{"url":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/","section":"portfolio","title":"Buffer ETF Protection Calculator for a Portfolio | ETFIQ","description":"With 50% in BALT, a 20% S&P 500 fall would leave a mix at \u221210.0%. Test a buffer ETF in a portfolio on its own cap and buffer.","as_of":"Oct 27, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"WebApplication","@id":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/#tool","name":"Buffer protection for a portfolio","url":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/","applicationCategory":"FinanceApplication","operatingSystem":"Any","isAccessibleForFree":true,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"0","priceCurrency":"USD"},"description":"With 50% in BALT, a \u221220% move in the S&P 500 over its outcome period would leave the mix at \u221210.0%, against \u221220.0% unprotected, on its terms for Oct 27, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-10-27","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"browserRequirements":"The dated answer is in the page; the controls need JavaScript."},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why from reset to reset?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A buffer and a cap apply to a whole outcome period. Bought part way, use the entry point tool to see what is left."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What does the rest of the mix do?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Here it moves one for one with the S&P 500, as an index fund would, before fees."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"My portfolio","item":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Buffer protection for a portfolio","item":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"Buffer ETF Protection Calculator for a Portfolio","description":"With 50% in BALT, a 20% S&P 500 fall would leave a mix at \u221210.0%. Test a buffer ETF in a portfolio on its own cap and buffer.","url":"https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/","dateModified":"2026-10-27","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1442,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / My portfolio / Buffer protection for a portfolio \n \n Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n Buffer protection for a portfolio\n a buffer fund in a mix, through a market fall\n With 50% in BALT, a \u221220% move in the S&P 500 over its outcome period would leave the mix at \u221210.0%, against \u221220.0% unprotected, on its terms for Oct 27, 2026.\n Held from reset to reset, before fees; the rest of the mix moves with the index.\n Caps and buffers as published by each issuer for Oct 27, 2026.\n Questions people ask\n Why from reset to reset? A buffer and a cap apply to a whole outcome period. Bought part way, use the entry point tool to see what is left. What does the rest of the mix do? Here it moves one for one with the S&P 500, as an index fund would, before fees. Where to next\n Cash drag Move Own My portfolio Buffer ladder \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Buffer protection for a portfolio, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/ Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Buffer protection for a portfolio, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 27, 2026). Buffer protection for a portfolio. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/ Markdown [Buffer protection for a portfolio (ETFIQ, Oct 27, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/)","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":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, Buffer protection for a portfolio, data as of Oct 27, 2026. https://etfiq.com/portfolio/protect/"}