Which has more room to gain, QBQF or QBUF?

From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, QBQF can gain about 4.6% before its cap and QBUF about 6.7%, so QBUF has more room left this period.

Which resets first, QBQF or QBUF?

QBQF ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and QBUF on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, QBQF or QBUF?

QBQF charges 0.74% a year and QBUF charges 0.79%, so QBQF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QBQF vs QBUF: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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As of Nov 4, 2026 QBQF can fall 0.0% before its buffer engages and QBUF 0.0%.

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Net assets: $13m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan, and $199m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly.

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At a glance

0.0%

QBQF can fall this far before its buffer

0.0%

QBUF can fall this far before its buffer

4.6%

QBQF can still gain

6.7%

QBUF can still gain

QBQF Buffer working

QBQF: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −1.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +3.6%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QBUF Buffer working

QBUF: reference −6.5% since period start, fund −1.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +4.7%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QBQF costs 0.05 points a year less; QBUF is 15.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QBQF vs QBUF: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	QBQF	QBUF
Return
Measure	QBQF	QBUF
Total return, 1 year	not published	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	QBQF	QBUF
What it tracks	QQQ	QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QBQF	QBUF
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$13m	$198m
Holdings
Measure	QBQF	QBUF
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · QBQF scores higher If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

IQ Buffer Score14.9QBQF2.6QBUF

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

QBQF 14.9

QBUF 2.6

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: QBQF vs QBUF: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	QBQF	QBUF	QBQF	QBUF
3 months	−1.1%	−1.8%	+2.4 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	−0.2%	−0.8%	+0.3 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	–	+4.0%	–	−7.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QBQF Apr 2026 · QBUF Jul 2024	+2.4%	+21.4%	−16.1 pts	−22.2 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

QBQF AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 3.6%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026 QBUF Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 4.7%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

Issuer AllianzIM Innovator

Reference index QQQ QQQ

Buffer 15% 10%

Outcome period Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

Days left 57 57

Starting cap +3.6% +4.7%

Can still gain 4.6% 6.7%

Fall before buffer 0.0% 0.0%

Protection left, index points 8.5% of 15.0% 3.5% of 10.0%

Index return this period −6.5% −6.5%

Fund return this period −1.1% −1.9%

State today Buffer working Buffer working

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%

Net assets, QBQF as of Nov 3, 2026 and QBUF as of Nov 4, 2026 $13m $199m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

QBQF resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 57 days from now; QBUF runs to Dec 31, 2026, 57 days. QBQF can still gain 4.6% before its cap, QBUF 6.7%. A fall from here reaches QBQF’s buffer after 0.0% and QBUF’s after 0.0%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

QBQF

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.6% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 8.5% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 57 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QBUF

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.7% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 3.5% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, QBQF or QBUF?: From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, QBQF can gain about 4.6% before its cap and QBUF about 6.7%, so QBUF has more room left this period.
Which resets first, QBQF or QBUF?: QBQF ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and QBUF on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, QBQF or QBUF?: QBQF charges 0.74% a year and QBUF charges 0.79%, so QBQF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Invesco QQQ Trust℠ →QBQF on its own →QBUF on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QBQF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AllianzIM page for QBQF ↗

QBUF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Innovator page for QBUF ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

ETFIQ calculates every number from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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