Expense Ratio History

BUFS expense ratio history

FT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF

Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

1.01%

In basis points
101 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$101
Prospectus dated
2 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 1.10% on 2 January 2026

Fee over time

BUFS expense ratio: 1.10% until 2 Jan 2026, then 1.01%; read at 1.01% on 2 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%May 2024Sep 2024Jan 2025May 2025Sep 2025Jan 20261.10% before1.01% from 2 Jan 2026
BUFS expense ratio: 1.10% until 2 Jan 2026, then 1.01%; read at 1.01% on 2 Jan 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%May 2024Jan 2025Sep 20251.10% before1.01% from 2 Jan 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
2 Jan 2026 1.01% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
2 Jan 2026 1.01% Cut from 1.10% to 1.01%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-12-29
2 Jan 2025 1.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 May 2024 1.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-05-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
21 May 2024 1.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-05-21 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.01% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,241 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,752.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$104
3 years$323
5 years$560
10 years$1,241

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 4 prospectuses for this share class since 2024. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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