Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BDEC vs PMDE: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 BDEC can fall 11.0% before its buffer engages and PMDE 5.9%.
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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $214m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Dec and $9.2m for PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - December.
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.PMDE: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +5.7%; buffer Floor; cap +7.0%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PMDE costs 0.29 points a year less; BDEC is far larger, $214m against $9.2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BDEC | PMDE |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.50% |
| Net assets | $214m | $9.2m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BDEC | PMDE | BDEC | PMDE |
| 3 months | +0.9% | +1.4% | +1.3 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +5.0% | +3.1% | +0.5 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | – | −0.4 pts | – |
| 3 years | +55.1% | – | −21.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BDEC Dec 2019 · PMDE Dec 2025 | +109.1% | +5.8% | −37.0 pts | −7.0 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.
These are two different products. PMDE is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. BDEC is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.
PMDE is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
BDEC resets first, on Nov 30, 2026, 26 days from now; PMDE runs to Nov 30, 2026, 26 days. BDEC can still gain 4.7% before its cap, PMDE 0.7%. A fall from here reaches BDEC’s buffer after 11.0% and PMDE’s after 5.9%. 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.
PMDE
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.0% for the period on Nov 4, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.7% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 5.9% 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: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.
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How this is computed
ETFIQ calculates every number 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.
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