CPRY vs KFEB: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 KFEB can fall 6.6% before its buffer engages and CPRY 4.8%, and CPRY resets 31 days sooner. Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January and Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - Feb.

CPRYAt its cap
At its capCPRY: reference +11.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer −1 to floor; cap +7.0%; At its cap.full floor beneath+7%full floor−0.5% buffer start0% period start+7.0% capTODAY · IWM +11.7%At its capCPRY: reference +11.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer −1 to floor; cap +7.0%; At its cap.full floor beneathfull floor−0.5% buffer start0% start+7.0% capTODAY · IWM +11.7%

CPRY: reference +11.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer −1 to floor; cap +7.0%; At its cap.

KFEBBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capKFEB: reference +7.0% since period start, fund +6.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap.15 pts+7%−15.0% floor0% period start+17.6% capTODAY · IWM +7.0%Between buffer and capKFEB: reference +7.0% since period start, fund +6.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap.−15.0% floor0% start+17.6% capTODAY · IWM +7.0%

KFEB: reference +7.0% since period start, fund +6.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap.

These are two different products. CPRY is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. KFEB is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

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

They do not reset together. CPRY has 92 days of its period left and KFEB has 123, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.

Where each one stands today

CPRY resets first, on Jan 1, 2027, 92 days from now; KFEB runs to Jan 31, 2027, 123 days. A fall from here reaches CPRY’s buffer after 4.8% and KFEB’s after 6.6%. Both track IWM, 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 returnGap to the reference
WindowCPRYKFEBCPRYKFEB
3 months+0.9%−1.6%+7.9 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+3.9%+8.4%−8.0 pts−3.5 pts
1 year+8.3%+14.2%−7.7 pts−1.9 pts

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

On the same fields

CPRY
Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January · Absorbs losses from 0.5% to 100.0% on IWM and caps the gain at 7.0%, over a period ending Jan 1, 2027
KFEB
Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - Feb · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on IWM and caps the gain at 17.6%, over a period ending Jan 31, 2027
Issuer Calamos Innovator
Reference index IWM IWM
Buffer 1% to 100% 15%
Outcome period Jan 2, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027 Jan 31, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
Days left 92 123
Starting cap +7.0% +17.6%
Can still gain not published 10.0%
Fall before buffer 4.8% 6.6%
Protection left, index points 99.5% of 99.5% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +11.7% +7.0%
Fund return this period +4.6% +6.5%
State today At cap Open
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.79%
Net assets $35m $40m

CPRY and KFEB on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CPRY in plain words

IWM had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.0% for the period on Oct 1, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 4.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, IWM can fall 10.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.5% of the 99.5% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 92 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jan 1, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

KFEB in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, IWM can fall 6.6% 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 IWM level. 123 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jan 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPRY or KFEB?
CPRY ends its outcome period on Jan 1, 2027 and KFEB on Jan 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPRY or KFEB?
CPRY charges 0.69% a year and KFEB charges 0.79%, so CPRY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, CPRY against KFEB, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/cpry-vs-kfeb

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