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CPSF vs PBFB: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 PBFB can fall 6.5% before its buffer engages and CPSF 3.7%, and CPSF resets 2 days sooner.

Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - February and PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - February.

CPSFAt its cap
full floor beneathfull floor−0.4% buffer start0% period start+5.9% capTODAY · SPY +9.5%full floor beneathfull floor−0.4% buffer start0% start+5.9% capTODAY · SPY +9.5%
PBFBAt its cap
20 pts of buffer+10.7%−20.0% floor0% period start+10.7% capTODAY · SPY +11.8%−20.0% floor0% start+10.7% capTODAY · SPY +11.8%

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

Where each one stands today

CPSF resets first, on Jan 29, 2027, 130 days from now; PBFB runs to Jan 31, 2027, 132 days. A fall from here reaches CPSF’s buffer after 3.7% and PBFB’s after 6.5%. Both track SPY, 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

CPSF and PBFB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
CPSFPBFBCPSFPBFB
3 months+1.3%+2.1%−1.0 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+4.0%+8.8%−14.1 pts−9.3 pts
1 year+5.8%+10.0%−10.8 pts−6.6 pts
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CPSF and PBFB on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CPSF
Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - February
Absorbs losses from 0.4% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 5.9%, over a period ending Jan 29, 2027
PBFB
PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - February
Absorbs the first 20% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 10.7%, over a period ending Jan 31, 2027
IssuerCalamosPGIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer0% to 100%20%
Outcome periodFeb 2, 2026 to Jan 29, 2027Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
Days left130132
Starting cap+5.9%+10.7%
Can still gainnot published3.5%
Fall before buffer3.7%6.5%
Protection left, index points99.6% of 99.6%20.0% of 20.0%
Index return this period+9.5%+11.8%
Fund return this period+3.5%+6.5%
State todayAt capAt cap
Expense ratio0.69%0.50%
Net assets$35m$41m

CPSF in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +5.9% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 3.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 9.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.6% of the 99.6% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 130 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Jan 29, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

PBFB in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +10.7% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 6.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 132 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Jan 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPSF or PBFB?
CPSF ends its outcome period on Jan 29, 2027 and PBFB on Jan 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPSF or PBFB?
CPSF charges 0.69% a year and PBFB charges 0.50%, so PBFB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CPSF against PBFB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources