NJAN vs PQJA: which one stands where?
As of Oct 1, 2026 PQJA can fall 11.5% before its buffer engages and NJAN 10.3%. Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - Jan and PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - January.
NJAN: reference +20.4% since period start, fund +10.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.7%; At its cap.
PQJA: reference +20.4% since period start, fund +12.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.9%; At its cap.
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Both are already at their cap, so neither gains from more rise in the index before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
NJAN resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 92 days from now; PQJA runs to Dec 31, 2026, 92 days. NJAN can still gain 3.0% before its cap, PQJA 3.5%. A fall from here reaches NJAN’s buffer after 10.3% and PQJA’s after 11.5%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
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Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NJAN | PQJA | NJAN | PQJA |
| 3 months | +3.3% | +3.8% | +1.1 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +12.7% | +15.1% | −14.2 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 1 year | +14.1% | +16.8% | −9.7 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 3 years | +49.5% | not published | −60.4 pts | not published |
NJAN and PQJA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
NJAN and PQJA on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NJAN in plain words
QQQ had already risen past this fund's cap of +14.7% for the period on Oct 1, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.0% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 10.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 17.0% 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 QQQ level. 92 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
PQJA in plain words
QQQ had already risen past this fund's cap of +16.9% for the period on Oct 1, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 11.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level.
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