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PMAR vs PMAY: which one stands where?

As of Sep 13, 2026 PMAR can fall 6.8% before its buffer engages and PMAY 4.2%, and PMAR resets 61 days sooner.

Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Mar and Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - May, side by side, buffer ETFs on ETFIQ.

6.8%PMAR can fall this far before its buffer
4.2%PMAY can fall this far before its buffer
5.2%PMAR can still gain
8.3%PMAY can still gain

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: PMAY scores higher

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

PMAR 68.1PMAY 860.2, 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

PMARBetween buffer and cap
15 pts of buffer+11.4% gain captured−15.0% floor0% period start+12.8% capTODAY · SPY +11.4%15 pts of buffer+11.4%−15.0% floor0% start+12.8% capTODAY · SPY +11.4%
PMAYBetween buffer and cap
15 pts of buffer+6.3% gain captured+6.7% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+13.0% capTODAY · SPY +6.3%15 pts of buffer+6.3%−15.0% floor0% start+13.0% capTODAY · SPY +6.3%

Where each one stands today

PMAR resets first, on Feb 28, 2027, 170 days from now; PMAY runs to Apr 30, 2027, 231 days. PMAR can still gain 5.2% before its cap, PMAY 8.3%. A fall from here reaches PMAR’s buffer after 6.8% and PMAY’s after 4.2%. 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

PMAR and PMAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
PMARPMAYPMARPMAY
3 months+2.6%+2.5%−0.7 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+8.7%+6.0%−7.3 pts−10.0 pts
1 year+11.7%+8.9%−5.8 pts−8.6 pts
3 years+43.0%+40.3%−34.9 pts−37.6 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
PMAR and PMAY on the same fields, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PMAR
Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Mar
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 12.8%, over a period ending Feb 28, 2027
PMAY
Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - May
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.0%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer15%15%
Outcome periodFeb 28, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027Apr 30, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Days left170231
Starting cap+12.8%+13.0%
Can still gain5.2%8.3%
Fall before buffer6.8%4.2%
Protection left, index points15.0% of 15.0%15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period+11.4%+6.3%
Fund return this period+6.8%+4.1%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%

PMAR in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.2% 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. 170 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Feb 28, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

PMAY in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 231 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, PMAR or PMAY?
From their prices on Sep 13, 2026, PMAR can gain about 5.2% before its cap and PMAY about 8.3%, so PMAY has more room left this period.
Which resets first, PMAR or PMAY?
PMAR ends its outcome period on Feb 28, 2027 and PMAY on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, PMAR or PMAY?
PMAR charges 0.79% a year and PMAY charges 0.79%, so PMAR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PMAR against PMAY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, PMAR against PMAY, data as of Sep 13, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/pmar-vs-pmay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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