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PAPR vs UOCT: which one stands where?

As of Sep 13, 2026 UOCT can fall 14.2% before its buffer engages and PAPR 7.9%, and UOCT resets 182 days sooner.

Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Apr and Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Oct, side by side, buffer ETFs on ETFIQ.

7.9%PAPR can fall this far before its buffer
14.2%UOCT can fall this far before its buffer
5.0%PAPR can still gain
0.4%UOCT can still gain

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: PAPR scores higher

If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

PAPR 61.3UOCT 4.30.2, 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

PAPRAt its cap
15 pts of buffer+14% gain captured−15.0% floor0% period start+14.0% capTODAY · SPY +17.5%15 pts+14%−15.0% floor0% start+14.0% capTODAY · SPY +17.5%
UOCTAt its cap
30 pts of buffer+11% gain captured−35.0% floor−5.0% buffer start0% period start+11.0% capTODAY · SPY +14.7%30 pts of buffer+11%−35.0% floor−5.0% buffer start0% start+11.0% capTODAY · SPY +14.7%

Where each one stands today

UOCT resets first, on Sep 30, 2026, 19 days from now; PAPR runs to Mar 31, 2027, 201 days. PAPR can still gain 5.0% before its cap, UOCT 0.4%. A fall from here reaches PAPR’s buffer after 7.9% and UOCT’s after 14.2%. Both track SPY, 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

PAPR and UOCT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
PAPRUOCTPAPRUOCT
3 months+2.4%+3.2%−0.9 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+9.0%+9.4%−7.0 pts−6.6 pts
1 year+12.4%+10.4%−5.1 pts−7.1 pts
3 years+37.8%+38.9%−40.1 pts−39.0 pts
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PAPR and UOCT on the same fields, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAPR
Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Apr
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.0%, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027
UOCT
Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Oct
Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 35.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 11.0%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2026
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer15%5% to 35%
Outcome periodMar 31, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Days left20119
Starting cap+14.0%+11.0%
Can still gain5.0%0.4%
Fall before buffer7.9%14.2%
Protection left, index points15.0% of 15.0%30.0% of 30.0%
Index return this period+17.5%+14.7%
Fund return this period+8.2%+9.8%
State todayAt capAt cap
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%

PAPR in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +14.0% for the period on Sep 13, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 5.0% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 7.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 14.9% 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. 201 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

UOCT in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +11.0% for the period on Sep 13, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.4% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 14.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 17.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 19 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, PAPR or UOCT?
From their prices on Sep 13, 2026, PAPR can gain about 5.0% before its cap and UOCT about 0.4%, so PAPR has more room left this period.
Which resets first, PAPR or UOCT?
PAPR ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and UOCT on Sep 30, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, PAPR or UOCT?
PAPR charges 0.79% a year and UOCT charges 0.79%, so PAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PAPR against UOCT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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