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Source: ETFIQ. Ticker Fund Issuer Index Buffer Outcome period Period ends Can still gain Fall before buffer State Net assets \n 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 \n SIXZ AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Oct 31, 2026 0.9% 6.4% At cap $64m \n 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 \n 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 \n 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 \n SIXD AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Nov 30, 2026 4.6% 3.3% Open $388m \n QQBF FT Vest Nasdaq-100\u00ae Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF First Trust QQQ 15% 3 months Dec 18, 2026 1.8% 1.4% At cap $1m \n 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 \n AIOO AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer100 Protection ETF - Jan AllianzIM SPY 100% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 uncapped 0.5% Uncapped $63m \n BALT Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF - Quarterly Innovator SPY 20% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 1.9% 0.6% Open $3.1bn \n DDNQ Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly Innovator QQQ 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 4.7% 1.0% Open $28m \n DDSQ Innovator Equity Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly Innovator SPY 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.7% 0.8% Open $98m \n 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 \n EBUF Innovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly Innovator EEM 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 5.7% 0.3% Open $45m \n 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 \n IBUF Innovator International Developed 10 Buffer ETF\u2122 - Quarterly Innovator EFA 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 4.0% 0.0% Buffer working $117m \n 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 \n PQV PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 5 ETF PGIM SPY 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 3.8% 1.3% Open $2m \n PQX PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 10 ETF PGIM SPY 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.5% 0.9% Open $8m \n PQXV PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 15 ETF PGIM SPY 15% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.1% 0.7% Open $3m \n PQXX PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 20 ETF PGIM SPY 20% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 1.9% 0.6% Open $3m \n QBF Innovator Uncapped Bitcoin 20 Floor ETF - Quarterly Innovator CBTX 20% to 100% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 uncapped 18.6% Uncapped $14m \n QBIF AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan AllianzIM EFA 15% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 3.0% 0.1% Buffer working $8m \n QBIV AllianzIM International Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan AllianzIM EFA 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 6.1% 0.0% Buffer working $8m \n QBKF AllianzIM U.S. Small Cap Buffer15 ETF - Jan AllianzIM IWM 15% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 3.1% 0.5% Open $8m \n QBKV AllianzIM U.S. Small Cap Buffer5 ETF - Jan AllianzIM IWM 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 7.2% 0.5% Open $7m \n QBQF AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan AllianzIM QQQ 15% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.8% 0.8% Open $10m \n QBQV AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETF - Jan AllianzIM QQQ 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 6.1% 1.3% Open $55m \n QBSF AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan AllianzIM SPY 15% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.1% 0.8% Open $64m \n QBSV AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan AllianzIM SPY 5% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 3.7% 1.4% Open $28m \n QBUF Innovator Nasdaq-100\u00ae 10 Buffer ETF\u2122 - Quarterly Innovator QQQ 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 3.9% 0.8% Open $201m \n RBUF Innovator U.S. Small Cap 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly Innovator IWM 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 4.2% 0.3% Open $106m \n SIXJ AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jan AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Dec 31, 2026 4.3% 3.7% Open $153m \n 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 \n ZALT Innovator U.S. Equity 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly Innovator SPY 10% 3 months Dec 31, 2026 2.6% 0.9% Open $822m \n SIXF AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Feb AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Jan 31, 2027 4.4% 3.2% Open $52m \n SIXP AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Mar AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Feb 28, 2027 5.9% 1.6% Open $55m \n APOC Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Apr/Oct Innovator SPY 100% 6 months Mar 31, 2027 3.7% 0.6% Open $76m \n 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 \n SIXO AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Apr AllianzIM SPY 10% 6 months Mar 31, 2027 6.1% 1.5% Open $120m \n \n Questions people ask\n How many quarterly buffer etfs are there? ETFIQ covers 40 US listed quarterly buffer etfs as of Oct 9, 2026, read from each issuer\u2019s 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. Where to next\n Every buffer ETF Compare two buffer funds The vocabulary 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. 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