OCTM · FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - October
OCTM can gain 0.5% more before its cap and can fall 6.1% before its buffer engages. It resets in 42 days.
Where it sits today
SPY has returned +15.9% since this period started on Oct 20, 2025, which puts OCTM above its cap. The buffer runs from +0.0% to −43.7% and the cap sits at +7.0%, both in SPY terms. Green is the buffered zone, amber is past the cap, red is loss below the floor.
Period by period
| Window | Total return | SPY | Gap to SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +1.9% | +4.7% | −2.8 pts |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +15.2% | −10.9 pts |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +20.0% | −13.4 pts |
In plain words
The fund's own price can still drift up to about 0.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 6.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 13.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 43.7% of the 43.7% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 42 days remained on Sep 4, 2026. On Oct 16, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | SPY |
|---|---|
| Buffer | |
| Outcome period | Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026 |
| Starting cap | +7.0% |
| SPY return since period start | +15.9% |
| Fund return since period start | +5.6% |
| Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 4, 2026) | $32m |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | At cap |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 0.5% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 6.1% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 13.7% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 43.7% of 43.7% |
| Days left in period | 42 |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% |
Issuer-published figures as of the date shown; ETFIQ calculations marked. Definitions on the learn page. How this desk computes every figure
Questions people ask
- How much can OCTM still gain?
- Nothing more in index terms on Sep 4, 2026. SPY has already passed the cap of +7.0% for this period, which runs from Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026.
- How far can OCTM fall before the buffer helps?
- 6.1% in fund-price terms on Sep 4, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms SPY can fall 13.7% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the OCTM buffer is left?
- 43.7% of the 43.7% buffer sat below the SPY level on Sep 4, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does OCTM reset?
- The outcome period ends on Oct 16, 2026, 42 days from the data on Sep 4, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does OCTM cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% 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 this desk uses, defined in full on the buffer desk vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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