Which has more room to gain, BOCT or GJAN?

From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, BOCT can gain about 18.4% before its cap and GJAN about 2.8%, so BOCT has more room left this period.

Which resets first, BOCT or GJAN?

BOCT ends its outcome period on Sep 30, 2027 and GJAN on Jan 15, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, BOCT or GJAN?

BOCT charges 0.79% a year and GJAN charges 0.85%, so BOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOCT vs GJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 GJAN can fall 8.2% before its buffer engages and BOCT 1.5%, and GJAN resets 258 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $307m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Oct and $443m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January.

BOCT costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; GJAN is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BOCT vs GJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	BOCT	GJAN
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets	$307m	$443m
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+11.6%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	2.0%	11.1%

1.5%

BOCT can fall this far before its buffer

8.2%

GJAN can fall this far before its buffer

18.4%

BOCT can still gain

2.8%

GJAN can still gain

BOCTBetween buffer and cap

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.

GJANAt its cap

GJAN: reference +12.5% since period start, fund +8.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.8%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

BOCT 20

GJAN 56.3

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 →

GJAN is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.

They do not reset together. GJAN has 94 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

GJAN resets first, on Jan 15, 2027, 94 days from now; BOCT runs to Sep 30, 2027, 352 days. BOCT can still gain 18.4% before its cap, GJAN 2.8%. A fall from here reaches BOCT’s buffer after 1.5% and GJAN’s after 8.2%. 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 GJAN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	BOCT	GJAN	BOCT	GJAN
3 months	+4.6%	+2.7%	+1.1 pts	−0.7 pts
6 months	+11.0%	+7.0%	−1.0 pts	−5.1 pts
1 year	+16.0%	+11.6%	−1.4 pts	−5.7 pts
3 years	+56.5%	+43.1%	−23.8 pts	−37.2 pts
Since launch Not the same days: BOCT Oct 2018 · GJAN Jan 2023	+127.7%	+52.8%	−39.0 pts	−41.4 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

GJAN

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - January · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.8%, over a period ending Jan 15, 2027

Issuer Innovator First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 9% 15%

Outcome period Sep 30, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027 Jan 20, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027

Days left 352 94

Starting cap +20.2% +11.8%

Can still gain 18.4% 2.8%

Fall before buffer 1.5% 8.2%

Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period +2.0% +12.5%

Fund return this period +1.5% +8.0%

State today Open At cap

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Net assets $307m $443m

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 GJAN

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +11.8% for the period on Oct 13, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 2.8% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 8.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 94 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jan 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, BOCT or GJAN?: From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, BOCT can gain about 18.4% before its cap and GJAN about 2.8%, so BOCT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, BOCT or GJAN?: BOCT ends its outcome period on Sep 30, 2027 and GJAN on Jan 15, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BOCT or GJAN?: BOCT charges 0.79% a year and GJAN 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 ↗GJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for GJAN ↗

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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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