Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BDEC vs DECU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 BDEC can fall 11.0% before its buffer engages and DECU 7.9%.
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Net assets: $214m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Dec, and $52m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Dec.
BDEC: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +11.4%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +17.4%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BDEC: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +11.4%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +17.4%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.DECU: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +7.7%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DECU: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +7.7%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DECU costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; BDEC is 4.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BDEC | DECU |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +9.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $211m | $52m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BDEC | DECU | BDEC | DECU |
| 3 months | +0.9% | −1.4% | +1.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.0% | +2.3% | +0.5 pts | −2.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | +9.0% | −0.4 pts | −4.6 pts |
| 3 years | +55.1% | – | −21.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BDEC Dec 2019 · DECU Dec 2024 | +109.1% | +17.7% | −37.0 pts | −9.3 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Where each one stands today
BDEC resets first, on Nov 30, 2026, 26 days from now; DECU runs to Nov 30, 2026, 26 days. A fall from here reaches BDEC’s buffer after 11.0% and DECU’s after 7.9%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
BDEC
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 11.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 9.0% of the 9.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 26 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
DECU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 7.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and new terms are set.
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