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BUFM

GradeANASDAQ

AB Active ETFs, Inc. - AB Moderate Buffer ETF

Buffered · Alliance Bernstein · Inception 2024-12-09

$41.09−0.29 (−0.70%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:58 PM EDT

History starts Dec 11, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 14 prints from 41.38 to 41.09. Range 41.05 to 41.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$41.20$41.30$41.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.69%
Fund size
$492M
1Y return
+8.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$41.34
52W range
low $36.19high $41.42

The ETF.net BUFM Grade

A

71/ 100

Rank 2 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BUFM. Scores out of 100: Cost 82, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings not scored, Durability 51. Strongest: Cost (82). Weakest: Durability (51). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 71 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 82
    Category rank14/77 · top 18%

  • Mission

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

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 51
    Category rank41/73 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 78
    Category rank9/77 · top 12%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 51
    Category rank36/77 · top 47%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

BUFM Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 7:29 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
4SPY 09/30/26 C3.79 4SPY 09/30/26 C3.7998.9%

Sectors

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—4SPY 09/30/26 C3.79 4SPY 09/30/26 C3.7998.91%635,600$481M1
002—4SPY 09/30/26 P757.01 4SPY 09/30/26 P757.010.62%635,600$3M1
003—ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GOVT STIF SSC FUND 64BA AGIS 5870.53%2,587,066$3M20
004—OPTIONS SOCIETE GENERAL COC US<0.01%2,000$2K2

Showing 1–4 of 4 holdings

BUFM Performance

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

BUFM$10,844
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BUFM $10,844. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – 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 BUFM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUFM
Year to date+5.9%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+8.4%
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 BUFM
YearReturn barBUFM
2026 YTD+5.9%
2025+13.0%
2024−1.5%

History from Dec 11, 2024

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BUFM Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

BUFM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.4%
Annualised · 20 months to Aug 2026
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.
1.24
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months to Aug 2026
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.
−9.4%
21 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.39
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.

BUFM Cost

Expense ratio0.69%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds
  • Median 0.79%

13 of the 77 S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds charge less.

BUFM costs $69.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% fund costs $79.00.