{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/octt-vs-pqxv","section":"compare","title":"OCTT vs PQXV: Cap, Buffer & Days Left | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026 OCTT can gain 16.5% before its cap and PQXV 2.1%. Each can fall 1.4% and 0.7% before its buffer engages, on SPY.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which has more room to gain, OCTT or PQXV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, OCTT can gain about 16.5% before its cap and PQXV about 2.1%, so OCTT has more room left this period."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which resets first, OCTT or PQXV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OCTT ends its outcome period on Sep 30, 2027 and PQXV on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, OCTT or PQXV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OCTT charges 0.74% a year and PQXV charges 0.50%, so PQXV is cheaper. 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Each can fall 1.4% and 0.7% before its buffer engages, on SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/octt-vs-pqxv","dateModified":"2026-11-04","abstract":"As of Nov 4, 2026 OCTT can fall 1.4% before its buffer engages and PQXV 0.7%, and PQXV resets 273 days sooner.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of OCTT and PQXV","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026 OCTT can gain 16.5% before its cap and PQXV 2.1%. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. OCTT PQXV \n Expense ratio 0.74% 0.50% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $121m $3.8m \n Total return, 1 year +13.7% not published \n What it tracks SPY SPY \n Holdings ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, OCTT against PQXV, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/octt-vs-pqxv","a":{"ticker":"OCTT","name":"AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Oct","issuer":"AllianzIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since Oct 1, 2026, OCTT returned 0.7%, against SPY's 0.5% price return. It can gain 16.5% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/octt","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"16.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"1.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"10.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"330","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$121m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"PQXV","name":"PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 15 ETF","issuer":"PGIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since Oct 1, 2026, PQXV returned 0.6%, against SPY's 0.6% price return. It can gain 2.1% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pqxv","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"2.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"57","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.8m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer data, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/octt-vs-pqxv"}