BMAR vs CPSR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 9, 2026 BMAR can fall 9.8% before its buffer engages and CPSR 3.5%, and CPSR resets 2 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $206m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Mar and $34m for Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - March.
CPSR costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; BMAR is 6.0 times larger.
| BMAR | CPSR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.69% |
| Net assets | $206m | $34m |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.5% | +5.8% |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 11.9% | 11.8% |
BMAR: reference +13.5% since period start, fund +10.3%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +17.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
BMAR: reference +13.5% since period start, fund +10.3%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +17.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
CPSR: reference +13.4% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer Floor; cap +6.2%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
These are two different products. CPSR is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. BMAR is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.
CPSR is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
CPSR resets first, on Feb 26, 2027, 140 days from now; BMAR runs to Feb 28, 2027, 142 days. A fall from here reaches BMAR’s buffer after 9.8% and CPSR’s after 3.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BMAR | CPSR | BMAR | CPSR |
| 3 months | +3.1% | +1.4% | 0.0 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +10.3% | +3.3% | −4.3 pts | −11.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.5% | +5.8% | −0.5 pts | −10.2 pts |
| 3 years | +62.5% | not published | −16.6 pts | not published |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BMAR in plain words
From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.6% 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 11.9% 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. 142 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Feb 28, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
CPSR in plain words
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +6.2% for the period on Oct 9, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 3.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.8% 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. 140 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Feb 26, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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How this is computed
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.
ETFIQ, BMAR against CPSR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/bmar-vs-cpsr
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). BMAR against CPSR. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/bmar-vs-cpsr
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