BUFR vs SMAX
YTDYear to date
BUFR wins+3.1 pts
Past year
BUFR wins+3.9 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 4, 2026 · AUM not scored
SMAX vs S&P 500
YTD$28.55 · +0.1% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD ▼1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+0.1%−0.2%+1.4%+5.9%+6.8%——+15.6%
Peer average+0.2%+95.8%0.0%+7.6%+8.9%+49.8%+52.4%—
S&P 500 · VOO+0.3%−2.6%−1.7%+11.5%+11.9%+90.9%+77.5%+816.4%
iShares SMAX and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 4, 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% | — | +9.1% | +9.1% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +7.4% | +7.4% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +9.0% | +9.0% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - MayReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +6.6% | +6.6% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JanuaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.9% | +8.9% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | FAUG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AugustReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.1% | +8.1% | $1.4B | |
| 7 | FSEP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - SeptemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.2% | +10.2% | $1.4B | |
| 8 | FJUN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JuneReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +6.5% | +6.5% | $1.4B | |
| 9 | FJUL | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JulyReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.9% | +8.9% | $1.4B | |
| 10 | PJAN | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +7.9% | +7.9% | $1.4B | |
| 11 | FFEB | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - FebruaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.2% | +10.2% | $1.4B | |
| 12 | FAPR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AprilReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +7.2% | +7.2% | $1.3B | |
| 13 | FDEC | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - DecemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.9% | +8.9% | $1.3B | |
| 14 | PJUL | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +6.6% | +6.6% | $1.3B | |
| 15 | FNOV | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - NovemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +9.8% | +9.8% | $1.3B | |
| 16 | FOCT | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - OctoberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.9% | +10.9% | $1.3B |
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Buffer · current AUM · as of Nov 4, 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% | — | +0.3% | +9.1% | +10.8% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | +0.2% | +7.4% | +8.9% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | +0.4% | +9.0% | +10.3% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - MayReadVersus | 0.85% | — | +0.2% | +6.6% | +8.4% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - JanuaryReadVersus | 0.85% | — | +0.2% | +8.9% | +11.3% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | SMAX | iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETFThis fund | 0.53% | 0.9% | +0.1% | +5.9% | +6.8% | $128M |
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SMAX and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 4, 2026
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SMAX’s Top 10 Holdings
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SMAX vs Peer Average
YTDSMAXAvsBPeer average
1D+0.1%+0.2%
1M−0.2%+95.8%
3M+1.4%0.0%
YTD+5.9%+7.6%
1Y+6.8%+8.9%
3Y[…]+49.8%
5Y[…]+52.4%
1–4Peer average wins
372 Buffer peers · each row scaled to its leader