CPSO vs FOCT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 21, 2026 FOCT can fall 1.6% before its buffer engages and CPSO 0.6%, and CPSO resets 15 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 21, 2026: $32m for Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF - October and $1.3bn for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October.
CPSO costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; FOCT is far larger, $1.3bn against $32m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CPSO | FOCT | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.85% |
| Net assets | $32m | $1.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +14.1% |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 1.2% | 1.3% |
CPSO: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +0.6%; buffer Floor; cap +8.8%; Full floor. Figures to Oct 21, 2026.
Figures to Oct 21, 2026.
FOCT: reference +1.3% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 21, 2026.
FOCT: reference +1.3% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 21, 2026.
These are two different products. CPSO is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. FOCT 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, 344 days from now; FOCT runs to Oct 15, 2027, 359 days. A fall from here reaches CPSO’s buffer after 0.6% and FOCT’s after 1.6%. 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 | FOCT | CPSO | FOCT |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +4.7% | −1.5 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +3.7% | +8.9% | −5.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +14.1% | −9.1 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 3 years | – | +53.0% | – | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: CPSO Oct 2024 · FOCT Oct 2020 | +12.8% | +85.5% | −23.2 pts | −40.5 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 21, 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 1.2% 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. 344 days remained on Oct 21, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
About FOCT
From its price on Oct 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 15.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.3% 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. 359 days remained on Oct 21, 2026. On Oct 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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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.
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