BUFCAB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF
AB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF
$43.53+0.23% vs prior close
404452-WK
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
BUFC price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | BUFC close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $43.39 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $43.39 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $43.29 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $43.36 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $43.47 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $43.58 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $43.66 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $43.65 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $43.58 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $43.67 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $43.69 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $43.68 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $43.47 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $43.54 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $43.36 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $43.40 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $43.50 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $43.59 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $43.41 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $43.29 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $43.43 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $43.53 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +5.3% 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
33Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 31, 2024 · beta 0.31
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%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Technology | 31.58% |
| Financial Services | 12.85% |
| Healthcare | 12.13% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 10.16% |
| Communication Services | 8.88% |
| Industrials | 7.95% |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.89% |
| Energy | 3.74% |
| Utilities | 2.48% |
| Real Estate | 2.32% |
Performance
| 1 week | -0.1% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +2.1% |
| 6 months | +4.1% |
| YTD | +5.3% |
| 1 year | +6.4% |
| 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)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.4%latest close versus that peak
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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.09% | $122.9B | +$1.7B | 199× the assets · +$1.7B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.18% | $80B | +$175M | 129× the assets · +$175M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 0.35% | $67.7B | +$1B | 110× the assets · +$1B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.04% | $57.9B | +$717M | 94× the assets · +$717M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.15% | $49.3B | +$98M | 80× the assets · +$98M in over the month | Head-to-head |