Which has more room to gain, APRP or UAPR?

From their prices on Oct 9, 2026, APRP can gain about 4.4% before its cap and UAPR about 3.9%, so APRP has more room left this period.

Which resets first, APRP or UAPR?

APRP ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and UAPR on Mar 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, APRP or UAPR?

APRP charges 0.50% a year and UAPR charges 0.79%, so APRP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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APRP vs UAPR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 UAPR can fall 12.8% before its buffer engages and APRP 10.5%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $32m for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - April and $160m for Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Apr.

APRP costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; UAPR is 4.9 times larger.

	APRP	UAPR
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.79%
Net assets	$32m	$160m
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+12.0%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	16.5%	20.6%

10.5%

APRP can fall this far before its buffer

12.8%

UAPR can fall this far before its buffer

4.4%

APRP can still gain

3.9%

UAPR can still gain

APRPAt its cap

APRP: reference +19.7% since period start, fund +11.2%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.6%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

UAPRAt its cap

UAPR: reference +19.7% since period start, fund +8.4%; buffer −5 to −35; cap +13.0%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · APRP scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

APRP 24.5

UAPR 8.4

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

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Both are already at their cap, so neither gains from more rise in the index before the period ends.

Where each one stands today

APRP resets first, on Mar 31, 2027, 173 days from now; UAPR runs to Mar 31, 2027, 173 days. APRP can still gain 4.4% before its cap, UAPR 3.9%. A fall from here reaches APRP’s buffer after 10.5% and UAPR’s after 12.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	APRP	UAPR	APRP	UAPR
3 months	+2.8%	+2.4%	−0.3 pts	−0.8 pts
6 months	+7.9%	+6.2%	−6.7 pts	−8.4 pts
1 year	+15.5%	+12.0%	−0.5 pts	−4.0 pts
3 years	not published	+38.8%	not published	−40.4 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

APRP

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - April · Absorbs the first 12% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.6%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027

UAPR

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Apr · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 35.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 13.0%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027

Issuer PGIM Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 5% to 35%

Outcome period Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 Mar 31, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027

Days left 173 173

Starting cap +16.6% +13.0%

Can still gain 4.4% 3.9%

Fall before buffer 10.5% 12.8%

Protection left, index points 12.0% of 12.0% 30.0% of 30.0%

Index return this period +19.7% +19.7%

Fund return this period +11.2% +8.4%

State today At cap At cap

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.79%

Net assets $32m $160m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

APRP in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +16.6% for the period on Oct 9, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 4.4% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 10.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 16.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 173 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

UAPR in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +13.0% for the period on Oct 9, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.9% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 12.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 20.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, APRP or UAPR?: From their prices on Oct 9, 2026, APRP can gain about 4.4% before its cap and UAPR about 3.9%, so APRP has more room left this period.
Which resets first, APRP or UAPR?: APRP ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and UAPR on Mar 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, APRP or UAPR?: APRP charges 0.50% a year and UAPR charges 0.79%, so APRP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

APRP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PGIM website ↗UAPR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for UAPR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

ETFIQ calculates every figure from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ETFIQ, APRP against UAPR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aprp-vs-uapr

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