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AAPR vs CPSP: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 AAPR can fall 3.6% before its buffer engages and CPSP 3.4%, and CPSP resets 366 days sooner.

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - Apr 2028 and Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - April.

AAPRAt its cap
full floor beneath+15.7%full floor0% period start+15.7% capTODAY · SPY +19.0%full floor beneathfull floor0% start+15.7% capTODAY · SPY +19.0%
CPSPAt its cap
full floor beneathfull floor−0.3% buffer start0% period start+6.4% capTODAY · SPY +16.3%full floor beneathfull floor−0.3% buffer start0% start+6.4% capTODAY · SPY +16.3%

They do not reset together. CPSP has 191 days of its period left and AAPR has 557, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.

Where each one stands today

CPSP resets first, on Mar 31, 2027, 191 days from now; AAPR runs to Mar 31, 2028, 557 days. A fall from here reaches AAPR’s buffer after 3.6% and CPSP’s after 3.4%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

AAPR and CPSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
AAPRCPSPAAPRCPSP
3 months+1.0%+1.2%−1.3 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+3.7%+3.3%−14.3 pts−14.7 pts
1 year+6.6%+5.8%−9.9 pts−10.7 pts
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AAPR and CPSP on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AAPR
Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - Apr 2028
Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.7%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2028
CPSP
Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - April
Absorbs losses from 0.3% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 6.4%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027
IssuerInnovatorCalamos
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer100%0% to 100%
Outcome periodMar 31, 2026 to Mar 31, 2028Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027
Days left557191
Starting cap+15.7%+6.4%
Can still gain11.6%not published
Fall before buffer3.6%3.4%
Protection left, index points100.0% of 100.0%99.7% of 99.7%
Index return this period+19.0%+16.3%
Fund return this period+3.4%+3.2%
State todayAt capAt cap
Expense ratio0.79%0.69%
Net assets$72m$24m

AAPR in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +15.7% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 11.6% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 3.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 16.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 557 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Mar 31, 2028 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CPSP in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +6.4% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 3.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 14.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.7% of the 99.7% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 191 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AAPR or CPSP?
AAPR ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2028 and CPSP on Mar 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AAPR or CPSP?
AAPR charges 0.79% a year and CPSP charges 0.69%, so CPSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AAPR against CPSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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