Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDNQ vs QSPT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 DDNQ can fall 0.0% before its buffer engages and QSPT 0.0%, and DDNQ resets 260 days sooner.
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Net assets: $27m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Growth-100 Dual Directional 5 Buffer ETF - Quarterly, and $710m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September.
DDNQ: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −2.8%; buffer 0 to −5; cap +5.7%; Buffer exhausted. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DDNQ: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −2.8%; buffer 0 to −5; cap +5.7%; Buffer exhausted. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QSPT: reference −4.1% since period start, fund −2.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QSPT: reference −4.1% since period start, fund −2.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DDNQ costs 0.11 points a year less; QSPT is far larger, $710m against $26m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DDNQ | QSPT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.2% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | QQQ | QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.90% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $26m | $710m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Risk and return
Jan 9, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 42 weekly returnsFrom Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, QSPT returned more: +9.5% to +1.2%. DDNQ fell less at its worst: −4.5% to −6.3%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | DDNQ | QSPT | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +1.2% | +9.5% | QSPT | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.2% | +9.5% | QSPT | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −4.5% | −6.3% | DDNQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 42 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DDNQ | QSPT | DDNQ | QSPT |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −0.1% | +1.3 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | −1.5% | +3.4% | −0.9 pts | +3.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +12.2% | – | +0.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +58.4% | – | −29.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DDNQ Jan 2026 · QSPT Sep 2021 | +2.8% | +75.7% | −10.0 pts | −13.5 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
These are two different products. QSPT is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. DDNQ is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.
They do not reset together. DDNQ has 57 days of its period left and QSPT has 317, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.
Where each one stands today
DDNQ resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 57 days from now; QSPT runs to Sep 17, 2027, 317 days. DDNQ can still gain 8.6% before its cap, QSPT 23.7%. A fall from here reaches DDNQ’s buffer after 0.0% and QSPT’s after 0.0%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for DDNQ.
DDNQ
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.6% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 0.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 57 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QSPT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 23.7% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 5.9% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 317 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Sep 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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How this is computed
ETFIQ calculates every number 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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