

ProShares S&P 500 Buyback Aristocrats ETF
$42.270.00 (0.00%)
- 0.39%
- $26M
- 0M sh
- $42.20
- low $38.97high $44.19
The ETF.net BUYB Grade
Score 42 out of 100
- 82 of 99
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 100Rank 64 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 16 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 91 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 39 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D31 out of 100Rank 85 of 99
Our read on BUYB
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.
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
- A 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
- Equal 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
- First 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
- Shrinking 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
- The 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.
- A 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.
- Buyback 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
- Stocks
- 69
- 18%
- CTSH
Geography
- United States96.80%
- Ireland3.20%
BUYB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | BUYB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BUYB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.1% |
BUYB in the news
BUYB Dividends
- $0.08 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
BUYB Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- −1.08
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
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
63 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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