Which has more room to gain, APRT or TAPR?

From their prices on Oct 9, 2026, APRT can gain about 4.5% before its cap and TAPR about 2.5%, so APRT has more room left this period.

Which resets first, APRT or TAPR?

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

Which is cheaper, APRT or TAPR?

APRT charges 0.74% a year and TAPR charges 0.79%, so APRT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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APRT vs TAPR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 TAPR can fall 11.3% before its buffer engages and APRT 11.1%. Net assets: $47m on Oct 8, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Apr, and $11m on Oct 9, 2026 for Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - Apr 2027.

APRT costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.3 points; APRT is 4.4 times larger.

	APRT	TAPR
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$47m	$11m
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+5.0%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	16.5%	28.2%

11.1%

APRT can fall this far before its buffer

11.3%

TAPR can fall this far before its buffer

4.5%

APRT can still gain

2.5%

TAPR can still gain

APRTAt its cap

APRT: reference +19.7% since period start, fund +11.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.3%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

TAPRAt its cap

TAPR: reference +39.2% since period start, fund +11.2%; buffer Floor; cap +15.3%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

These are two different products. TAPR is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. APRT is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

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

Where each one stands today

APRT resets first, on Mar 31, 2027, 173 days from now; TAPR runs to Mar 31, 2027, 173 days. APRT can still gain 4.5% before its cap, TAPR 2.5%. A fall from here reaches APRT’s buffer after 11.1% and TAPR’s after 11.3%. 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	APRT	TAPR	APRT	TAPR
3 months	+2.9%	+1.5%	−0.3 pts	−1.7 pts
6 months	+8.4%	+3.5%	−6.2 pts	−11.1 pts
1 year	+16.3%	+5.0%	+0.3 pts	−11.0 pts
3 years	+51.9%	not published	−27.3 pts	not published

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

APRT

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Apr · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.3%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027

TAPR

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - Apr 2027 · Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.3%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027

Issuer AllianzIM Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 100%

Outcome period Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2027

Days left 173 173

Starting cap +17.3% +15.3%

Can still gain 4.5% 2.5%

Fall before buffer 11.1% 11.3%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 100.0% of 100.0%

Index return this period +19.7% +39.2%

Fund return this period +11.6% +11.2%

State today At cap At cap

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%

Net assets, APRT as of Oct 8, 2026 and TAPR as of Oct 9, 2026 $47m $11m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

APRT in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +17.3% 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 4.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 11.1% 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: 10.0% of the 10.0% 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.

TAPR in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +15.3% 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 2.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 11.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 28.2% 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.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, APRT or TAPR?: From their prices on Oct 9, 2026, APRT can gain about 4.5% before its cap and TAPR about 2.5%, so APRT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, APRT or TAPR?: APRT ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and TAPR on Mar 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, APRT or TAPR?: APRT charges 0.74% a year and TAPR charges 0.79%, so APRT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

APRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AllianzIM page for APRT ↗Innovator page for TAPR ↗

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How this is computed

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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