Buffered and defined-outcome ETFs in pure story flow

Q: Which ETFs are buffered and defined-outcome ETFs?

4 US ETFs sit in this category of pure narrative flow. ETFs that use options to cap gains and cushion losses on innovation stocks over a set period. Driven by the price of what they track and the cost of the options, reset each period.

ETFs that use options to cap gains and cushion losses on innovation stocks over a set period. Driven by the price of what they track and the cost of the options, reset each period.

4ETFs in this category

$6mmoney in them

0.0%of pure story flow’s money

ARKTlargest unleveraged ETF, 34.3%

How they did, to Nov 2, 2026

	1 month	YTD	12 months
Category median	−5.6%	+0.9%	−6.2%
Its story	−11.1%	+1.3%	−11.3%
Broad US ETFs	−2.5%	+11.5%	+11.8%

1 month

YTD

12 months

Category median

−5.6%

+0.9%

−6.2%

Its story

−11.1%

+1.3%

−11.3%

Broad US ETFs

−2.5%

+11.5%

+11.8%

Every ETF here, largest first

#	ETF	Name	Assets	Share	12 months	Fee
1	ARKT	ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF	$2m	34.3%	−6.2%	0.89%
2	ARKE	ARK DIET Q3 Buffer ETF	$2m	27.1%	–	0.89%
3	ARKI	ARK DIET Q2 Buffer ETF	$1m	20.2%	–	0.89%
4	ARKD	ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETF	$1m	18.4%	–	0.89%

Other categories in pure story flow

Disruptive innovation 1 ETFs Online and social consumers 3 ETFs Sentiment-picked stocks 2 ETFs Betting and gambling 2 ETFs Leveraged and inverse 75 ETFs Everything else 1 ETFs

Common questions

Which ETFs are buffered and defined-outcome ETFs?4 US ETFs sit in this category of pure story flow. ETFs that use options to cap gains and cushion losses on innovation stocks over a set period. Driven by the price of what they track and the cost of the options, reset each period.

What is the largest buffered and defined-outcome ETF?ARKT, ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF, with $2m, 34.3% of the category's money.

How have buffered and defined-outcome ETFs performed?The median unleveraged ETF here returned -6.2% over the last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, against +11.8% for broad US ETFs. Past performance, not a forecast.