Buffer
431
Buffer ETFs on one outcome period of their own, Oct 20, 2026
8 issuers; 93 more hold a ladder of them or reset monthly, 524 in all
95
Buffer ETFs at their cap
22% of the 431 on one outcome period
48
Buffer ETFs resetting within 45 days
new terms are struck the next day
Income
376
Option-income ETFs covered, Oct 20, 2026
61 issuers
52 of 160
Broad option income ETFs ahead of their benchmark over one year
the 160 with a full year of figures; total return with distributions reinvested
−0.8 pts
Median gap to the benchmark, broad option income ETFs
one year, the 160 with a full year
11.8%
Median cash paid, broad option income ETFs
one year, as a percent of the starting price, the 160 with a full year
Themes
415
Thematic ETFs covered, Oct 20, 2026
54 themes
32.0%
Weight of the typical thematic ETF in S&P 500 companies
by its latest holdings filing
Leverage
739
Leveraged and inverse ETFs covered, Oct 20, 2026
485 on a single company
504 of 656
Leveraged ETFs that finished short of their stated multiple
three months
−4.5 pts
Median distance from the stated multiple, leveraged ETFs
three months
Crypto
56
Spot crypto ETFs covered, Oct 20, 2026
12 coins, 2 too thinly quoted to measure
36 of 54
Spot crypto ETFs within a point of the coin they hold
the fund’s return against the coin’s over the same days
−0.2 pts
Median distance from the coin, spot crypto ETFs
a year, or the whole record for a younger fund
0.25%
Median sponsor fee, spot crypto ETFs
read from each trust’s own 10-K, S-1 or 424B3
0.14% to 1.50%
Spread between the cheapest and dearest spot bitcoin ETF
13 funds holding the same asset
26 of 35
Spot crypto ETFs that say in their filings that they stake
only a proof of stake chain pays anything
Alternatives
86
Alternatives ETFs covered, Oct 20, 2026
9 strategies, 67 with a full year of weekly returns
17 of 67
Alternatives ETFs that rose when the S&P 500 fell
their average week when the index fell, over 52 weeks
+0.61
Median correlation with the S&P 500, alternatives ETFs
weekly returns over 52 weeks
39.8%
Median down-week capture, alternatives ETFs
a fund’s average in the index’s down weeks as a share of the index’s
49 of 67
Alternatives ETFs ahead of T-bills
total return against BIL’s over the same 52 weeks
Across the site
136
Underlyings sold at the same multiple by more than one issuer
each fund page carries the whole group side by side
1,633
Funds carrying a category score
7 categories, one score each
2,691
Funds in Stocks, Bonds, Commodities and Allocation
Every fund in the four broad categories, also listed on one page at /core/
What changed today
95 of 431 buffer ETFs on one outcome period sit at their cap today, 3 of them new since 2026-10-19. 64 buffer ETFs have their buffer absorbing losses right now. 18 buffer ETFs reset within 30 days; 7 reset in the last week and carry fresh caps. Over the last year, 52 of the 160 broad option income ETFs with a full year finished ahead of their benchmark once cash was counted and reinvested.
What changed today →Using these figures
Name ETFIQ as the source and state the date, for example: ETFIQ, data as of Oct 20, 2026, etfiq.com. The files are at Open data; the method is on Standards. Counts are of the funds ETFIQ covers. That is not the whole ETF market.