Alliance Bernstein vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared

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Alliance Bernstein vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Buffered: First Trust wins, 100% to 100% of funds made money

Every dot is one buffered fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · BUFFERED	Alliance Bernstein	First Trust
Funds in the category	2	105
Made money (W–L)	2–0	94–0
Win %	100%	100%
Money made	$84M	$4.4B
Typical return	+5.8%	+8.8%
Launches · 2026	0	10
Assets	$1.6B	$49.0B
Fee per $100	$0.69	$0.60

The biggest buffered funds on each side

Alliance Bernstein

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BUFC	AB Conservative Buffer ETF	$1.1B	+5.8% ✓
BUFM	AB Active ETFs, Inc. - AB Moderate Buffer ETF	$489M	+5.1% ✓

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BUFR	FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF	$10.9B	+10.5% ✓
BUFD	FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF	$2.2B	+8.8% ✓
BUFQ	FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF	$1.7B	+10.2% ✓
FJAN	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January	$1.5B	+11.0% ✓
FMAY	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May	$1.5B	+8.2% ✓
FAUG	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August	$1.4B	+9.3% ✓

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

Buffered: First Trust wins, 100% to 100% of funds made money

The biggest buffered funds on each side

Alliance Bernstein

First Trust

Twin funds: Alliance Bernstein is cheaper in 4 of 4. First Trust returned more in 3.

US stocks · 1

International · 1

Bonds & cash · 1

Income · 1

Tale of the tape

Buffered: First Trust wins, 100% to 100% of funds made money

The biggest buffered funds on each side

AB Alliance Bernstein

FT First Trust

US stocks · 1

International · 1

Bonds & cash · 1

Income · 1

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