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BUFCAB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF

AB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF

$43.22+0.28% today
404352-WK
Price & daily flows
42.641.740.743.22DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +4.4% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$618Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
31Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 30, 2024 · beta 0.30
Sector weights
Technology31.58%
Financial Services12.85%
Healthcare12.13%
Consumer Cyclical10.16%
Communication Services8.88%
Industrials7.95%
Consumer Defensive5.89%
Energy3.74%
Utilities2.48%
Real Estate2.32%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month+1.5%
3 months+1.7%
6 months+4.4%
YTD+4.4%
1 year+7.8%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against BUFC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BUFC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7904.06T−$41K12789117× the assetsHead-to-head
HEFA iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$7.8B+$59M13× the assets · +$59M in over the monthHead-to-head
EFAV iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF0.22%$5.5B+$101M9× the assets · +$101M in over the monthHead-to-head
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF0.20%$3.4B+$155K5× the assets · +$155K in over the monthHead-to-head
HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF0.52%$614M+$39M+$39M in over the monthHead-to-head
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