BUFI ETF — AB International Buffer ETF

AB International Buffer ETF (BUFI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BUFI is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.69%. Total return is 21.3% over the past 1.8 years, 8.2 points behind SPY at 29.5%.

This ETF from AllianceBernstein uses exchange-traded options on the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF to provide exposure to developed international equity markets outside the United States and Canada. The fund does not currently distribute income, and carries an expense ratio of 0.69%. It may appeal to investors seeking international equity exposure through an options-based strategy rather than traditional stock or fund holdings.

BUFI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 21.3% over the past 1.8 years, 8.2 points behind SPY at 29.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.7%.

BUFI key facts

Issuer

AllianceBernstein

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/09/2024

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$42.31 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$138,357,781

Average volume

1562.0

Beta

0.518

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: AllianceBernstein; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BUFI risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.7%.

Who may consider BUFI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BUFI does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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