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BFEB vs FJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 BFEB can fall 9.8% before its buffer engages and FJAN 9.5%, and FJAN resets 16 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $208m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Feb and $1.5bn for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January.

BFEB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; FJAN is 7.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BFEB vs FJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
BFEBFJAN
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets$208m$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+14.4%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer11.1%
9.8%
BFEB can fall this far before its buffer
9.5%
FJAN can fall this far before its buffer
5.3%
BFEB can still gain
3.8%
FJAN can still gain
BFEBBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capBFEB: reference +12.4% since period start, fund +10.2%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +16.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts of buffer+12.4% gain captured−9.0% floor0% period start+16.6% cap+4.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +12.4%Between buffer and capBFEB: reference +12.4% since period start, fund +10.2%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +16.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts+12.4% gained−9.0% floor0% start+16.6% cap+4.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +12.4%

BFEB: reference +12.4% since period start, fund +10.2%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +16.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

BFEB: reference +12.4% since period start, fund +10.2%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +16.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJANBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capFJAN: reference +12.5% since period start, fund +9.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +14.5%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts of buffer+12.5% gain captured−10.0% floor0% period start+14.5% cap+2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +12.5%Between buffer and capFJAN: reference +12.5% since period start, fund +9.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +14.5%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts+12.5% gained−10.0% floor0% start+14.5% cap+2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +12.5%

FJAN: reference +12.5% since period start, fund +9.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +14.5%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJAN: reference +12.5% since period start, fund +9.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +14.5%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · FJAN scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 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 → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

FJAN resets first, on Jan 15, 2027, 94 days from now; BFEB runs to Jan 31, 2027, 110 days. BFEB can still gain 5.3% before its cap, FJAN 3.8%. A fall from here reaches BFEB’s buffer after 9.8% and FJAN’s after 9.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: BFEB vs FJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowBFEBFJANBFEBFJAN
3 months+3.5%+3.2%0.0 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+9.4%+8.7%−2.6 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+16.3%+14.4%−1.0 pts−3.0 pts
3 years+63.0%+55.5%−17.3 pts−24.8 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: BFEB Feb 2020 · FJAN Jan 2021
+121.9%+89.0%−18.1 pts−16.5 pts

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

On the same fields

BFEB
Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Feb · Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.6%, over a period ending Jan 31, 2027
FJAN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.5%, over a period ending Jan 15, 2027
Issuer Innovator First Trust
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 9% 10%
Outcome period Jan 31, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 Jan 20, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027
Days left 110 94
Starting cap +16.6% +14.5%
Can still gain 5.3% 3.8%
Fall before buffer 9.8% 9.5%
Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period +12.4% +12.5%
Fund return this period +10.2% +9.6%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Net assets $208m $1.5bn

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BFEB

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 9.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.1% 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. 110 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jan 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About FJAN

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 3.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 9.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 94 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jan 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, BFEB or FJAN?
From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, BFEB can gain about 5.3% before its cap and FJAN about 3.8%, so BFEB has more room left this period.
Which resets first, BFEB or FJAN?
BFEB ends its outcome period on Jan 31, 2027 and FJAN on Jan 15, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BFEB or FJAN?
BFEB charges 0.79% a year and FJAN charges 0.85%, so BFEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BFEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for BFEB ↗FJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for FJAN ↗

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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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