Which resets first, NMAY or QQMY?

NMAY ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and QQMY on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, NMAY or QQMY?

NMAY charges 0.79% a year and QQMY charges 0.30%, so QQMY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

NMAY vs QQMY: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 QQMY can fall 9.7% before its buffer engages and NMAY 6.2%. Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - May and Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series.

NMAYBetween buffer and cap

NMAY: reference +10.8% since period start, fund +6.3%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +16.2%; Between buffer and cap.

QQMYBetween buffer and cap

QQMY: reference +10.8% since period start, fund +6.2%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · NMAY scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

NMAY 68.1

QQMY 44.5

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

NMAY resets first, on Apr 30, 2027, 212 days from now; QQMY runs to Apr 30, 2027, 212 days. A fall from here reaches NMAY’s buffer after 6.2% and QQMY’s after 9.7%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	NMAY	QQMY	NMAY	QQMY
3 months	+3.1%	+2.7%	+0.9 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+7.7%	not published	−19.1 pts	not published
1 year	+11.1%	not published	−12.7 pts	not published

NMAY and QQMY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

NMAY

Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - May · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 16.2%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027

QQMY

Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 15.0%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027

Issuer Innovator Corgi

Reference index QQQ QQQ

Buffer 15% 15%

Outcome period Apr 30, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027

Days left 212 212

Starting cap +16.2% +15.0%

Can still gain 9.0% not published

Fall before buffer 6.2% 9.7%

Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period +10.8% +10.8%

Fund return this period +6.3% +6.2%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.30%

Net assets $58m $2m

NMAY and QQMY on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

NMAY in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 9.7% 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. 212 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QQMY in plain words

The fund's price can fall 9.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, NMAY or QQMY?: NMAY ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and QQMY on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, NMAY or QQMY?: NMAY charges 0.79% a year and QQMY charges 0.30%, so QQMY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where these figures came from

NMAY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for NMAY ↗QQMY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗

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