Fidelity has launched a “Dynamic Buffer” range, providing two new risk-managed equity investment products.
The initial range will include two active ETFS, Fidelity Global Equity Dynamic Buffer UCITS ETF (FGLB) and US Equity Dynamic Buffer UCITS ETF (FUSB). The new products expand Fidelity’s total active ETF range to 30 different solutions, following their launch of an Equity Enhanced Yield ETF earlier this month.
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Both ETFs will use a strategy aimed to “cushion portfolio losses during moderate market declines”. This will involve a targeted “downside buffer”, which will adjust with market conditions – though Fidelity notes that this buffer is “not guaranteed”. The trusts will also consider ESG factors during risk-opportunity analysis.
The new ETFs are listing today (21 October 2026) on Borsa Italiana and Xetra, with further listings targeted on the London Stock Exchange for 22 October 2026 and SIX Swiss Exchange for 26 October 2026.
Neil Davies, head of ETFs at Fidelity International, said: “Market corrections are a recurring feature of equity investing and can occur without warning. For investors, the challenge is how to navigate these periods without losing sight of their long-term investment objectives.
“Our Dynamic Buffer range has been designed with this in mind, combining Fidelity’s research-driven equity approach with a systematic downside buffer target.”
