DDFD Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Dec
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 9.6%, over a period ending Nov 30, 2026
As of Sep 18, 2026, DDFD has reached its cap.
Key facts
Period by period
| Window | Total return | SPY | Gap to SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +2.1% | +2.3% | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.8% | +18.0% | −10.2 pts |
In plain words
The fund's own price can still drift up to about 1.7% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 7.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 73 days remained on Sep 18, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | SPY |
|---|---|
| Buffer | 15% |
| Outcome period | Nov 30, 2025 to Nov 30, 2026 |
| Starting cap | +9.6% |
| SPY return since period start | +11.4% |
| Fund return since period start | +7.1% |
| Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026) | $95m |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | At cap |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 1.7% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 7.2% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 10.3% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 15.0% of 15.0% |
| Days left in period | 73 |
| Expense ratio (issuer page, Sep 18, 2026) | 0.79% |
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 DDFD still gain?
- Nothing more in index terms on Sep 18, 2026. SPY has already passed the cap of +9.6% for this period, which runs from Nov 30, 2025 to Nov 30, 2026.
- How far can DDFD fall before the buffer helps?
- 7.2% in fund-price terms on Sep 18, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms SPY can fall 10.3% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the DDFD buffer is left?
- 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer sat below the SPY level on Sep 18, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does DDFD reset?
- The outcome period ends on Nov 30, 2026, 73 days from the data on Sep 18, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does DDFD cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% 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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