Data as of .
BJAN vs JANU: which one stands where?
As of Sep 21, 2026 BJAN can fall 10.2% before its buffer engages and JANU 9.6%, and BJAN resets 1 days sooner.
ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: JANU scores higher
If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
Where each one stands today
BJAN resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 101 days from now; JANU runs to Dec 31, 2026, 102 days. A fall from here reaches BJAN’s buffer after 10.2% and JANU’s after 9.6%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Gap to the reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJAN | JANU | BJAN | JANU | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +0.7% | +0.3 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +13.5% | +11.6% | −4.5 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +14.5% | +10.8% | −2.1 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 3 years | +59.3% | not published | −19.1 pts | not published |
| BJAN Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jan Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.5%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026 | JANU AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jan Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | AllianzIM |
| Reference index | SPY | SPY |
| Buffer | 9% | 15% |
| Outcome period | Dec 31, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026 | Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 |
| Days left | 101 | 102 |
| Starting cap | +16.5% | uncapped |
| Can still gain | 4.7% | uncapped |
| Fall before buffer | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Protection left, index points | 9.0% of 9.0% | 15.0% of 15.0% |
| Index return this period | +13.5% | +13.5% |
| Fund return this period | +10.6% | +9.7% |
| State today | Open | Uncapped |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets | $349m | $78m |
BJAN in plain words
From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 10.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.9% 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. 101 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
JANU in plain words
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 9.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 102 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which resets first, BJAN or JANU?
- BJAN ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and JANU on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
- Which is cheaper, BJAN or JANU?
- BJAN charges 0.79% a year and JANU charges 0.74%, so JANU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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