Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NOCT vs QBQF: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 NOCT can fall 0.0% before its buffer engages and QBQF 0.0%, and QBQF resets 273 days sooner.
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Net assets: $316m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Growth-100 Power Buffer ETF - Oct, and $13m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan.
NOCT: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +18.7%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOCT: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +18.7%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QBQF: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −1.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +3.6%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QBQF costs 0.05 points a year less; NOCT is far larger, $314m against $13m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NOCT | QBQF |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.0% | not published |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | QQQ | QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $314m | $13m |
| 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 | NOCT | QBQF | NOCT | QBQF |
| 3 months | −1.0% | −1.1% | +2.6 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +1.9% | −0.2% | +2.4 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 1 year | +9.0% | – | −2.7 pts | – |
| 3 years | +44.2% | – | −44.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: NOCT Oct 2019 · QBQF Apr 2026 | +103.9% | +2.4% | −165.6 pts | −16.1 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.
They do not reset together. QBQF has 57 days of its period left and NOCT has 330, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.
Where each one stands today
QBQF resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 57 days from now; NOCT runs to Sep 30, 2027, 330 days. NOCT can still gain 22.4% before its cap, QBQF 4.6%. A fall from here reaches NOCT’s buffer after 0.0% and QBQF’s after 0.0%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
NOCT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 22.4% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 8.5% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 330 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QBQF
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.6% more before it reaches its cap. 57 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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