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CPSN vs DDFN: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 DDFN can fall 8.3% before its buffer engages and CPSN 5.7%, and CPSN resets 1 days sooner.

Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - November and Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Nov.

CPSNAt its cap
full floor beneathfull floor−0.6% buffer start0% period start+6.2% capTODAY · SPY +11.5%full floor beneathfull floor−0.6% buffer start0% start+6.2% capTODAY · SPY +11.5%
DDFNAt its cap
15 pts+10%−15.0% floor0% period start+10.0% capTODAY · SPY +13.5%−15.0% floor0% start+10.0% capTODAY · SPY +13.5%

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

CPSN resets first, on Oct 30, 2026, 39 days from now; DDFN runs to Oct 31, 2026, 40 days. A fall from here reaches CPSN’s buffer after 5.7% and DDFN’s after 8.3%. 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

CPSN and DDFN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
CPSNDDFNCPSNDDFN
3 months+1.8%+1.9%−0.4 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+5.2%+8.0%−12.9 pts−10.1 pts
1 year+6.1%not published−10.5 ptsnot published
3 years+5533.2%not published+5412.4 ptsnot published
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CPSN and DDFN on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CPSN
Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - November
Absorbs losses from 0.6% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 6.2%, over a period ending Oct 30, 2026
DDFN
Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Nov
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 10.0%, over a period ending Oct 31, 2026
IssuerCalamosInnovator
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer1% to 100%15%
Outcome periodNov 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026
Days left3940
Starting cap+6.2%+10.0%
Can still gainnot published0.9%
Fall before buffer5.7%8.3%
Protection left, index points99.4% of 99.4%15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period+11.5%+13.5%
Fund return this period+5.5%+8.3%
State todayAt capAt cap
Expense ratio0.69%0.79%
Net assets$34m$63m

CPSN in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +6.2% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 5.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.4% of the 99.4% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 39 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Oct 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

DDFN in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +10.0% 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 0.9% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 8.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.9% 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. 40 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Oct 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPSN or DDFN?
CPSN ends its outcome period on Oct 30, 2026 and DDFN on Oct 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPSN or DDFN?
CPSN charges 0.69% a year and DDFN charges 0.79%, so CPSN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CPSN against DDFN, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CPSN against DDFN, data as of Sep 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/cpsn-vs-ddfn Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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