# Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month

> 2 monthly buffer ETFs: the loss each offsets every month and its share of further falls, by its prospectus. As of Oct 9, 2026.

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

Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .

## Monthly buffer ETFs: protection bought every month

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.

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| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Index | Loss offset each month | Share of further loss | Cap | Return since listing | First traded | Net assets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| QQQB | VistaShares Shield Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Protection ETF | VistaShares | QQQ | 8.0% | 50.0% | none | +0.3% | Sep 22, 2026 | not read by ETFIQ |
| 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 |

### Questions people ask

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.

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