The largest buffer ETFs

See 15 funds ranked by net assets. Updated Oct 27, 2026. A buffer ETF’s cap and buffer are struck on the first day of its outcome period. What is left of them moves every day after that. The fund page carries today’s.

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$3.2bn

first, BALT

$1.2bn

last, PSEP

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The largest buffer ETFs
#	Ticker	Fund	Net assets ↓	Buffer	Tracks	Period ends	Source
1	BALT	Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF - Qu	$3.2bn	20%	SPY	Dec 31, 2026	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
2	FJAN	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January	$1.5bn	10%	SPY	Jan 15, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
3	FMAY	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May	$1.5bn	10%	SPY	May 21, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
4	FAUG	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August	$1.4bn	10%	SPY	Aug 20, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
5	FJUN	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June	$1.4bn	10%	SPY	Jun 17, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
6	FSEP	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Septemb	$1.4bn	10%	SPY	Sep 17, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
7	PJAN	Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF -	$1.4bn	15%	SPY	Dec 31, 2026	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
8	FJUL	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July	$1.4bn	10%	SPY	Jul 16, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
9	FFEB	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Februar	$1.4bn	10%	SPY	Feb 19, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
10	FAPR	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April	$1.3bn	10%	SPY	Apr 16, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
11	FDEC	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Decembe	$1.3bn	10%	SPY	Dec 18, 2026	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
12	PJUL	Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF -	$1.3bn	15%	SPY	Jun 30, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
13	FOCT	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October	$1.3bn	10%	SPY	Oct 15, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
14	FNOV	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Novembe	$1.3bn	10%	SPY	Nov 20, 2026	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026
15	PSEP	Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF -	$1.2bn	15%	SPY	Aug 31, 2027	Issuer page, Oct 26, 2026

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.CSV Method

Method

Ranked on the most recent net assets ETFIQ can source for each fund, with the kind of source named beside it.

The rest of the method

Size shows where the money is, not what a fund did. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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Sources and dates

Innovator, AllianzIM and FT Vest publish each fund’s current outcome-period values dailysec.gov ↗

SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filingsefts.sec.gov ↗

SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holdssec.gov ↗

Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must sayecfr.gov ↗

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