Buffer funds that use options to protect investors against downside in exchange for capping gains are showing staying power in 2023 despite the market rally, attracting investor cash and new entrants.

Buffer ETFs use options to limit portfolio gains and losses. The segment has grown enormously since 2020, and it’s dominated by Innovator and First Trust, whose funds hold the vast majority of buffer ...

Each of these new Dynamic Buffer ETFs allow investors to capture gains on days the underlying index rises, up to a cap, while targeting protection against the first 1% to as much as 5% of losses on ...

Buffer funds--which promise to limit downside losses from equity-market exposure while capping upside returns--have grown increasingly popular. By my count, there are now roughly 80 exchange-traded ...

NEW YORK, August 4 (Reuters) -Investors are piling into financial products that offer them the chance to forgo some potential gains in exchange for protection against a market selloff, with the number ...