ETFIQ
RankingsCompareHoldingsFlowsResearch
Ask ETFIQETF ModelsMy portfolioWeekly note
BufferCheck a fundAll 430 fundsRemaining cap and bufferLadder builderCompareEvery issuerQuestionsWhat changedVocabularyMethod

Laddered buffer ETFs: what their sleeves protect

As of Oct 9, 2026, ETFIQ covers 25 laddered buffer ETFs, largest first. Funds that hold other buffer ETFs, each with its own outcome period, so part of the fund resets every month or quarter instead of all at once. Their figures are the look-through of what they hold. A fund is here when its own N-PORT puts at least 80% of its net assets in buffer ETFs ETFIQ reads; each figure is the average of its sleeves’ own, weighted by that N-PORT.

Filters the table

Browse by outcome period

Annual390Quarterly40Monthly2Laddered25

Laddered buffer ETFs: what their sleeves protect, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Click a column to sort.

RowsDownload CSV
TickerFundIssuerIndexSleevesCan still gain, weightedFall before buffers, weightedProtection left, weighted, index pointsNext resetWeights as of
BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer ETFFirst TrustSPY127.2%7.7%10.0%7 days (FOCT)May 31, 2026
BUFDFT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFFirst TrustSPY125.8%11.1%25.0%7 days (DOCT)May 31, 2026
BUFQFT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETFFirst TrustQQQ411.3%8.5%10.0%70 days (QDEC)May 31, 2026
BUFZFT Vest Laddered Moderate Buffer ETFFirst TrustSPY125.7%6.6%15.0%7 days (GOCT)May 31, 2026
BUFFInnovator Laddered Allocation Power Buffer ETFInnovatorSPY126.9%6.0%15.0%22 days (PNOV)Jul 31, 2026
ONEZTrueShares Seasonality Laddered Buffered ETFTrueSharesSPX11uncapped5.6%10.0%23 days (NOVZ)Jul 31, 2026
BUFBInnovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETFInnovatorSPY129.5%7.2%9.0%22 days (BNOV)Jul 31, 2026
BUFGFT Vest Buffered Allocation Growth ETFFirst TrustSPY74.3%9.9%10.0%7 days (FOCT)May 31, 2026
BUFPPGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETFPGIMSPY127.7%6.7%12.0%22 days (NOVP)Jul 31, 2026
PBFRPGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETFPGIMSPY125.7%5.4%20.0%22 days (PBNV)Jul 31, 2026
SPBUAllianzIM Buffer15 Uncapped Allocation ETFAllianzIMSPY12uncapped6.7%15.0%21 days (NVBU)Jul 31, 2026
BUFSFT Vest Laddered Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETFFirst TrustIWM412.4%5.6%13.3%42 days (SNOV)May 31, 2026
BUFTFT Vest Buffered Allocation Defensive ETFFirst TrustSPY78.8%4.1%15.9%251 days (DJUN)May 31, 2026
CPSLCalamos Laddered S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETFCalamosSPY12not read by ETFIQ3.0%100.0%21 days (CPSN)Jul 31, 2026
BUFYFT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETFFirst TrustEFA410.5%3.9%14.4%70 days (YDEC)May 31, 2026
SPBWAllianzIM Buffer20 Allocation ETFAllianzIMSPY125.5%5.6%20.0%21 days (NVBW)Jul 31, 2026
PBQQPGIM Laddered Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETFPGIMQQQ411.5%7.4%12.0%83 days (PQJA)Jul 31, 2026
SPBXAllianzIM 6 Month Buffer10 Allocation ETFAllianzIMSPY64.4%3.3%10.0%21 days (SIXZ)Jul 31, 2026
BUFHFT Vest Laddered Max Buffer ETFFirst TrustSPY123.2%3.9%72.8%7 days (OCTM)May 31, 2026
BUFXFT Vest Laddered Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETFFirst TrustSPY124.3%6.0%15.0%7 days (XOCT)May 31, 2026
CBTLCalamos Laddered Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETFCalamosBitcoin4not read by ETFIQ24.3%79.8%112 days (CBTJ)Jul 31, 2026
CBOLCalamos Laddered Bitcoin Structured Alt Protection ETFCalamosBitcoin4not read by ETFIQ2.2%99.6%112 days (CBOJ)Jul 31, 2026
CBXLCalamos Laddered Bitcoin 90 Series Structured Alt Protection ETFCalamosBitcoin4not read by ETFIQ13.3%89.8%112 days (CBXJ)Jul 31, 2026
BUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETFFirst TrustEEM420.4%7.5%8.6%70 days (TDEC)May 31, 2026
BFEWFT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETFFirst TrustRSP49.6%5.7%10.0%70 days (RSDE)May 31, 2026
25 funds, sorted by the order on the page.

What each ladder holds

Every sleeve at its N-PORT weight, with its issuer’s own figures for tonight. Click a column to sort.

RowsDownload CSV
LadderSleeveWeightIndexPeriod endsDays leftCan still gainFall before buffer
BUFRFOCT8.34%SPYOct 16, 202670.1%13.1%
BUFRFNOV8.33%SPYNov 20, 2026421.4%13.2%
BUFRFDEC8.33%SPYDec 18, 2026702.6%10.7%
BUFRFJAN8.34%SPYJan 15, 2027983.8%9.5%
BUFRFFEB8.33%SPYFeb 19, 20271334.6%9.2%
BUFRFMAR8.31%SPYMar 19, 20271614.0%11.3%
BUFRFAPR8.34%SPYApr 16, 20271897.0%7.2%
BUFRFMAY8.37%SPYMay 21, 202722411.0%5.3%
BUFRFJUN8.27%SPYJun 17, 202725111.7%4.2%
BUFRFJUL8.30%SPYJul 16, 202728011.9%4.3%
BUFRFAUG8.32%SPYAug 20, 202731514.4%2.5%
BUFRFSEP8.33%SPYSep 17, 202734314.2%2.2%
BUFDDOCT8.33%SPYOct 16, 202670.0%15.1%
BUFDDNOV8.33%SPYNov 20, 2026420.8%15.3%
BUFDDDEC8.33%SPYDec 18, 2026701.9%13.7%
BUFDDJAN8.32%SPYJan 15, 2027982.8%12.6%
BUFDDFEB8.33%SPYFeb 19, 20271333.5%12.2%
BUFDDMAR8.31%SPYMar 19, 20271613.2%13.4%
BUFDDAPR8.32%SPYApr 16, 20271895.6%10.6%
BUFDDMAY8.36%SPYMay 21, 20272248.6%9.3%
BUFDDJUN8.28%SPYJun 17, 20272519.6%8.5%
BUFDDJUL8.31%SPYJul 16, 20272809.6%8.5%
BUFDDAUG8.33%SPYAug 20, 202731511.6%7.0%
BUFDDSEP8.34%SPYSep 17, 202734312.3%7.0%
BUFQQDEC25.44%QQQDec 18, 2026702.6%13.3%
BUFQQMAR24.97%QQQMar 19, 20271614.3%13.8%
BUFQQJUN24.18%QQQJun 17, 202725120.9%3.4%
BUFQQSPT25.35%QQQSep 17, 202734317.9%3.4%
BUFZGOCT8.34%SPYOct 16, 202670.0%10.9%
BUFZGNOV8.33%SPYNov 20, 2026420.9%11.0%
BUFZGDEC8.33%SPYDec 18, 2026701.9%9.1%
BUFZGJAN8.34%SPYJan 15, 2027982.8%8.2%
BUFZGFEB8.32%SPYFeb 19, 20271333.5%7.7%
BUFZGMAR8.31%SPYMar 19, 20271613.4%9.5%
BUFZGAPR8.34%SPYApr 16, 20271895.5%6.2%
BUFZGMAY8.36%SPYMay 21, 20272248.5%4.8%
BUFZGJUN8.28%SPYJun 17, 20272519.2%3.8%
BUFZGJUL8.30%SPYJul 16, 20272809.5%3.9%
BUFZGAUG8.32%SPYAug 20, 202731511.5%2.1%
BUFZGSEP8.32%SPYSep 17, 202734311.8%2.1%
BUFFPNOV8.46%SPYOct 31, 2026220.9%11.0%
BUFFPDEC8.43%SPYNov 30, 2026521.8%10.1%
BUFFPJAN8.38%SPYDec 31, 2026832.5%8.8%
BUFFPFEB8.38%SPYJan 31, 20271143.5%8.0%
BUFFPMAR8.35%SPYFeb 28, 20271424.0%7.9%
BUFFPAPR8.28%SPYMar 31, 20271734.0%8.8%
BUFFPMAY8.17%SPYApr 30, 20272036.9%5.4%
BUFFPJUN8.09%SPYMay 31, 202723410.4%3.0%
BUFFPJUL8.27%SPYJun 30, 202726410.3%3.2%
BUFFPAUG8.35%SPYJul 31, 202729510.7%2.8%
BUFFPSEP8.36%SPYAug 31, 202732613.5%1.3%
BUFFPOCT8.41%SPYSep 30, 202735614.1%1.3%
ONEZNOVZ7.12%SPXOct 30, 202623uncapped5.9%
ONEZJANZ7.65%SPXDec 31, 202685uncapped9.7%
ONEZFEBZ7.27%SPXJan 29, 2027114uncapped8.2%
ONEZMARZ7.42%SPXFeb 26, 2027142uncapped9.1%
ONEZAPRZ7.50%SPXMar 31, 2027175uncapped13.0%
ONEZMAYZ7.50%SPXApr 30, 2027205uncapped5.9%
ONEZJUNZ7.19%SPXMay 28, 2027233uncapped2.1%
ONEZJULZ7.35%SPXJun 30, 2027266uncapped3.0%
ONEZAUGZ7.79%SPXJul 30, 2027296uncapped2.9%
ONEZSEPZ7.85%SPXAug 31, 2027328uncapped1.0%
ONEZOCTZ7.70%SPXSep 30, 2027358uncapped1.3%
BUFBBNOV8.43%SPYOct 31, 2026223.0%12.5%
BUFBBDEC8.43%SPYNov 30, 2026523.7%11.8%
BUFBBJAN8.39%SPYDec 31, 2026833.9%10.9%
BUFBBFEB8.39%SPYJan 31, 20271145.3%9.8%
BUFBBMAR8.35%SPYFeb 28, 20271425.6%9.8%
BUFBBAPR8.29%SPYMar 31, 20271735.0%11.5%
BUFBBMAY8.12%SPYApr 30, 20272039.4%6.5%
BUFBBJUN8.00%SPYMay 31, 202723414.2%3.3%
BUFBBJUL8.30%SPYJun 30, 202726413.8%3.7%
BUFBBAUG8.40%SPYJul 31, 202729513.9%3.3%
BUFBBSEP8.39%SPYAug 31, 202732618.0%1.5%
BUFBBOCT8.42%SPYSep 30, 202735618.3%1.6%
BUFGFOCT14.05%SPYOct 16, 202670.1%13.1%
BUFGFNOV14.32%SPYNov 20, 2026421.4%13.2%
BUFGFDEC14.43%SPYDec 18, 2026702.6%10.7%
BUFGFJAN14.64%SPYJan 15, 2027983.8%9.5%
BUFGFFEB14.71%SPYFeb 19, 20271334.6%9.2%
BUFGFMAR14.12%SPYMar 19, 20271614.0%11.3%
BUFGFSEP13.71%SPYSep 17, 202734314.2%2.2%
BUFPNOVP8.34%SPYOct 31, 2026221.7%11.9%
BUFPDECP8.35%SPYNov 30, 2026522.4%10.8%
BUFPJANP8.33%SPYDec 31, 2026832.9%9.7%
BUFPFEBP8.33%SPYJan 31, 20271144.1%8.9%
BUFPMRCP8.33%SPYFeb 28, 20271424.5%8.8%
BUFPAPRP8.32%SPYMar 31, 20271734.4%10.5%
BUFPMAYP8.33%SPYApr 30, 20272037.9%6.2%
BUFPJUNP8.34%SPYMay 31, 202723412.0%3.4%
BUFPJULP8.34%SPYJun 30, 202726411.8%3.8%
BUFPAUGP8.28%SPYJul 31, 202729511.8%3.4%
BUFPSEPP8.33%SPYAug 31, 202732613.9%1.7%
BUFPOCTP8.33%SPYSep 30, 202735614.4%1.7%
PBFRPBNV8.33%SPYOct 31, 2026220.6%9.8%
PBFRPBDE8.33%SPYNov 30, 2026521.4%8.8%
PBFRPBJA8.33%SPYDec 31, 2026832.0%7.7%
PBFRPBFB8.33%SPYJan 31, 20271142.9%7.0%
PBFRPBMR8.33%SPYFeb 28, 20271423.4%6.8%
PBFRPBAP8.33%SPYMar 31, 20271733.6%8.0%
PBFRPBMY8.33%SPYApr 30, 20272035.9%4.9%
PBFRPBJN8.34%SPYMay 31, 20272348.7%3.0%
PBFRPBJL8.33%SPYJun 30, 20272648.7%3.2%
PBFRPBAU8.31%SPYJul 31, 20272959.1%2.8%
PBFRPBSE8.33%SPYAug 31, 202732610.7%1.5%
PBFRPBOC8.33%SPYSep 30, 202735611.2%1.5%
SPBUNVBU8.30%SPYOct 31, 202621uncapped9.5%
SPBUDECU8.28%SPYNov 30, 202652uncapped9.6%
SPBUJANU8.32%SPYDec 31, 202683uncapped10.0%
SPBUFEBU8.31%SPYJan 31, 2027112uncapped8.9%
SPBUMARU8.29%SPYFeb 28, 2027140uncapped9.7%
SPBUARLU8.23%SPYMar 31, 2027173uncapped13.6%
SPBUMAYU8.42%SPYApr 30, 2027203uncapped6.4%
SPBUJNEU8.46%SPYMay 31, 2027231uncapped2.1%
SPBUJULU8.38%SPYJun 30, 2027264uncapped3.2%
SPBUAUGU8.38%SPYJul 31, 2027294uncapped3.6%
SPBUSEPU8.34%SPYAug 31, 2027326uncapped1.9%
SPBUOCTU8.30%SPYSep 30, 2027356uncapped2.3%
BUFSSNOV24.91%IWMNov 20, 2026422.6%13.5%
BUFSSFEB25.03%IWMFeb 19, 202713310.6%5.9%
BUFSSMAY25.08%IWMMay 21, 202722415.9%2.9%
BUFSSAUG24.89%IWMAug 20, 202731520.6%0.0%
BUFTDJUN14.50%SPYJun 17, 20272519.6%8.5%
BUFTFJUN11.34%SPYJun 17, 202725111.7%4.2%
BUFTGJUN15.47%SPYJun 17, 20272519.2%3.8%
BUFTXJUN20.51%SPYJun 17, 20272516.9%3.8%
BUFTXJUL14.79%SPYJul 16, 20272807.3%3.7%
BUFTXAUG12.66%SPYAug 20, 20273158.8%2.2%
BUFTXSEP10.72%SPYSep 17, 20273439.3%1.8%
CPSLCPSN8.33%SPYOct 30, 202621not published6.1%
CPSLCPSD8.33%SPYNov 30, 202652not published5.4%
CPSLCPSY8.33%SPYDec 31, 202683not published4.7%
CPSLCPSF8.32%SPYJan 29, 2027112not published4.1%
CPSLCPSR8.33%SPYFeb 26, 2027140not published3.5%
CPSLCPSP8.32%SPYMar 31, 2027173not published3.8%
CPSLCPSM8.31%SPYApr 30, 2027203not published2.4%
CPSLCPSU8.29%SPYMay 28, 2027231not published1.6%
CPSLCPSJ8.33%SPYJun 30, 2027264not published1.6%
CPSLCPSA8.34%SPYJul 30, 2027294not published1.3%
CPSLCPST8.34%SPYAug 31, 2027326not published0.6%
CPSLCPSO8.34%SPYSep 30, 2027356not published0.7%
BUFYYDEC24.99%EFADec 18, 2026705.1%7.1%
BUFYYMAR24.99%EFAMar 19, 20271616.7%8.0%
BUFYYJUN24.91%EFAJun 17, 202725114.1%0.6%
BUFYYSEP25.07%EFASep 17, 202734315.9%0.1%
SPBWNVBW8.36%SPYOct 31, 2026210.6%9.8%
SPBWDECW8.42%SPYNov 30, 2026521.3%9.1%
SPBWJANW8.34%SPYDec 31, 2026831.9%7.9%
SPBWFEBW8.34%SPYJan 31, 20271122.7%7.2%
SPBWMARW8.37%SPYFeb 28, 20271403.2%7.0%
SPBWAPRW8.30%SPYMar 31, 20271733.3%7.8%
SPBWMAYW8.22%SPYApr 30, 20272035.6%5.1%
SPBWJUNW8.20%SPYMay 31, 20272318.5%3.2%
SPBWJULW8.33%SPYJun 30, 20272648.4%3.5%
SPBWAUGW8.38%SPYJul 31, 20272948.8%3.0%
SPBWSEPW8.36%SPYAug 31, 202732610.4%1.8%
SPBWOCTW8.36%SPYSep 30, 202735610.9%1.7%
PBQQPQJA24.97%QQQDec 31, 2026832.8%12.1%
PBQQPQAP24.96%QQQMar 31, 20271734.5%12.8%
PBQQPQJL25.03%QQQJun 30, 202726419.1%3.3%
PBQQPQOC24.97%QQQSep 30, 202735619.6%1.6%
SPBXSIXZ16.47%SPYOct 31, 2026210.9%6.4%
SPBXSIXD16.57%SPYNov 30, 2026524.6%3.3%
SPBXSIXJ16.83%SPYDec 31, 2026834.3%3.7%
SPBXSIXF17.03%SPYJan 31, 20271124.4%3.2%
SPBXSIXP16.98%SPYFeb 28, 20271405.9%1.6%
SPBXSIXO16.14%SPYMar 31, 20271736.1%1.5%
BUFHOCTM8.38%SPYOct 16, 202670.1%6.5%
BUFHNOVM8.34%SPYNov 20, 2026420.4%6.2%
BUFHDECM8.37%SPYDec 18, 2026701.1%5.6%
BUFHJANM8.37%SPYJan 15, 2027981.7%5.0%
BUFHFEBM8.35%SPYFeb 19, 20271332.1%4.6%
BUFHMARM8.30%SPYMar 19, 20271612.1%4.7%
BUFHAPXM8.23%SPYApr 16, 20271893.2%3.6%
BUFHMAYM8.31%SPYMay 21, 20272244.2%2.7%
BUFHJUNM8.27%SPYJun 17, 20272514.9%2.3%
BUFHJULM8.33%SPYJul 16, 20272805.1%2.1%
BUFHAUGM8.36%SPYAug 20, 20273156.4%1.6%
BUFHSEPM8.38%SPYSep 17, 20273436.8%1.5%
BUFXXOCT8.42%SPYOct 16, 202670.0%9.4%
BUFXXNOV8.40%SPYNov 20, 2026420.5%9.6%
BUFXXDEC8.40%SPYDec 18, 2026701.2%8.1%
BUFXXJAN8.43%SPYJan 15, 2027981.9%7.4%
BUFXXFEB8.45%SPYFeb 19, 20271332.6%7.0%
BUFXXMAR8.33%SPYMar 19, 20271612.8%8.5%
BUFXXAPR8.18%SPYApr 16, 20271894.2%5.7%
BUFXXMAY8.21%SPYMay 21, 20272245.9%4.7%
BUFXXJUN8.19%SPYJun 17, 20272516.9%3.8%
BUFXXJUL8.28%SPYJul 16, 20272807.3%3.7%
BUFXXAUG8.32%SPYAug 20, 20273158.8%2.2%
BUFXXSEP8.37%SPYSep 17, 20273439.3%1.8%
CBTLCBTJ24.69%BitcoinJan 29, 2027112not published19.6%
CBTLCBTA25.10%BitcoinApr 30, 2027203not published29.3%
CBTLCBTY25.05%BitcoinJul 30, 2027294not published30.4%
CBTLCBTO25.04%BitcoinOct 29, 2027385not published17.7%
CBOLCBOJ24.93%BitcoinJan 29, 2027112not published1.7%
CBOLCBOA25.02%BitcoinApr 30, 2027203not published3.8%
CBOLCBOY24.95%BitcoinJul 30, 2027294not published3.1%
CBOLCBOO25.01%BitcoinOct 29, 2027385not published0.0%
CBXLCBXJ24.78%BitcoinJan 29, 2027112not published10.5%
CBXLCBXA25.05%BitcoinApr 30, 2027203not published17.4%
CBXLCBXY25.01%BitcoinJul 30, 2027294not published17.6%
CBXLCBXO25.08%BitcoinOct 29, 2027385not published7.6%
BUFETDEC24.95%EEMDec 18, 2026702.9%14.2%
BUFETMAR25.97%EEMMar 19, 202716111.3%14.3%
BUFETJUN24.18%EEMJun 17, 202725141.5%0.0%
BUFETSEP24.89%EEMSep 17, 202734326.9%0.8%
BFEWRSDE24.98%RSPDec 18, 2026704.3%9.2%
BFEWRSMR24.96%RSPMar 19, 20271616.7%9.6%
BFEWRSJN24.98%RSPJun 17, 202725112.5%2.5%
BFEWRSSE25.07%RSPSep 17, 202734315.1%1.4%
Showing 50 of 211 funds, sorted by the order on the page.

The sleeves of every laddered buffer ETF, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from each fund’s N-PORT and each sleeve’s issuer.

Questions people ask

What is a laddered buffer ETF?
Funds that hold other buffer ETFs, each with its own outcome period, so part of the fund resets every month or quarter instead of all at once. Their figures are the look-through of what they hold.
How does ETFIQ work out a ladder’s cap and buffer?
It averages each sleeve’s own issuer figures, weighted by the share of the ladder’s net assets its latest N-PORT puts in that sleeve. A sleeve with no cap is left out of the cap and counted beside it.
Do laddered buffer ETFs reset?
Not as a whole. Each sleeve resets on its own date, so a ladder always holds some funds near the start of their period and some near the end.
Where to next
Every buffer ETFCompare two buffer fundsThe vocabularyAnnual buffer ETFs
Where these figures came from
Innovator, AllianzIM and FT Vest publish each fund’s current outcome-period values dailySEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filingsSEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holdsRule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement.

ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations; every figure is calculated from published data. Standards and sources

Cite this page

ETFIQ, Laddered buffer ETFs: what their sleeves protect, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/laddered

Open data

Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data.