Quarterly buffer ETFs: cap and buffer left on each
As of Oct 9, 2026, ETFIQ covers 40 quarterly buffer ETFs, soonest reset first, every one read from its own issuer’s outcome page. Funds whose outcome period runs about three months, so the cap and the buffer are struck again four times a year. Six-month funds sit here too, as the nearest of the four periods. 10 of them have a 6-month period and sit here as the nearest of the four.
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Quarterly buffer ETFs: cap and buffer left on each, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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Net assets
| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Index | Buffer | Outcome period | Period ends | Can still gain | Fall before buffer | State | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHDG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 2.5 to 15 Buffer ETF | First Trust | SPY | 2% to 15% | 3 months | Oct 16, 2026 | 0.3% | 6.2% | At cap | $78m |
| SIXZ | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Oct 31, 2026 | 0.9% | 6.4% | At cap | $64m |
| FHDG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF | First Trust | SPY | 8% | 3 months | Nov 20, 2026 | 2.1% | 1.7% | Open | $76m |
| SQBA | FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF | First Trust | SPY | 15% | 3 months | Nov 20, 2026 | 1.3% | 1.3% | Open | $3m |
| BGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF | First Trust | GLD | 5% to 15% | 3 months | Nov 30, 2026 | 13.1% | 2.0% | Buffer working | $53m |
| SIXD | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Nov 30, 2026 | 4.6% | 3.3% | Open | $388m |
| QQBF | FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF | First Trust | QQQ | 15% | 3 months | Dec 18, 2026 | 1.8% | 1.4% | At cap | $1m |
| SQMX | FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF | First Trust | SPY | 12% | 3 months | Dec 18, 2026 | 1.9% | 1.1% | Open | $58m |
| AIOO | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer100 Protection ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | SPY | 100% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | uncapped | 0.5% | Uncapped | $63m |
| BALT | Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | SPY | 20% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 1.9% | 0.6% | Open | $3.1bn |
| DDNQ | Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | QQQ | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 4.7% | 1.0% | Open | $28m |
| DDSQ | Innovator Equity Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | SPY | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.7% | 0.8% | Open | $98m |
| EALT | Innovator U.S. Equity 5 to 15 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | SPY | 5% to 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 5.4% | 6.4% | Open | $188m |
| EBUF | Innovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | EEM | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 5.7% | 0.3% | Open | $45m |
| FLJJ | AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Floor5 Jan/Jul ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | SPY | 5% to 100% | 6 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.6% | 8.0% | Open | $9m |
| IBUF | Innovator International Developed 10 Buffer ETF™ - Quarterly | Innovator | EFA | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 4.0% | 0.0% | Buffer working | $117m |
| JAJL | Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Jan/Jul | Innovator | SPY | 100% | 6 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.0% | 2.0% | At cap | $303m |
| PQV | PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 5 ETF | PGIM | SPY | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.8% | 1.3% | Open | $2m |
| PQX | PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 10 ETF | PGIM | SPY | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.5% | 0.9% | Open | $8m |
| PQXV | PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 15 ETF | PGIM | SPY | 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.1% | 0.7% | Open | $3m |
| PQXX | PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 20 ETF | PGIM | SPY | 20% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 1.9% | 0.6% | Open | $3m |
| QBF | Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | CBTX | 20% to 100% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | uncapped | 18.6% | Uncapped | $14m |
| QBIF | AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | EFA | 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.0% | 0.1% | Buffer working | $8m |
| QBIV | AllianzIM International Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | EFA | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 6.1% | 0.0% | Buffer working | $8m |
| QBKF | AllianzIM U.S. Small Cap Buffer15 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | IWM | 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.1% | 0.5% | Open | $8m |
| QBKV | AllianzIM U.S. Small Cap Buffer5 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | IWM | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 7.2% | 0.5% | Open | $7m |
| QBQF | AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | QQQ | 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.8% | 0.8% | Open | $10m |
| QBQV | AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | QQQ | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 6.1% | 1.3% | Open | $55m |
| QBSF | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | SPY | 15% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.1% | 0.8% | Open | $64m |
| QBSV | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | SPY | 5% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.7% | 1.4% | Open | $28m |
| QBUF | Innovator Nasdaq-100® 10 Buffer ETF™ - Quarterly | Innovator | QQQ | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 3.9% | 0.8% | Open | $201m |
| RBUF | Innovator U.S. Small Cap 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | IWM | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 4.2% | 0.3% | Open | $106m |
| SIXJ | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jan | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 4.3% | 3.7% | Open | $153m |
| TFJL | Innovator 20+ Year Treasury Bond 5 Floor ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | TLT | 5% to 100% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 18.4% | 4.9% | Open | $9m |
| ZALT | Innovator U.S. Equity 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | Innovator | SPY | 10% | 3 months | Dec 31, 2026 | 2.6% | 0.9% | Open | $822m |
| SIXF | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Feb | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Jan 31, 2027 | 4.4% | 3.2% | Open | $52m |
| SIXP | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Mar | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Feb 28, 2027 | 5.9% | 1.6% | Open | $55m |
| APOC | Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Apr/Oct | Innovator | SPY | 100% | 6 months | Mar 31, 2027 | 3.7% | 0.6% | Open | $76m |
| FLAO | AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Floor5 Apr/Oct ETF - Apr | AllianzIM | SPY | 5% to 100% | 6 months | Mar 31, 2027 | 5.7% | 6.3% | Open | $9m |
| SIXO | AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Apr | AllianzIM | SPY | 10% | 6 months | Mar 31, 2027 | 6.1% | 1.5% | Open | $120m |
40 funds, sorted by the order on the page.
Questions people ask
- How many quarterly buffer etfs are there?
- ETFIQ covers 40 US listed quarterly buffer etfs as of Oct 9, 2026, read from each issuer’s own outcome page.
- What is a quarterly buffer ETF?
- Funds whose outcome period runs about three months, so the cap and the buffer are struck again four times a year. Six-month funds sit here too, as the nearest of the four periods.
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ETFIQ, Quarterly buffer ETFs: cap and buffer left on each, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/buffer/quarterly
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). Quarterly buffer ETFs: cap and buffer left on each. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/buffer/quarterly
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