TEND iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Dec ETF
Absorbs losses from 0.5% to 10.0% on IVV and caps the gain at 16.1%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026
As of Sep 10, 2026, TEND sits between its buffer and its cap, with IVV up 11.2% since the period began.
Key facts
ETFIQ Downside Cover Score
25.1joint 219th of 293
TEND absorbs 48% of the next 20% fall in what it tracks.
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 TEND. 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.
76th of 380 buffer ETFs by net assets
In plain words
The fund's price can fall 8.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, IVV can fall 10.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 9.5% of the 9.5% buffer still sits below today's IVV level. 112 days remained on Sep 10, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | IVV |
|---|---|
| Buffer | 0% to 10% |
| Outcome period | Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 |
| Starting cap | +16.1% |
| IVV return since period start | +11.2% |
| Fund return since period start | not published |
| Net assets (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026) | $228m |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | Open |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 6.3% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 8.9% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 10.5% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 9.5% of 9.5% |
| Days left in period | 112 |
| Expense ratio (issuer page, Sep 10, 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 TEND still gain?
- About 6.3% from its price on Sep 10, 2026, before it reaches its cap, by the issuer's published figure. The cap for the period was set at +16.1%.
- How far can TEND fall before the buffer helps?
- 8.9% in fund-price terms on Sep 10, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms IVV can fall 10.5% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the TEND buffer is left?
- 9.5% of the 9.5% buffer sat below the IVV level on Sep 10, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does TEND reset?
- The outcome period ends on Dec 31, 2026, 112 days from the data on Sep 10, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does TEND 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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