Data as of .
PMAY vs POCT: which one stands where?
As of Sep 13, 2026 POCT can fall 10.2% before its buffer engages and PMAY 4.2%, and POCT resets 212 days sooner.
ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: PMAY scores higher
If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
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
Where each one stands today
POCT resets first, on Sep 30, 2026, 19 days from now; PMAY runs to Apr 30, 2027, 231 days. PMAY can still gain 8.3% before its cap, POCT 0.5%. A fall from here reaches PMAY’s buffer after 4.2% and POCT’s after 10.2%. 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
| Window | Total return | Gap to the reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMAY | POCT | PMAY | POCT | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +3.1% | −0.8 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.0% | +9.7% | −10.0 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 1 year | +8.9% | +11.0% | −8.6 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 3 years | +40.3% | +39.7% | −37.6 pts | −38.2 pts |
| 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 | POCT Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Oct Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.8%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Reference index | SPY | SPY |
| Buffer | 15% | 15% |
| Outcome period | Apr 30, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 | Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 |
| Days left | 231 | 19 |
| Starting cap | +13.0% | +11.8% |
| Can still gain | 8.3% | 0.5% |
| Fall before buffer | 4.2% | 10.2% |
| Protection left, index points | 15.0% of 15.0% | 15.0% of 15.0% |
| Index return this period | +6.3% | +14.7% |
| Fund return this period | +4.1% | +10.4% |
| State today | Open | At cap |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
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. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 231 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
POCT in plain words
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +11.8% 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 0.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 10.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 12.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 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, PMAY or POCT?
- From their prices on Sep 13, 2026, PMAY can gain about 8.3% before its cap and POCT about 0.5%, so PMAY has more room left this period.
- Which resets first, PMAY or POCT?
- PMAY ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and POCT on Sep 30, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
- Which is cheaper, PMAY or POCT?
- PMAY charges 0.79% a year and POCT charges 0.79%, so PMAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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