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As a category, buffer and defined outcome ETFs have reached upwards of $100bn in AUM. We can think of these products through the lens of return stacking. By isolating the options overlay, we can see explicitly what it does, and does not, provide.
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Buffers and Defined Outcome ETFs: A Stack by Another Name

The short version A buffer ETF can be thought of as the S&P 500 plus a set of options held alongside it. The options give up gains above a cap in exchange for a cushion below. We can call that second

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The 10-year Treasury hit 5% and everyone hates bonds. Can stacking trend on top of bonds may give a way for investors to lock in a very attractive nominal yield while defending against the risks of inflation.
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Lock the Nominal, Stack the Real

Summary Core bonds yield about 4.8% today. An investor who holds a bond fund for roughly a decade will earn close to that figure regardless of what interest rates do in between. What cannot be locked

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