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CBTO Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF - October

Absorbs losses from 20.6% to 100.0% on Bitcoin and caps the gain at 41.0%, over a period ending Oct 7, 2026

As of Sep 12, 2026, Bitcoin is down 36.4% and CBTO's protection has held the loss to 20.6%.

Calamos · Buffer ETFs · data as of

Key facts

not publishedCan still gain
0.0%Fall before the buffer
63.6%Protection left, index points
25Days to reset

Method

58th of 380 buffer ETFs by how soon they reset

CBTOBuffer working
full floor beneath+41% more to the capfull floor−20.6% buffer start0% period start+41.0% capTODAY · Bitcoin −36.4%+41% to capfull floor−20.6% buffer start0% start+41.0% capTODAY · Bitcoin −36.4%

Method

In plain words

25 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Oct 7, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CBTO (Calamos Bitcoin 80 Series Structured Alt Protection ETF - October), buffer ETFs fields as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Reference indexBitcoin
Buffer21% to 100%
Outcome periodOct 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026
Starting cap+41.0%
Bitcoin return since period start−36.4%
Fund return since period start−20.5%
Net assets (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$31m
Band state today (ETFIQ)Buffer working
Can still gain (issuer, fund price)not published
Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price)0.0%
Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ)0.0%
Protection left in index points (ETFIQ)63.6% of 79.4%
Days left in period25
Expense ratio (issuer page, Sep 12, 2026)0.69%

Issuer-published figures as of the date shown; ETFIQ calculations marked. Definitions on the learn page. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How far can CBTO fall before the buffer helps?
0.0% in fund-price terms on Sep 12, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms Bitcoin can fall 0.0% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
How much of the CBTO buffer is left?
63.6% of the 79.4% buffer sat below the Bitcoin level on Sep 12, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
When does CBTO reset?
The outcome period ends on Oct 7, 2026, 25 days from the data on Sep 12, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
What does CBTO cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.

The words on this page

Buffer
The first slice of loss the fund absorbs for you over its outcome period, stated on the reference index. A 15% buffer means the index can fall 15% before you take any of it.
Cap
The most the fund can return over the period, however far the index rises. It is the price paid for the buffer.
Outcome period
The window the buffer and cap apply over, usually a year. Both are set at the start and only hold if you are there for the whole of it.
Reset
The day one outcome period ends and the next begins, with a fresh buffer and a fresh cap struck at that day’s level.
Protection left
The part of the buffer still below today’s index level. A buffer bought mid-period is not the full buffer; this is what is left of it.

Every term used here, defined in full on the buffer ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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