OCTB ETF — Aptus October Buffer ETF

Aptus October Buffer ETF (OCTB)

Updated October 8, 2026.

OCTB is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.25%. Total return is 14.0% over the past year, 4.1 points behind SPY at 18.1%.

Aptus October Buffer ETF is an actively managed ETF that employs a structured outcome strategy by investing substantially all of its assets in FLEX Options referencing an underlying ETF, seeking to produce predetermined target investment outcomes. The fund does not currently distribute to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.25%. It may appeal to investors seeking defined-outcome equity strategies with built-in downside buffers rather than traditional dividend income.

OCTB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 14.0% over the past year, 4.1 points behind SPY at 18.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.8%.

OCTB key facts

Issuer

Aptus

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/2025

Expense ratio

0.25%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$28.46 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$46,148,704

Average volume

18190.0

Beta

0.5226

P/E ratio

24.4642

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Aptus; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

OCTB risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 4.8%.

Who may consider OCTB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (OCTB does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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