BUFR vs SMAX
YTDYear to date
BUFR wins+1.8 pts
Past year
BUFR wins+2.8 pts
Fee
BUFR winslower fee
Yield
SMAX wins+0.9 pts
AUM
BUFR85.4× more
3–1BUFR wins
BUFR and SMAX · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
SMAX vs S&P 500
3M$28.35 · −1.0% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3M ▼YTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return−1.0%−1.0%+0.7%+5.2%+6.3%——+14.8%
Peer average−2.3%+91.6%−1.7%+5.9%+7.6%+45.7%+49.5%—
S&P 500 · VOO−4.4%−5.7%−4.9%+8.4%+9.8%+82.2%+71.6%+790.6%
iShares SMAX and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 5, 2026
SMAX’s Holdings
Today[…] The fund reports no holdings yet.
All 373 Buffer ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFR | FT Vest Laddered BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +7.0% | +7.0% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +5.9% | +5.9% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +5.1% | +5.1% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JanuaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.1% | +10.1% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - MayReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +4.6% | +4.6% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | FAUG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AugustReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +6.0% | +6.0% | $1.4B | |
| 7 | FJUN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JuneReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +4.5% | +4.5% | $1.4B | |
| 8 | FSEP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - SeptemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.2% | +8.2% | $1.4B | |
| 9 | PJAN | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +8.9% | +8.9% | $1.4B | |
| 10 | FJUL | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JulyReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +6.8% | +6.8% | $1.4B | |
| 11 | FFEB | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - FebruaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.3% | +8.3% | $1.4B | |
| 12 | FAPR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AprilReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +5.4% | +5.4% | $1.3B | |
| 13 | FDEC | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - DecemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +7.0% | +7.0% | $1.3B | |
| 14 | PJUL | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +5.0% | +5.0% | $1.3B | |
| 15 | FNOV | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - NovemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +7.5% | +7.5% | $1.3B | |
| 16 | FOCT | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - OctoberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.8% | +8.8% | $1.3B |
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Buffer · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026
SMAX Payouts by Year
2YLatest payout, Dec 2025
$0.26
a share
0.9% yield
0.9% yield
2 years added up
$0.33 a share
$0.33 a share
iShares SMAX · per-share distributions by ex-date · 2024–2025
SMAX’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFR | FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | −3.0% | +7.0% | +9.1% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | −2.3% | +5.9% | +7.5% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | −4.3% | +5.1% | +7.0% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - JanuaryReadVersus | 0.85% | — | +1.1% | +10.1% | +12.4% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - MayReadVersus | 0.85% | — | −3.1% | +4.6% | +6.6% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | SMAX | iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETFThis fund | 0.53% | 0.9% | −1.0% | +5.2% | +6.3% | $128M |
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SMAX and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 6, 2026
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SMAX’s Top 10 Holdings
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SMAX vs Peer Average
YTDSMAXAvsBPeer average
1D−1.0%−2.3%
1M−1.0%+91.6%
3M+0.7%−1.7%
YTD+5.2%+5.9%
1Y+6.3%+7.6%
3Y[…]+45.7%
5Y[…]+49.5%
2–3Peer average wins
372 Buffer peers · each row scaled to its leader