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ProShares S&P 500 Buyback Aristocrats ETF

BUYBNYSE ArcaC

$42.270.00 (0.00%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 2:39 PM

C42/ 100

Rank 82 of 99 in US Multifactor

C42/100Rank 82 of 99inUS Multifactor
Intraday session: flat, 7 prints from 42.27 to 42.27. Range 42.17 to 42.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.1842.2042.2242.2410 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$26M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
69
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$42.20
52W range
low $38.97high $44.19
Launched

The ETF.net BUYB Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 42 out of 100

Category
US Multifactor⁠
Rank
82 of 99
Six-pillar profile for BUYB. Scores out of 100: Cost 34, Risk 71, Mission not scored, Tradability 24, Holdings 61, Durability 31. Strongest: Risk (71). Weakest: Tradability (24). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 42 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 64 of 99

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 97

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 91 of 99

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 98

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 85 of 99

Our read on BUYB

ETF.net Research

CDividend Aristocrats, but for share counts. BUYB was the first ETF built on S&P 500 companies that have shrunk their shares outstanding 10 years running, then weights them equally so no single mega-cap runs the show.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 Buyback Aristocrats Index. It uses a passive approach and generally invests in the index components or representative instruments.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A streak test, not a snapshot: the index picks S&P 500 names that reduced common shares outstanding for at least 10 consecutive years, so a single splashy buyback year doesn't earn a seat.sec.gov
  2. 02Equal weighting across a minimum of 40 companies gives every holding the same starting slice, a very different shape from cap-weighted large-cap exposure.sec.gov
  3. 03First mover on the idea: ProShares launched it in 2026 as the first ETF invested exclusively in companies with a persistent record of buying back their stock.proshares.com
  4. 04Shrinking share counts show up in share price rather than cash in your account, and the fund's own payout schedule is once or twice a year, not monthly.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.39% fee sits above the 0.29% median for its multifactor peer group, and index heavyweights like VYM (0.04%) and FNDX (0.25%) charge far less for broad large-cap factor exposure.
  2. 02A 2026 launch means no long tracking record yet, and a small, lightly traded fund can show wider bid/ask spreads than the category's established names.
  3. 03Buyback programs can be trimmed, paused, or timed poorly, and if too few companies clear the 10-year bar the index steps the requirement down toward five years.sec.govproshares.com

BUYB Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
69
Top-10 weight
18%
Largest holding
CTSH2.0%

Geography

  • United States96.80%
  • Ireland3.20%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001CTSHCognizant Tech Solutions-A2.02%8,707$520K362
002AAgilent Technologies Inc1.91%2,864$491K317
003PYPLPayPal Holdings Inc1.81%8,296$465K376
004MTDMettler-Toledo International1.80%296$463K273
005ULTAUlta Beauty Inc1.79%813$461K302
006EMREmerson Electric Co1.71%2,708$440K314
007EXPDExpeditors Intl Wash Inc1.69%2,248$435K316
008MCKMckesson Corp1.67%451$431K359
009CPAYCorpay Inc1.65%1,068$425K278
010MAMastercard Inc - A1.64%711$423K526
011UHSUniversal Health Services-B1.64%2,363$423K230
012ADPAutomatic Data Processing1.63%1,531$419K435
013TSCOTractor Supply Company1.62%12,488$418K286
014VVisa Inc-Class A Shares1.61%1,063$414K558
015ALLEAllegion PLC1.60%2,738$411K196

Showing 1–15 of 69 holdings

BUYB Performance

Launched May 6, 2026

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BUYB$10,080
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. BUYB $10,080. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,595$10,082$10,569Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 BUYB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUYB
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+0.4%
3 months+0.8%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 BUYB
YearReturn barBUYB
2026 YTD+7.1%

History from May 7, 2026

BUYB in the news

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BUYB Dividends

Last payment
$0.08 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments in 2026 YTD. Jun 24, 2026 $0.05; Sep 23, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.08
Jun 24, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.05

BUYB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched May 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched May 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched May 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
−1.08
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.

BUYB Cost

Expense ratio0.39%
  • The middle half of US Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.30%

63 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.

BUYB costs $39.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Multifactor fund costs $30.00.

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