Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NOVM vs PDEC: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 PDEC can fall 10.1% before its buffer engages and NOVM 6.5%, and NOVM resets 10 days sooner.
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Net assets: $28m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November, and $987m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Dec.
NOVM: reference +16.3% since period start, fund +6.0%; buffer 0 to −58; cap +7.0%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOVM: reference +16.3% since period start, fund +6.0%; buffer 0 to −58; cap +7.0%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.PDEC: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +10.3%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PDEC: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +10.3%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PDEC costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; PDEC is far larger, $975m against $28m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NOVM | PDEC |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +12.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 14.0% | 10.8% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $28m | $975m |
| 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 | NOVM | PDEC | NOVM | PDEC |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.8% | +1.7 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.9% | +5.1% | −1.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +12.2% | −7.1 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +45.8% | – | −30.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NOVM Nov 2024 · PDEC Dec 2019 | +13.1% | +80.7% | −17.3 pts | −65.4 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.
NOVM is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
NOVM resets first, on Nov 20, 2026, 16 days from now; PDEC runs to Nov 30, 2026, 26 days. NOVM can still gain 0.1% before its cap, PDEC 1.8%. A fall from here reaches NOVM’s buffer after 6.5% and PDEC’s after 10.1%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
NOVM
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.0% for the period on Nov 4, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.1% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 6.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 14.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 58.0% of the 58.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 16 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Nov 20, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
PDEC
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 1.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 10.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.8% 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. 26 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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