%
  • EJUL 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 $17,869EJUL $16,872

Year by year

YearBUFEEJULOverpaying
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%EJUL, cheaper
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

EJUL 5th cheapest of 14 funds

BUFE 10th cheapest of 14 funds

BUFE vs EJUL Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BUFE No data
EJUL 0.00%
Payout (12M)
BUFE None
EJUL None

Distribution history

Per share, 2019, same scale for both

BUFEAll BUFE payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EJUL1 paymentAll EJUL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2019. Nov 19, 2019 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.102019

BUFE vs EJUL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BUFE No dataEJUL 7.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BUFE No dataEJUL 0.73
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BUFE No dataEJUL −19.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BUFE 0.52EJUL 0.39

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