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As of Oct 9, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly","dateModified":"2026-10-09","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2687,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Buffer ETFs / Monthly buffer \n \n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month\n As of Oct 9, 2026, ETFIQ covers 2 monthly buffer ETFs, each placed by its own summary prospectus, which states its protection over each monthly period. Funds whose protection is bought again every month: the fund rolls one-month options rather than holding one outcome period, so a buyer on any day is at most a month from fresh terms.\n Browse by outcome period\n Annual 390 Quarterly 40 Monthly 2 Laddered 25 Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Ticker Fund Issuer Index Loss offset each month Share of further loss Cap Return since listing First traded Net assets \n QQQB VistaShares Shield Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Protection ETF VistaShares QQQ 8.0% 50.0% none +0.3% Sep 22, 2026 not read by ETFIQ \n VOOB VistaShares Shield S&P 500 Enhanced Protection ETF VistaShares SPY 8.0% 50.0% none +0.3% Sep 22, 2026 not read by ETFIQ \n \n Questions people ask\n What is a monthly buffer ETF? Funds whose protection is bought again every month: the fund rolls one-month options rather than holding one outcome period, so a buyer on any day is at most a month from fresh terms. How is a monthly buffer ETF different from an annual one? An annual fund sets its cap and buffer once a year and holds them; a monthly fund buys new protection each month, so its terms can change every month and there is no period to wait out. Where to next\n Every buffer ETF Compare two buffer funds The vocabulary Annual buffer ETFs Where these figures came from\n Innovator, AllianzIM and FT Vest publish each fund\u2019s current outcome-period values daily SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement.\n ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations; every figure is calculated from published data. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly APA ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly Markdown [Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month (ETFIQ, Oct 9, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly)","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":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/monthly"}