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AAPR vs PMAP: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 PMAP can fall 3.9% before its buffer engages and AAPR 3.6%, and PMAP resets 366 days sooner.

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - Apr 2028 and PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - April.

3.6%AAPR can fall this far before its buffer
3.9%PMAP can fall this far before its buffer
11.6%AAPR can still gain
3.0%PMAP can still gain
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%
PMAPAt its cap
full floor beneathfull floor0% period start+7.1% capTODAY · SPY +19.0%full floor beneathfull floor0% start+7.1% capTODAY · SPY +19.0%

They do not reset together. PMAP 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

PMAP resets first, on Mar 31, 2027, 191 days from now; AAPR runs to Mar 31, 2028, 557 days. AAPR can still gain 11.6% before its cap, PMAP 3.0%. A fall from here reaches AAPR’s buffer after 3.6% and PMAP’s after 3.9%. 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 PMAP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
AAPRPMAPAAPRPMAP
3 months+1.0%+1.2%−1.3 pts−1.0 pts
6 months+3.7%+3.6%−14.3 pts−14.4 pts
1 year+6.6%+6.1%−9.9 pts−10.4 pts
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AAPR and PMAP 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
PMAP
PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - April
Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 7.1%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027
IssuerInnovatorPGIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer100%100%
Outcome periodMar 31, 2026 to Mar 31, 2028Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027
Days left557191
Starting cap+15.7%+7.1%
Can still gain11.6%3.0%
Fall before buffer3.6%3.9%
Protection left, index points100.0% of 100.0%100.0% of 100.0%
Index return this period+19.0%+19.0%
Fund return this period+3.4%+3.5%
State todayAt capAt cap
Expense ratio0.79%0.50%
Net assets$72m$5m

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.

PMAP in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.1% 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 3.0% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 3.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. 191 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, AAPR or PMAP?
From their prices on Sep 21, 2026, AAPR can gain about 11.6% before its cap and PMAP about 3.0%, so AAPR has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AAPR or PMAP?
AAPR ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2028 and PMAP on Mar 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AAPR or PMAP?
AAPR charges 0.79% a year and PMAP charges 0.50%, so PMAP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AAPR against PMAP, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, AAPR against PMAP, data as of Sep 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aapr-vs-pmap Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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