# OCT (VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October)

VanEck · Buffer ETFs · data as of Oct 20, 2026

From Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, OCT returned 0.5%, against 0.7% for SPY.

## Key facts

- OCT, cap before fees, by its prospectus: 13.8%, as of Oct 1, 2026.
- OCT, return since listing: +0.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026.

## OCT over each window to Oct 20, 2026

| Window | Total return | SPY price return | Gap to SPY |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Since launch | +0.5% | +0.7% | −0.2 pts |

## OCT key stats

- High since Oct 1, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $30.86 on Oct 13, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Low since Oct 1, 2026, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $30.54 on Oct 1, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range: $30.70, 48% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Buffer ETF | ETFIQ |
| Reference | SPY (S&P 500 Index) | ETFIQ |
| Outcome period | from Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027 | prospectus |
| Buffer | not read by ETFIQ | prospectus |
| Cap | a cap of 13.8% before fees | prospectus |
| Cap left, buffer left and days left | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Oct 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Prospectus | 497K filed Oct 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### What does OCT protect against?

Its prospectus states no fixed buffer.

### Does OCT have a cap?

Its prospectus states a cap of 13.8% before fees.

### When does OCT reset?

Its prospectus sets its outcome from Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, OCT, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/oct
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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