BlackRock Enters Booming Market for Stock ETFs With a 100% Hedge

What You Need To Know

• Using options, its new ETF offers upside exposure to the S&P 500 of up to 10.6% and hedges any downside over a 12-month period.
• Such offerings may appeal to investors looking to tap into stocks' record-setting rally as worries mount around the outlook for growth and earnings.
• Assets in buffer ETFs have grown to some $46 billion, roughly tripling since October 2022.