# DDFO (Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Oct)

Innovator · Buffer ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

As of Sep 18, 2026, DDFO has reached its cap.

## Key facts

- DDFO, past the cap, price drift left: 0.1%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- DDFO, fall before the buffer: 8.3%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- DDFO, protection left, index points: 15.0%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- DDFO, days to reset: 12, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- DDFO, net assets: $99m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- DDFO, expense ratio: 0.79% (issuer page, Sep 18, 2026).

## DDFO over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Total return | SPY | Gap to SPY |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +2.3% | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +7.2% | +18.0% | −10.9 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reference index | SPY | ETFIQ |
| Buffer | 15% | ETFIQ |
| Outcome period | Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Starting cap | +9.0% | ETFIQ |
| SPY return since period start | +14.3% | ETFIQ |
| Fund return since period start | +8.1% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $99m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Band state today | At cap | ETFIQ |
| Can still gain | 0.1% | issuer, fund price |
| Fall before buffer | 8.3% | issuer, fund price |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms | 12.5% | ETFIQ |
| Protection left in index points | 15.0% of 15.0% | ETFIQ |
| Days left in period | 12 | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | issuer page, Sep 18, 2026 |

## Questions

### How much can DDFO still gain?

Nothing more in index terms on Sep 18, 2026. SPY has already passed the cap of +9.0% for this period, which runs from Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026.

### How far can DDFO fall before the buffer helps?

8.3% in fund-price terms on Sep 18, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms SPY can fall 12.5% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.

### How much of the DDFO 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 DDFO reset?

The outcome period ends on Sep 30, 2026, 12 days from the data on Sep 18, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.

### What does DDFO cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, DDFO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ddfo
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