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What changed, Oct 1, 2026

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Buffer ETFs

All buffer ETFs →

94 of 427buffer ETFs sit at their cap today.see the funds →55buffer ETFs have their buffer absorbing losses right now.see the funds →16buffer ETFs reset within 30 days; 49 reset in the last week and carry fresh caps.see the funds →

Income ETFs

All income ETFs →

51 of 175Over the last year, 51 of 175 index income ETFs finished ahead of their benchmark once cash was counted and reinvested.see the funds →76income ETFs paid 10% or more in cash over the year while their price fell.see the funds →88income ETFs pay out in the next seven days, 12 of them on dates the issuer has published.see the funds →89%YieldMax's latest distributions were 89% return of capital at the median fund, by its own 19a-1 estimates across 61 funds.see the funds →

Thematic ETFs

All thematic ETFs →

30%The typical thematic ETF has 30% of its weight in S&P 500 names, by its latest holdings filing.see the funds →+99%Over the last year the median semiconductors fund returned +99% and 9 of 9 beat the S&P 500; the median gaming, esports and betting fund returned -20%.see the funds →129pairs of thematic ETFs hold portfolios that are more than half identical.see the funds →

Leveraged ETFs

All leveraged ETFs →

446 of 594Over three months, 446 of the 594 leveraged and inverse ETFs measured finished short of their own stated multiple.see the funds →70leveraged ETFs are down more than 3% over three months while the thing they track finished within 3% of where it started.see the funds →132leveraged trades are sold by more than one issuer, on the same underlying at the same multiple.see the funds →

Crypto ETFs

All crypto ETFs →

19 of 44Over three months, 19 of 44 spot crypto ETPs stayed within a point of the coin they hold.see the funds →0.14% to 2.50%Every spot Ether ETP holds the same coin, and the stated sponsor fee runs from 0.14% to 2.50% across 11 funds.see the funds →

Alternatives ETFs

All alternatives ETFs →

10 of 57In the weeks the S&P 500 fell over the last year, 10 of the 57 alternatives ETFs measured rose on average.see the funds →

Where to next

All buffer ETFs427 →All income ETFs374 →All thematic ETFs405 →All leveraged ETFs737 →All spot crypto ETFs50 →All alternatives ETFs74 →ETFIQ Research→

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ETFIQ, What changed on ETFIQ, Oct 1, 2026, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/changed/2026-10-01/

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