CPSN vs ZNOV: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 9, 2026 ZNOV can fall 6.2% before its buffer engages and CPSN 6.1%, and CPSN resets 1 day sooner. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $34m for Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - November and $105m for Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr November.
CPSN costs 0.10 points a year less; both returned +6.3% over a year; ZNOV is 3.1 times larger.
| CPSN | ZNOV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | $34m | $105m |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.3% | +6.3% |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 12.2% | 12.4% |
CPSN: reference +13.9% since period start, fund +5.8%; buffer Floor; cap +6.8%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
ZNOV: reference +14.1% since period start, fund +5.8%; buffer Floor; cap +6.8%; At its cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Both are already at their cap, so neither gains from more rise in the index before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
CPSN resets first, on Oct 30, 2026, 21 days from now; ZNOV runs to Oct 31, 2026, 22 days. A fall from here reaches CPSN’s buffer after 6.1% and ZNOV’s after 6.2%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CPSN | ZNOV | CPSN | ZNOV |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +1.9% | −1.3 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | +4.6% | −9.9 pts | −10.0 pts |
| 1 year | +6.3% | +6.3% | −9.8 pts | −9.7 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CPSN in plain words
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +6.8% for the period on Oct 9, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 6.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 12.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 21 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Oct 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
ZNOV in plain words
The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.3% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 6.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 12.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 22 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Oct 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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How this is computed
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ETFIQ, CPSN against ZNOV, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/cpsn-vs-znov
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). CPSN against ZNOV. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/cpsn-vs-znov
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