Which has more room to gain, BJAN or PQV?

From their prices on Oct 2, 2026, BJAN can gain about 4.8% before its cap and PQV about 4.5%, so BJAN has more room left this period.

Which resets first, BJAN or PQV?

BJAN ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and PQV on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, BJAN or PQV?

BJAN charges 0.79% a year and PQV charges 0.50%, so PQV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BJAN vs PQV: which one stands where?

As of Oct 2, 2026 BJAN can fall 10.1% before its buffer engages and PQV 0.6%. Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jan and PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 5 ETF.

PQV costs 0.29 points a year less; BJAN is 152.3 times larger.

	BJAN	PQV
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.50%
Net assets	$351m	$2m
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	not published
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published

10.1%

BJAN can fall this far before its buffer

0.6%

PQV can fall this far before its buffer

4.8%

BJAN can still gain

4.5%

PQV can still gain

BJANBetween buffer and cap

BJAN: reference +12.9% since period start, fund +10.6%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +16.5%; Between buffer and cap.

PQVBetween buffer and cap

PQV: reference +0.9% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −5; cap +5.1%; Between buffer and cap.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · BJAN scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

BJAN 16.5

PQV 1.2

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 294 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, 90 days from now; PQV runs to Dec 31, 2026, 90 days. BJAN can still gain 4.8% before its cap, PQV 4.5%. A fall from here reaches BJAN’s buffer after 10.1% and PQV’s after 0.6%. 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

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	BJAN	PQV	BJAN	PQV
3 months	+3.4%	+2.6%	−0.2 pts	−1.0 pts
6 months	+13.0%	not published	−4.9 pts	not published
1 year	+14.5%	not published	−1.8 pts	not published
3 years	+67.6%	not published	−21.7 pts	not published

BJAN and PQV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

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

PQV

PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 5 ETF · Absorbs the first 5% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 5.1%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

Issuer Innovator PGIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 9% 5%

Outcome period Dec 31, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

Days left 90 90

Starting cap +16.5% +5.1%

Can still gain 4.8% 4.5%

Fall before buffer 10.1% 0.6%

Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 5.0% of 5.0%

Index return this period +12.9% +0.9%

Fund return this period +10.6% +0.5%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.50%

Net assets $351m $2m

BJAN and PQV on the same fields, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BJAN in plain words

From its price on Oct 2, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 10.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.4% 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. 90 days remained on Oct 2, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

PQV in plain words

From its price on Oct 2, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 5.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, BJAN or PQV?: From their prices on Oct 2, 2026, BJAN can gain about 4.8% before its cap and PQV about 4.5%, so BJAN has more room left this period.
Which resets first, BJAN or PQV?: BJAN ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and PQV on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BJAN or PQV?: BJAN charges 0.79% a year and PQV charges 0.50%, so PQV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for BJAN ↗PQV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PGIM website ↗

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