{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/","section":"learn","title":"Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF | ETFIQ","description":"Plain-words glossaries, one per category, defining every term ETFIQ uses, from the buffer and the cap to active share and the stated multiple.","as_of":"Oct 20, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF","description":"Plain-words glossaries, one per category, defining every term ETFIQ uses, from the buffer and the cap to active share and the stated multiple.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/","dateModified":"2026-10-20","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2440,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn: how to read a buffer, income or... \n On this page\n Reading a leveraged ETF: the words Reading a buffer ETF: the vocabulary in plain words Reading an income ETF: the vocabulary in plain words Reading a thematic ETF: the vocabulary Reading a crypto ETF: the vocabulary in plain words Reading an alternatives ETF: the vocabulary Where to next \n Vocabulary\n 6 glossaries, one per category, in the order the words appear on a fund card.\n Reading a leveraged ETF Reading a buffer ETF Reading an income ETF Reading a thematic ETF Reading a crypto ETF Reading an alternatives ETF Reading a leveraged ETF: the words \n What the stated multiple, the daily reset, compounding and decay mean on a leveraged or inverse ETF, and why two times a day is not two times a year.\n Reading a buffer ETF: the vocabulary in plain words \n What the band, the cap, the buffer, protection left and the outcome period mean on a defined outcome ETF, defined one at a time.\n Reading an income ETF: the vocabulary in plain words \n What cash paid, total return, the benchmark gap, the payout rate and return of capital mean on an option-income ETF.\n Reading a thematic ETF: the vocabulary \n What overlap, active share, in-index weight, concentration and drawdown mean on a thematic ETF, and why the name is not the holdings.\n Reading a crypto ETF: the vocabulary in plain words \n What tracking difference, spot, sponsor and staking mean on a crypto ETF, why these are trusts rather than registered funds, and why two returns cannot always be subtracted.\n Reading an alternatives ETF: the vocabulary \n What correlation, beta, a down week, down-week capture and return against T-bills mean on an alternatives ETF, and why each is measured weekly over one year.\n Where to next\n Questions Rankings ETFIQ Research Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/ Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 20, 2026). Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/ Markdown [Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF (ETFIQ, Oct 20, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"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, Learn: how to read a buffer, income or thematic ETF, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/"}