BUFI vs YMAR: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

AB International Buffer ETF

BUFIBNasdaq

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

YMARCCboe

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

BUFI −0.21pt a year

BUFI0.69%YMAR0.90%

Avg volume · 30D

BUFI 1.5×the volume

BUFI11.8KYMAR7.72K

BUFI vs YMAR Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+6.5%BUFI+9.9%YMAR

Expense ratio: BUFI 0.69%, better; YMAR 0.90%
Fund size: BUFI $138M; YMAR $163M
1Y total return: BUFI +6.5%; YMAR +9.9%, better
Holdings: BUFI 4; YMAR 3
Avg volume (30D): BUFI 11.8K sh, better; YMAR 7.72K sh
NAV per share: BUFI $41.81; YMAR $29.03
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for BUFI, YMAR, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	BUFI	YMAR
Cost30% weight	A84Higher	F6
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C42	A76Higher
Tradability15% weight	C54	B66Higher
Holdings10% weight	Not scored	B60
Durability5% weight	C54	A83Higher

Rank among Developed International Buffer 15% funds

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Same Category. BUFI and YMAR are both graded against the same 26 Developed International Buffer 15% funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Developed International Buffer 15%⁠

Category · 26 funds

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BUFI ranks 1st and YMAR 16th of 26 funds in the Developed International Buffer 15% Category.

Rank 1BBUFIAB International Buffer ETFScore 65
Rank 2BQBIFAllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 ETFScore 63
Rank 16CJANIAllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Jan ETFScore 42
Rank 16CYMARFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – MarchScore 42
Rank 20CIDAUCorgi International Developed Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August SeriesScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BUFIBAB International Buffer ETF

YMARCFT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – March

In short

BUFI No data

YMAR Most buffer ETFs aim at the S&P 500. This one points the same machinery overseas: it tracks the price move of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF with a 15% downside buffer and a preset cap over each March-to-March year.

Stated mandate

BUFI No data

YMAR The Fund seeks to match the pre-expense price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, subject to a 15.82% upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses during the March 23, 2026–March 19, 2027 outcome period.

Why people hold it

BUFI No data

YMAR Buffer funds cluster around US large caps. This one runs the trade abroad: the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, first 15% of losses absorbed, upside capped.ftportfolios.com
Terms are written down in advance: a 15% buffer, a cap set each March, a one-year period. First Trust posts where the cap and remaining buffer stand as the period runs.ftportfolios.com
March is one of four start months in the series (June, September and December fill the rest), so entry dates can be laddered instead of hinging on one reset.ftportfolios.com

Worth knowing

BUFI No data

YMAR At 0.90% it sits above the 0.85% cohort median, and Innovator's same-index March buffer fund (IMAR) charges 0.85%.
Buffer and cap are before fees and apply to a full March-to-March period. Buy or sell mid-period and both the cushion and the remaining upside differ.ftportfolios.com
It follows price return only, so EAFE dividends don't pass through, and it trades lightly next to the biggest buffer funds, which can widen spreads.

Full BUFI profile⁠

Full YMAR profile⁠

BUFI vs YMAR Holdings

How BUFI and YMAR differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 0.0% of BUFI and 0.0% of YMAR.

Level by level

Holdings0 in both0.0%
Countryby domicile100%
Sector11 Sectors100%

Sector

Sector weights in BUFI and YMAR, widest gap first
Sector	More in BUFIMore in YMAR	BUFI	YMAR
Financials	Same weight	26.1%	26.1%
Industrials	Same weight	18.7%	18.7%
Technology	Same weight	12.0%	12.0%
Health Care	Same weight	10.1%	10.1%
Consumer Discretionary	Same weight	7.1%	7.1%
Consumer Staples	Same weight	6.4%	6.4%
Materials	Same weight	5.8%	5.8%
Communication	Same weight	4.7%	4.7%
Energy	Same weight	4.0%	4.0%
Utilities	Same weight	3.6%	3.6%
Real Estate	Same weight	1.5%	1.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in BUFI and YMAR, widest gap first
Country	More in BUFIMore in YMAR	BUFI	YMAR
Japan	Same weight	24.3%	24.3%
United Kingdom	Same weight	14.1%	14.1%
Switzerland	Same weight	10.2%	10.2%
Germany	Same weight	8.8%	8.8%
France	Same weight	8.3%	8.3%
Australia	Same weight	6.7%	6.7%
Netherlands	Same weight	6.0%	6.0%
Spain	Same weight	3.7%	3.7%
Other countries (17)	Same weight	18.0%	18.0%

Outside the US: BUFI 99% developed, 1% emerging. YMAR 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

BUFI100.8%
YMAR102.4%

Securities held

BUFI3
YMAR2

Asset class

BUFI: Alternatives
YMAR: Multi-Asset

Holdings

Only in BUFI3
In both0
Only in YMAR2

Only in BUFI

3 securities, 100% of BUFI by weight

4EFA 10/30/26 C0.53 4EFA 10/30/26 C0.5399.50%
Alliancebernstein Govt Stif Ssc Fund 64BA Agis 5871.12%
4EFA 10/30/26 P103.47 4EFA 10/30/26 P103.470.20%

Only in YMAR

2 securities, 100% of YMAR by weight

2027-03-19 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF C 0.94100.53%
2027-03-19 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF P 93.591.28%

Weight gaps

BUFI and YMAR share no securities.

All BUFI holdings⁠All 4 YMAR holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BUFI vs YMAR Cost

Overpaying YMAR vs BUFI

$3,611

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

BUFI 0.69%
$13,429
YMAR 0.90%
$17,040

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

BUFI 0.69%
YMAR 0.90%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	BUFI	YMAR	Overpaying
10	$1,232	$1,593	$361
20	$4,697	$6,015	$1,318
30	$13,429	$17,040	$3,611

Expense ratio

0.69%BUFI, cheaper
0.90%YMAR

BUFI0.69%YMAR0.90%

0.30%0.90%

Middle half of Developed International Buffer 15% funds
Median 0.85%

BUFI 5th cheapest of 26 funds

YMAR 23rd cheapest of 26 funds

BUFI vs YMAR Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Payout (12M): BUFI None; YMAR None

Distribution history

BUFIAll BUFI payments⁠

No distribution history available.

YMARAll YMAR payments⁠

No distribution history available.

BUFI vs YMAR Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: BUFI 5.7%since Jan 2025YMAR 6.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: BUFI 1.21since Jan 2025YMAR 1.27
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: BUFI −7.4%since Dec 2024YMAR −22.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: BUFI 0.24YMAR 0.40; Market = 1

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