Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOCT vs DOCT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 28, 2026 DOCT can fall 6.3% before its buffer engages and BOCT 1.0%, and BOCT resets 15 days sooner.
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Net assets: $362m on Oct 28, 2026 for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Oct, and $421m on Oct 27, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - October.
BOCT: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +1.0%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
BOCT: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +1.0%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Oct 28, 2026.DOCT: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer −5 to −30; cap +14.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
DOCT: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer −5 to −30; cap +14.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
BOCT costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; DOCT is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BOCT | DOCT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +10.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 1.2% | 6.1% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $362m | $421m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
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 →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BOCT | DOCT | BOCT | DOCT |
| 3 months | +5.7% | +4.3% | −0.2 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +8.5% | +6.8% | 0.0 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 1 year | +12.7% | +10.1% | +0.3 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 3 years | +61.2% | +44.1% | −26.9 pts | −44.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BOCT Oct 2018 · DOCT Aug 2020 | +126.2% | +285.9% | −38.5 pts | +157.4 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Where each one stands today
BOCT resets first, on Sep 30, 2027, 337 days from now; DOCT runs to Oct 15, 2027, 352 days. BOCT can still gain 18.9% before its cap, DOCT 12.7%. A fall from here reaches BOCT’s buffer after 1.0% and DOCT’s after 6.3%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
BOCT and DOCT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- Protection and cap. BOCT: Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 20.2%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2027. DOCT: Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 30.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 14.2%, over a period ending Oct 15, 2027. The starting caps are 6.0 points apart.
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOCT returned +12.7% and DOCT +10.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.6 points.
- Outcome period (similar). BOCT runs Sep 30, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027 with 337 days left; DOCT runs Oct 19, 2026 to Oct 15, 2027 with 352 days left.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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BOCT
From its price on Oct 28, 2026, the fund can gain about 18.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.2% 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. 337 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
DOCT
From its price on Oct 28, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 25.0% of the 25.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 352 days remained on Oct 28, 2026. On Oct 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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