CPSO vs DDFO: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 13, 2026 DDFO can fall 0.8% before its buffer engages and CPSO 0.6%. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $31m for Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - October and $143m for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Oct.
CPSO costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; DDFO is 4.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CPSO | DDFO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $31m | $143m |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +9.7% |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 1.8% | 1.9% |
CPSO: reference +1.9% since period start, fund +0.6%; buffer Floor; cap +8.8%; Full floor. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
DDFO: reference +1.9% since period start, fund +0.8%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +10.7%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
DDFO: reference +1.9% since period start, fund +0.8%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +10.7%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
These are two different products. CPSO is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. DDFO 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
CPSO resets first, on Sep 30, 2027, 352 days from now; DDFO runs to Sep 30, 2027, 352 days. A fall from here reaches CPSO’s buffer after 0.6% and DDFO’s after 0.8%. 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 | CPSO | DDFO | CPSO | DDFO |
| 3 months | +2.1% | +2.5% | −1.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +4.4% | +5.6% | −9.0 pts | −7.8 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +9.7% | −12.7 pts | −9.4 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: CPSO Oct 2024 · DDFO Oct 2025 | +12.8% | +8.8% | −24.1 pts | −7.6 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CPSO
The fund's price can fall 0.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.8% 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. 352 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
About DDFO
From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.9% 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.
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How this is computed
ETFIQ calculates every figure from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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