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BOCT vs FAPR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 FAPR can fall 7.2% before its buffer engages and BOCT 1.5%, and FAPR resets 167 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $307m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Oct and $1.4bn for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April.

BOCT costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; FAPR is 4.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BOCT vs FAPR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
BOCTFAPR
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets$307m$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year+16.0%+11.2%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer2.0%8.7%
1.5%
BOCT can fall this far before its buffer
7.2%
FAPR can fall this far before its buffer
18.4%
BOCT can still gain
6.9%
FAPR can still gain
BOCTBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capBOCT: reference +2.0% since period start, fund +1.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts of buffer+2%+18.1% more to the cap−9.0% floor0% period start+20.2% capTODAY · SPY +2.0%Between buffer and capBOCT: reference +2.0% since period start, fund +1.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts+18.1% to cap−9.0% floor0% start+20.2% cap+2% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +2.0%

BOCT: reference +2.0% since period start, fund +1.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

BOCT: reference +2.0% since period start, fund +1.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +20.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FAPRBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capFAPR: reference +9.6% since period start, fund +6.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts of buffer+9.6% gain captured+5.6% to cap−10.0% floor0% period start+15.2% capTODAY · SPY +9.6%Between buffer and capFAPR: reference +9.6% since period start, fund +6.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts+9.6%−10.0% floor0% start+15.2% cap+5.6% more to the capTODAY · SPY +9.6%

FAPR: reference +9.6% since period start, fund +6.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FAPR: reference +9.6% since period start, fund +6.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · FAPR 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 →

They do not reset together. FAPR has 185 days of its period left and BOCT has 352, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.

Where each one stands today

FAPR resets first, on Apr 16, 2027, 185 days from now; BOCT runs to Sep 30, 2027, 352 days. BOCT can still gain 18.4% before its cap, FAPR 6.9%. A fall from here reaches BOCT’s buffer after 1.5% and FAPR’s after 7.2%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: BOCT vs FAPR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowBOCTFAPRBOCTFAPR
3 months+4.6%+3.0%+1.1 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+11.0%+6.9%−1.0 pts−5.2 pts
1 year+16.0%+11.2%−1.4 pts−6.1 pts
3 years+56.5%+48.9%−23.8 pts−31.4 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: BOCT Oct 2018 · FAPR Apr 2021
+127.7%+61.1%−39.0 pts−26.3 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

BOCT
Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Oct · Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 20.2%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2027
FAPR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.2%, over a period ending Apr 16, 2027
Issuer Innovator First Trust
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 9% 10%
Outcome period Sep 30, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027 Apr 20, 2026 to Apr 16, 2027
Days left 352 185
Starting cap +20.2% +15.2%
Can still gain 18.4% 6.9%
Fall before buffer 1.5% 7.2%
Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period +2.0% +9.6%
Fund return this period +1.5% +6.9%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Net assets $307m $1.4bn

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BOCT

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 18.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.0% 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. 352 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About FAPR

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 8.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 185 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Apr 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, BOCT or FAPR?
From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, BOCT can gain about 18.4% before its cap and FAPR about 6.9%, so BOCT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, BOCT or FAPR?
BOCT ends its outcome period on Sep 30, 2027 and FAPR on Apr 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BOCT or FAPR?
BOCT charges 0.79% a year and FAPR charges 0.85%, so BOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BOCT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for BOCT ↗FAPR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for FAPR ↗

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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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