Defined Outcome · CBOE · USD · Data as of 2026-07-30
AUM
$1.51M
Expense ratio
0.30%
Yield
—
YTD return
0.00%
Last price
$25.03
Active · Coverage 25% · low
Today
57.1
Outlook
52.6
Block A (composite-derived)
52.1
Block C (market behavior)
61.3
Today overlay (Block D)
0.0
Outlook overlay (Block D)
0.0
today_score = clip(0,100, 50 + 0.15·(A−50) + 0.60·(C−50) + D_today). Block B (holdings rollup) is in Phase 3 development; β=0 caps the natural range at ~12.5–87.5 in Preview v0.9. Formula version tide-etf-v1.0.0.
52.1
Coverage 25% · low
Liquidity
—
Expenses
80.0
Performance
24.2
Volatility
—
Dividend
—
Concentration
—
Smart Money
—
Activist
—
Formula version composite-v1.0.0. Axes hover to see why a sub-score is missing.
The Aptus Laddered Deep Buffer ETF (ALDB) aims to provide investors with a unique investment strategy focused on capital preservation while allowing for potential upside participation. This ETF is designed to offer a buffer against market downturns, making it suitable for risk-conscious investors.
The ETF's performance is evaluated against a composite score, which currently stands at 52.09 out of 100. This score reflects a moderate level of effectiveness in its investment strategy, with a coverage percentage of 25%.
The composite score is supported by a strong performance in the expenses category, which received a score of 80 out of 100. However, the performance axis shows a lower score of 24.17, indicating potential challenges in this area.
Investors should be aware of the limitations associated with the ETF, particularly regarding its performance score, which may indicate volatility or underperformance in certain market conditions. The composite score reflects only a portion of the overall investment strategy, and potential investors should consider this when evaluating the fund.
etf_composite_score_current · composite_score, confidence, coverage_pct, expenses_score, performance_scoreetf_universe · asset_class, aum_usd, fund_type, inception_date, issuer, name, tickerAptus Laddered Deep Buffer ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to offer equity market exposure with a focus on downside risk mitigation. The fund primarily seeks capital appreciation by investing in a laddered portfolio of four Aptus Deep Buffer ETFs, each linked to the performance of a large-cap U.S. equity benchmark through options on a broad-based index ETF. These underlying deep buffer funds use FLEX options to target protection against a defined range of losses while capping upside participation over set outcome periods. By holding the underlying funds in roughly equal weights and staggering their option maturities across the calendar year, Aptus Laddered Deep Buffer ETF diversifies exposure to different outcome periods, reducing concentration in any single reset date. The fund is advised by Aptus Capital Advisors in the United States and serves investors who prioritize a rules-based approach to managing equity market drawdowns while maintaining participation in potential market gains, subject to the caps and buffers of the underlying strategies.
30-day change
-$4.7K
90-day change
—
Current AUM: $1,513,947. AUM change is computed from rolling daily fundamentals snapshots; it reflects total net-asset deltas (creations/redemptions + market value moves), not pure share creations.
Fund documents (fact sheets, prospectuses, semi-annual reports) for ALDB are coming soon. The BW fund-document archive will surface PDFs alongside a metadata index for searchability.