{
 "ticker": "OCT",
 "name": "VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October",
 "issuer": "VanEck",
 "desk": "buffer",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/oct",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/oct",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/oct.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-20",
 "verdict": "From Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, OCT returned 0.5%, against 0.7% for SPY.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "cap_before_fees_by_its_prospectus",
   "label": "Cap before fees, by its prospectus",
   "value": "13.8%",
   "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "sentence": "OCT, cap before fees, by its prospectus: 13.8%, as of Oct 1, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "13.8%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "source": "its prospectus, 497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/oct#fact-cap-before-fees-by-its-prospectus",
    "text": "OCT, cap before fees, by its prospectus: 13.8%, as of Oct 1, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "return_since_listing",
   "label": "Return since listing",
   "value": "+0.5%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "OCT, return since listing: +0.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+0.5%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/oct#fact-return-since-listing",
    "text": "OCT, return since listing: +0.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "kind",
   "label": "Kind",
   "value": "Buffer ETF",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "reference",
   "label": "Reference",
   "value": "SPY (S&P 500 Index)",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "outcome_period",
   "label": "Outcome period",
   "value": "from Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "buffer",
   "label": "Buffer",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "cap",
   "label": "Cap",
   "value": "a cap of 13.8% before fees",
   "source": "prospectus"
  },
  {
   "key": "cap_left_buffer_left_and_days_left",
   "label": "Cap left, buffer left and days left",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Oct 1, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "prospectus",
   "label": "Prospectus",
   "value": "497K filed Oct 1, 2026",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+0.5%",
   "SPY price return": "+0.7%",
   "Gap to SPY": "\u22120.2 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "What does OCT protect against?",
   "a": "Its prospectus states no fixed buffer."
  },
  {
   "q": "Does OCT have a cap?",
   "a": "Its prospectus states a cap of 13.8% before fees."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does OCT reset?",
   "a": "Its prospectus sets its outcome from Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "High since Oct 1, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$30.86 on Oct 13, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-13",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 30.8601,
   "window": {
    "from": "2026-10-01",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "Low since Oct 1, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$30.54 on Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 30.5444,
   "window": {
    "from": "2026-10-01",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$30.70, 48% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 30.6975
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-21",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, OCT, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/oct"
}