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CPSM vs FAPR: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 FAPR can fall 6.6% before its buffer engages and CPSM 2.0%, and FAPR resets 14 days sooner.

Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - May and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April.

CPSMFull floor
full floor beneathfull floor−0.2% buffer start0% period start+6.5% capTODAY · SPY +5.7%full floor beneathfull floor−0.2% buffer start0% start+6.5% capTODAY · SPY +5.7%
FAPRBetween buffer and cap
10 pts+9%−10.0% floor0% period start+15.2% capTODAY · SPY +9.0%−10.0% floor0% start+15.2% capTODAY · SPY +9.0%

These are two different products. CPSM is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. FAPR 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

FAPR resets first, on Apr 16, 2027, 207 days from now; CPSM runs to Apr 30, 2027, 221 days. A fall from here reaches CPSM’s buffer after 2.0% and FAPR’s after 6.6%. 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

CPSM and FAPR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
CPSMFAPRCPSMFAPR
3 months+1.0%+2.2%−1.2 pts0.0 pts
6 months+2.6%+7.1%−15.4 pts−10.9 pts
1 year+4.6%+10.0%−11.9 pts−6.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+44.4%not published−34.0 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
CPSM and FAPR on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CPSM
Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - May
Absorbs losses from 0.2% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 6.5%, over a period ending Apr 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
IssuerCalamosFirst Trust
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer0% to 100%10%
Outcome periodMay 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027Apr 20, 2026 to Apr 16, 2027
Days left221207
Starting cap+6.5%+15.2%
Can still gainnot published7.7%
Fall before buffer2.0%6.6%
Protection left, index points99.8% of 99.8%10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period+5.7%+9.0%
Fund return this period+1.8%+6.2%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.69%0.85%
Net assets$58m$1.3bn

CPSM in plain words

The fund's price can fall 2.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 5.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.8% of the 99.8% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 221 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

FAPR in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.7% 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, SPY can fall 8.2% 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. 207 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Apr 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPSM or FAPR?
CPSM ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and FAPR on Apr 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPSM or FAPR?
CPSM charges 0.69% a year and FAPR charges 0.85%, so CPSM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CPSM against FAPR, 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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