Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FOCT vs NOVP: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 NOVP can fall 1.5% before its buffer engages and FOCT 1.3%, and FOCT resets 16 days sooner.
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Net assets: $1.3bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October, and $43m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - November.
FOCT: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FOCT: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.NOVP: reference +1.5% since period start, fund +1.0%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOVP: reference +1.5% since period start, fund +1.0%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NOVP costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; FOCT is far larger, $1.3bn against $41m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FOCT | NOVP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +11.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.3bn | $41m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FOCT | NOVP | FOCT | NOVP |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +0.9% | +3.3 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.7% | +4.7% | +2.2 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | +11.9% | +0.1 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 3 years | +49.2% | – | −27.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FOCT Oct 2020 · NOVP May 2024 | +85.0% | +34.3% | −39.2 pts | −10.4 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.
Where each one stands today
FOCT resets first, on Oct 15, 2027, 345 days from now; NOVP runs to Oct 31, 2027, 361 days. FOCT can still gain 15.8% before its cap, NOVP 14.8%. A fall from here reaches FOCT’s buffer after 1.3% and NOVP’s after 1.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
FOCT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 15.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.5% 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. 345 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Oct 15, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
NOVP
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 14.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 361 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Oct 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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