Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GOCT vs NVBU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 NVBU can fall 1.7% before its buffer engages and GOCT 1.3%, and GOCT resets 16 days sooner.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $453m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - October and $34m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Nov.
GOCT: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GOCT: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.NVBU: reference +1.5% since period start, fund +0.9%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NVBU costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; GOCT is 13.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GOCT | NVBU |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% | +7.7% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $453m | $34m |
| 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 | GOCT | NVBU | GOCT | NVBU |
| 3 months | +2.3% | −1.9% | +2.7 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.4% | +1.6% | +1.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| 1 year | +11.2% | +7.7% | −2.4 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 3 years | +39.4% | – | −37.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GOCT Oct 2023 · NVBU Nov 2024 | +42.2% | +23.4% | −40.2 pts | −10.9 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
GOCT resets first, on Oct 15, 2027, 345 days from now; NVBU runs to Oct 31, 2027, 361 days. A fall from here reaches GOCT’s buffer after 1.3% and NVBU’s after 1.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
GOCT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.7% 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: 15.0% of the 15.0% 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.
NVBU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 1.7% 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. 361 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Oct 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.
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