# Accelerated ETFs: what each one protects

> All 16 accelerated ETFs ETFIQ covers, with the buffer each sets out with, what it pays on the upside and when its period ends. As of Oct 9, 2026.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .

## Accelerated ETFs: what each one protects

Funds that multiply the index’s rise, usually twice, up to a cap, and still buffer the first part of a fall. The multiple is the point: the cap is reached on half the move. 16 funds, largest first, every one read from its own issuer’s outcome page.

| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Index | Buffer | Upside multiple | Period ends | Net assets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XDEC | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - December | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Dec 18, 2026 | $209m |
| XMAR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - March | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Mar 19, 2027 | $160m |
| XJUN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - June | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Jun 17, 2027 | $139m |
| XBAP | Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - Apr | Innovator | SPY | 9% | 15.0% | Mar 31, 2027 | $128m |
| XSEP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - September | First Trust | SPY | 0% to 15% | 2.0x | Sep 17, 2027 | $100m |
| XBJA | Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - Jan | Innovator | SPY | 9% | 11.9% | Dec 31, 2026 | $94m |
| XBJL | Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - Jul | Innovator | SPY | 9% | 13.8% | Jun 30, 2027 | $77m |
| XJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - January | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Jan 15, 2027 | $71m |
| XFEB | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - February | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Feb 19, 2027 | $61m |
| XBOC | Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - Oct | Innovator | SPY | 9% | 13.7% | Sep 30, 2027 | $60m |
| XAPR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - April | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Apr 16, 2027 | $52m |
| XJUL | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - July | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Jul 16, 2027 | $42m |
| XOCT | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - October | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Oct 16, 2026 | $40m |
| XNOV | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - November | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Nov 20, 2026 | $26m |
| XAUG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | Aug 20, 2027 | $26m |
| XMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - May | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 2.0x | May 21, 2027 | $19m |

### Questions people ask

How many accelerated etfs are there? ETFIQ covers 16 US listed accelerated etfs as of Oct 9, 2026, read from each issuer’s own outcome page. How is an accelerated ETF different from a buffer ETF? Funds that multiply the index’s rise, usually twice, up to a cap, and still buffer the first part of a fall. The multiple is the point: the cap is reached on half the move.

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