OCTB

APTUS OCTOBER BUFFER ETF

A Low Cost Buffer ETF Solution

Buffered ETFs offer investors a way to stay in the market with confidence, providing mitigation against a portion of potential losses while still allowing for meaningful gains. Designed to shield you from the first 15% of market downturns, these funds help reduce volatility while still allowing for some upside participation.

With a clear, defined outcome over a set period, the funds balance growth potential with downside risk management. We believe our Buffered ETFs are perfect for investors who want to pursue market growth up to a cap with a downside buffer; our suite can improve client outcomes via lower fees.

Why Consider OCTB?

  • Total Return Potential through price appreciation from the SPDR S&P 500 ETF up to a cap
  • Risk Mitigation through ownership of put options
  • Annual Outcome Period Resets*

Buffered funds have characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and may not be suitable for all investors.

*Aptus Buffer Funds reset periodically, every 12 months, defining the buffer and cap for that specific year as stated by each fund’s strategy. 

Fund Objectives

The Aptus October Buffer ETF seeks to provide investors with returns that match the share price performance of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust up to a predetermined upside Cap, before fees and expenses, while providing a Buffer of 15%, before fees and expenses, over the outcome period.

Fund Details

Current as of 02/10/2026

Fund Ticker OCTB
Fund Name Aptus October Buffer ETF
Primary Exchange Cboe
CUSIP 268961851
ISIN US2689618518
Net Assets 31,215,900.15
Expense Ratio 0.25%
30 Day Median Bid- Ask % 0.12
Inception Date 10/13/2025
Shares Outstanding 1,210,000.00
Distributor Quasar Distributors
Advisor Aptus Capital Advisors

Fund Documents

Buffered Funds Use Case
Summary Prospectus
Statutory Prospectus
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
OCTB Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
Semi-Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information
*2025 Premium/Discount Line Graph

 

*Premium Discount Disclaimer

The following Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts chart is provided to show the frequency at which the closing price of the Fund was at a premium (above) or discount (below) to their daily net asset value (NAV). The chart represents past performance and cannot be used to predict future results. Shareholders may pay more than NAV when buying Fund shares and receive less than NAV when those shares are sold because shares are bought and sold at current market prices.

Current Outcome Period Values

Current as of 02/10/2026

Fund Price Fund Return SPY Return Remaining Cap (Gross / Net) Remaining Buffer (Gross / Net) Downside
Before Buffer
(Gross / Net)
Remaining Outcome Period
$25.82 3.28% 4.39% 10.47% / 9.81% 15.29% / 14.63% -3.28% / -2.62% 231

Outcome Period Values

Current as of 02/10/2026

Fund Price Fund Return SPY Return  Cap
(Gross / Net)
Buffer
(Gross / Net)
Downside
Before Buffer
(Gross / Net)
Outcome Period
$25.00 0.00% 0.00% 13.75% / 13.01% 15.00% / 14.26% 0.00% / -0.74% 351

The Caps shown reflect the maximum potential return if held to the end of the current outcome period. The Net Cap accounts for both Management Fees, as disclosed in the Fund’s Prospectus, as well as trading costs, if any. Although unlikely, Cap amounts shown are subject to change without notice. Downside Before Buffer is the amount of Fund loss incurred before the buffer begins. An Outcome Period is the intended length of time over which the defined outcomes are sought.

Fund Performance

Monthly
as of 01/31/2026
Quarterly
as of 12/31/2025
NAV % Market % NAV % Market %
1 Month 0.93 0.74 0.5 0.59
3 Month 1.83 1.67 - -
1 Year - - - -
3 Year - - -
5 Year - - - -
YTD 0.93 0.74 - -
Since Inception 3.08 2.96 2.13 2.2
Since Inception Annualized - - - -

Cumulative return is the aggregate amount that an investment has gained or lost over time. Annualized Return is the average return gained or lost by an investment each year over a given time period. Performance is annualized for periods greater than 1 year.

Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Short-term performance in particular is not a good indication of the fund’s future performance and an investment should not be made solely on returns.

Market Price: The current price at which shares are bought and sold. Market returns are based upon the last trade price.

NAV: The dollar value of a single share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Calculated at the end of each business day.

Fund Prices

Current as of 02/10/2026

  NAV   MARKET PRICE
Net Asset Value 25.80 Closing Price 25.82
Daily Change $ -0.03 Daily Change $ 0.00
Daily Change % -0.11 Daily Change % 0.00
    Premium/Discount % 0.08
Fund holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

OCTB Fund Holdings

Current as of 02/10/2026

Stock TickerCusipSecurity DescSharesPriceMarket ValueWeightingsEffective Date
4SPY 260929C000066304SPY 260929C00006630SPY 09/29/2026 6.63 C456.00680.9731,052,186.4099.48%02/11/2026
4SPY 260929C007542104SPY 260929C00754210SPY 09/29/2026 754.21 C-456.0012.64-576,461.52-1.85%02/11/2026
4SPY 260929P005635804SPY 260929P00563580SPY 09/29/2026 563.58 P-456.009.18-418,589.76-1.34%02/11/2026
4SPY 260929P006630404SPY 260929P00663040SPY 09/29/2026 663.04 P456.0023.951,092,138.243.50%02/11/2026
Cash&OtherCash&OtherCash & Other66,459.891.0066,459.890.21%02/11/2026

Holdings are subject to change without notice.

A Fund will not terminate after the conclusion of the Investment Period. After the conclusion of an Investment Period with respect to a Fund, another will begin. There is no guarantee that the structured outcomes for an Investment Period will be realized.

The structured outcomes may only be realized if you are holding shares on the first day of an Investment Period and continue to hold them on the last day of that Investment Period. If you purchase shares after an Investment Period has begun or sell shares prior to an Investment Period’s conclusion, you may experience investment returns very different from those that the Fund seeks to provide. If the Investment Period has begun and the Fund has increased in value to a level near to the Cap (as defined below), an investor purchasing at that price has little or no ability to achieve gains but remains vulnerable to downside risks. Similarly, if the Investment Period has begun and the Fund has decreased in value beyond the pre-determined buffer (as described below), an investor purchasing shares at that price may not benefit from the buffer. There is no guarantee that a Fund will successfully achieve its investment objective.

Fund shareholders are subject to an upside return cap (the “Cap”) that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in a Fund for an Investment Period. Therefore, even though the Funds’ returns are based upon the Underlying ETF, if the Underlying ETF experiences returns for an Investment Period in excess of the Cap, you will not experience those excess gains. A Fund’s Cap may rise or fall from one Investment Period to the next. There is no guarantee that a Fund’s Cap will remain the same upon the conclusion of its Investment Period.

Buffered Loss Risk. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its strategy to buffer against Underlying ETF losses if the Underlying ETFs share price decreases by 15% or less over the duration of the Investment Period. Despite the intended Buffer, a shareholder could lose their entire investment.

Capped Upside Risk. The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide returns that match those of the Underlying ETF for Shares purchased on the first day of an Investment Period and held for the entire Investment Period, subject to a pre-determined upside Cap. If an investor does not hold its Shares for an entire Investment Period, the returns realized by that investor may not match those the Fund seeks to achieve.