{"url":"https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder","section":"buffer","title":"Buffer ETF Ladder: Every Outcome for an S&P 500 Move | ETFIQ","description":"If the S&P 500 fell 10% over each outcome period, 49 of 64 S&P 500 buffer ETFs would end at 0%. Move the market and see every fund.","as_of":"Oct 27, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"WebApplication","@id":"https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder#tool","name":"Buffer ETF ladder","url":"https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder","applicationCategory":"FinanceApplication","operatingSystem":"Any","isAccessibleForFree":true,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"0","priceCurrency":"USD"},"description":"As of Oct 27, 2026, if the S&P 500 fell 10% over each outcome period, 49 of these 64 buffer ETFs would end at 0%, and the deepest loss would be \u22125.0% (DAUG).","dateModified":"2026-10-27","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"browserRequirements":"The dated answer is in the page; the controls need JavaScript."},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the outcome hold if I buy today?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. The band is set at reset. Bought later, the cap left and the distance to the buffer both change with the index. 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Move the market and see every fund.","url":"https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder","dateModified":"2026-10-27","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":3980,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Buffer ETFs / Buffer ETF ladder \n \n Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n Buffer ETF ladder\n move the market and see where each fund lands\n As of Oct 27, 2026, if the S&P 500 fell 10% over each outcome period, 49 of these 64 buffer ETFs would end at 0%, and the deepest loss would be \u22125.0% (DAUG).\n Held from reset to reset, before fees. 64 funds on the S&P 500 that reset in Oct 2026, Sep 2026 and Aug 2026.\n Caps and buffers as published by each issuer for Oct 27, 2026.\n At the defaults\n Fund Band Cap Outcome at \u221210% \n FLAO 5 to floor 7.09% \u22125.0% \n SMAX 0.5 to floor 9.27% \u22120.5% \n AIOO full floor uncapped 0.0% \n CPSO full floor 8.75% 0.0% \n OCTM full floor 8.26% 0.0% \n PMOC full floor 8.69% 0.0% \n DOCT 5 to 30 buffer 14.18% \u22125.0% \n DHDG 2.5 to 15 buffer 4.47% \u22122.5% \n STEN 0.5 to 9.99935 buffer 18.75% \u22120.5% \n OCTW 0 to 20 buffer 12.76% 0.0% \n PBOC 0 to 20 buffer 12.83% 0.0% \n PQXX 0 to 20 buffer 2.51% 0.0% \n GOCT 0 to 15 buffer 14.05% 0.0% \n PQXV 0 to 15 buffer 2.82% 0.0% \n QBSF 0 to 15 buffer 2.87% 0.0% \n OCTP 0 to 12 buffer 16.31% 0.0% \n FOCT 0 to 10 buffer 17.20% 0.0% \n OCTT 0 to 10 buffer 18.03% 0.0% \n PQX 0 to 10 buffer 3.46% 0.0% \n SIXO 0 to 10 buffer 7.72% 0.0% \n PQV 0 to 5 buffer 5.07% \u22125.0% \n QBSV 0 to 5 buffer 5.10% \u22125.0% \n SEPM 0.02 to floor 8.24% 0.0% \n AOCT full floor 21.34% 0.0% \n APOC full floor 4.26% 0.0% \n CPST full floor 8.06% 0.0% \n PMSE full floor 8.26% 0.0% \n ZOCT full floor 9.43% 0.0% \n UOCT 5 to 35 buffer 15.25% \u22125.0% \n DSEP 5 to 30 buffer 14.56% \u22125.0% \n EALT 5 to 15 buffer 6.98% \u22125.0% \n BALT 0 to 20 buffer 2.42% 0.0% \n PBSE 0 to 20 buffer 12.32% 0.0% \n SEPW 0 to 20 buffer 12.35% 0.0% \n POCT 0 to 15 buffer 15.59% 0.0% \n SQMX 0 to 12.5 buffer 3.00% 0.0% \n SEPP 0 to 12 buffer 15.86% 0.0% \n FSEP 0 to 10 buffer 16.68% 0.0% \n SEPT 0 to 10 buffer 17.50% 0.0% \n SIXP 0 to 10 buffer 7.59% 0.0% \n ZALT 0 to 10 buffer 3.57% 0.0% \n BOCT 0 to 9 buffer 20.16% \u22121.0% \n GSEP -0.02 to 15 buffer 14.09% 0.0% \n AUGM full floor 8.00% 0.0% \n CPSA full floor 7.77% 0.0% \n HAUG full floor 9.00% 0.0% \n PMAU full floor 7.89% 0.0% \n ZSEP full floor 8.86% 0.0% \n USEP 5 to 35 buffer 14.69% \u22125.0% \n DAUG 5 to 30 buffer 13.77% \u22125.0% \n CTAU 0 to 30 buffer 15.00% 0.0% \n AUGW 0 to 20 buffer 12.10% 0.0% \n PBAU 0 to 20 buffer 12.18% 0.0% \n CAUG 0 to 15 buffer 15.00% 0.0% \n GAUG 0 to 15 buffer 13.75% 0.0% \n PSEP 0 to 15 buffer 15.01% 0.0% \n SQBA 0 to 15 buffer 2.61% 0.0% \n AUGP 0 to 12 buffer 15.71% 0.0% \n AUGC 0 to 10 buffer 18.00% 0.0% \n AUGT 0 to 10 buffer 17.10% 0.0% \n FAUG 0 to 10 buffer 17.17% 0.0% \n SIXF 0 to 10 buffer 7.75% 0.0% \n BSEP 0 to 9 buffer 19.75% \u22121.0% \n FHDG 0 to 7.5 buffer 3.89% \u22122.5% \n Questions people ask\n Does the outcome hold if I buy today? No. The band is set at reset. Bought later, the cap left and the distance to the buffer both change with the index. The entry point tool shows what is left today. Why do two funds with the same buffer have different caps? The cap is what the options market offered on the reset day. It moves with volatility and rates, so each series is priced on its own. Are fees included? No. The outcome is before fees, in the index\u2019s terms. Each fund\u2019s fee is on its page. Which funds are left out? Funds on another index, and dual-directional or accelerated funds, whose payoff needs terms this tool does not draw: 69 of the S&P 500 buffer funds. Where to next\n Buffer entry point Every buffer ETF Protect a portfolio How buffer ETFs work Buffer methodology \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Buffer ETF ladder, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Buffer ETF ladder, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder APA ETFIQ. (Oct 27, 2026). Buffer ETF ladder. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder Markdown [Buffer ETF ladder (ETFIQ, Oct 27, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, Buffer ETF ladder, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/ladder"}