Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PQOC vs QSPT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 PQOC can fall 0.0% before its buffer engages and QSPT 0.0%, and QSPT resets 13 days sooner.
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Net assets: $29m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October, and $710m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September.
PQOC: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −3.6%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +21.4%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PQOC: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −3.6%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +21.4%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QSPT: reference −4.1% since period start, fund −2.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QSPT: reference −4.1% since period start, fund −2.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PQOC costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; QSPT is far larger, $710m against $28m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PQOC | QSPT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.3% | +12.2% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | QQQ | QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.90% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $28m | $710m |
| 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 | PQOC | QSPT | PQOC | QSPT |
| 3 months | −1.1% | −0.1% | +2.4 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.1% | +3.4% | +2.7 pts | +3.9 pts |
| 1 year | +10.3% | +12.2% | −1.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +58.4% | – | −29.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: PQOC Jan 2025 · QSPT Sep 2021 | +25.1% | +75.7% | −10.5 pts | −13.5 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.
Where each one stands today
QSPT resets first, on Sep 17, 2027, 317 days from now; PQOC runs to Sep 30, 2027, 330 days. PQOC can still gain 25.4% before its cap, QSPT 23.7%. A fall from here reaches PQOC’s buffer after 0.0% and QSPT’s after 0.0%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
PQOC
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 25.4% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 5.5% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 330 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QSPT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 23.7% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 5.9% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 317 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Sep 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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