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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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RBUF vs VTWO: how they differ

RBUF and VTWO are measured over different days, and VTWO charges 0.07% against 0.79%.

Innovator U.S. Small Cap 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

RBUF and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RBUF
Innovator U.S. Small Cap 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sitsBuffer ETFCore index fund
IssuerInnovatorVanguard
What it isDefined outcome, 10% on IWMRussell 2000
Total return, 1 yearnot published+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same daysnot published+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500not available+3.9 pts
Expense ratio0.79%0.07%
Holdingsnot filed1951

RBUF in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.3% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 6.2% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 19 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RBUF or VTWO?
RBUF charges 0.79% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are RBUF and VTWO the same kind of fund?
No. RBUF is a buffer ETF and VTWO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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RBUF against VTWO, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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