PQOC PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October
Absorbs the first 12% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 16.3%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2026
As of Sep 11, 2026, PQOC has reached its cap.
Key facts
ETFIQ Downside Cover Score
7.3272nd of 293
PQOC absorbs 34% of the next 20% fall in what it tracks. Its reference has already passed the cap, so there is no upside left to take.
If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
That is the share of the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period sitting at or below PQOC. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.
49th of 380 buffer ETFs by how soon they reset
In plain words
The fund's own price can still drift up to about 1.0% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 13.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 16.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 19 days remained on Sep 11, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | QQQ |
|---|---|
| Buffer | 12% |
| Outcome period | Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 |
| Starting cap | +16.3% |
| QQQ return since period start | +19.1% |
| Fund return since period start | +14.7% |
| Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026) | $26m |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | At cap |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 1.0% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 13.2% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 16.0% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 12.0% of 12.0% |
| Days left in period | 19 |
| Expense ratio (issuer data, Sep 11, 2026) | 0.50% |
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 much can PQOC still gain?
- Nothing more in index terms on Sep 11, 2026. QQQ has already passed the cap of +16.3% for this period, which runs from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026.
- How far can PQOC fall before the buffer helps?
- 13.2% in fund-price terms on Sep 11, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms QQQ can fall 16.0% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the PQOC buffer is left?
- 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer sat below the QQQ level on Sep 11, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does PQOC reset?
- The outcome period ends on Sep 30, 2026, 19 days from the data on Sep 11, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does PQOC cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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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